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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jani Ketola Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaino St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaino St Pierre struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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182 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Ketola Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaino St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Ketola Jr.
St Pierre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ketola Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Pierre counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ketola Jr throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Ketola Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
Ketola Jr shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense.
Ketola Jr fails with the takedown.
Ketola Jr misses with a body shot.
Ketola Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Ketola Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ketola Jr.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Ketola Jr misses with a left hand
and St Pierre counters with a good, hard body kick but Ketola Jr shrugs it off.
Ketola Jr misses with a straight left.
Ketola Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ketola Jr misses with a body shot
and St Pierre counters with a low kick, right behind Ketola Jr 's knee.
Ketola Jr takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as Ketola Jr shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jani Ketola Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketola Jr misses with a body shot.
St Pierre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Ketola Jr.
St Pierre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
Ketola Jr moves out of range of the body kick from St Pierre.
Ketola Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Ketola Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketola Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and St Pierre counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ketola Jr cracks St Pierre with an open hand slap.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Ketola Jr.
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
Ketola Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
St Pierre misses with a leg kick.
Ketola Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Jani Ketola Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre throws a low kick, looking for Ketola Jr's leg but Ketola Jr calmly moves out of range.
Vaino St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketola Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Ketola Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ketola Jr scores with a hook to the body. St Pierre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ketola Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketola Jr.
Ketola Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ketola Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ketola Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jani Ketola Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Pierre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ketola Jr jabs St Pierre right on the nose. St Pierre blinks but takes it well.
Ketola Jr is looking to wear down St Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ketola Jr. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ketola Jr misses with a body shot.
Ketola Jr misses with a body punch
and St Pierre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ketola Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
St Pierre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ketola Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Ketola Jr throws a big shot that misses.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketola Jr catches St Pierre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ketola Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. St Pierre tries to sprawl out of it but Ketola Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Pierre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ketola Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Pierre counters with a thumping low kick.
Ketola Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ketola Jr misses with a hook.
Ketola Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ketola Jr misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ketola Jr. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ketola Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketola Jr lands with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ketola Jr.
Ketola Jr misses with a right hand
and St Pierre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Ketola Jr misses.
Ketola Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
Ketola Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ketola Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ketola Jr cracks a nice hook into St Pierre's ribs.
A cross from Ketola Jr lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ketola Jr shoots for a takedown but St Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jani Ketola Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fakes the leg kick and cracks Ketola Jr in the body.
Jani Ketola Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Ketola Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Ketola Jr.
St Pierre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ketola Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ketola Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
St Pierre leaves Ketola Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ketola Jr misses the shot to the body.
Ketola Jr ducks right into an uppercut from St Pierre.
Ketola Jr misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ketola Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Ketola Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as Ketola Jr shoots in.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Ketola Jr.
Horrible takedown by Ketola Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by St Pierre which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ketola Jr shoots in and drives through. St Pierre sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jani Ketola Jr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ketola Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketola Jr.
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
Ketola Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ketola Jr takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Ketola Jr scores with a nice right hand.
St Pierre tries to score with a low kick but Ketola Jr moves his leg out of the way.
St Pierre throws a leg kick but Ketola Jr moved away.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ketola Jr. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketola Jr lands a head shot.
St Pierre lands with a kick to the temple. Ketola Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ketola Jr throws out a loose jab but St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ketola Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ketola Jr. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ketola Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Ketola Jr.
Ketola Jr shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ketola Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
Ketola Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and St Pierre counters with a series of strikes. Ketola Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ketola Jr. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ketola Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ketola Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ketola Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Ketola Jr.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Pierre, right into the meat.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ketola Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ketola Jr checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketola Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
Ketola Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Pierre. St Pierre obviously looking to wear him down.
St Pierre swings for the body but Ketola Jr moves out of range.
Ketola Jr misses with a jab to the body
and St Pierre counters with a thumping low kick.
Ketola Jr loads up on a big right hand but St Pierre slips the punch.
Ketola Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Ketola Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but St Pierre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ketola Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jani Ketola Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ketola Jr shoots in but St Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good standup being displayed there by St Pierre as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketola Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Ketola Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ketola Jr misses the shot to the body.
Vaino St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ketola Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre avoids it really well and circles away.
Ketola Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jani Ketola Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ketola Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jani Ketola Jr!
Jani Ketola Jr took some time post fight to say the following; 'Im gonna win and keep this belt a loong looong time nigga! '.
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hype
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