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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ari Kantola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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264 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Kantola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Juntta!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kantola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juntta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kantola with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Juntta to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Ari Kantola has been cut.
Kantola slips a jab and a cross from Juntta.
A combination from Kantola does no damage.
Kantola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Kantola.
Juntta shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kantola manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juntta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kantola trying to keep a closed guard but Juntta is proving a slippery customer.
Juntta advances position into side control!
Juntta landing strikes.
Juntta creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola is looking for a sweep.
Juntta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kantola is working to avoid the ground and pound but Juntta connects with a decent elbow.
Kantola is trying to get back to his feet.
Juntta scores with punches from side control.
Juntta working the head and body with strikes.
Kantola takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kantola is rocked!
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!
Juntta scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Kantola is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Juntta can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jari Juntta!
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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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