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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Jedard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amisten Kunkku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jedard comes to the cage accompanied by Creeping Death by Metallica. This should be fireworks!
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270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
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288 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Jedard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amisten Kunkku!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunkku throws a looping overhand right but Jedard ducks down to avoid it.
Kunkku tries to clinch up.
A big right from Kunkku misses.
A jab from Kunkku misses.
Jedard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kunkku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jedard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jedard is trying to work for a kimura but Kunkku is defending well.
Jedard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kunkku wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedard is working for a kimura but Kunkku is defending it quite comfortably.
Kunkku wants to get back to full guard.
Jedard is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kunkku still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kunkku has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Jedard is looking to reverse the position.
That's two 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.
Jedard is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jedard gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jedard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jedard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kunkku manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedard stops Kunkku from standing up.
Kunkku keeping moving, preventing Jedard from controlling successfully.
Jedard drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kunkku looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kunkku looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kunkku!
Jedard tries to buck Kunkku off but Kunkku is having none of it.
Kunkku decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jedard to his feet.
Jedard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jedard swats away the attempt to clinch by Kunkku.
Jedard keeps the fight on the outside.
Jedard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jedard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut there from Kunkku.
Jedard swats away the attempt to clinch by Kunkku.
Amisten Kunkku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jedard blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amisten Kunkku dominated that round.
That's time! Jedard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kunkku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kunkku misses with a straight right.
Jedard slips a jab from Kunkku.
Kunkku misses with a combination
so Jedard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kunkku can't keep his opponent in guard - Jedard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jedard is working for a kimura but Kunkku is defending it quite comfortably.
Jedard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kunkku has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kunkku really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jedard. 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 one minute gone in the round.
Jedard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jedard seems to be looking for submissions.
Jedard working Kunkku over with strikes.
Jedard is looking to stall here but Kunkku recovers full guard.
Kunkku lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jedard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedard bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jedard postures up and lands a big shot to Kunkku's brow.
Jedard trying to control but Kunkku is working from the bottom.
Jedard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kunkku is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedard drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kunkku looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kunkku looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kunkku!
Kunkku stands up.
Kunkku throws a jab when Jedard was well out of range.
Jedard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jedard looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jedard moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kunkku has worked his arm free - good work by Kunkku!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jedard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jedard prevents Kunkku from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Jedard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kunkku looks to land a right hand but Jedard moved out of range.
Jedard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jedard throws a jab but it's blocked by Kunkku.
Amisten Kunkku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jedard closes the distance and clinches up with Kunkku, looking for a takedown. Jedard pushes Kunkku against the cage but Kunkku circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kunkku throws a big shot that misses.
Jedard avoids the head kick by Kunkku.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kunkku throws a hook but Jedard avoids it easily.
Jedard looks to land a combination but Kunkku avoids it well.
Kunkku misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jedard misses with a body kick.
Jedard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kunkku tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jedard counters with a single leg into guard. Kunkku didn't expect that.
Steve Jedard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jedard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jedard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jedard drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kunkku looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kunkku looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kunkku!
Jedard tries to bench press Kunkku off him but Kunkku keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedard is letting Kunkku control him for a moment.
Jedard tries to buck Kunkku off but Kunkku is having none of it.
Jedard is trying to control Kunkku's posture but Kunkku avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jedard's face as Kunkku controls the position.
Jedard is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jedard tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kunkku prevents Jedard from improving his position.
Jedard wants to sweep but Kunkku has passed to side control!
Jedard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kunkku's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunkku prevents Jedard from improving his position.
Jedard is pressing down on Kunkku's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jedard is on top in guard.
Jedard trying to control but Kunkku is working from the bottom.
Jedard slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Jedard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jedard 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Jedard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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