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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanota Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joakim Jarnkrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tanota Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joakim Jarnkrok!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake tries to clinch but Jarnkrok moves out of range.
Jarnkrok misses with a two punch combination.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Jarnkrok swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jarnkrok defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drake.
Despite the aggression on Jarnkrok's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Drake has managed to clinch.
Jarnkrok stalling in the clinch but Drake improves position.
Drake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A frustrated look appears on Jarnkrok's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake tries to pull guard but Jarnkrok holds him up against the cage and eventually Drake drops back down to his feet.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries a knee to the head but Jarnkrok blocks it.
Jarnkrok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkrok throws a wild body kick that Drake sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Jarnkrok misses
and Drake counters with a takedown into side control.
Jarnkrok defending against the ground and pound.
Jarnkrok sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Drake moves into full mount! Jarnkrok won't be happy about that!
Drake looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Drake goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jarnkrok is on top in guard.
Drake is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking to stand up but Jarnkrok isn't so interested in that idea.
Drake looking to control.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Jarnkrok from controlling successfully.
Jarnkrok won't allow Drake to sweep him here.
Jarnkrok looking to pass the guard.
Drake is trying to keep Jarnkrok in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jarnkrok's guard.
Jarnkrok wants to stand and escape but Drake is having none of it.
Jarnkrok controlling the position.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Our spies down at at Elite Burn inform us that Jarnkrok has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Drake wants to control from the top but Jarnkrok keeps moving.
Jarnkrok looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drake passes into side control.
Drake working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Drake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jarnkrok manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Drake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jarnkrok wants to control but Drake is keeping him busy.
Jarnkrok wants to free his trapped foot but Drake is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake is trying to maintain the position but Jarnkrok is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joakim Jarnkrok will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jarnkrok pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drake back to the cage. Jarnkrok follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Tanota Drake has been cut.
Jarnkrok will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drake jumps into guard, dragging Jarnkrok to the mat.
Jarnkrok is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jarnkrok throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake keeping full guard, as Jarnkrok tries to pass.
Jarnkrok throws a strike but Drake rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarnkrok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkrok wants to sweep here but Drake controlling him for the moment.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Jarnkrok blocks nicely.
Drake trying to control but Jarnkrok is working from the bottom.
Drake is pushing down on Jarnkrok's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jarnkrok is fighting to maintain full guard but Drake has managed to sneak the leg through.
Drake is trying to control the action in half guard but Jarnkrok is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Drake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jarnkrok is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drake lands strikes from half guard.
Jarnkrok is looking to control Drake's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jarnkrok avoid being mounted?
Drake is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Drake is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking to stall here but Jarnkrok recovers full guard.
Drake looking to sit in guard and control but Jarnkrok gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jarnkrok tries to stand but Drake is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jarnkrok seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drake wants to sweep here but Jarnkrok controlling him for the moment.
Jarnkrok tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
Drake working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jarnkrok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Jarnkrok throws a counter combo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jarnkrok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drake. That did some damage!
Drake misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tanota Drake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tanota Drake's cut.
That's time! Drake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Drake goes for a double leg but Jarnkrok avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jarnkrok continues to drive forward.
Drake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jarnkrok sprawls well. Jarnkrok wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drake gets slowly back to his feet.
Jarnkrok avoids the body shot from Drake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarnkrok misses with the combination.
Drake bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkrok tries to work over Drake's front leg with a kick but Drake checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Jarnkrok. Those never looked like landing.
Jarnkrok lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jarnkrok.
Drake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jarnkrok unleashes a big counter combination but Drake bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanota Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jarnkrok wants to slow Drake down by chopping away at his legs.
Drake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jarnkrok is fending him off so far but Drake persists. Nope, Jarnkrok circles away and we're back to standing.
Jarnkrok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joakim Jarnkrok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jarnkrok wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake goes for a double leg but Jarnkrok avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jarnkrok continues to drive forward.
Jarnkrok unleashes a big counter combination but Drake bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jarnkrok misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkrok misses with a few strikes there.
Tanota Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarnkrok shoots in looking for a takedown. Drake tries to sprawl out of it but Jarnkrok keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jarnkrok paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Jarnkrok tries to counter it with a takedown but Drake pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jarnkrok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jarnkrok sprawls well. Jarnkrok wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drake gets slowly back to his feet.
Jarnkrok lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jarnkrok.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkrok keeps the fight on the outside.
Jarnkrok is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanota Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jarnkrok misses with a double jab.
Drake shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jarnkrok defends it nicely.
Jarnkrok throws a counter combo.
Jarnkrok goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tanota Drake's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Drake or perhaps it was just good defense by Jarnkrok, which made it look bad.
Drake tries to clinch but Jarnkrok is having none of it.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Jarnkrok circles away.
Jarnkrok displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Drake darts in looking for a takedown but Jarnkrok gets double underhooks and turns Drake into the cage.
Drake goes for a double leg but Jarnkrok avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jarnkrok continues to drive forward.
Jarnkrok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jarnkrok swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarnkrok scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tanota Drake's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jarnkrok lands with a nice combination. Drake backs away looking to recover.
Drake is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joakim Jarnkrok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jarnkrok has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tanota Drake!
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