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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teras Kassit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jethro Rusted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teras Kassit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jethro Rusted!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kassit throws a lazy right hand but Rusted sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rusted misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Kassit.
Kassit scores with a punch to the head.
Kassit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rusted looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kassit throws a hook to the side of Rusted's head but Rusted sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kassit 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.
Jethro Rusted seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kassit moves out of range as Rusted strikes.
Rusted misses with a series of wild punches.
Rusted looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rusted will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rusted throws a leg kick which misses Kassit's front leg but catches the back leg as Kassit tries to avoid it.
Kassit lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rusted bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rusted moves away from the strike by Kassit.
Kassit on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted delivers a nice body kick.
Rusted defending well as Kassit loads up on a big left hand.
Rusted lands with a good body shot.
Kassit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rusted feints and then cracks Kassit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kassit down.
Kassit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rusted turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rusted shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kassit but Kassit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kassit takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rusted takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rusted.
Kassit throws a shot from downtown. Rusted moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Rusted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusted takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rusted shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kassit manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kassit wants to sweep here but Rusted controlling him for the moment.
Rusted sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rusted throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rusted in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rusted stands and throws Kassit's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rusted throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rusted controlling the position.
Rusted looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kassit parries the strikes from Rusted easily there. Rusted is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kassit to escape.
Rusted trying to control the position but Kassit is working away.
Rusted tries to score with some ground and pound. Kassit controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rusted remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rusted bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jethro Rusted dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kassit misses with a wild combination.
Rusted throws a series of punches but Kassit moves out of range.
Rusted throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kassit tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rusted is in Kassit's guard.
Rusted working some strikes from top position.
Rusted trying to control the position from guard on top but Kassit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted preventing the sweep.
Rusted working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kassit throws a right hand that Rusted ducks under and follows up with a left that Rusted also avoids with ease.
Rusted scores with a head kick. Kassit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rusted fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kassit sprawls well initially but Rusted persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rusted missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rusted not doing much here.
Rusted has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusted has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Let's hope that Rusted has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rusted thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rusted sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kassit is refusing to be controlled, as Rusted sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kassit misses with a left hand
and Rusted counters with a nice kick to the body.
A left lands for Kassit.
Kassit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rusted sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kassit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rusted lands with a good body shot.
Teras Kassit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rusted is looking to land body kicks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rusted!
Rusted throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kassit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kassit misses with a looping left.
Rusted shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rusted connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rusted connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Kassit.
Kassit avoids a kick to the body.
Rusted throws a series of punches but Kassit avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Rusted.
Rusted lands with a straight right. Kassit didn't see that one coming.
Jethro Rusted seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kassit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rusted throws a body kick that misses.
Kassit misses the jab.
Kassit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab, jab by Rusted - just one landing.
Rusted shoots in for a double leg but Kassit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kassit throws a body shot but no joy.
Rusted scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jethro Rusted showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rusted swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rusted looking to score a takedown here. Kassit is defending well but Rusted drives through and ends up in Kassit's guard.
Rusted throws a big elbow that misses.
Kassit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rusted is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rusted accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kassit keeping moving, preventing Rusted from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rusted trying to control but Kassit is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kassit misses with a straight right.
Kassit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rusted slips a jab from Kassit.
Rusted blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rusted takes one on the button.
Kassit throws a lazy right hand but Rusted sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rusted works the jab nicely.
Rusted is looking to land body kicks.
Rusted defending well as Kassit loads up on a big left hand.
Kassit misses with a looping left.
Rusted avoids the body shot from Kassit.
Kassit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rusted.
Kassit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kassit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rusted.
Rusted misses with a wild combination.
Rusted lands a leg kick that knocks Kassit off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rusted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted feints a jab promting Kassit to slip. Rusted then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kassit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rusted steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kassit.
Rusted slips a jab from Kassit.
Rusted connects with a right hand. Kassit shakes it off.
Kassit misses with a straight right.
Rusted pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rusted.
Kassit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rusted can pounce on him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rusted - that will leave a mark!
Rusted shoots in and bounces Kassit off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rusted engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusted in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rusted not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kassit keeping moving, preventing Rusted from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jethro Rusted comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rusted 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jethro Rusted!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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