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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joonatan Roinatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roinatan comes to the cage accompanied by Onyx - Slam. Scott Hunt has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonatan Roinatan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunt is defended easily by Roinatan.
Roinatan slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Hunt or perhaps it was just good defense by Roinatan which made him look bad.
Joonatan Roinatan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Hunt.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Roinatan shows good takedown defense.
Roinatan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hunt looks gassed!
Roinatan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hunt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Roinatan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Roinatan slows the pace down.
Roinatan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hunt for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roinatan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Roinatan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hunt takes a step back to recover.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Roinatan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hunt if he has to take too many more of those.
Roinatan swinging wildly here.
Roinatan punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roinatan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Roinatan slows the pace down in half guard.
Roinatan is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hunt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roinatan wants to free his trapped foot but Hunt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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.
Roinatan uses his free foot to push down on Hunt's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hunt.
Hunt is working to get back to half guard.
Roinatan controlling the position easily from mount.
Roinatan'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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roinatan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joonatan Roinatan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Roinatan fakes the leg kick and cracks Hunt in the body.
Joonatan Roinatan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roinatan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt
and Roinatan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roinatan.
Roinatan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hunt on the ground.
Roinatan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roinatan gets to his feet - Hunt follows without any prompting.
Both fighters circling a little - Roinatan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Roinatan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hunt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roinatan controlling from mount.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Joonatan Roinatan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Roinatan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunt gets caught flat footed, as Roinatan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hunt trying to keep a closed guard but Roinatan is proving a slippery customer.
Roinatan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Roinatan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Roinatan is looking to stand up but Hunt won't let him.
Roinatan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Hunt is trying to control the position but Roinatan postures up.
Roinatan stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hunt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Roinatan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hunt!
Roinatan controlling from mount.
Hunt is trying to escape the mount.
Roinatan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Roinatan content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Roinatan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joonatan Roinatan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Roinatan lands a jab to the head.
Hunt has Roinatan up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Roinatan.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roinatan goes for a takedown attempt but Hunt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joonatan Roinatan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roinatan shoots for a takedown but Hunt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunt shoots and misses
and Roinatan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roinatan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roinatan stalling.
Hunt actively working from the bottom here.
Roinatan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roinatan trying to pass the guard but Hunt defending well.
Roinatan trying to control the pace.
Roinatan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hunt to get to his feet.
Roinatan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hunt if he has to take too many more of those.
Roinatan thuds his shin into the meat of Hunt's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Roinatan throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crunch! Roinatan slams his shin into Hunt's torso.
Roinatan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt stops a takedown attempt from Roinatan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joonatan Roinatan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roinatan.
Hunt tries to stall but Roinatan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Joonatan Roinatan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roinatan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roinatan scores with a kick to the body.
Roinatan takes the fight into the clinch.
Roinatan pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan pulls Hunt in close to prevent any damage.
Hunt prevents Roinatan from getting back to his feet.
Scott Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roinatan has control of Hunt's left arm, preventing Hunt from doing any damage.
Roinatan wants to stand up but Hunt is controlling him.
Roinatan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roinatan tries to get out of the position.
Roinatan is pulling down on Hunt's head to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joonatan Roinatan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roinatan, 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 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joonatan Roinatan!
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energy
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hype
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