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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Lingfield (ranked 1193 p4p, 2204 weight class) and Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 153 p4p, 246 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jim Lingfield has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jim Lingfield seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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10 - 4 - 0 |
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170
14 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Lingfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peramaki lands a jab-cross combination.
Lingfield slips a jab from Peramaki.
Peramaki looks to land a left hand but Lingfield moved out of range nicely.
Peramaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lingfield.
Lingfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peramaki looks to land a combination. Lingfield sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lingfield shoots in and gets a takedown into Peramaki's guard.
Lingfield keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peramaki's head.
Lingfield won't allow Peramaki to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peramaki being controlled here, momentarily.
Peramaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lingfield is one step ahead there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lingfield postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lingfield has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingfield landing with the ground and pound.
Peramaki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lingfield passes into side control.
Lingfield tries to move into full mount but can't pass Peramaki's legs.
Peramaki regains half guard.
Lingfield is controlling the pace.
Peramaki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peramaki throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lingfield uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki is looking for a sweep.
Lingfield tries to move to mount but Peramaki blocks the move with his legs.
Peramaki is looking for a sweep.
Lingfield wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Peramaki, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Peramaki gets back to half guard.
Lingfield wants to take a breather but Peramaki is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Lingfield there.
Peramaki is staying active underneath Lingfield, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki actively working from the bottom here.
Peramaki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lingfield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peramaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peramaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lingfield pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Lingfield there.
Peramaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Lingfield moves into full mount! Peramaki won't be happy about that!
Peramaki is looking to improve his position but Lingfield isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingfield working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lingfield punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lingfield lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lingfield raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lingfield controlling from mount.
Lingfield lands a big shot there that rocks Peramaki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Peramaki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lingfield passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lingfield lands a nice shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Lingfield dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lingfield shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peramaki pinned against the cage. Peramaki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peramaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Peramaki finds it's way through Lingfield's defenses.
Peramaki misses with a double jab.
Lingfield clinches with his opponent.
Peramaki is trying to pull guard but Lingfield turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lingfield blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peramaki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lingfield to keep the fight standing.
Lingfield has hold of one of Peramaki's legs. Peramaki is fighting the takedown attempt but Lingfield gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lingfield controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lingfield got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peramaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lingfield has managed to get both his arms back between Peramaki's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramaki looking for a guillotine here but Lingfield defends easily.
Peramaki keeping moving, preventing Lingfield from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lingfield content to stall in guard here.
Lingfield postures up and lands a big shot to Peramaki's brow.
Lingfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peramaki can do to turn this around?
Peramaki isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lingfield stacks Peramaki on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lingfield!
Lingfield works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've been hearing that Lingfield has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lingfield prevents Peramaki from improving his position.
Peramaki looking for submissions off his back.
Lingfield seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Peramaki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jim Lingfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lingfield working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Peramaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lingfield pulls his head out easily.
Peramaki looking for submissions off his back.
Peramaki tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Lingfield has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingfield scoring with strikes but Peramaki is staying in there.
Lingfield scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Peramaki?
Peramaki is squirming around, avoiding Lingfield's attempts to control the action.
Peramaki working to try and regain half guard.
Lingfield lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Peramaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lingfield cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Peramaki is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingfield looking to control but Peramaki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Peramaki regains half guard.
Lingfield is keen to just control but Peramaki is a slippery customer.
Peramaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peramaki is looking for a sweep. Lingfield is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peramaki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lingfield connects with a couple of short punches.
Lingfield got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peramaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lingfield has managed to get both his arms back between Peramaki's legs - danger averted.
Peramaki is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lingfield keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peramaki's head.
Lingfield postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Peramaki looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lingfield has picked Peramaki up and slammed him! Peramaki can't keep hold of the triangle and Lingfield manages to pass to side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Lingfield dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Lingfield misses the shot to the body.
Peramaki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lingfield.
Lingfield tries to clinch there but Peramaki circles away.
Lingfield looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lingfield slows the pace down in half guard.
Lingfield is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Peramaki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lingfield.
Lingfield working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lingfield trying to mount his opponent but Peramaki defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingfield content to control rather than advance.
Peramaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peramaki wants to improve his position but Lingfield is controlling well.
Lingfield is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Peramaki sees it coming and defends easily.
Peramaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peramaki is refusing to be controlled, as Lingfield sits in half guard.
Kimmo Peramaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lingfield is pressing down on Peramaki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Peramaki is holding on for now.
Lingfield is trying to control. Peramaki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lingfield connects with a nice short shot to Peramaki's temple.
Ground and pound from Lingfield.
Peramaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peramaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Peramaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lingfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peramaki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peramaki looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Lingfield pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingfield controlling from mount.
Lingfield lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lingfield controlling from the full mount.
Lingfield looking to control but Peramaki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jim Lingfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peramaki tries to reverse the position but Lingfield maintains control.
Peramaki gets back to half guard.
Lingfield content to control rather than advance.
Peramaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingfield controlling the action here.
Lingfield passes the guard and advances to mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lingfield controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Lingfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lingfield, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Lingfield!
Jim Lingfield decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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