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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einari Mohko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohko comes to the cage accompanied by Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus - Älä enää lyö. 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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175 cm
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200 lbs
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191 cm
18
198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Einari Mohko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joni Jarvinen! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mohko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarvinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mohko scores with a takedown into Jarvinen's guard. Mohko content to stall in guard here. Jarvinen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mohko puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Mohko is thwarting Jarvinen's attempts to control the position. Jarvinen is trying to stand up here but Mohko is controlling him well. Mohko is trying to control the action in half guard but Jarvinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Jarvinen trying to hold on to Mohko's head to control him but Mohko postures up.
Mohko could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Mohko wants to pass to mount but Jarvinen is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Jarvinen misses with a takedown and Mohko moves into the clinch. A bit of stalling here from Mohko.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mohko for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. Mohko is pressed up against the cage. Jarvinen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mohko down to the mat. Mohko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Mohko is looking to clinch. Mohko tries to clinch up. Mohko moves in looking to clinch but Jarvinen pushes him off. Jarvinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mohko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mohko. A short left from Mohko.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Jarvinen is pressed up against the cage. Mohko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jarvinen down to the mat. Jarvinen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Mohko stuffs the takedown attempt from Jarvinen. Jarvinen gets slowly back to his feet. Einari Mohko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joni Jarvinen. Jarvinen tries to clinch up. Jarvinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jarvinen fails with the takedown and Mohko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jarvinen's guard now. Jarvinen looks gassed! Mohko works over Jarvinen with some ground and pound from guard. Mohko wants to control from the top but Jarvinen keeps moving. Mohko slips nicely into half guard. Jarvinen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mohko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Jarvinen tries to get to full guard but Mohko has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mohko sitting and controlling from the half guard. Jarvinen pushes Mohko off but Mohko dives into side control.
Mohko advances to mount. Jarvinen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mohko controlling the position easily from mount. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Mohko working Jarvinen over with strikes here. Mohko controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Mohko working the ground and pound effectively.
Jarvinen tries to hold on but Mohko pushes him away. Mohko working for a guillotine from mount but Jarvinen is in no mood to give up. Mohko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mohko is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jarvinen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jarvinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Einari Mohko dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Mohko clinches. Stalling in the clinch from Mohko.
Jarvinen can't break the clinch.
Mohko is looking to break free of the clinch but Jarvinen has double underhooks. Jarvinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Mohko.
Jarvinen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jarvinen can't break the clinch.
Jarvinen lands an elbow that stopped Mohko in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Einari Mohko has been cut. Jarvinen is looking to break free of the clinch but Mohko has double underhooks. Mohko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jarvinen.
Mohko wants to get back to striking at distance but Jarvinen won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jarvinen keeps control of Mohko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Mohko pressing his opponent against the cage. Jarvinen is working for takedown but Mohko is calmly controlling the position for now. Einari Mohko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joni Jarvinen.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mohko is trying to maintain a safe position but Jarvinen gets an underhook and turns Mohko into the cage. Jarvinen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mohko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Jarvinen stalling in the clinch but Mohko improves position. Mohko stalling against the cage.
Mohko keeps control of Jarvinen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Jarvinen jumps guard but Mohko stands there with Jarvinen around his waist. Jarvinen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jarvinen has had enough of the clinch but Mohko keeps him there for the moment. Jarvinen tries to pull guard but Mohko holds him up against the cage and eventually Jarvinen drops back down to his feet.
Jarvinen breaks from the clinch.
Jarvinen closes the distance and clinches. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarvinen. Mohko is trying to break the clinch but Jarvinen has him pressed against the cage. The is referee keeping an eye on Mohko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Jarvinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jarvinen closes the distance but Mohko moves to the side and Mohko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mohko. Mohko lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mohko is trying to work for a kimura but Jarvinen is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jarvinen is trying to stand.
Jarvinen has a hand on Mohko's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mohko takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Jarvinen is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mohko moves to the back position. Jarvinen is trying to stand back up. Mohko lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Jarvinen hold on?!
Mohko wants to control but Jarvinen is keeping busy. Mohko has the hooks in. Jarvinen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. Jarvinen covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Jarvinen trying to control but not successfully. Mohko lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Jarvinen hold on?!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Mohko is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. Jarvinen trying to control the hands but Mohko won't let him. Mohko has Jarvinen flattened out and is raining down punches. Jarvinen covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Einari Mohko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Jarvinen is really stuck here.
Jarvinen trying to get back to his feet but Mohko is in full control for now. The referee is taking a good look at Jarvinen as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Mohko!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Mohko is trying to stick to Jarvinen's back but Jarvinen is turning into Mohko. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mohko's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jarvinen. Jarvinen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Einari Mohko dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Einari Mohko's cut. 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!
Jarvinen with a jab. Jarvinen looks to land a combination. Mohko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Jarvinen throws a combination. Mohko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mohko is rocked! Mohko shoots for a double leg takedown but Jarvinen sprawls well. He's pushed Mohko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Oh Mohko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Jarvinen misses with the combination.
Mohko defending well as Jarvinen loads up on a big left hand. Jarvinen throws a right hand that Mohko ducks under and follows up with a left that Mohko also avoids with ease. Jarvinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mohko. Jarvinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jarvinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mohko. Jarvinen throws a series of punches but Mohko moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mohko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jarvinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Mohko avoids the elbow strike from Jarvinen, against the cage.
Jarvinen has cage pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Mohko is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a bit one sneaks through from Jarvinen - that's hurt Mohko badly! Oh, another knee lands and Mohko is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Mohko doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Joni Jarvinen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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