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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Juho (ranked 3390 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroaki Hidaka (ranked 6244 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Juho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hiroaki Hidaka!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hidaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hidaka leaves Juho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Juho with a poor takedown
and Hidaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Juho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Juho closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hidaka to the mat! Hidaka manages to get full guard.
Juho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juho is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Juho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hidaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Juho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Juho landing with the ground and pound.
Juho controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juho cracks Hidaka with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Juho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hidaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juho cracks Hidaka with a solid left hand.
Hidaka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Juho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Juho landing some decent shots from guard.
Juho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juho is looking to work some ground and pound but Hidaka has wrist control.
Juho 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Juho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Juho landing some decent shots from guard.
Hidaka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juho chips away with some ground and pound.
Juho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Juho is in close to Hidaka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Juho scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hidaka's head.
Juho cracks Hidaka with a solid left hand.
Juho working some strikes from top position.
Juho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juho landing some decent shots from guard.
Juho chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Juho works over Hidaka with some ground and pound from guard.
Juho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hidaka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hidaka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Juho throwing strikes but missing.
Juho lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Juho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Juho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Juho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Juho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hidaka's head.
Hidaka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Juho with a nice head shot there.
Hidaka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Juho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juho lands a couple of elbows.
Juho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hidaka's head.
Juho is in close to Hidaka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Juho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Juho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Juho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Juho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Hidaka misses.
Hidaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Hidaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Juho is just out of range.
Juho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hidaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Juho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juho closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Juho working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Juho there.
Juho with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hidaka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Juho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Juho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juho landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Juho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hidaka can do to turn this around?
Juho is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Juho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hidaka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Juho working Hidaka over with strikes.
Juho slips a nice elbow through Hidaka's hands, connecting with Hidaka's forehead.
Juho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hidaka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Juho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Juho drops an elbow to the side of Hidaka's head.
Juho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juho working over Hidaka with some ground and pound. Hidaka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Juho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Juho takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Juho is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Juho lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juho scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Juho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Juho working the head and body with strikes.
Juho works his way into side control.
Juho scoring with punches from side control.
Hidaka is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juho controls the position.
Juho is putting a hurting on Hidaka here, landing some big shots from side control.
Juho lands some shots froms side control.
Juho is chipping away with strikes.
Hidaka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Juho lands an elbow.
Juho working the ground and pound.
Juho working the head with strikes.
Hidaka is working to avoid the ground and pound but Juho connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juho working the head and body with strikes.
Juho is chipping away with strikes.
Juho landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Juho cracks Hidaka with a big elbow.
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!
Juho landing strikes.
Kaarlo Juho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hidaka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Juho has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Juho scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hidaka on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Juho is putting a hurting on Hidaka here, landing some big shots from side control.
Juho working the head and body with strikes.
Juho creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Juho lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Juho dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hidaka tries to sprawl but Juho drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hidaka wants to stand back up but Juho manages to pass into side control.
Juho lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Juho lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juho in side control lands a decent elbow.
Juho working the head and body with strikes.
Juho working the ground and pound.
Hidaka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lull in the action here as Juho stalls from top position.
Hidaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hidaka taking a bit of punishment here - Juho scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juho scoring with punches from side control.
Juho landing a few strikes.
Juho is staying tight to Hidaka's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hidaka tries to escape but Juho is in control.
Juho is chipping away with strikes.
Hidaka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Juho scores with punches from side control.
Juho scoring with punches and elbows.
Hidaka is working to avoid the ground and pound but Juho connects with a decent elbow.
Juho just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juho grinds an elbow into Hidaka's temple.
Hidaka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Juho scoring with punches from side control.
Hidaka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kaarlo Juho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Juho controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juho'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.
Juho grinds an elbow into Hidaka's temple.
Juho connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hidaka some visible discomfort.
Juho cracks Hidaka with a big right hand but Hidaka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Juho cracks Hidaka with a big right hand but Hidaka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juho controls the position.
Juho working the ground and pound.
Juho lands an elbow.
The referee asks Juho politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Juho prefers to stall for the moment though.
Juho landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hidaka is working to avoid the ground and pound but Juho connects with a decent elbow.
Juho is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hidaka's shoulder. That is not cool.
Juho working the ground and pound.
Juho controlling from side mount.
Juho working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juho has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hidaka!
Juho landing shots from mount.
Juho punishing his opponent with strikes.
Juho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Juho landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juho content just to control the position here.
Juho landing strikes, looking to finish!
Juho lands a big shot there that rocks Hidaka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Juho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hiroaki Hidaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juho landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaarlo Juho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Juho, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaarlo Juho!
A very excited looking Kaarlo Juho made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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