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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eino Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eino Juutilainen and Dong Long. Dong Long has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eino Juutilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Long!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juutilainen shoots in for a takedown but Long shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Juutilainen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Long sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Long throws a shot from downtown. Juutilainen moves away and avoids it.
Juutilainen fails with the takedown
and Long counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Juutilainen!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eino Juutilainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long wants to control but Juutilainen is keeping him busy.
Long has knee on belly and moves into mount.
BOOM! Long connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juutilainen is squirming around, avoiding Long's attempts to control the action.
Long has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Long controlling from the full mount.
Long with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Juutilainen wants to control but Long is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long content just to control the position here.
Juutilainen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Long trying to control from half guard but Juutilainen is working away.
Juutilainen trying to control from the bottom.
Long has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Long is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Juutilainen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Juutilainen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Juutilainen is staying active underneath Long, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Long blocks the strikes from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Long with shots to the head and body - Juutilainen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Juutilainen wants to hold on but Long pushes him away.
Juutilainen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Juutilainen wants to hold on but Long pushes him away.
Juutilainen is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Juutilainen?
Juutilainen tries to lock up and control but Long gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Juutilainen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Juutilainen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Juutilainen is trying desperately to improve position.
Long with shots to the head and body - Juutilainen looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen is desperately trying to improve his position but Long has a good base and remains in mount.
Long wants to control the pace but Juutilainen is squirming around nicely.
Long raining down shots from the mount!
Juutilainen is bucking up trying to escape but Long cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Long looking to control but Juutilainen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Juutilainen can't escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Juutilainen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Juutilainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dong Long dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Long stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Long wants it to stay on the feet.
Juutilainen shoots for a takedown but Long saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Long has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Juutilainen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Juutilainen misses with a takedown attempt - Long sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eino Juutilainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long leaves Juutilainen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Juutilainen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Juutilainen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Juutilainen shoots and misses
and Long counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Long.
Juutilainen avoiding damage as Long throws knees to the body.
Juutilainen wants a takedown.
Juutilainen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Long gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long breaks the clinch.
Juutilainen shoots in for a takedown but Long shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Long fails with the takedown.
Juutilainen shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Long wants to pass the guard but Juutilainen is defending well.
Juutilainen lands with a few short shots to the body.
Juutilainen has a hand on Long's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Long takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Long sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Juutilainen is bucking up trying to escape but Long cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Juutilainen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Long seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Juutilainen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen wants to get back to full guard.
Long is working for a submission of some sort.
Juutilainen moves into full guard.
Juutilainen is looking for a triangle here but Long uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Long tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Long has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dong Long has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juutilainen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen tries to bench press Long off him but Long keeps the position.
Juutilainen is letting Long control him for a moment.
Juutilainen is not content to let Long control the position.
Long lands a decent elbow from side control.
Juutilainen is looking to reverse the position.
Juutilainen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Long's best efforts.
Juutilainen is looking for a sweep. Long is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Long is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Juutilainen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Long trying to control but Juutilainen is having none of it.
Juutilainen is desperately trying to improve his position but Long has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Long raining down hammerfists from mount.
Long trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Juutilainen wants to control but Long is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dong Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Juutilainen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Long sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Juutilainen shoots for a takedown but Long saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Juutilainen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Long sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eino Juutilainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Juutilainen enables Long to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Juutilainen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Juutilainen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Long is now in half guard.
Long with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Juutilainen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Long's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Long's back!
Juutilainen somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Long covers up after that shot from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen controlling well, preventing Long from escaping the position.
Juutilainen throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Long!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is taking damage to the body and head.
Long tries to escape the position.
Juutilainen is landing with strikes from the back.
Juutilainen has Long flattened out and is raining down punches.
Juutilainen lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Juutilainen lands punches and elbows.
Juutilainen scores with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Long's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Juutilainen missing with strikes.
Long trying to control but not successfully.
Juutilainen looking for the choke from the back.
Dong Long is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long manages to reverse the position and now he's in Juutilainen's guard. Nice work there by Long.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juutilainen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Long is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Juutilainen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Long won't allow Juutilainen to sweep him here.
Long trying to control but Juutilainen is working from the bottom.
Long looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Long doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Long manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Long tries to free his leg and advance position but Juutilainen is retaining full guard.
Juutilainen trying to strike off his back.
Juutilainen has momentary wrist control but Long slips an elbow through the middle.
Juutilainen keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
Eino Juutilainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juutilainen wants to sweep here but Long controlling him for the moment.
Juutilainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Long defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Long got a little sloppy there for a moment and Juutilainen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Long has managed to get both his arms back between Juutilainen's legs - danger averted.
Long passes into half guard.
Juutilainen trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Long can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Juutilainen is looking to escape.
Juutilainen chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Long.
Long unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eino Juutilainen.
Well Long has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dong Long!
Dong Long seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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