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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juha Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turk Turkleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen comes to the cage accompanied by Muistipalapelit by Stam1na. Turk Turkleton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Virtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turk Turkleton!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turkleton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turkleton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turkleton tries to break free but Virtanen pushes him back against the cage.
Virtanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turkleton has him pressed against the cage.
Virtanen prevents Turkleton from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Virtanen.
Turkleton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Virtanen!
Turkleton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Virtanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Turkleton misses with the combination.
Turkleton throws a right and a left that Virtanen avoids nicely.
Virtanen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Virtanen showed some decent athleticism there.
Virtanen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkleton taking some punishment here, with Virtanen in his half guard.
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.
Turkleton tries to kick Virtanen off but Virtanen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Turkleton tries to kick Virtanen off in order to stand up. Virtanen Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Turkleton is avoiding damage well.
Virtanen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Turkleton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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.
Virtanen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Turkleton is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Virtanen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Virtanen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Virtanen slips a jab and a cross from Turkleton.
Turkleton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turkleton throws a series of punches but Virtanen moves out of range.
Turkleton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Turkleton.
Virtanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turkleton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Virtanen.
Virtanen takes the fight into the clinch.
Virtanen has Turkleton pressed against the cage, preventing Turkleton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turkleton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turkleton is trying to force a seperation but Virtanen has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virtanen pulls Turkleton into guard.
Virtanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turkleton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Virtanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turkleton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Turkleton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Virtanen.
Turkleton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Virtanen. 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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Virtanen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Turkleton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Virtanen wants to control the pace but Turkleton is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Virtanen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Turkleton throws a series of punches but Virtanen moves out of range.
Turkleton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Virtanen or perhaps it was just good defense by Turkleton which made him look bad.
Turkleton throws a right and a left that Virtanen avoids nicely.
Turkleton misses with the combination.
Turkleton swinging wildly here.
Turkleton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turkleton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turkleton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turkleton throws a series of punches but Virtanen avoids them all with ease.
Turkleton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Virtanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Turkleton is looking to stand up but Virtanen isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two 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.
Turkleton keeping moving, preventing Virtanen from controlling successfully.
Turkleton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Virtanen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turkleton fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Turkleton scores with a four punch combination!
Virtanen gets a clinch.
Turkleton is trying to break the clinch but Virtanen has him pressed against the cage.
Turkleton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Virtanen.
Virtanen wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Virtanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turkleton is trying to drag Virtanen to the mat but Virtanen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Turkleton manages to break the clinch.
Turkleton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turkleton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turkleton throws a series of punches but Virtanen moves out of range.
Juha Virtanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turk Turkleton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turkleton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Virtanen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Turkleton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Virtanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Turkleton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turkleton fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Turkleton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turkleton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turkleton throws a series of punches but Virtanen avoids them all with ease.
Turkleton misses with the combination.
Virtanen slips a jab and a cross from Turkleton.
Turkleton misses with a few strikes there.
Turkleton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turkleton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turkleton throws a nice looking combination but Virtanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turk Turkleton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turkleton misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turk Turkleton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Virtanen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juha Virtanen!
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