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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouni Janteva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torvald Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torvald Gunnarsson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouni Janteva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torvald Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunnarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Janteva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch but Janteva moves out of range.
Janteva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunnarsson moves away.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch but Janteva is having none of it.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch but Janteva moves out of range.
Janteva shoots for a double leg takedown but Gunnarsson sprawls well. He's pushed Janteva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janteva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Janteva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Janteva cracks Gunnarsson with a big right hand but Gunnarsson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Janteva working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janteva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gunnarsson taking a bit of punishment here - Janteva scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Gunnarsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Janteva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gunnarsson is looking to regain half guard here but Janteva keeps moving and retains side control.
Gunnarsson tries to escape but Janteva is in control.
Janteva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Janteva looks up at the clock and then as Gunnarsson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Janteva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Janteva decides to stand back up.
Janteva looks for a takedown but Gunnarsson sprawls well.
Gunnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Janteva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janteva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gunnarsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Janteva throwing strikes from guard but Gunnarsson blocks nicely.
Gunnarsson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gunnarsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gunnarsson looks gassed!
Janteva controlling from the top position.
Janteva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janteva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunnarsson is keeping the position for now.
Gunnarsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Janteva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Janteva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gunnarsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janteva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gunnarsson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Janteva with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janteva stands up over Gunnarsson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Janteva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Janteva stands up over Gunnarsson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gunnarsson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Janteva manages to pass to side control.
Janteva works his way into full mount!
Janteva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Janteva landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jouni Janteva dominated that round.
That's time! Janteva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Janteva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gunnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Torvald Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Janteva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Janteva circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Janteva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gunnarsson's half guard.
Gunnarsson is looking for a sweep. Janteva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janteva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gunnarsson is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Janteva connects with a nice short shot to Gunnarsson's temple.
Gunnarsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Janteva scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Janteva connects with a nice short shot to Gunnarsson's temple.
Janteva winds up and cracks Gunnarsson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jouni Janteva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Janteva wants to pass the guard but Gunnarsson is defending well.
Gunnarsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Janteva working the head and body with strikes.
Gunnarsson has hold of Janteva's hands but Janteva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janteva wants to pass the guard but Gunnarsson is defending well.
Gunnarsson is in trouble now - Janteva has advanced to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Janteva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Janteva controlling from the full mount.
Janteva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gunnarsson is surviving well by controlling Janteva's body position as best he can.
Janteva wants to control the pace but Gunnarsson is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janteva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gunnarsson hang on?
Gunnarsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gunnarsson wants to control but Janteva is having none of it.
Janteva controlling the position easily from mount.
Janteva is going olschool here, as he tries to force Gunnarsson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gunnarsson shrugs it off.
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.
Janteva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gunnarsson hang on?
Janteva with the ground and pound from mount.
Gunnarsson is trying to escape the mount.
Janteva breaks from Gunnarsson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Janteva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Janteva raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Janteva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jouni Janteva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Janteva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gunnarsson as he avoids it easily.
Gunnarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch there but Janteva circles away.
Janteva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Janteva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Janteva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Janteva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gunnarsson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janteva scoring with punches from side control.
Janteva is putting a hurting on Gunnarsson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gunnarsson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Janteva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gunnarsson is refusing to be controlled, as Janteva sits in half guard.
Gunnarsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Janteva scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Janteva trying to control the action but Gunnarsson is working from the bottom.
Gunnarsson is trying to maintain the position but Janteva is very close to passing his half guard.
Janteva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gunnarsson trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gunnarsson moves in looking to clinch but Janteva pushes him off.
Janteva scores with a takedown into Gunnarsson's guard.
Janteva prevents Gunnarsson from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janteva trying to control but Gunnarsson is working from the bottom.
Janteva is working Gunnarsson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Janteva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Janteva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Janteva stops Gunnarsson from standing up.
Janteva landing some decent shots from guard.
Janteva distracts Gunnarsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Janteva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Janteva trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janteva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jouni Janteva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Janteva'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.
Torvald Gunnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jouni Janteva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Janteva, 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 for Jouni Janteva!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Jouni Janteva!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Jouni Janteva!
Jouni Janteva wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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