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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Lappavirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Bergele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko Bergele is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Lappavirta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Bergele!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lappavirta fails with a takedown attempt.
Bergele throws a right hand that Lappavirta ducks under and follows up with a left that Lappavirta also avoids with ease.
Lappavirta shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bergele manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bergele is trying to keep Lappavirta in close.
Lappavirta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bergele throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lappavirta won't allow Bergele to sweep him here.
Bergele throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bergele holds on and takes a little breather.
Lappavirta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bergele escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lappavirta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lappavirta wants to control from the top but Bergele keeps moving.
Bergele looking for a guillotine here but Lappavirta defends easily.
Bergele keeping moving, preventing Lappavirta from controlling successfully.
Lappavirta is looking to work some ground and pound but Bergele has wrist control.
Bergele is trying to control the position but Lappavirta postures up.
Bergele is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bergele is thwarting Lappavirta's attempts to control the position.
That's two 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.
Nice strikes from Bergele there.
Lappavirta trying to hold on to Bergele's head to control him but Bergele postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bergele is pressing down on Lappavirta's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lappavirta is holding on for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lappavirta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bergele.
Bergele seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bergele is trying to control. Lappavirta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bergele looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lappavirta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lappavirta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lappavirta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lappavirta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bergele on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lappavirta looking to control.
Bergele working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lappavirta's head.
Bergele postures up in Lappavirta's guard and throws a big left but Lappavirta blocks it.
Lappavirta is trying to control the position but Bergele postures up.
Bergele throwing strikes but missing.
Bergele postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lappavirta is breathing heavily.
Bergele pushing down on Lappavirta's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bergele looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lappavirta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lappavirta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bergele 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.
Lappavirta on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lappavirta tries to get out of the position.
Lappavirta preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bergele lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lappavirta trying to hold on to Bergele's head to control him but Bergele postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bergele lands a nice short elbow.
Bergele trying to control from half guard but Lappavirta is working away.
Bergele looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lappavirta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bergele works his way into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergele is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lappavirta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bergele lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Bergele dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lappavirta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bergele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lappavirta.
Bergele throws a head kick that misses.
Lappavirta blocks the body kick.
Bergele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Lappavirta with that takedown attempt.
Lappavirta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bergele catches Lappavirta napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Lappavirta to the canvas!
It looks like Juha Lappavirta has been cut.
Bergele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bergele pushes down on Lappavirta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bergele is keen to just control but Lappavirta is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bergele 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lappavirta is refusing to be controlled, as Bergele sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lappavirta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lappavirta trying to hold on to Bergele's head to control him but Bergele postures up.
Bergele is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lappavirta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bergele scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lappavirta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bergele is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bergele scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergele wants to take a breather but Lappavirta is having none of it.
Bergele looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lappavirta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lappavirta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bergele scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bergele scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bergele trying to control from half guard but Lappavirta is working away.
Lappavirta has hold of Bergele's hands but Bergele slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jarkko Bergele has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergele is nestled in close to Lappavirta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lappavirta won't allow Bergele to pass to mount.
Bergele drops an elbow to the side of Lappavirta's head.
Bergele is looking for a kimura here.
Lappavirta is trying to stand back up but Bergele is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lappavirta tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bergele has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bergele is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lappavirta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bergele working for a submission but Lappavirta is keeping him at bay.
Bergele fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bergele has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bergele has hold of Lappavirta's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lappavirta manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bergele landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lappavirta taking shots to the head.
Bergele working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergele looking to control but Lappavirta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bergele is landing with some decent strikes but Lappavirta is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bergele lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lappavirta is rocked!
Bergele is working for a guillotine from mount but Lappavirta frees his head quite easily.
Bergele working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lappavirta wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Bergele scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Bergele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juha Lappavirta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bergele will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lappavirta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bergele feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bergele lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bergele trying to control the position from guard on top but Lappavirta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lappavirta can't keep his opponent in guard - Bergele advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bergele looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bergele tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lappavirta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergele is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bergele is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lappavirta doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bergele.
Bergele is trying to work for a kimura but Lappavirta is defending well.
Bergele wants to work for an arm triangle but Lappavirta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lappavirta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bergele cracks Lappavirta with a solid left hand.
Bergele's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bergele is in close to Lappavirta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bergele thows a big elbow that misses.
Lappavirta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lappavirta trying to control the position.
Bergele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergele thows a big elbow that misses.
Bergele trying to control but Lappavirta is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bergele throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lappavirta was covering up waiting for the punch and Bergele finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bergele is working Lappavirta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bergele showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bergele trying to control but Lappavirta is working from the bottom.
Lappavirta trying to keep a closed guard but Bergele is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lappavirta wants to sweep but no luck.
Bergele not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bergele makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bergele is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bergele is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarkko Bergele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bergele 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarkko Bergele!
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