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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Iloliemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaakko Iloliemi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Iloliemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Riley!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iloliemi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Iloliemi sprawls well. Iloliemi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riley gets slowly back to his feet.
Iloliemi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Riley did well to prevent Iloliemi getting side control.
Iloliemi is trying to control. Riley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Iloliemi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Riley is defending against the submission attempts here by Iloliemi.
Iloliemi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riley's head.
Riley wants to improve his position but Iloliemi is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Riley.
Iloliemi passes Riley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Riley is trying to get back to full guard.
Riley is refusing to be controlled, as Iloliemi sits in half guard.
Riley tries to get to full guard but Iloliemi has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iloliemi is looking for a kimura here.
Iloliemi seems to be working for a kimura but Riley defends the submission attempt.
Riley is refusing to be controlled, as Iloliemi sits in half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Riley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Iloliemi scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iloliemi wants to control but Riley is keeping him busy.
Iloliemi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is trying to get back to full guard.
Riley trying to hold on to Iloliemi's head to control him but Iloliemi postures up.
Iloliemi is looking for a kimura but Riley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Iloliemi to get the leverage.
Iloliemi is working for a kimura but Riley is defending it quite comfortably.
Iloliemi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riley's head.
Riley wants to improve his position but Iloliemi is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iloliemi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Iloliemi 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iloliemi working Riley over with strikes.
Riley trying to hold on to Iloliemi's head to control him but Iloliemi postures up.
Riley is looking for a sweep. Iloliemi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Iloliemi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Iloliemi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iloliemi working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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. Iloliemi connects with a nice short shot to Riley's temple.
Iloliemi controlling the action here.
Iloliemi slips a nice elbow through Riley's hands, connecting with Riley's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Iloliemi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Iloliemi's cut.
That's time! Iloliemi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Iloliemi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Iloliemi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Iloliemi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Riley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Iloliemi.
Iloliemi prevents Riley from improving his position.
Iloliemi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Iloliemi thows a huge punch but Riley dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iloliemi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iloliemi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Iloliemi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Well, if Iloliemi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Riley is looking to control Iloliemi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riley avoid being mounted?
Riley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Iloliemi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iloliemi is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Iloliemi 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.
Riley trying to keep a closed guard but Iloliemi is proving a slippery customer.
Iloliemi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Iloliemi looking to sit in guard and control but Riley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jaakko Iloliemi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riley looking to pass the guard.
Iloliemi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Riley defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iloliemi keeping full guard, as Riley tries to pass.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Iloliemi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iloliemi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Riley manages to get himself to full guard.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Iloliemi from controlling successfully.
Iloliemi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Riley has control of Iloliemi's left arm, preventing Iloliemi from doing any damage.
Iloliemi sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iloliemi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Iloliemi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Iloliemi throwing strikes from guard but Riley blocks nicely.
Iloliemi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iloliemi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Iloliemi landing a few strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Iloliemi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Iloliemi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Iloliemi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Riley to the ground. Iloliemi is now in Riley's guard.
Iloliemi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Riley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Riley has escaped and now he's on top!
Iloliemi is pulling down on Riley's head. It's preventing any offense from Riley, at least for the moment.
Riley throws an elbow that misses. Iloliemi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riley's guard. Nice move by Iloliemi!
Riley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Iloliemi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Iloliemi content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Iloliemi from controlling successfully.
Riley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Iloliemi is aware though and is defending well.
Iloliemi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Iloliemi trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riley trying to control the position.
Iloliemi throws a big right hand that misses.
Iloliemi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iloliemi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Iloliemi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Iloliemi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Riley manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Iloliemi has Riley in his guard.
Iloliemi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley stopping the sweep attempt from Iloliemi.
Iloliemi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Riley manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iloliemi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Iloliemi wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
Iloliemi landing with the ground and pound.
Jaakko Iloliemi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Iloliemi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riley can do to turn this around?
Iloliemi is stalling in the full guard.
Riley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Iloliemi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jaakko Iloliemi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Iloliemi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Riley's half guard.
Riley is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Iloliemi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Iloliemi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Iloliemi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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