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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JeanPierre Kusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grobar Grobarevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusela comes to the cage accompanied by Paradise Lost - Small Town Boy. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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169 lbs
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175 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, JeanPierre Kusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grobar Grobarevic!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusela dodges the punch combination from Grobarevic.
Grobarevic misses with a series of wild punches.
Kusela scores with a takedown into Grobarevic's guard.
Kusela makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kusela is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grobarevic wants to stand and escape but Kusela is having none of it.
Kusela lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kusela trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grobarevic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kusela is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kusela's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kusela passes Grobarevic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kusela not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kusela is tying to control. Grobarevic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grobarevic is trying to stand.
Kusela is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kusela frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kusela with the ground and pound from mount.
Kusela working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grobarevic squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kusela lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grobarevic hang on?
Kusela scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grobarevic?
Kusela trying to control but Grobarevic is having none of it.
Kusela is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Grobarevic has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Grobarevic!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusela wants to sweep here but Grobarevic controlling him for the moment.
Kusela manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grobarevic manages to get himself to full guard.
Kusela with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grobarevic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kusela is controlling him.
Kusela stands up over Grobarevic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kusela passes Grobarevic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kusela thows a huge punch but Grobarevic dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grobarevic is in trouble now - Kusela has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kusela is breathing heavily.
Kusela dominating with strikes here.
Kusela postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grobarevic looks a forlorn figure.
Kusela in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kusela breaks from Grobarevic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Grobarevic wants to get back to his feet.
Kusela raining down shots from the mount!
Kusela postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grobarevic looks a forlorn figure.
Grobarevic wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusela working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grobarevic really wants to buck Kusela off and get back to his feet.
Kusela lands a heavy elbow.
Kusela wants to control the pace but Grobarevic is squirming around nicely.
Kusela pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kusela with good strikes from the mount here!
Kusela fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kusela is landing with some decent strikes but Grobarevic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JeanPierre Kusela dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grobarevic throws a right and a left that Kusela avoids nicely.
Kusela shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kusela slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grobarevic is trying to get back to his feet.
Grobarevic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kusela connects with a decent elbow.
Kusela fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Grobarevic gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Grobarevic taking shots to the head.
Kusela can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grobarevic is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BOOM! Kusela connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusela scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grobarevic?
Kusela is landing with some decent strikes but Grobarevic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Grobarevic is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kusela is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Grobarevic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kusela scoring with strikes but Grobarevic is staying in there.
Grobarevic is trying to stand.
Kusela with a couple of short strikes.
Grobarevic wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kusela looking to finish Grobarevic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Grobarevic!
Grobarevic is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kusela 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grobarevic is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kusela breaks from Grobarevic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kusela throwing strikes here but Grobarevic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kusela with good strikes from the mount here!
Kusela has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grobarevic's face.
Kusela unloads with some shots from mount but Grobarevic bucks and avoids them well.
Grobarevic is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kusela breaks from Grobarevic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusela goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Grobarevic is on top in guard.
Kusela wants to sweep here but Grobarevic controlling him for the moment.
Kusela manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grobarevic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kusela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
BOOM! Kusela connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kusela postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grobarevic looks a forlorn figure.
Kusela landing strikes from the mount.
Grobarevic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kusela.
Kusela has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grobarevic's face.
A nice elbow there by Kusela.
Kusela lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kusela can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grobarevic is looking to escape.
Kusela has control of Grobarevic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Grobarevic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kusela scoring with strikes but Grobarevic is staying in there.
Grobarevic is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JeanPierre Kusela dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Grobarevic misses with a two punch combination.
Grobarevic throws a right hand that Kusela ducks under and follows up with a left that Kusela also avoids with ease.
Grobar Grobarevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grobarevic misses with a series of wild punches.
Kusela instigates a clinch.
Grobarevic is trying to break the clinch but Kusela has him pressed against the cage.
Kusela drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grobarevic pulls his leg out and moves away.
A nice combination there by Grobarevic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grobarevic throws a nice looking combination but Kusela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grobarevic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kusela shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kusela showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusela is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kusela looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kusela putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kusela lands with some strikes.
Kusela lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grobarevic hang on?
Kusela raining down shots from the mount!
Kusela landing punches.
Kusela is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusela with shots to the head and body - Grobarevic looks very uncomfortable down there.
JeanPierre Kusela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grobarevic tries to buck Kusela off but he can't manage it.
Kusela with a couple of short strikes.
Grobarevic is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kusela with the ground and pound from mount.
Grobarevic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kusela.
Kusela has control of Grobarevic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Grobarevic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Grobarevic is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusela with good strikes from the mount here!
Kusela with shots to the head and body - Grobarevic looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Grobarevic really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kusela scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grobarevic?
Kusela lands a nice shot to the head.
Kusela connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kusela trying to control but Grobarevic is having none of it.
Grobarevic squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kusela unloading with bombs!
Kusela is landing with some decent strikes but Grobarevic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kusela scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grobarevic?
Kusela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grobarevic can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusela is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grobarevic can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kusela dominating with strikes here.
Kusela looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kusela goes for an armbar but Grobarevic turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Grobarevic.
Kusela manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kusela 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 fight!
JeanPierre Kusela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kusela, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JeanPierre Kusela!
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