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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kugi Joroinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and yakubu andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kugi Joroinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, yakubu andrews!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
andrews lands a with a good body shot.
Joroinen has a takedown stuffed.
Joroinen closes this distance looking for a takedown but andrews circles away.
yakubu andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
andrews scores with a takedown into Joroinen's guard.
Joroinen could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
andrews lands a couple of elbows.
andrews with a nice head shot there.
Joroinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joroinen has his foot on andrews's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. andrews works his way back into a safe position though.
Joroinen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. andrews gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Joroinen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. andrews is aware though and is defending well.
andrews must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
andrews looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
andrews wants to control from the top but Joroinen keeps moving.
andrews lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
andrews throwing strikes from guard but Joroinen blocks nicely.
andrews avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Joroinen is breathing heavily.
andrews controlling from the top position.
andrews trying to control but Joroinen is working from the bottom.
andrews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
andrews tries to free his leg and advance position but Joroinen is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Joroinen looking for a guillotine here but andrews defends easily.
Joroinen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead andrews passes into half guard.
andrews content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
andrews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
andrews is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Joroinen!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
andrews lands a big shot there that rocks Joroinen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
andrews is going olschool here, as he tries to force Joroinen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Joroinen shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
andrews in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Joroinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
andrews manages to capitalize on a mistake by Joroinen to take his back!
Joroinen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Joroinen is working hard here to advance position.
andrews is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Joroinen is trapped and andrews is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Will andrews go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
andrews lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Joroinen prevents andrews from getting a body triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
andrews has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Joroinen.
andrews trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
andrews controlling well, preventing Joroinen from escaping the position.
Joroinen manages to reverse the position and now he's in andrews's guard. Nice work there by Joroinen.
andrews throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
andrews shoots and misses
and Joroinen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in andrews's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kugi Joroinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Joroinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from andrews.
andrews goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
andrews moves in looking to clinch but Joroinen pushes him off.
andrews has his takedown stuffed
and Joroinen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for andrews!
Joroinen working for a submission but andrews is keeping him at bay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joroinen looking to secure an arm triangle but andrews defends it well.
Joroinen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and andrews is now in Joroinen's guard. A big mistake from Joroinen there, giving up the dominant position!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joroinen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. andrews is aware though and is defending well.
Joroinen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. andrews is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Joroinen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take andrews's back instead.
Joroinen working for the choke.
andrews is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Joroinen is hanging on to andrews's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
andrews trying to control the action but Joroinen just sinks the hooks in.
Joroinen looking for the choke but no joy.
andrews wants to control his opponent's hands but Joroinen gets his hands free.
andrews is trying to get back to his feet but Joroinen has full control of the position and if anything, andrews has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Joroinen is persistently looking for the submission but andrews is defending it well.
Joroinen is not going to allow andrews to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joroinen tightening his grip on andrews, looking for the choke.
Joroinen is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
andrews is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
andrews tries to escape but Joroinen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Joroinen doesn't have the hooks in and andrews manages to turn into his guard.
Joroinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
andrews works over Joroinen with some ground and pound from guard.
Joroinen is looking for a triangle but andrews pushes his legs off easily.
Joroinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
andrews cracks Joroinen with a solid left hand.
Joroinen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. andrews is aware though and is defending well.
andrews is in close to Joroinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
andrews trying to control the position from guard on top but Joroinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
andrews decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Joroinen, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kugi Joroinen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
andrews scores with a kick to the body.
andrews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
andrews shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Joroinen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Joroinen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, andrews has managed to free his arm - good work.
andrews trying to control but Joroinen postures up.
Joroinen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and andrews defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joroinen is working for a kimura but andrews is defending it quite comfortably.
Joroinen is looking for a kimura but andrews is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Joroinen to get the leverage.
andrews is defending against the submission attempts here by Joroinen.
Joroinen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, andrews has managed to free his arm - good work.
Joroinen seems to be working for a kimura but andrews defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Joroinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
andrews misses with a takedown attempt
and Joroinen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Joroinen is trying to work for a kimura but andrews is defending well.
Joroinen prevents andrews from improving his position.
Joroinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
andrews is looking for a sweep. Joroinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joroinen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, andrews has managed to free his arm - good work.
Joroinen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Joroinen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but andrews sees it coming and defends easily.
Joroinen wants to work for an arm triangle but andrews is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
andrews wants to control but Joroinen is keeping busy.
That's four 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.
andrews tries to roll over but Joroinen keeps him under control.
Joroinen is working for a kimura but andrews is defending it quite comfortably.
andrews works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kugi Joroinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joroinen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! andrews is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! andrews has escaped and now he's on top!
andrews trying to control the position from guard on top but Joroinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kugi Joroinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Joroinen, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kugi Joroinen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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