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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Kontiovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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280 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
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267 lbs
20 - 22 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Kontiovaara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kontiovaara!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Beam working the body and head with strikes.
Beam throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kontiovaara can't do much from the bottom here.
Beam really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Beam is putting a hurting on Kontiovaara here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kontiovaara is looking to regain half guard here but Beam keeps moving and retains side control.
Beam working the ground and pound but Kontiovaara is defending the strikes.
Kontiovaara taking a bit of punishment here - Beam scoring with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kontiovaara taking punishment in the form of punches.
Beam is looking to take a break and control but Kontiovaara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kontiovaara works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kontiovaara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kontiovaara wants to get back to his feet.
Beam thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beam throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kontiovaara to regain full guard.
Beam landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beam sitting in guard here, content to control.
Beam has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Beam throwing strikes but missing.
Beam lands a couple of digs.
Beam throws a strike but Kontiovaara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Beam has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Beam will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kontiovaara wants to get up but he can't break Beam's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kontiovaara manages to get himself to full guard.
Beam won't allow Kontiovaara to sweep him here.
Beam throwing strikes from guard but Kontiovaara blocks nicely.
Beam trying to control but Kontiovaara is working from the bottom.
Kontiovaara working for a triangle but Beam defends it easily.
Kontiovaara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam wants to control from the top but Kontiovaara keeps moving.
Beam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kontiovaara is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Beam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kontiovaara's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beam wants to control from the top but Kontiovaara keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beam 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.
Beam moves out of range as Kontiovaara throws a body kick.
Beam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beam misses with a takedown
and Kontiovaara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kontiovaara throws out the jab.
Kontiovaara slips under a jab from Beam.
Beam loads up on a big right hand but Kontiovaara slips the punch.
Kontiovaara has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kontiovaara throws a hook but Beam avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Kontiovaara both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam looks to score with a jab to the body but Kontiovaara is just out of range.
Beam closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big right from Beam misses.
Kontiovaara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beam throws out the jab.
Beam looks to land a right hand but Kontiovaara moved out of range.
Beam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kontiovaara counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Kontiovaara does it's job there.
Kontiovaara moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Beam misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontiovaara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kontiovaara somewhat.
Beam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beam misses with a shot to the body
and Kontiovaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beam throws out a loose jab but Kontiovaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beam misses with a looping right.
Kontiovaara takes a swing at Beam's ribcage but misses.
Kontiovaara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kontiovaara throws an overhand right that lands on Beam's shoulder, as Beam tries to avoid the shot.
Kontiovaara is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam throws a lazy right hand but Kontiovaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kontiovaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beam on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kontiovaara tries to clinch
and Beam counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kontiovaara won't be happy with that.
Kontiovaara is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beam asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Beam tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kontiovaara is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Beam has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam trying to control the action but Kontiovaara is working from the bottom.
Kontiovaara manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kontiovaara has hold of Beam's hands but Beam slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beam looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kontiovaara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beam.
Jim Beam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beam prevents Kontiovaara from improving his position.
Beam misses with a head shot. Kontiovaara uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Beam will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kontiovaara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kontiovaara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beam throws a shot from downtown. Kontiovaara moves away and avoids it.
Beam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kontiovaara.
Kontiovaara thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kontiovaara fails to land the takedown.
Kontiovaara tries for a takedown but Beam circles away easily
and Beam counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontiovaara struggling a bit here.
Kontiovaara is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beam asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kontiovaara managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Beam.
Kontiovaara parries the strikes from Beam easily there. Beam is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kontiovaara to escape.
Check out the look on Beam's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Beam in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Beam creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kontiovaara sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Beam throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jim Beam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontiovaara wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kontiovaara gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Beam looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Beam's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Beam trying to control the action but Kontiovaara is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jim Beam.
Kontiovaara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kontiovaara throws a jab but it's blocked by Beam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontiovaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kontiovaara.
Jim Beam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juhani Kontiovaara.
Kontiovaara tries to clinch but Beam moves out of range.
Juhani Kontiovaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kontiovaara misses the jab.
Beam avoids the head kick by Kontiovaara.
Kontiovaara moves out of range as Beam strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kontiovaara just misses with a punch to the body.
Juhani Kontiovaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Kontiovaara misses.
Beam shoots in and bounces Kontiovaara off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Beam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beam, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Beam!
Jim Beam took some time post fight to say the following; 'Yu'st got grappl'd'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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