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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Eliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jari Juntta has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jari Juntta seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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260 lbs
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260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Juntta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Eliott!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Juntta.
Eliott stuffs the takedown.
Eliott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Juntta's sensitive parts.
Eliott stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eliott wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jari Juntta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eliott shoots in looking for a takedown. Juntta tries to sprawl out of it but Eliott keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Juntta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eliott has a takedown stuffed.
Juntta misses with a takedown attempt - Eliott sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eliott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Juntta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Juntta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juntta shoots in but no luck this time.
Eliott shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Juntta's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Eliott wants to stand but Juntta is controlling his posture from full guard.
Juntta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Eliott wants to control from the top but Juntta keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Eliott was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Eliott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Juntta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eliott sprawls well. Eliott wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Juntta gets slowly back to his feet.
Eliott scores with a spinning back kick!
Juntta fails with a takedown attempt.
Eliott fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Juntta sprawls well initially but Eliott persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Juntta is looking for a sweep. Eliott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Eliott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Juntta keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eliott looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Juntta keeping moving, preventing Eliott from controlling successfully.
Juntta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eliott trying to control but Juntta postures up.
Juntta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Juntta is thwarting Eliott's attempts to control the position.
Juntta thows a huge punch but Eliott dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta wants to advance to full mount but Eliott doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Juntta postures up in Eliott's guard and throws a big left but Eliott blocks it.
Juntta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Juntta trying to control but Eliott is working from the bottom.
Juntta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eliott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Eliott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Eliott keeping moving, preventing Juntta from controlling successfully.
Eliott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eliott looking for a sweep. Not yet Eliott, not yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Eliott closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Eliott is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eliott is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Juntta doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Eliott.
Juntta controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eliott looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Eliott dominated that 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.
Juntta fails to land the takedown.
Juntta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eliott tries to avoid it but Juntta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eliott to the ground. Eliott escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eliott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Juntta fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jari Juntta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juntta moves away from the strike by Eliott.
Eliott lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juntta misses with a looping right.
Juntta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Juntta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Eliott slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Juntta with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliott is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Juntta defends well.
Juntta is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Juntta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Juntta advances to half guard.
Eliott gets back to full guard.
Juntta postures up and lands a big shot to Eliott's brow.
Eliott looking for a guillotine here but Juntta defends easily.
Ben Eliott has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juntta preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliott working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Juntta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Juntta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eliott has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Juntta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Eliott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Juntta on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Juntta tries to get out of the position.
Juntta tries to get to full guard but Eliott has control of the leg.
Eliott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Juntta keeps working.
Juntta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliott is looking to advance position but Juntta won't allow it.
Juntta tries to roll over but Eliott keeps him under control.
Eliott controlling the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Eliott passes to full mount!
Eliott wants to control the pace but Juntta is squirming around nicely.
Juntta is trying to escape the mount.
Juntta tries to hold on but Eliott pushes him away.
Eliott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Juntta is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliott wants to finish this one by submission but Juntta is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Eliott.
Juntta is desperately trying to improve his position but Eliott has a good base and remains in mount.
Eliott avoids the attempt from Juntta to control.
Eliott is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Juntta is surviving well by controlling Eliott's body position as best he can.
Eliott looking to control but Juntta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eliott looking to secure an arm triangle but Juntta defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Eliott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Juntta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Juntta misses with a hook. Eliott ducked under it nicely.
Juntta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eliott but Eliott pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eliott, right into the meat.
Eliott scores with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horrible takedown by Eliott or perhaps it was just good defense by Juntta which made him look bad.
Juntta drives through with a takedown into Eliott's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Eliott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eliott controlling the action here.
Eliott trying to pass the guard but Juntta defending well.
Juntta tries to get to full guard but Eliott has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliott is trying to work for a kimura but Juntta is defending well.
Eliott wants to free his trapped foot but Juntta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Juntta is looking for a sweep. Eliott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Eliott throwing shots but Juntta is blocking nicely.
Eliott is looking to take a break and control but Juntta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Eliott trying to pass the guard but Juntta defending well.
Juntta works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliott has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Juntta is proving hard to escape from.
Eliott trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ben Eliott has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Eliott shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Juntta is trying to defend but Eliott finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Juntta keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juntta is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Eliott's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Eliott's back!
Juntta tries to keep control of the position but Eliott is staying busy.
Eliott breaks Juntta's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Juntta seems keen to control Eliott's posture.
Eliott wants to control from the top but Juntta keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta looking to control.
Eliott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juntta keeping full guard, as Eliott tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Eliott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Juntta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Juntta fails with the takedown.
Eliott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juntta takes a kick to the side of the head.
Eliott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Juntta circles away.
Eliott throws a head kick that misses.
Eliott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Juntta throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Eliott tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Juntta is in Eliott's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juntta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jari Juntta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliott wants to sweep here but Juntta controlling him for the moment.
Juntta scoring with some ground and pound.
Eliott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Juntta is controlling him.
Juntta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Eliott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juntta's guard.
Juntta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Eliott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juntta keeping moving, preventing Eliott from controlling successfully.
Juntta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eliott works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Eliott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eliott 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Eliott!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Eliott thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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