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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Zotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zotov comes to the cage accompanied by Мы расправи. Kutsoo has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jarni Kutsoo enters the cage!
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137 lbs
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134 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maksim Zotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarni Kutsoo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zotov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown but Zotov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kutsoo dives in and grabs Zotov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zotov pushes down on Kutsoo's head and hops out.
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kutsoo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zotov struggling a bit here.
Zotov is looking for a sweep.
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!
Kutsoo working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Zotov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kutsoo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Zotov parries the strikes from Kutsoo easily there. Kutsoo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zotov to escape.
Kutsoo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zotov down.
Zotov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kutsoo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kutsoo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Zotov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zotov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zotov wants to control but Kutsoo postures up.
Kutsoo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kutsoo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zotov sprawls well initially but Kutsoo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kutsoo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kutsoo lands a nice short elbow.
Zotov wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Kutsoo.
Zotov gets back to full guard.
Kutsoo wants to pass the guard but Zotov is keeping the position.
Kutsoo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kutsoo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutsoo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zotov has Kutsoo pulled in close to control his posture.
Kutsoo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zotov is trying to keep Kutsoo in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zotov looking for a sweep. Not yet Zotov, not yet.
Kutsoo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kutsoo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kutsoo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kutsoo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kutsoo with a nice head shot there.
Zotov wants to sweep but no luck.
Kutsoo wants to pass the guard but Zotov is keeping the position.
Kutsoo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kutsoo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kutsoo working some strikes from top position.
Zotov trying to control the position.
Kutsoo throws a big elbow that misses.
Zotov wants to sweep here but Kutsoo controlling him for the moment.
Zotov is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zotov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kutsoo's guard.
Kutsoo keeping full guard, as Zotov tries to pass.
Kutsoo has his foot on Zotov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zotov works his way back into a safe position though.
Zotov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kutsoo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kutsoo wants to sweep here but Zotov controlling him for the moment.
Zotov tries to free his leg and advance position but Kutsoo is retaining full guard.
Kutsoo is looking for a triangle but Zotov pushes his legs off easily.
Kutsoo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kutsoo throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Kutsoo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zotov!
Zotov tries to lock up and control but Kutsoo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutsoo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zotov's face.
Kutsoo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zotov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kutsoo with the ground and pound from mount.
Kutsoo landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zotov tries to lock up and control but Kutsoo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kutsoo breaks from Zotov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zotov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kutsoo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kutsoo with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Zotov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kutsoo raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kutsoo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zotov?
Kutsoo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zotov really wants to buck Kutsoo off and get back to his feet.
Zotov wants to hold on but Kutsoo pushes him away.
Kutsoo is landing with some decent strikes but Zotov 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.
Jarni Kutsoo dominated that round.
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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kutsoo.
Nice sprawl there from Zotov as Kutsoo shoots in.
Kutsoo closes the distance and clinches up with Zotov, looking for a takedown. Kutsoo pushes Zotov against the cage but Zotov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maksim Zotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarni Kutsoo.
Zotov throws a head kick that misses.
Kutsoo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jarni Kutsoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kutsoo walks into a left hand.
Kutsoo closes the distance and clinches.
Kutsoo avoiding damage as Zotov throws knees to the body.
Kutsoo is trying to trip Zotov. He has hold of a leg but Zotov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kutsoo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kutsoo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kutsoo stopping the sweep attempt from Zotov.
Kutsoo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kutsoo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kutsoo throws a big elbow that misses.
Kutsoo stands up over Zotov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutsoo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kutsoo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zotov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kutsoo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo tries to reverse the position but Zotov maintains control.
Zotov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kutsoo is now in Zotov's guard. A big mistake from Zotov there, giving up the dominant position!
Kutsoo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kutsoo wants to control from the top but Zotov keeps moving.
Kutsoo wants to get up but he can't break Zotov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zotov wants to sweep here but Kutsoo controlling him for the moment.
Zotov trying to control the position.
Kutsoo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zotov controls Kutsoo momentarily but Kutsoo frees himself.
Kutsoo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zotov keeping moving, preventing Kutsoo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kutsoo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zotov controls Kutsoo momentarily but Kutsoo frees himself.
Zotov keeping full guard, as Kutsoo tries to pass.
Kutsoo throws a big right hand that misses.
Kutsoo wants to control from the top but Zotov keeps moving.
Zotov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kutsoo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zotov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zotov is trying to keep Kutsoo in close.
Kutsoo working some strikes from top position.
Kutsoo postures up and lands a big shot to Zotov's brow.
Kutsoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Zotov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kutsoo postures up.
Jarni Kutsoo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zotov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zotov working a defensive guard here.
Kutsoo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zotov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kutsoo wants to control from the top but Zotov keeps moving.
Kutsoo throwing strikes from guard but Zotov blocks nicely.
Kutsoo throws a big elbow that misses.
Kutsoo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zotov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zotov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kutsoo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kutsoo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo throws a big elbow that misses.
Kutsoo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zotov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kutsoo throwing strikes but missing.
Zotov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kutsoo throws a big elbow that misses.
Kutsoo throwing strikes but missing.
Zotov looking for a sweep. Not yet Zotov, not yet.
Zotov has his foot on Kutsoo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kutsoo works his way back into a safe position though.
Kutsoo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kutsoo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zotov working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kutsoo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kutsoo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kutsoo is working Zotov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kutsoo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarni Kutsoo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Zotov throws the kick towards the body but Kutsoo avoids it.
Zotov stuffs the takedown attempt from Kutsoo. Kutsoo gets slowly back to his feet.
Kutsoo fails with the takedown.
Zotov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jarni Kutsoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kutsoo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zotov circles away.
Maksim Zotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarni Kutsoo.
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown but Zotov shows good takedown defense.
Zotov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kutsoo moves in looking to clinch but Zotov pushes him off.
Zotov tries to land a leg kick but Kutsoo saw it coming and moves away.
Kutsoo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zotov did well to prevent Kutsoo getting side control.
Kutsoo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zotov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kutsoo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kutsoo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zotov gets full guard.
Kutsoo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zotov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zotov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kutsoo is one step ahead there.
Kutsoo passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zotov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zotov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zotov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zotov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kutsoo with a nice head shot there.
Zotov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kutsoo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zotov wants to finish this one by submission but Kutsoo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Zotov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo can't escape the position.
Kutsoo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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!
Kutsoo is pressing down on Zotov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zotov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kutsoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kutsoo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kutsoo working a defensive guard here.
Zotov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kutsoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zotov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kutsoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kutsoo tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo wants to stand but Zotov is controlling the position.
Zotov trying to control but Kutsoo is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Maksim Zotov.
Kutsoo darts in looking for a takedown but Zotov gets double underhooks and turns Kutsoo into the cage.
Jarni Kutsoo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kutsoo wants a takedown but no success here.
Maksim Zotov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zotov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zotov throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kutsoo.
Zotov blocks an elbow strike.
Kutsoo jumps guard.
Kutsoo keeping moving, preventing Zotov from controlling successfully.
Kutsoo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Zotov looking to sit in guard and control but Kutsoo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zotov wants to stand up but Kutsoo is controlling him.
Zotov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kutsoo.
Kutsoo landing with the ground and pound.
Zotov keeping moving, preventing Kutsoo from controlling successfully.
Zotov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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!
Zotov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zotov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kutsoo!
Kutsoo blocking the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jarni Kutsoo.
I've got Kutsoo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarni Kutsoo!
An intense looking Jarni Kutsoo took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'WHO? WHO? WHO`S THE BEST?! I CAN`T HEAR YOU!!!'.
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