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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juha Mieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armand Agasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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177 cm
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186 lbs
21 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Mieto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Armand Agasi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mieto stuffs the takedown attempt from Agasi. Agasi gets slowly back to his feet.
Agasi throws a nice looking combination but Mieto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Agasi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mieto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mieto wants it to stay on the feet.
Mieto with a nice cross.
Mieto avoids the body shot from Agasi.
Mieto scores with a hook.
Mieto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mieto throws a solid leg kick but Agasi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mieto.
Mieto moves out of range of the strikes.
Agasi misses the jab.
Mieto avoids the body shot from Agasi.
Mieto is looking to slow Agasi down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi shoots in for a takedown but Mieto shows good takedown defense.
Juha Mieto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armand Agasi.
Agasi misses with a lunging right hand
and Mieto counters with a good low kick that Agasi was not able to check.
Mieto just misses with a punch to the body.
Mieto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mieto throws a right hand that Agasi ducks under and follows up with a left that Agasi also avoids with ease.
Agasi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Agasi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mieto misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Agasi misses.
Mieto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agasi lands with an uppercut that bounces Mieto off the cage and back into range.
Agasi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mieto.
A jab from Agasi does it's job there.
Agasi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Agasi looks for a takedown but Mieto sprawls well.
Mieto throws a chopping leg kick but Agasi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mieto throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mieto misses with the combination.
Agasi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agasi connects with a right hand. Mieto shakes it off.
Agasi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mieto tries to avoid it but Agasi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mieto to the ground. Mieto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Agasi shoots in for a takedown but Mieto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mieto misses with a body kick.
Mieto leaves Agasi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Agasi misses with a body shot.
Agasi looks for a takedown but Mieto sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Agasi or perhaps it was just good defense by Mieto which made him look bad.
Mieto throws a combination that misses
and Agasi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juha Mieto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agasi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Agasi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mieto ducks under a wild hook from Agasi.
Agasi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mieto looks to score with a jab to the body but Agasi is just out of range.
Agasi lands a jab to Mieto's midsection.
Mieto moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mieto pushes Agasi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Agasi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mieto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Agasi's guard.
Mieto trying to control the position from guard on top but Agasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mieto content to stall in guard here.
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 Juha Mieto will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mieto blocks a jab.
Mieto scores with a body shot.
Mieto looks for the body kick but Agasi saw that one coming.
Agasi shoots in but no luck this time.
Mieto is looking to land body kicks.
Agasi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Agasi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mieto's head.
Agasi is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi trying to pass the guard but Mieto defending well.
Agasi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Agasi is working for a kimura but Mieto is defending it quite comfortably.
Agasi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mieto defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agasi lands with a punch from half guard.
Mieto is defending against the submission attempts here by Agasi.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Agasi prevents Mieto from improving his position.
Agasi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mieto wants to improve his position but Agasi is controlling well.
Agasi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mieto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agasi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mieto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mieto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Agasi wants to pass to mount but Mieto is defending the position.
Agasi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agasi is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Mieto to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Mieto keeping full guard, as Agasi tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Agasi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agasi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Agasi advances position into side control!
Agasi throws an elbow but Mieto slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mieto is working to avoid the ground and pound but Agasi connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mieto taking punishment in the form of punches.
An elbow from Agasi crashes against the mat.
Agasi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Agasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Agasi misses with a body shot.
Agasi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mieto but Mieto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Juha Mieto is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Agasi or perhaps it was just good defense by Mieto which made him look bad.
Agasi dives in and scores a takedown into Mieto's guard.
Agasi trying to control but Mieto is working from the bottom.
Mieto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mieto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Agasi's guard.
Agasi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mieto defends it easily.
Agasi keeping moving, preventing Mieto from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi looking for a guillotine here but Mieto defends easily.
Agasi is looking for a triangle but Mieto pushes his legs off easily.
Mieto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Agasi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mieto!
Agasi dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Mieto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agasi throwing strikes here but Mieto is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Agasi wants to take Mieto's back here but Mieto is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Agasi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mieto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mieto shrugs it off.
Agasi with shots to the head and body - Mieto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Agasi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mieto turns into him and now he's in Agasi's guard.
Mieto passes Agasi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Agasi wants to improve his position but Mieto is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agasi is refusing to be controlled, as Mieto sits in half guard.
Mieto is really struggling to control Agasi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Agasi lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Agasi is pressing down on Mieto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Agasi wants to sweep but no luck.
Agasi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Agasi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mieto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mieto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Agasi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mieto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Agasi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mieto has managed to get both his arms back between Agasi's legs - danger averted.
Armand Agasi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Agasi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mieto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agasi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mieto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Agasi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mieto has managed to get both his arms back between Agasi's legs - danger averted.
Mieto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Agasi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mieto is one step ahead there.
Mieto stays in close to Agasi's body and controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Agasi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mieto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mieto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Agasi looking for a guillotine here but Mieto defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armand Agasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Agasi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armand Agasi!
Armand Agasi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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