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Infinity 37: Man vs Ahokas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Bratcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Fosser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Bratcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Fosser!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bratcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fosser moves away.
Fosser checks a low kick from Bratcher.
Bratcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Fosser is just out of range.
Fosser doesn't manage to clinch there - Bratcher circles away.
Fosser tries to clinch up but Bratcher circles away and keeps his distance.
Bratcher gets tackled into the cage by Fosser. Fosser maintains the clinch.
Bratcher tries to break the clinch but Fosser is controlling the position.
Bratcher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fosser throws an elbow but it misses.
Bratcher looking to throw knees to the head but Fosser is blocking nicely.
Bratcher connects with a knee to the head.
Bratcher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fosser is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bratcher tries a body shot but Fosser blocks it.
Bratcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bratcher misses with a looping right.
Fosser has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bratcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bratcher takes a swing at Fosser's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratcher fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fosser checks it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crunch! Bratcher slams his shin into Fosser's torso.
Fosser misses with a head kick.
Fosser is looking to clinch but Bratcher is avoiding it.
Bratcher instigates a clinch.
Bratcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Fosser avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bratcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bratcher misses with a knee to the head.
Fosser managing to block the knees to the body from Bratcher.
Bratcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fosser tries to clinch up but Bratcher circles away and keeps his distance.
Fosser wants to clinch.
Fosser looks to clinch
and Bratcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fosser tries to clinch but Bratcher moves out of range.
Fosser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bratcher.
Dan Fosser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fosser tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bratcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bratcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fosser misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bratcher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fosser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bratcher - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bratcher missing with a left hand there. Fosser was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bratcher throws a head kick that misses.
Bratcher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fosser, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fosser.
It looks like Damian Bratcher has been cut.
Fosser lands an elbow just above Bratcher 's eye.
Bratcher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bratcher takes an elbow to the temple.
Fosser stalls.
Fosser throws an elbow that misses.
Bratcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fosser avoids it.
Bratcher looking to throw knees to the head but Fosser is blocking nicely.
Fosser creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bratcher's defenses.
Fosser lands an elbow that stopped Bratcher in his tracks for a moment.
Damian Bratcher's cut is getting worse.
Fosser lands an elbow that stopped Bratcher in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Fosser to work.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fosser.
Bratcher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Damian Bratcher's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bratcher looking to throw knees to the head but Fosser is blocking nicely.
Bratcher is breathing heavily.
Fosser leaning against his opponent.
Fosser receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Bratcher missing with knees to the body.
Bratcher dodges an elbow strike from Fosser.
Nice elbow from Fosser.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Damian Bratcher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dan Fosser!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Knoxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jellal Mystogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Knoxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jellal Mystogan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mystogan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mystogan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knoxx throws a right hand that misses
and Mystogan counters with an outside leg kick.
Knoxx avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mystogan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Knoxx was covering up waiting for the punch and Mystogan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Knoxx has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Knoxx working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mystogan.
Mystogan wants to control from the top but Knoxx keeps moving.
Mystogan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Knoxx has momentary wrist control but Mystogan slips an elbow through the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knoxx has momentary wrist control but Mystogan slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mystogan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mystogan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mystogan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mystogan distracts Knoxx with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mystogan connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mystogan postures up.
Knoxx has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mystogan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mystogan postures up in Knoxx's guard and throws a big left but Knoxx blocks it.
Mystogan throws a big elbow that misses.
Mystogan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mystogan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knoxx's head.
Mystogan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mystogan working some strikes from top position.
Mystogan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knoxx working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mystogan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mystogan working some strikes from top position.
Mystogan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mystogan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mystogan working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mystogan chips away with some ground and pound.
Mystogan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knoxx is rocked!
Mystogan chips away with some ground and pound.
Oh Knoxx is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mystogan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mystogan arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Knoxx's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jellal Mystogan!
Jellal Mystogan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Door (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kess Oro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Door comes to the cage accompanied by How I Could Just Kill a Man - Rage Against the Machine. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kess Oro enters the cage!
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305 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Door!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kess Oro!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Door.
Door pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Door looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oro throws a right hand that Door ducks under and follows up with a left that Door also avoids with ease.
Oro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Door scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Door slips a jab from Oro.
Oro misses with a hook.
Oro lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Door falls backwards - clearly groggy! Oro dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kess Oro!
Kess Oro seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stirling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randolph Turpin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Stirling's 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Stirling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stirling lands with an overhand left.
Stirling swats away the attempt to clinch by Turpin.
Turpin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stirling takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turpin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stirling lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stirling. Turpin does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been informed that Turpin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Turpin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Turpin tenderised Stirling's leg. Stirling is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stirling throws a lazy head kick
and Turpin counters with an outside leg kick.
Stirling is breathing heavily.
Turpin rushes Stirling and presses him up against the cage.
Stirling avoiding damage as Turpin throws knees to the body.
Turpin lands a knee to the body.
Stirling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stirling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stirling managing to block the knees to the body from Turpin.
Stirling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stirling avoids it.
Stirling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but Stirling blocks with his arms.
Turpin missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turpin.
Stirling tries to break the clinch but Turpin is controlling the position.
Stirling takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turpin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stirling misses with some punches.
Stirling throws a head punch that misses.
Stirling pushes off an throws an elbow but Turpin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stirling 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.
A head punch on the inside from Stirling fails to land.
Turpin managing to block the knees to the body from Stirling.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stirling throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin tries to land knees in the clinch but Stirling avoids the damage to the body.
Turpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turpin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turpin stalls.
Turpin lands a body shot.
Turpin blocking some punches.
Turpin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stirling in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Turpin connects with a knee to the head.
Turpin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stirling is rocked!
Turpin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Turpin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stirling pushes off an throws an elbow but Turpin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stirling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stirling misses with an elbow strike.
Turpin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stirling.
Stirling managing to block the knees to the body from Turpin.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stirling avoiding damage as Turpin throws knees to the body.
Stirling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turpin tries to throw a body punch but Stirling avoids it by throwing Turpin back against the cage.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turpin is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Stirling tries to break Turpin's hands from around his neck, Turpin unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Stirling will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Randolph Turpin!
In his post fight interview, Randolph Turpin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demolition Man Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demolition Man Randy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demolition Man Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahokas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahokas.
Ahokas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Randy.
Ahokas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Randy avoids the body shot from Ahokas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahokas. Randy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randy moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahokas misses with a looping right.
Randy avoids the body shot from Ahokas.
Randy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ahokas was covering up waiting for the punch and Randy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Randy is looking to work some ground and pound but Ahokas has wrist control.
Ahokas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Randy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas looking for a sweep. Not yet Ahokas, not yet.
Randy throws a big elbow that misses.
Randy looking to pass the guard.
Randy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ahokas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Randy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Randy is looking to work some ground and pound but Ahokas has wrist control.
Randy throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahokas controlling Randy's posture.
Randy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ahokas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Randy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy wants to control from the top but Ahokas keeps moving.
Ahokas 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.
Ahokas trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Juha Ahokas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ahokas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randy moves away.
A jab from Ahokas misses.
Randy swings for the body but Ahokas moves out of range.
Randy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ahokas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy scoring with punches from side control.
Randy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ahokas has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ahokas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ahokas keeping hold of Randy's head, controlling as best he can.
Randy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ahokas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Randy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Randy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Randy lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas is trying to control but can't.
Randy 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.
Ahokas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Randy.
Randy misses with a head shot. Ahokas uses the momentum to regain guard.
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!
Randy looking to sit in guard and control but Ahokas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ahokas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Randy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Randy is striking but Ahokas is not phased and passes to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ahokas is working away from the top position though.
Randy is looking to get back to full guard here but Ahokas has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demolition Man Randy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ahokas throws a jab when Randy was well out of range.
Randy slips under a jab.
Randy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ahokas throws a body punch but Randy moves out of range.
Ahokas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahokas throws a looping overhand right but Randy ducks down to avoid it.
Ahokas thows a body shot but no joy.
Ahokas misses with a wild body shot.
Ahokas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randy manages to avoid it.
Ahokas misses with a hook. Randy ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas throws a hook but Randy blocks it.
Ahokas throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Ahokas misses its intended target.
Ahokas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juha Ahokas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahokas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Randy counters with a left to the body.
Ahokas swings for the body but Randy moves out of range.
Randy closes the distance and clinches up with Ahokas, looking for a takedown. Randy pushes Ahokas against the cage but Ahokas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ahokas misses with an uppercut
and Randy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Randy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ahokas as he jumps to the side.
Ahokas misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas misses with a lunging right hand
and Randy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Randy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahokas.
Ahokas takes a swing at Randy's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Ahokas misses.
Ahokas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ahokas just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahokas throws a jab but it's blocked by Randy.
Ahokas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randy.
Ahokas looks to throw the jab but Randy is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahokas manages to avoid it.
Ahokas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahokas swings for the body but Randy moves out of range.
Ahokas throws an overhand right that lands on Randy's shoulder, as Randy tries to avoid the shot.
Randy throws a body punch but Ahokas moves out of range.
Randy is looking to wear down Ahokas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ahokas lands a really nice looking cross but Randy seems unphased.
Ahokas takes a swing at Randy's ribcage but misses.
Ahokas misses with a body shot.
Randy thows a body shot but no joy.
Ahokas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas misses with a body shot.
Randy shoots in and bounces Ahokas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Randy trying to control but Ahokas is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randy lands a couple of elbows.
Randy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ahokas 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Randy trying to control but Ahokas is working from the bottom.
Randy throws an elbow that misses. Ahokas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Randy's guard. Nice move by Ahokas!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Ahokas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Randy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ahokas looks to land a right hand but Randy moved out of range.
Ahokas avoids the body shot from Randy.
Randy ducks under a wild hook from Ahokas.
Ahokas works Randy's body with a nice hook.
Ahokas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahokas.
Randy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahokas.
Randy slips under a jab.
Randy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahokas was well out of range. Poor timing from Randy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy swings for the body but Ahokas moves out of range.
Ahokas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahokas swinging wildly here.
Ahokas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randy slips a jab from Ahokas.
Randy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahokas.
A jab from Ahokas misses.
Randy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ahokas defends well and Randy ends up having to push Ahokas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Randy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ahokas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demolition Man Randy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahokas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ahokas throws a hook but Randy avoids it easily.
Ahokas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Randy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Randy throws an elbow that misses. Ahokas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Randy's guard. Nice move by Ahokas!
Ahokas trying to control the position from guard on top but Randy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ahokas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Randy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ahokas has passed into side control.
Ahokas 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.
Randy throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Ahokas throws an elbow but Randy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Randy tries to improve position but can't.
Check out the look on Ahokas's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Randy is not content to let Ahokas control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy is looking for a sweep.
Randy can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Ahokas.
Randy is trying to get back to half guard.
Ahokas is working Randy over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Randy looks to move to half guard but instead Ahokas has passed into mount! Damn!
Ahokas controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Ahokas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ahokas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juha Ahokas!
A very excited looking Juha Ahokas 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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