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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between janpeter kurkela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kurkela's entrance music is Korpiklaani:Wood pint. A fine choice. janpeter kurkela has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, janpeter kurkela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sebastian Saari!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saari throws a right and a left that kurkela avoids nicely.
kurkela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saari.
Saari misses with a double jab.
Saari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Saari tries to bum rush kurkela with a series of wild strikes but kurkela uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saari tries to clinch but kurkela moves out of range.
Saari scores with a nice strike.
Saari tries to bum rush kurkela with a series of wild strikes but kurkela uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
kurkela keeps the fight on the outside.
kurkela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saari lands a head shot.
Saari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as kurkela throws out the jab.
Saari misses with a two punch combination.
kurkela takes the fight into the clinch.
kurkela has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Saari uses from the top position.
Saari wants to stand but kurkela is controlling his posture from full guard.
kurkela is looking for a triangle but Saari pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kurkela is trying to control the position but Saari postures up.
Saari is looking to stand up but kurkela won't let him.
Saari postures up.
Saari wants to stand but kurkela has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now kurkela is on top in guard.
Saari is working an open guard so kurkela takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Saari scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Saari just misses with a punch to the body.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but kurkela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
kurkela shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saari as he avoids it easily.
Saari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by kurkela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kurkela dodges the punch combination from Saari.
Saari is looking to clinch.
janpeter kurkela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
kurkela takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saari.
kurkela on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saari is looking to clinch but kurkela is avoiding it.
kurkela takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
kurkela is breathing heavily.
Saari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but kurkela circles away quickly and effectively.
Saari doesn't manage to clinch there - kurkela circles away.
kurkela really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saari throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
kurkela connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saari misses with a double jab.
Saari scores with a nice head shot.
Saari throws a combination. kurkela tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saari misses with a series of wild punches.
Saari cracks kurkela with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari tries to clinch there but kurkela circles away.
Saari misses with a double jab.
Saari scores with a jab. kurkela acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saari digs a good hook to kurkela's body.
kurkela throws a looping overhand right but Saari ducks down to avoid it.
kurkela shoots in for a double leg but Saari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
kurkela is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Saari.
A left and a right from Saari both land. Nice combination.
Saari lands a nice hook to kurkela's body. kurkela takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saari is working the combinations to good effect here.
Saari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saari wants to clinch up but kurkela keeps it at a distance.
Saari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saari.
Saari throws a nice looking combination but kurkela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saari throws a one two combo.
Saari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but kurkela circles away quickly and effectively.
Saari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as kurkela throws out the jab.
kurkela is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Saari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saari lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saari is looking to clinch.
Saari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saari.
Saari lands a really nice looking cross but kurkela seems unphased.
kurkela swats away the attempt to clinch by Saari.
Saari misses with a few strikes there.
Saari tries to clinch but kurkela is having none of it.
kurkela throws a big shot that misses.
Saari is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! kurkela had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Saari is looking to clinch.
kurkela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saari throws a series of punches but kurkela avoids them all with ease.
kurkela is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Saari.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
kurkela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saari connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
kurkela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Saari dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saari lands with a nice combination. kurkela backs away looking to recover.
Saari doesn't manage to clinch there - kurkela circles away.
kurkela throws a sloppy head kick and Saari moves out of range easily.
Saari lands a body shot.
Saari dips to his left and cracks kurkela with an uppercut!
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up but kurkela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
kurkela takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saari misses with a wild combination.
Saari doesn't manage to clinch there - kurkela circles away.
Saari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch but kurkela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Saari scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as kurkela throws out the jab.
kurkela shoots in for a takedown but Saari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
kurkela takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Saari tries to bum rush kurkela with a series of wild strikes but kurkela uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saari works over kurkela's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kurkela takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saari lunges at kurkela with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by kurkela's hand.
Saari doesn't manage to clinch there - kurkela circles away.
Saari moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Saari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
kurkela looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Saari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saari scores with a one two! kurkela had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Saari misses with a jab, cross combination.
kurkela takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saari.
kurkela takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice sprawl there from Saari as kurkela shoots in.
Saari lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
kurkela slips a jab and a cross from Saari.
Saari swinging wildly here.
kurkela swats away the attempt to clinch by Saari.
Saari misses with a double jab.
Saari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
kurkela will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for janpeter kurkela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch but kurkela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saari misses with a wild combination.
Saari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
kurkela closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on kurkela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saari is trying to maintain a safe position but kurkela gets an underhook and turns Saari into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari tries to break free but kurkela pushes him back against the cage.
kurkela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
kurkela wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saari tries to break the clinch but kurkela is controlling the position.
Saari tries to circle away but kurkela has him pinned against the cage.
kurkela tries to circle away but Saari has him pinned against the cage.
kurkela prevents Saari from breaking the clinch.
Saari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Saari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saari is trying to break the clinch but kurkela has him pressed against the cage.
Saari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saari stops a takedown attempt from kurkela.
Saari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saari tries to break the clinch but kurkela is controlling the position.
Saari misses with a body punch.
kurkela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
kurkela prevents Saari from breaking the clinch.
Saari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saari missing with knees to the body.
kurkela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sebastian Saari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Saari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. kurkela looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saari lands with a nice body punch.
Saari looks to land a combination but kurkela avoids it well.
kurkela pushes Saari up against the cage in a clinch.
kurkela keeps control of Saari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
kurkela pulls guard successfully.
kurkela has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Saari off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Saari throws a series of punches but kurkela avoids them all with ease.
kurkela pushes Saari up against the cage in a clinch.
Saari wants to break the clinch but can't.
kurkela has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Saari is trying to keep an underhook but kurkela manages to get the takedown into half guard.
kurkela prevents Saari from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Saari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Saari misses with a two punch combination.
kurkela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saari.
kurkela throws a hook but Saari blocks it.
Saari tries to clinch but kurkela is having none of it.
Saari misses with a jab, cross combination.
kurkela circles away from the clinch attempt.
kurkela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saari.
Saari throws a combination. kurkela tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saari lands a jab to the nose.
kurkela scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saari's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Saari duly obliges.
Saari scores with a three punch combo!
Saari displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Saari defending well as kurkela loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saari lands a nice hook to kurkela's body. kurkela takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
kurkela shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saari as he jumps to the side.
Saari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kurkela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saari.
Saari scores with a one two! kurkela had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Saari.
kurkela takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saari scores with a nice head shot.
Saari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saari connects with a nice looking jab.
Sebastian Saari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saari closes the distance and lands a one-two.
kurkela rushes Saari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saari working hard to break the clinch.
kurkela trying to stall but Saari improves his position.
Saari is trying to force a seperation but kurkela has the dominant position.
Saari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
kurkela breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari looks to land a combination. kurkela sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Saari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice jab there from Saari.
A big left from kurkela misses.
Saari tests kurkela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saari tries to clinch up.
Saari doesn't manage to clinch there - kurkela circles away.
Sebastian Saari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
kurkela dodges the punch combination from Saari.
kurkela takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
kurkela is looking to clinch but Saari is avoiding it.
Saari swinging wildly here.
Saari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but kurkela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
kurkela looks to land a right hand but Saari moved out of range.
Saari clobbers kurkela with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kurkela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Saari scores with a four punch combination!
Saari wants to clinch.
Saari's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Saari duly obliges.
Saari misses with a two punch combination.
kurkela is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Saari.
Saari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
kurkela looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
kurkela slips a jab and a cross from Saari.
kurkela gets a clinch.
kurkela working hard to break the clinch.
Saari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saari is trying to force a seperation but kurkela has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for kurkela.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
kurkela has Saari pressed against the cage, preventing Saari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
kurkela tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saari smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for janpeter kurkela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
kurkela throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from kurkela misses its intended target.
Saari cracks kurkela with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Saari throws a series of strikes that have kurkela backpedaling.
kurkela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saari lands a two punch combo.
Saari wants to clinch up but kurkela keeps it at a distance.
kurkela lunges at Saari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saari's hand.
janpeter kurkela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saari.
A combination from Saari does no damage.
Saari throws a series of punches but kurkela moves out of range.
Sebastian Saari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saari.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Saari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saari winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Saari!
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