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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaari Kuukonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuukonen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Armin Van Buuren - Rapture. Thiago Junior had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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209 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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183 cm
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204 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaari Kuukonen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior fails with the takedown.
Junior closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Junior tightens his grip and picks Kuukonen up, before dumping him to the ground. Kuukonen manages to land in guard.
Kuukonen keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuukonen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Junior!
Junior is bucking up trying to escape but Kuukonen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Junior is wriggling around trying to escape.
Junior is squirming around, avoiding Kuukonen's attempts to control the action.
Kuukonen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Junior is surviving well by controlling Kuukonen's body position as best he can.
Kuukonen takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Junior staying busy and making it hard for Kuukonen to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Junior is staying active underneath Kuukonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Junior is looking for a sweep. Kuukonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kuukonen winds up and cracks Junior with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kuukonen is tying to control. Junior wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kuukonen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Junior is working to get back to half guard.
Kuukonen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kuukonen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen working for a guillotine from mount but Junior is in no mood to give up.
Kuukonen with the ground and pound from mount.
Kuukonen working for a submission but Junior is keeping him at bay.
Junior is trying to escape the mount.
Kuukonen is working for a guillotine from mount but Junior frees his head quite easily.
Kuukonen looks gassed!
Kuukonen prevents Junior from getting the reversal.
Kuukonen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Junior is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kuukonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Junior is looking to escape.
Kuukonen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Junior is surviving well by controlling Kuukonen's body position as best he can.
Kuukonen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Junior is surviving well by controlling Kuukonen's body position as best he can.
Junior is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kuukonen takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kuukonen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kuukonen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Kuukonen controlling well, preventing Junior from escaping the position.
Kuukonen is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Junior knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Junior for a finish.
Junior manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kuukonen's guard. Nice work there by Junior.
Junior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuukonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Junior is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaari Kuukonen dominated that round.
That's time! Junior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Junior tries to clinch up but Kuukonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuukonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Junior misses with the combination.
Junior lands with a shot to the body.
Junior shoots for a takedown but Kuukonen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuukonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Junior does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior shoots in but Kuukonen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Junior misses.
Junior throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kuukonen.
Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuukonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuukonen has a takedown stuffed.
Junior feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuukonen's calf.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuukonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuukonen misses with a takedown attempt - Junior sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kuukonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Junior sprawls well. He's pushed Kuukonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thiago Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaari Kuukonen.
Junior drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Junior thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Junior wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kuukonen, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Junior is looking to pass Kuukonen's guard but actually Kuukonen recovers to full guard.
Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuukonen is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuukonen is on top in guard.
Kuukonen slips nicely into half guard.
Kuukonen passes to full mount!
Junior tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Junior is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaari Kuukonen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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