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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Da Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Junttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pertti Junttila has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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185 lbs
16 - 21 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Da Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Junttila!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Junttila wants to clinch.
Da Souza fakes the leg kick and cracks Junttila in the body.
Da Souza lands with a slapping head kick.
Junttila works the jab nicely.
Da Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da Souza scores with a kick to the midsection.
Junttila misses the jab.
Da Souza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Junttila sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Da Souza misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Junttila is defended easily by Da Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junttila takes a kick to the side of the head.
Da Souza lands a jab-cross combination.
Da Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Da Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Ricardo Da Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Souza throws a nice head kick!
A combination from Da Souza does no damage.
Da Souza shoots in for a takedown but Junttila shows good takedown defense.
Da Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Junttila holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Da Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junttila has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Da Souza avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza is fighting off a takedown attempt but Junttila is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Da Souza to the mat. Da Souza regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Junttila not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Da Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Junttila is one step ahead there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junttila stays in close to Da Souza's body and controls the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pertti Junttila hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Junttila fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza lands with a straight right. Junttila didn't see that one coming.
Da Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Junttila pinned against the cage. Junttila gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from Junttila as Da Souza shoots in.
Da Souza looking to score a takedown here. Junttila is defending well but Da Souza drives through and ends up in Junttila's guard.
Da Souza drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Junttila manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Da Souza has Junttila in his guard.
Junttila is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junttila stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Da Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Junttila showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Junttila avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Junttila is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pertti Junttila hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Da Souza fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Junttila to the ground. Da Souza is now in Junttila's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ricardo Da Souza will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Junttila wants to clinch.
Da Souza misses with a combination
and Junttila counters with a one-two to the body.
Junttila throws a poor cross that misses
and Da Souza counters with a head kick. That will keep Junttila thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A combination from Da Souza does no damage.
Da Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Junttila looking to score a takedown here. Da Souza is defending well but Junttila drives through and ends up in Da Souza's guard.
Da Souza being controlled here, momentarily.
Da Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Junttila's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Da Souza can't keep his opponent in guard - Junttila advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junttila is taking a breather. Da Souza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Da Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Junttila takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Da Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Da Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Junttila pinned against the cage. Junttila gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Da Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza throws a head kick but Junttila moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Da Souza.
Da Souza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Junttila avoids it really well and circles away.
Da Souza throws a half hearted mid kick.
Junttila gets a double leg takedown into Da Souza's guard.
Junttila is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Da Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Junttila doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Junttila manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junttila sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pertti Junttila was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Da Souza dives in and grabs Junttila's left leg, looking for a takedown. Junttila pushes down on Da Souza's head and hops out.
Junttila fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Da Souza is working for a submission of some sort.
Junttila moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Junttila looking to hit a scissor sweep but Da Souza is one step ahead there.
Da Souza drops back looking for a leg! Junttila is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Junttila manages to kick Da Souza off! Da Souza jumps back into Junttila's guard.
Junttila controlling Da Souza's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Souza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Junttila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Da Souza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Junttila looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Junttila decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Da Souza is trying to get back to full guard.
Da Souza trying to control but Junttila postures up.
Junttila wants to free his trapped foot but Da Souza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Junttila content to control rather than advance.
Da Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Junttila content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Da Souza throws a series of punches but Junttila moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Souza looks to land a body kick but Junttila moved away.
Junttila slaps away a takedown attempt from Da Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Junttila avoids the head kick by Da Souza.
Junttila misses with the combination.
Da Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Junttila swings for the body but Da Souza moves out of range.
Da Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Ricardo Da Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza looks for a takedown but Junttila sprawls well.
Junttila closes the distance and clinches.
Da Souza is pressed up against the cage. Junttila has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Da Souza down to the mat. Da Souza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Da Souza throws a right and a left that Junttila avoids nicely.
Da Souza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Junttila is fending him off so far but Da Souza persists. Nope, Junttila circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Da Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Souza stuffs the takedown attempt from Junttila. Junttila gets slowly back to his feet.
Junttila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Da Souza does no damage.
Da Souza shoots in for a takedown but Junttila shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Junttila will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Junttila napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Da Souza tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Da Souza trying to control the position but Junttila is working away.
Junttila is trying to get back to half guard.
Da Souza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Junttila is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Da Souza wants to stand but Junttila has his arm trapped.
Da Souza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Junttila is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junttila sneaks back into half guard.
Pertti Junttila has got the better of the ground game so far.
Da Souza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Junttila is controlling Da Souza's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Let's hope that Junttila has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Da Souza is looking to advance position but Junttila won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricardo Da Souza.
I think Da Souza 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ricardo Da Souza!
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energy
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hype
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