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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stirling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Stirling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stirling throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ahokas lands a left and a right that send Stirling crashing to the mat, dazed. Ahokas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stirling is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stirling throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Stirling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahokas lands a big uppercut and Stirling crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stirling looks OK. Ahokas waves Stirling back to his feet!
Stirling throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stirling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Stirling lands but Ahokas takes it in his stride.
Stirling seems to have got his legs back now.
Stirling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahokas.
Ahokas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Ahokas.
Stirling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stirling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stirling lands a jab to the head.
Ahokas lands a big uppercut and Stirling crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stirling looks OK. Ahokas waves Stirling back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stirling stuffs the takedown attempt from Ahokas. Ahokas gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Stirling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stirling just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahokas throws a shot to the body.
Stirling fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stirling throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ahokas connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Stirling.
Stirling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab lands there for Stirling.
Jack Stirling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas tries to move into range but Stirling moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stirling moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ahokas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stirling lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Stirling misses the target.
Ahokas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jack Stirling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Stirling.
Stirling lands a glancing blow to the side of Ahokas's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ahokas, as that shot connected.
Stirling misses with a body kick.
Stirling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stirling scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ahokas doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas shoots in and drives through. Stirling sprawls well.
Ahokas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ahokas is thwarting Stirling's attempts to control the position.
Stirling is trying to get back to full guard.
Ahokas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stirling trying to hold on to Ahokas's head to control him but Ahokas postures up.
Ahokas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ahokas slows the pace down in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ahokas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stirling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahokas shoots in but no luck this time.
Jack Stirling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Ahokas.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stirling.
Stirling fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Ahokas 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahokas. Stirling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stirling lands a nice shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stirling.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stirling.
Stirling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahokas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stirling scores with a nice strike.
Stirling misses with a wild body shot.
Stirling looks for the body kick but Ahokas saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Stirling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stirling loads up on a big right hand but Ahokas slips the punch.
Stirling connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Stirling. That's going to slow Ahokas down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Stirling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stirling misses with a wild combination.
Ahokas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ahokas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stirling.
Stirling missing with a left hand there. Ahokas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stirling throws a head kick that Ahokas semi-blocks.
Stirling misses with a few strikes there.
Stirling slips a jab from Ahokas.
Stirling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahokas was well out of range. Poor timing from Stirling.
Stirling misses with a body shot.
Stirling throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas throws a series of punches but Stirling avoids them all with ease.
Stirling cracks Ahokas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Stirling looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stirling throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ahokas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stirling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahokas was well out of range. Poor timing from Stirling.
Stirling scores with a hook.
Stirling lands a right hook to the body.
Ahokas missing with a left hand there. Stirling was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stirling.
Ahokas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ahokas throws a hook to the side of Stirling's head but Stirling sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stirling misses with a head kick.
Ahokas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ahokas there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jack Stirling is winning the standup battle so far.
Stirling with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stirling.
Stirling throws a predictable looking body shot
so Ahokas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stirling bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ahokas's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stirling with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stirling passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stirling throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Stirling tries to move to mount but Ahokas blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stirling passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ahokas!
Poor strikes thrown by Stirling there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ahokas wants to control but Stirling is having none of it.
Stirling punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stirling punching from mount but Ahokas doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stirling thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stirling throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ahokas because Stirling loaded up on that one.
Ahokas tries to hold on but Stirling postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Stirling dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ahokas misses with a looping left.
Ahokas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stirling as he avoids it easily.
Stirling throws a sloppy head kick and Ahokas moves out of range easily.
Stirling misses with a wild body shot.
Stirling misses with a kick to the body.
Stirling ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ahokas misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stirling.
Ahokas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ahokas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ahokas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stirling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahokas. Stirling does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stirling. That's going to slow Ahokas down.
Stirling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stirling jabs Ahokas right on the nose. Ahokas blinks but takes it well.
Stirling punishes Ahokas's body with a nice straight punch.
Stirling tries to bum rush Ahokas with a series of wild strikes but Ahokas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stirling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahokas moves away.
Ahokas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stirling. Stirling obviously looking to wear him down.
Stirling lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahokas misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stirling. That's going to slow Ahokas down.
Ahokas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stirling connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stirling looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahokas is just out of range.
Stirling lands with a good body shot.
Ahokas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ahokas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ahokas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ahokas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas throws a strike but Stirling avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ahokas trying to control the position from guard on top but Stirling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Juha Ahokas wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stirling lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ahokas takes a step back to recover.
Stirling scores with a leg kick.
Stirling with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fighters circle momentarily. Stirling darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stirling with a nice cross.
Stirling connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice cross by Stirling.
Stirling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ahokas.
Stirling fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ahokas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stirling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahokas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stirling in his tracks.
A solid body kick from Stirling.
Stirling throws the kick towards the body but Ahokas avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Stirling showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stirling 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Stirling!
Jack Stirling 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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