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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huwan Bagwis (ranked 288 p4p, 931 weight class) and Juhani Mustonen (ranked 44 p4p, 130 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huwan Bagwis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhani Mustonen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bagwis.
Mustonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bagwis counters with a nice uppercut.
Bagwis blocks the body kick.
Bagwis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mustonen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mustonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mustonen lands a jab to Bagwis's midsection.
Bagwis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bagwis clinches up with Mustonen and pushes him back against the cage.
Bagwis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mustonen tries to throw a body punch but Bagwis avoids it by throwing Mustonen back against the cage.
Mustonen presses Bagwis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mustonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bagwis.
I was talking to Bagwis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bagwis struggles to land a body shot inside as Mustonen controls his hands.
Bagwis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mustonen takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustonen scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustonen misses with the body kick
enabling Bagwis to counter with a crisp jab.
Mustonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bagwis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mustonen scrambles back to his feet.
Mustonen misses with a kick to the body.
Bagwis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mustonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bagwis fails to land with a series of punches.
Mustonen misses with a body shot
and Bagwis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mustonen slips a jab from Bagwis.
Bagwis misses with an uppercut. Mustonen saw that one coming.
Mustonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bagwis drops his hands momentarily and Mustonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Huwan Bagwis has been cut.
Mustonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bagwis throws a combination that misses
and Mustonen counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mustonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Juhani Mustonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagwis scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bagwis. Mustonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mustonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mustonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bagwis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mustonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bagwis checks it well.
Mustonen throws the left hand but Bagwis avoids the punch easily.
Bagwis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mustonen.
Bagwis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bagwis swings for the body but Mustonen moves out of range.
Mustonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mustonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Mustonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bagwis moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bagwis looks to land a right hand but Mustonen moved out of range.
Mustonen lands a big uppercut and Bagwis crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bagwis looks OK. Mustonen waves Bagwis back to his feet!
Bagwis is rocked!
Bagwis thuds a left hand into Mustonen's body.
Oh Bagwis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mustonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bagwis is out of range.
Bagwis seems to have got his legs back now.
Mustonen is looking to score with low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mustonen misses with a hook. Bagwis ducked under it nicely.
Mustonen takes one on the button.
Mustonen throws a body kick that misses.
Bagwis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mustonen.
Bagwis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Bagwis blocks the low kick.
Bagwis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Bagwis as he checks the leg kick.
Mustonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Mustonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bagwis throws out a powerful jab.
Bagwis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mustonen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bagwis! Mustonen lets Bagwis back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mustonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bagwis thuds a left hand into Mustonen's body.
Mustonen drops Bagwis with a big left hand! Bagwis is injured, injured bad! Mustonen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juhani Mustonen!
Juhani Mustonen 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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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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