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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Powerful Mofo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Juutalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Juutalainen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 2 |
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210 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Powerful Mofo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Juutalainen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mofo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Juutalainen 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.
Juutalainen looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mofo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mofo wants to control from the top but Juutalainen keeps moving.
Mofo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mofo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mofo pushing down on Juutalainen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Juutalainen tries to roll over but Mofo keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutalainen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mofo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mofo trying to control the position from guard on top but Juutalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mofo lands a couple of digs.
Mofo stops Juutalainen from standing up.
Juutalainen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mofo controls the pace.
Juutalainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Juutalainen looking for a sweep. Not yet Juutalainen, not yet.
Juutalainen looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mofo throws an overhand right that lands on Juutalainen's shoulder, as Juutalainen tries to avoid the shot.
Mofo shoots for a double leg takedown but Juutalainen sprawls well. He's pushed Mofo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mofo just misses with a punch to the body.
Juutalainen works over Mofo's head and body with a nice combination.
Mofo is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Mofo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Juutalainen misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Juutalainen. No joy for Mofo on that attempt.
Mofo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Juutalainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Juutalainen stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Powerful Mofo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juutalainen throws a right hand that Mofo ducks under and follows up with a left that Mofo also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutalainen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Juutalainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Powerful Mofo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mofo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mofo takes one on the button.
Juutalainen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mofo's head backwards.
Mofo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Juutalainen pinned against the cage. Juutalainen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Juutalainen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Juutalainen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mofo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Juutalainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mofo wants to get back to striking at distance but Juutalainen won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mofo prevents the takedown attempt.
Mofo takes an elbow to the temple.
Juutalainen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Juutalainen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mofo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mofo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mofo has picked Juutalainen up - he's going for a ride! Mofo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mofo slips a nice elbow through Juutalainen's hands, connecting with Juutalainen's forehead.
Mofo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Juutalainen trying to control here.
Mofo works his way into full mount!
Mofo lands a big elbow.
Mofo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mofo raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesse Juutalainen will probably get the nod.
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.
Nice takedown defense from Juutalainen. No joy for Mofo on that attempt.
Juutalainen digs a good body shot into Mofo's ribs.
Mofo misses with an uppercut.
Juutalainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mofo shoots in but Juutalainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Juutalainen clinches.
Juutalainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Juutalainen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mofo is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mofo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mofo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Juutalainen is looking to take a break and control but Mofo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Juutalainen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Juutalainen stands up and beckons Mofo to his feet.
Mofo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mofo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Juutalainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mofo misses with the body kick
and Juutalainen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mofo tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Powerful Mofo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juutalainen tries to pull guard but Mofo holds him up against the cage and eventually Juutalainen drops back down to his feet.
Juutalainen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mofo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Juutalainen keeps control of Mofo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mofo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mofo misses with an uppercut.
Mofo shoots in for a takedown but Juutalainen shows good takedown defense.
Juutalainen lands a head shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Juutalainen!
A jab lands there for Juutalainen.
Jesse Juutalainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mofo shoots in looking for a takedown. Juutalainen tries to sprawl out of it but Mofo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Juutalainen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Juutalainen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mofo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutalainen lands with a cross.
Mofo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Juutalainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Juutalainen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Juutalainen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Juutalainen slips a straight right by Mofo.
Mofo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Juutalainen is fending him off so far but Mofo persists. Nope, Juutalainen circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Juutalainen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mofo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Juutalainen keeps control of Mofo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mofo can't break the clinch.
Mofo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juutalainen pulls guard successfully.
Mofo passes Juutalainen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Juutalainen is not content to let Mofo control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mofo is really struggling to control Juutalainen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mofo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mofo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Juutalainen keeps working.
Mofo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Juutalainen defending well though.
Mofo misses with a head shot. Juutalainen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mofo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Juutalainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Mofo as Juutalainen shoots in.
Juutalainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mofo has his takedown stuffed
and Juutalainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Mofo.
Mofo misses with a wild body shot.
Mofo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Juutalainen lands with a nice body punch.
Juutalainen lands with a nice combination. Mofo backs away looking to recover.
Mofo shoots and misses
and Juutalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Juutalainen lands a right hook to the body.
Mofo misses with a takedown attempt
and Juutalainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Powerful Mofo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juutalainen lands a jab-cross combination.
Mofo tries for a takedown but Juutalainen circles away easily
and Juutalainen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mofo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mofo is looking to improve his position but Juutalainen isn't that keen on the idea.
Mofo is working hard here to advance position.
Juutalainen looking to control but Mofo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mofo is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mofo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mofo is desperately trying to improve his position but Juutalainen has a good base and remains in mount.
Mofo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mofo is pressing down on Juutalainen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mofo wants to sweep but no luck.
Juutalainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mofo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mofo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mofo tries to strike from the bottom.
Mofo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mofo works his way into side control.
Mofo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Juutalainen is not content to let Mofo control the position.
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.
Juutalainen is looking to reverse the position.
Jesse Juutalainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on Juutalainen's face as Mofo controls the position.
Mofo looks up at the clock and then as Juutalainen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mofo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mofo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mofo lands an elbow.
Mofo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Juutalainen trying to remain calm as Mofo controls from the top position.
Powerful Mofo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mofo cracks Juutalainen with a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Juutalainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Juutalainen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Juutalainen!
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