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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiguro Kamoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razual Pentello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razual Pentello will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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216 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jiguro Kamoko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Razual Pentello!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pentello getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pentello misses with a series of wild punches.
Pentello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kamoko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pentello blocking the ground and pound.
Pentello holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kamoko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kamoko throws some wild stikes that Pentello manages to avoid easily.
You get the feeling that Pentello really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kamoko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kamoko unloads with some shots from mount but Pentello bucks and avoids them well.
Kamoko misses with a head shot.
Pentello is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Kamoko tries to control but Pentello wriggling away.
Kamoko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pentello because Kamoko loaded up on that one.
Kamoko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentello is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Kamoko looking to finish with strikes here!
Pentello tries to buck Kamoko off but he can't manage it.
Kamoko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pentello holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kamoko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kamoko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kamoko jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pentello manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pentello tests Kamoko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamoko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kamoko thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentello preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kamoko throws a big right hand that misses.
Kamoko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kamoko wants to control from the top but Pentello keeps moving.
Kamoko prevents Pentello from getting back to his feet.
Kamoko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kamoko won't allow Pentello to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pentello throws a right and a left that Kamoko avoids nicely.
Kamoko dodges the punch combination from Pentello.
Pentello throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kamoko fails to land the takedown.
Kamoko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pentello's guard.
Kamoko throws a big right hand that misses.
Pentello wants to stand and escape but Kamoko is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kamoko postures up in Pentello's guard and throws a big left but Pentello blocks it.
Pentello is looking to stand up but Kamoko isn't so interested in that idea.
Pentello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pentello is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kamoko tries to free his leg and advance position but Pentello is retaining full guard.
Pentello keeping moving, preventing Kamoko from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pentello scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pentello scores with a three punch combo!
Kamoko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamoko looks to score with a jab to the body but Pentello is just out of range.
Kamoko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pentello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamoko shoots in looking for a takedown. Pentello tries to sprawl out of it but Kamoko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Pentello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Pentello misses.
Kamoko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pentello is fending him off so far but Kamoko persists. Nope, Pentello circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiguro Kamoko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamoko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pentello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kamoko gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamoko prevents Pentello from escaping the position.
Kamoko 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.
Kamoko trying to control the action but Pentello is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Kamoko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamoko prevents Pentello from escaping the position.
Kamoko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pentello sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kamoko misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razual Pentello dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kamoko throws a leg kick that misses.
Kamoko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pentello stuns Kamoko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kamoko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kamoko stops Pentello from getting back to his feet.
Kamoko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kamoko thows a huge punch but Pentello dodges it nicely.
Pentello wants to get back to his feet.
Kamoko moves nicely into side control.
Pentello is trying to buck Kamoko off.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kamoko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kamoko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamoko unloads with some shots from mount but Pentello bucks and avoids them well.
Kamoko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pentello wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Pentello is breathing heavily.
Pentello is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kamoko looking to ground and pound but Pentello is blocking nicely.
Kamoko unloads with some shots from mount but Pentello bucks and avoids them well.
Kamoko throws some wild stikes that Pentello manages to avoid easily.
Pentello avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kamoko.
Kamoko misses with a head shot.
Kamoko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kamoko throws some wild stikes that Pentello manages to avoid easily.
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.
Kamoko throws some wild stikes that Pentello manages to avoid easily.
Pentello is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kamoko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pentello because Kamoko loaded up on that one.
Pentello really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kamoko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pentello's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kamoko misses with a head shot.
Kamoko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kamoko thowing shots but they're missing.
Kamoko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kamoko jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pentello manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kamoko takes a swing at Pentello's ribcage but misses.
Kamoko shoots for a takedown but Pentello saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pentello throws a nice looking combination but Kamoko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pentello avoids the body shot from Kamoko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentello scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pentello lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pentello cracks Kamoko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pentello keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pentello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pentello connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pentello defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kamoko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiguro Kamoko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pentello closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pentello lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kamoko is looking to wear down Pentello with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pentello checks the leg kick.
Pentello stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pentello staying out of range there.
Kamoko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pentello.
Pentello stalks Kamoko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kamoko's face. Kamoko staggers backwards, shaken.
Pentello moves away from the strike by Kamoko.
Kamoko dodges the punch combination from Pentello.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pentello misses with a series of wild punches.
Razual Pentello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamoko. Pentello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pentello misses with a double jab.
Kamoko dodges the punch combination from Pentello.
Kamoko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamoko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kamoko lands in his opponent's guard.
Kamoko thows a big elbow that misses.
Pentello is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kamoko is controlling him.
Kamoko trying to control the position from guard on top but Pentello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamoko postures up in Pentello's guard and throws a big left but Pentello blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razual Pentello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kamoko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pentello tries to kick Kamoko off but Kamoko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kamoko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pentello defending well though.
Kamoko stops Pentello from getting back to his feet.
Pentello avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kamoko.
Kamoko is working for a kimura but Pentello is defending it quite comfortably.
Kamoko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamoko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kamoko thows a huge punch but Pentello dodges it nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kamoko moves out of range as Pentello strikes.
Kamoko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pentello!
Pentello is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamoko punching from mount but Pentello doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kamoko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pentello is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kamoko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamoko swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pentello is now in Kamoko's guard. A big mistake from Kamoko there, giving up the dominant position!
Pentello trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kamoko's guard.
Jiguro Kamoko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Pentello stands up and waves to Kamoko to follow him.
Pentello throws a one two combo.
Nice shot lands for Pentello.
Pentello looks to throw the jab but Kamoko is out of range.
Pentello gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pentello is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kamoko throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kamoko thows a big elbow that misses.
Kamoko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pentello is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kamoko is controlling him.
Kamoko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kamoko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pentello!
Kamoko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pentello is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pentello blocking the ground and pound.
Razual Pentello is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Kamoko throws some wild stikes that Pentello manages to avoid easily.
Kamoko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kamoko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kamoko moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pentello has worked his arm free - good work by Pentello!
Kamoko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pentello is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Kamoko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kamoko tries for a kimura but Pentello is defending well.
Pentello is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jiguro Kamoko.
I think Pentello 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razual Pentello!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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