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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between jarno juurinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Silvason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 cm
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190 lbs
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188 cm
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190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jarno juurinen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Silvason! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! juurinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
juurinen is breathing heavily. Silvason throws a one two combo.
Silvason throws a combination but it was largely blocked by juurinen. Silvason throws a series of punches but juurinen avoids them all with ease. juurinen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silvason avoids it really well and circles away. juurinen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silvason. Silvason fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. juurinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Silvason lands a good knee to the midsection. juurinen won't want to take too many of those. juurinen pulls guard effortlessly. juurinen pushes Silvason off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. No luck with that takedown attempt from juurinen. Silvason dodges the punch combination from juurinen.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silvason has taken the fight to the clinch.
juurinen tries to pull guard but Silvason won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jarno juurinen. That's going to take a lot out of him. A knee to the head by Silvason.
juurinen successfully pulls guard.
juurinen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Silvason wants to stand but juurinen is controlling his posture from full guard. Silvason wants to stand and escape but instead juurinen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. juurinen stopping the sweep attempt from Silvason.
That's two minutes gone in the round. juurinen wants to control from the top but Silvason keeps moving. Silvason will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. juurinen trying to control but Silvason is working from the bottom. juurinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. No luck for juurinen with that takedown attempt. Silvason wants to clinch. Silvason tries to clinch and juurinen counters with a nice double leg into guard. juurinen is pushing down on Silvason's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silvason is fighting to maintain full guard but juurinen has managed to sneak the leg through. Silvason has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. juurinen is working away from the top position though. juurinen wants to work for an arm triangle but Silvason is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
juurinen throwing shots but Silvason is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silvason wants to get back to full guard. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Silvason is not content to let juurinen control the position. juurinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. juurinen trying to control from half guard but Silvason is working away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jarno juurinen dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
juurinen looks to land a combination but Silvason avoids it well. Silvason wants to clinch but juurinen slips to the side so juurinen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. juurinen advances to half guard. juurinen is keen to just control but Silvason is a slippery customer. juurinen winds up and cracks Silvason with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Silvason trying to control from the bottom.
Silvason is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but juurinen is staying active. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. juurinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Silvason is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. juurinen passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. juurinen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silvason is squirming around, avoiding juurinen's attempts to control the action. Silvason tries to hold on but juurinen postures up.
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. juurinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silvason is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round. juurinen controlling the position easily from mount. Silvason is squirming around, avoiding juurinen's attempts to control the action. juurinen landing strikes, looking to finish!
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. juurinen landing shots from mount. juurinen trying to control but he's not successful this time. juurinen 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.
juurinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silvason is looking to escape.
The referee stands the fighters back up. jarno juurinen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Silvason tries to bum rush juurinen with a series of wild strikes but juurinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. juurinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silvason can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jarno juurinen dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silvason scores with a decent looking hook. juurinen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. juurinen showed some decent athleticism there. juurinen uses his free foot to push down on Silvason's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silvason. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. juurinen scoring with strikes but Silvason is staying in there. Silvason wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by juurinen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Silvason avoids a series of strikes thrown by juurinen.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silvason tries to hold on but juurinen postures up. Silvason is working to get back to half guard.
juurinen tries to control but Silvason wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. juurinen throwing strikes here but Silvason is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
juurinen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. juurinen trying to control but Silvason is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. juurinen raining down shots from the mount! Silvason is trying to stand up. juurinen looking to secure an arm triangle but Silvason defends it well. juurinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silvason is looking to escape.
That's four 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. Anders Silvason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Silvason bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! jarno juurinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! juurinen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight! jarno juurinen showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for juurinen, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jarno juurinen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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