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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hriday Kakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakkar comes into the arena with The Call of Ktulu blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hriday Kakkar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Koistinen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koistinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kakkar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koistinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Koistinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koistinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koistinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kakkar trying to control from the bottom.
Koistinen throwing shots but Kakkar is blocking nicely.
Kakkar is trying to stand back up but Koistinen is controlling him
Kakkar keeping hold of Koistinen's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kakkar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koistinen is looking to chop away at Kakkar's legs.
Jab by Koistinen.
Koistinen tries to clinch but Kakkar moves away
so Kakkar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kakkar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koistinen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kakkar has managed to get both his arms back between Koistinen's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koistinen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kakkar won't allow Koistinen to sweep him here.
Kakkar lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkar cracks Koistinen with a solid left hand.
Koistinen kicks Kakkar off and gets to his feet.
Kakkar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koistinen is fending him off so far but Kakkar persists. Nope, Koistinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Kakkar is breathing heavily.
Koistinen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Koistinen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Koistinen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Koistinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Koistinen 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.
Koistinen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Koistinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koistinen prevents Kakkar from getting the reversal.
Koistinen with a couple of short strikes.
Koistinen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kakkar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Koistinen unloading with bombs!
Koistinen lands a big shot there that rocks Kakkar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Koistinen working for a submission but Kakkar is keeping him at bay.
Koistinen wants to control the pace but Kakkar is squirming around nicely.
Koistinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koistinen wants to control the pace but Kakkar is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Koistinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Koistinen takes a swing at Kakkar's ribcage but misses.
Hriday Kakkar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kakkar shoots in for a takedown but Koistinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Koistinen misses with a takedown attempt
and Kakkar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kakkar stands and throws Koistinen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kakkar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Koistinen to see if he's OK.
Koistinen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kakkar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Koistinen misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Koistinen can't do much from the bottom here.
Juha Koistinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakkar is trying to ground and pound but Koistinen uses the momentary lack of control by Kakkar to regain half guard.
Koistinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Koistinen trying to keep a closed guard but Kakkar is proving a slippery customer.
Koistinen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kakkar defends it easily.
Koistinen is breathing heavily.
Kakkar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koistinen keeping moving, preventing Kakkar from controlling successfully.
Kakkar distracts Koistinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkar lands a couple of digs.
Koistinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kakkar.
Koistinen working for a triangle but Kakkar defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koistinen striking off his back but it's not causing Kakkar any problems.
Kakkar preventing the sweep.
Kakkar throwing strikes but missing.
Kakkar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koistinen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Koistinen wants to sweep here but Kakkar controlling him for the moment.
Kakkar wants to pass the guard but Koistinen is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koistinen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Koistinen 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.
Kakkar passes Koistinen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kakkar prevents Koistinen from standing back up.
Kakkar trying to pass the guard but Koistinen defending well.
Koistinen gets full guard.
Kakkar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koistinen is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kakkar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koistinen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kakkar!
Koistinen throws some wild stikes that Kakkar manages to avoid easily.
Koistinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Koistinen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koistinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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 Hriday Kakkar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Koistinen tries to clinch up.
Koistinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Kakkar circles away.
Koistinen shoots in for a takedown but Kakkar shows good takedown defense.
Koistinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koistinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kakkar's waist but Kakkar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koistinen off to one side.
Kakkar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kakkar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Hriday Kakkar has been cut.
Koistinen lands with a hook. Kakkar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koistinen shoots in but no luck this time.
Hriday Kakkar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Koistinen.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Koistinen enables Kakkar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Koistinen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kakkar trying to control the position from guard on top but Koistinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kakkar tries for a takedown but Koistinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Juha Koistinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kakkar dives in and scores a takedown into Koistinen's guard.
Kakkar looking to sit in guard and control but Koistinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Koistinen wants to control from the top but Kakkar keeps moving.
Kakkar is looking to stand up but Koistinen isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen trying to control but Kakkar is working from the bottom.
Koistinen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Koistinen thows a huge punch but Kakkar dodges it nicely.
Koistinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koistinen trying to control from half guard but Kakkar is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkar regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Koistinen.
Koistinen wants to control from the top but Kakkar keeps moving.
Koistinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kakkar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koistinen trying to control but Kakkar is working from the bottom.
Juha Koistinen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Koistinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen pushes down on Kakkar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Koistinen looks to land a strike but Kakkar avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Koistinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Koistinen looking to pass the guard.
Koistinen wants to control from the top but Kakkar keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koistinen sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Koistinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koistinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Juha Koistinen!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Juha Koistinen!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Juha Koistinen!
Juha Koistinen wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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