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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouko Juntti (ranked 6546 p4p, 179 weight class) and Conor Ward (ranked 24637 p4p, 241 weight class). Jouko Juntti has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouko Juntti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Ward!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntti slips a straight right by Ward.
Juntti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Juntti shoots for a double leg takedown but Ward sprawls well. He's pushed Juntti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Juntti shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ward is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Juntti scores with a couple of nice shots.
Juntti scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Juntti.
Juntti is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward is looking for a sweep. Juntti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Juntti content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward pushes Juntti off looking to stand but Juntti dives back in and keeps control.
Ward is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juntti pulls his head out easily.
Juntti is controlling the pace.
Ward has hold of Juntti's hands but Juntti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ward is trying to control but Juntti manages to pass to mount!
Ward is trying desperately to improve position.
Ward tries to lock up and control but Juntti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Juntti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntti with good strikes from the mount here!
Ward regains half guard.
Ward on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Juntti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ward defending well though.
Ward is looking for a sweep. Juntti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juntti slips a nice elbow through Ward's hands, connecting with Ward's forehead.
Ward controlling the position well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ward actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntti lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Juntti is looking to take a break and control but Ward is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ward regains full guard. Nicely done.
Juntti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Juntti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ward looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Juntti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Juntti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Juntti working some strikes from top position.
Ward wants to sweep here but Juntti controlling him for the moment.
Juntti wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
Juntti keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ward's head.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Juntti from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ward is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jouko Juntti dominated that round.
That's time! Juntti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A leg kick checked by Juntti.
Ward misses with an uppercut
and Juntti counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ward tries to roll over but Juntti keeps him under control.
Juntti looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ward is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ward regains full guard. Nicely done.
Juntti has gone for a leg lock! Ward slips out almost immediately though and dives into Juntti's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ward defends it easily.
Juntti keeping full guard, as Ward tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntti keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
Ward stopping the sweep attempt from Juntti.
Ward loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ward trying to control but Juntti is working from the bottom.
Ward passes Juntti's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Juntti is trying to stand up here but Ward is controlling him well.
Ward has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at LOD: The PIT Hawaiian Kempo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ward wants to take a breather but Juntti is having none of it.
Ward throwing shots but Juntti is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ward not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ward wants to take a breather but Juntti is having none of it.
Ward not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Juntti keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Juntti is trying to get back to full guard.
Ward wants to lay and pray for a moment but Juntti keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Juntti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jouko Juntti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Juntti advances to half guard.
Ward is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juntti pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is trying to control but Juntti manages to pass to mount!
Ward is trying to escape the mount.
Ward keeps trying to improve his position.
Juntti with a couple of short strikes.
Ward is in a horrible position here. Juntti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Juntti looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Juntti is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntti looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ward is rocked!
Juntti postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Ward badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Juntti around the waist but Juntti pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Juntti is the winner by TKO! Juntti jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jouko Juntti!
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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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