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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fahad Joudeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joudeh comes to the cage accompanied by Vinnie Paz - Razor Gloves. Kutsoo has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fahad Joudeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarni Kutsoo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutsoo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Joudeh manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Joudeh is looking for a triangle but Kutsoo pushes his legs off easily.
Joudeh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kutsoo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kutsoo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kutsoo landing with the ground and pound.
Kutsoo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joudeh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kutsoo has managed to get both his arms back between Joudeh's legs - danger averted.
Kutsoo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joudeh's head.
Joudeh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kutsoo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joudeh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kutsoo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kutsoo works over Joudeh with some ground and pound from guard.
Kutsoo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kutsoo postures up and lands a big shot to Joudeh's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo stopping the sweep attempt from Joudeh.
Joudeh trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kutsoo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joudeh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kutsoo.
Joudeh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kutsoo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joudeh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kutsoo manages to get himself to full guard.
Kutsoo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kutsoo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joudeh is one step ahead there.
Kutsoo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kutsoo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Joudeh manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kutsoo wants to control from the top but Joudeh keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joudeh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kutsoo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kutsoo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kutsoo throwing strikes but missing.
Kutsoo wants to control from the top but Joudeh keeps moving.
Kutsoo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Joudeh's head.
Kutsoo wants to get up but he can't break Joudeh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Joudeh has momentary wrist control but Kutsoo slips an elbow through the middle.
Kutsoo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Joudeh working for a triangle but Kutsoo defends it easily.
Joudeh keeping moving, preventing Kutsoo from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Joudeh wants to sweep here but Kutsoo controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kutsoo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kutsoo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kutsoo connects with a couple of short punches.
Kutsoo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kutsoo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kutsoo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Joudeh manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kutsoo looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Joudeh pushes past his half guard into mount!
Joudeh blocks Kutsoo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo is desperately trying to improve his position but Joudeh has a good base and remains in mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kutsoo tries to lock up and control but Joudeh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Joudeh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Joudeh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kutsoo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kutsoo wants to hold on but Joudeh pushes him away.
Kutsoo gets back to half guard.
Kutsoo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kutsoo tries to strike from the bottom.
Joudeh trying to control but Kutsoo is working from the bottom.
Kutsoo wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joudeh postures up.
Kutsoo wants to stand and escape but Joudeh is having none of it.
Joudeh is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kutsoo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kutsoo has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarni Kutsoo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kutsoo drives through with a takedown into Joudeh's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kutsoo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Joudeh takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Joudeh taking a bit of punishment here - Kutsoo scoring with strikes.
Joudeh is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kutsoo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kutsoo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kutsoo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Joudeh down.
Kutsoo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Joudeh avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kutsoo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutsoo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kutsoo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joudeh is looking for a sweep.
Joudeh struggling a bit here.
Joudeh takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Joudeh takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Joudeh is not content to let Kutsoo control the position.
Kutsoo scoring with punches and elbows.
Joudeh is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kutsoo connects with a decent elbow.
Joudeh dodges the ground and pound from Kutsoo.
Joudeh manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joudeh's head.
Kutsoo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joudeh is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutsoo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Joudeh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kutsoo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joudeh wants to control but Kutsoo is keeping busy.
Kutsoo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Joudeh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Joudeh wants to get back to his feet.
Kutsoo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kutsoo working Joudeh over with strikes.
Kutsoo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kutsoo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Joudeh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kutsoo working Joudeh over with strikes.
Joudeh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kutsoo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kutsoo lands a nice short elbow.
Joudeh trying to control from the bottom.
Kutsoo is looking to take a break and control but Joudeh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joudeh is looking to control Kutsoo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Joudeh avoid being mounted?
Kutsoo working over Joudeh with some ground and pound. Joudeh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kutsoo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joudeh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Kutsoo.
Kutsoo drops an elbow to the side of Joudeh's head.
Kutsoo 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.
Kutsoo lands a big elbow - Joudeh is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Kutsoo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarni Kutsoo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jarni Kutsoo made sure he mentioned Reaper Combatwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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