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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jouni Lettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quik has chosen Three 6 Mafia - I Got as his entrance music. Jouni Lettu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouni Lettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamal Quik!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lettu misses with a straight left.
Quik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lettu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lettu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lettu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quik scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lettu tries to get to full guard but Quik has control of the leg.
Lettu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Quik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lettu defending well though.
Lettu trying to control here.
Quik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lettu defending well though.
Quik takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lettu is pressing down on Quik's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Quik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Quik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quik with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quik forces his way into half guard.
Quik prevents Lettu from standing back up.
Lettu taking some punishment here, with Quik in his half guard.
Quik prevents Lettu from improving his position.
Lettu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Quik.
Lettu is refusing to be controlled, as Quik sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Quik there.
Quik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lettu trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Lettu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Quik is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lettu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lettu wants to control but Quik is having none of it.
Quik misses with a head shot.
Quik connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Quik postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lettu looks a forlorn figure.
Quik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Quik pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lettu is looking to improve his position but Quik isn't that keen on the idea.
Quik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lettu wants to control but Quik is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Quik cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lettu is working to get back to half guard.
Lettu is working hard here to advance position.
Lettu tries to hold on but Quik pushes him away.
Quik throwing strikes here but Lettu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Quik looking to control but Lettu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lettu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Quik.
Lettu taking shots to the head.
Quik trying to control but Lettu is having none of it.
Quik with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quik controlling the position easily from mount.
Quik connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Quik breaks from Lettu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Quik lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lettu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quik throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Quik looking to finish Lettu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lettu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Quik dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lettu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lettu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jouni Lettu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quik is defended easily by Lettu.
Quik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jouni Lettu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Quik.
Quik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lettu.
Lettu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Quik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quik takes one to the side of the head.
Quik lands a with a good body shot.
Lettu throws a right hand that Quik ducks under and follows up with a left that Quik also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettu misses with an uppercut.
Lettu throws a hook but Quik blocks it.
Lettu throws a series of punches but Quik moves out of range.
Quik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quik moves in looking to clinch but Lettu pushes him off.
Lettu misses with a straight right.
Quik is looking to clinch.
Quik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quik is breathing heavily.
Lettu misses with a hook. Quik ducked under it nicely.
Lettu lands a right hook to the body.
Lettu misses with a series of wild punches.
Quik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quik closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lettu did well to prevent Quik getting side control.
Quik is keen to just control but Lettu is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quik might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lettu kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lettu keeping control of the position.
Lettu manages to get to full guard.
Quik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quik wants to control from the top but Lettu keeps moving.
Lettu throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Quik preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quik 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.
Quik trying to control but Lettu is working from the bottom.
Lettu looking for a sweep. Not yet Lettu, not yet.
Lettu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lettu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lettu misses with a head shot.
Lettu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quik gets back to half guard.
Jamal Quik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Quik is looking to control Lettu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Quik avoid being mounted?
Lettu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Quik is looking for a sweep. Lettu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lettu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lettu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Quik is just riding it out for now. Lettu eventually gives up the hold.
Quik is refusing to be controlled, as Lettu sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jouni Lettu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Lettu.
Lettu misses with a combination
and Quik counters with a three punch combo that has Lettu backing up. Lettu nods at Quik to acknowledge the strikes.
Quik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lettu misses with a double jab
and Quik counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lettu's guard now.
Quik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quik distracts Lettu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lettu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Quik suckers Lettu into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Quik is now in Lettu's guard!
Quik wants to control from the top but Lettu keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quik with a nice head shot there.
Quik trying to control the position from guard on top but Lettu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lettu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Quik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lettu is keeping the position for now.
Lettu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Quik gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lettu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Quik's guard.
Quik manages to get to full guard.
Lettu looking to pass the guard.
Lettu trying to control but Quik is working from the bottom.
Lettu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lettu wants to control from the top but Quik keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettu wants to stand but Quik is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lettu wants to pass the guard but Quik is keeping the position.
Lettu is looking to advance position but Quik has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Quik looking to control but Lettu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lettu tries to hold on but Quik pushes him away.
Quik prevents Lettu from getting the reversal.
Quik in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Quik lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lettu hang on?
Quik working the ground and pound effectively.
Lettu blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lettu wants to hold on but Quik pushes him away.
Quik prevents Lettu from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Quik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quik 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Quik!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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