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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Ler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aku Juhtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rise of the fallen. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacky Ler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Juhtanen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juhtanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ler tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Juhtanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Juhtanen connects with a looping right hand.
Ler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ler doesn't manage to clinch there - Juhtanen circles away.
Ler blocks a low kick nicely.
Ler has closed the distance and engaged Juhtanen in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Juhtanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Ler avoids the damage to the body.
Ler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juhtanens head.
Ler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ler struggles to land a body shot inside as Juhtanen controls his hands.
Juhtanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ler has him pressed against the ropes.
Juhtanen being controlled against the ropes.
Ler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juhtanen backwards.
Juhtanen prevents a body shot from Ler.
Ler prevents Juhtanen from breaking the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ler can't find room to land a body shot as Juhtanen controls the action.
Ler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ler breaks from the clinch.
Juhtanen throws a front kick aimed at Ler's knee but Ler avoids it well.
Juhtanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ler moves into the clinch.
Ler avoiding damage as Juhtanen throws knees to the body.
Ler misses with some punches.
Ler misses with some punches.
Juhtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Juhtanen trying to stall but Ler improves his position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Juhtanen throws an elbow but misses.
Ler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ler managing to block the knees to the body from Juhtanen.
Ler lands a shoulder strike.
Ler tries to stall but Juhtanen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ler throws a head punch that misses.
Juhtanen lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Juhtanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juhtanen is trying to push Ler away but Ler has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Juhtanen lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ler misses with a body punch.
Juhtanen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Juhtanen manages to break the clinch.
Ler throws a lazy right hand but Juhtanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Juhtanen.
Ler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ler moves in looking to clinch but Juhtanen pushes him off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ler.
Juhtanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ler is looking to slow Juhtanen down with leg kicks.
Jab from Ler.
Ler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ler connects with a right hand. Juhtanen shakes it off.
Juhtanen dips to his left and cracks Ler with an uppercut!
Juhtanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ler connects with a leg kick. Juhtanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Juhtanen misses with a low kick as Ler jumps back.
Ler jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Juhtanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ler's head backwards.
Ler is rocked!
Juhtanen misses with a hook. Ler ducked under it nicely.
Oh Ler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juhtanen scores with a jab to the body.
Ler tries to clinch but Juhtanen moves out of range.
Ler seems to have got his legs back now.
Ler avoids the body shot from Juhtanen.
A lazy left from Ler finds it's target.
Ler throws a chopping leg kick but Juhtanen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Juhtanen tries to bum rush Ler with a series of wild strikes but Ler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Juhtanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ler.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Juhtanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juhtanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ler checks a low kick from Juhtanen.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch but Juhtanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juhtanen throws the left hand but Ler avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ler connects with a crisp jab.
Ler moves into range and clinches up with Juhtanen.
Ler lands a shot to the body.
Ler misses with the head strike.
Juhtanen wants to stall.
Ler looking to slow down the pace here.
Ler can't find room to land a body shot as Juhtanen controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Ler.
Nice elbow from Juhtanen.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ler as Juhtanen tries to tie him up.
Juhtanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ler can't find room to land a body shot as Juhtanen controls the action.
Ler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ler blocks a body shot from Juhtanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aku Juhtanen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Juhtanen throws a right hand that Ler ducks under and follows up with a left that Ler also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Juhtanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ler on the side of the head.
Ler wants to clinch up but Juhtanen keeps it at a distance.
Ler throws a good cross that connects.
Juhtanen delivers a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Juhtanen. Those never looked like landing.
Ler tries to clinch but Juhtanen is having none of it.
Juhtanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Ler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ler moves into the clinch successfully.
Ler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Juhtanen prevents a body shot from Ler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Juhtanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Juhtanen tries a body shot but Ler blocks it.
Ler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Juhtanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ler.
Ler slips a jab and a cross from Juhtanen.
Ler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ler tries to clinch but Juhtanen is having none of it.
Ler has Juhtanen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ler gets through Juhtanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ler digs a right hand into Juhtanen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Juhtanen's gas tank.
Ler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juhtanen backwards.
Ler lands a right hand.
Juhtanen is trying to break free.
Juhtanen wants to break free but Ler has control.
Ler lands with a right to the head.
Ler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juhtanen backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juhtanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Ler has double underhooks.
Ler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juhtanen backwards.
Ler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Juhtanen's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juhtanens head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Juhtanen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ler's brow.
Ler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Juhtanen's efforts to push away.
Ler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ler avoiding damage as Juhtanen throws knees to the body.
Ler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ler tries to throw a body punch but Juhtanen avoids it by throwing Ler back against the ropes.
Ler works on Juhtanen's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ler moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Ler.
Ler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Juhtanen is rocked!
Ler lands with a short shot to the head.
Juhtanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Ler finish him?
Jacky Ler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Juhtanen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ler cracks Juhtanen with a good jab.
Ler moves in looking to clinch but Juhtanen pushes him off.
Juhtanen just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ler lands a left hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Juhtanen is trying to push Ler away but Ler has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ler digs a right hand into Juhtanen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Juhtanen's gas tank.
Ler prevents Juhtanen from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juhtanen is looking to control Ler's arms but Ler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Juhtanen has his back to the ropes.
Ler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ler slows down the pace here.
Ler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ler scores with a shot to the side of Juhtanen's head.
Juhtanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Ler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Juhtanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Ler scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Juhtanen backwards.
Juhtanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ler rushes Juhtanen and presses him up against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ler.
Juhtanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ler scores with a shot to the side of Juhtanen's head.
Juhtanen misses with the head strike.
Ler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juhtanens head.
Ler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ler tries to clinch up.
Juhtanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aku Juhtanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ler connects with a looping right hand.
A combination from Juhtanen does no damage.
Juhtanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juhtanen is breathing heavily.
Juhtanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ler.
Ler connects with a solid leg kick.
Ler tries to clinch there but Juhtanen circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Juhtanen.
Juhtanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Ler.
Juhtanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ler sizes up Juhtanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ler tries to clinch but Juhtanen moves out of range.
Ler tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Juhtanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Juhtanen takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacky Ler dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Juhtanen throws a wild body kick that Ler sees coming a mile off.
Juhtanen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Juhtanen.
Ler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Juhtanen tries to circle away but Ler has him pinned against the ropes.
Ler lands an uppercut.
Juhtanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Juhtanen.
It looks like Jacky Ler has been cut.
Ler scores with a shot to the side of Juhtanen's head.
Ler tries to land knees in the clinch but Juhtanen avoids the damage to the body.
Ler creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Juhtanen with a big uppercut! Juhtanen tries to clinch up but Ler pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Juhtanen to the mat! Juhtanen covers up and Ler unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jacky Ler!
Jacky Ler 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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