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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jari Teleporttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Raiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 cm
22
147 lbs
2 - 5 - 1 |
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188 cm
27
140 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Teleporttila! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Raiona! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Raiona scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Teleporttila doesn't seem bothered though. Teleporttila misses with a low kick as Raiona jumps back. Teleporttila tries to work over Raiona's front leg with a kick but Raiona checks it. Teleporttila blocks a jab. Raiona misses with a body punch
and Teleporttila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A solid body kick from Teleporttila. Raiona swings for the body but Teleporttila moves out of range.
Raiona stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Teleporttila. A shot to the liver by Raiona. Beautiful body shot. Raiona blocks a low kick nicely. Raiona looks to land a right hand but Teleporttila moved out of range. Raiona throws a lazy right hand but Teleporttila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Raiona gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Raiona being controlled here, momentarily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's one minute gone in the round. Raiona is trying to control the position but Teleporttila postures up. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raiona can do anything to dispel that myth. Raiona looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Teleporttila passes into side control.
Raiona is trying to escape the position but Teleporttila is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Teleporttila lands a nice forearm strike. Raiona tries to buck Teleporttila off but Teleporttila is having none of it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Teleporttila throws an elbow but Raiona slips to the side and avoids it well. Teleporttila is putting a hurting on Raiona here, landing some big shots from side control. Raiona tries to buck Teleporttila off but Teleporttila is having none of it. Raiona seems a little lost for a moment, as Teleporttila dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Teleporttila throwing shots but missing, from side control. Raiona is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Raiona is trying to improve his position. Teleporttila lands a nice forearm strike. Teleporttila is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Raiona is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Teleporttila trying to control the position but Raiona is working away. Teleporttila tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Teleporttila has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Teleporttila with the ground and pound but Raiona regains half guard under the barage of strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Teleporttila 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.
Teleporttila throws a shot from downtown. Raiona moves away and avoids it. Raiona thows a body shot but no joy. Raiona misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Teleporttila counters with a three punch combo that has Raiona backing up. Raiona nods at Teleporttila to acknowledge the strikes. Raiona looks to score with a jab to the body but Teleporttila is just out of range. Raiona jabbing away but nothing is landing. Raiona throws a body punch but Teleporttila moves out of range. Raiona closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Teleporttila's guard. Jari Teleporttila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Teleporttila looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Raiona really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Teleporttila. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Teleporttila keeping moving, preventing Raiona from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Teleporttila looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Raiona trying to control but Teleporttila is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alex Raiona hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Raiona misses with a hook. Teleporttila ducked under it nicely. A big right from Raiona misses. Raiona misses with an uppercut. Teleporttila throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Raiona takes a swing at Teleporttila's ribcage but misses. Alex Raiona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Raiona takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raiona. Teleporttila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raiona.
Teleporttila misses with a body kick. Raiona throws a lazy uppercut
and Teleporttila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Raiona has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Teleporttila.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Raiona misses with a looping right. Teleporttila moves out of range of the strikes. Teleporttila throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Raiona throws a shot from downtown. Teleporttila moves away and avoids it. This has been an exciting period of action! Teleporttila looks for the body kick but Raiona saw that one coming. Raiona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teleporttila sees it coming and avoids it easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Raiona. Teleporttila does a little dance to reset his feet. Raiona misses with a left hand and Teleporttila counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Sloppy strikes from Raiona. Those never looked like landing. Raiona needs to keep his hands up - Teleporttila had a free shot at his head there. Teleporttila swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Teleporttila gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raiona. Good work by Raiona as he checks the leg kick. Raiona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raiona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teleporttila was well out of range. Poor timing from Raiona. Raiona looks to throw the jab but Teleporttila is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Teleporttila shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Raiona loads up on a big right hand but Teleporttila slips the punch. Teleporttila shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Good exchange - Teleporttila coming out on top. Raiona looks to land a right hand but Teleporttila moved out of range. Teleporttila takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jari Teleporttila is winning the standup battle so far. Raiona jabs at Teleporttila's body. Raiona just misses with a punch to the body.
Raiona thows a body shot but no joy. Raiona misses with a body punch
and Teleporttila counters with a stiff right hand. Raiona throws a jab when Teleporttila was well out of range. Raiona lands with an overhand left. Teleporttila takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Raiona throws a series of punches but Teleporttila avoids them all with ease. Teleporttila thuds his right hand into Raiona's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Teleporttila closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. This has been an exciting period of action! Raiona is looking to regain half guard here but Teleporttila keeps moving and retains side control. Teleporttila is looking to take a break and control but Raiona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Teleporttila throwing strikes but missing, from side control. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Teleporttila throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jari Teleporttila will probably get the nod. That's time! Teleporttila's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Teleporttila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Raiona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teleporttila. Teleporttila throws a combination. Raiona tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Raiona is rocked!
It looks like Alex Raiona has been cut. Teleporttila moves out of range as Raiona strikes. Raiona is still on wobbly legs! Can Teleporttila finish him? Good work by Raiona as he checks the leg kick. Raiona works the jab nicely. Left hook, right uppercut from Raiona. Raiona seems to have recovered his senses. Raiona cracks Teleporttila with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Raiona takes a swing at Teleporttila's ribcage but misses. Raiona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teleporttila sees it coming and avoids it easily. Raiona throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teleporttila lands with a nice body kick. Teleporttila missing with a left hand there. Raiona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nice jab there from Raiona. Raiona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teleporttila. Raiona clobbers Teleporttila with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round. Raiona misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raiona works the jab nicely. Teleporttila blocks a jab. Teleporttila misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raiona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teleporttila. Raiona throws a jab when Teleporttila was well out of range. Raiona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teleporttila moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Raiona moves out of range as Teleporttila strikes. Raiona misses with an uppercut. Teleporttila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raiona manages to avoid it. Raiona just misses with a punch to the body.
Raiona shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Teleporttila eats them both and turns towards Raiona to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Sloppy strikes from Raiona. Those never looked like landing. Teleporttila misses with the combination.
Raiona lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Raiona slips a straight right by Teleporttila. Raiona fails to land with a series of punches.
Raiona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teleporttila. Raiona scores with a jab to the body. Raiona takes a swing at Teleporttila's ribcage but misses. Teleporttila throws a hook to the side of Raiona's head but Raiona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Teleporttila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raiona. Raiona drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Teleporttila has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Raiona controlling the position. Teleporttila regains half guard there - taking advantage of Raiona's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Raiona content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Teleporttila looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Jari Teleporttila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Teleporttila makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Teleporttila. Teleporttila managing to control the position. Teleporttila is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Teleporttila has control of Raiona's left arm, preventing Raiona from doing any damage. Teleporttila looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alex Raiona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Raiona in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Raiona throws a strike but Teleporttila rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Raiona being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Alex Raiona. I think Teleporttila 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28 Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Teleporttila! Jumping up and down and very excited, Jari Teleporttila waved his t-shirt featuring Katukauppa.com's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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