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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Frettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Frettish will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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288 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Frettish!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahokas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Frettish looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ahokas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ahokas fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ahokas sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Frettish is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The referee asks Ahokas politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ahokas prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ahokas tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ahokas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Frettish is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Ahokas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ahokas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The strikes coming from Ahokas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ahokas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Frettish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ahokas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ahokas in side control lands a decent elbow.
Frettish defending against the ground and pound.
Ahokas is looking to take a break and control but Frettish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ahokas with the ground and pound but Frettish regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Juha Ahokas.
Ahokas moves forwards but Frettish connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frettish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahokas.
Ahokas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frettish lands a really nice looking cross but Ahokas seems unphased.
Frettish defending well as Ahokas loads up on a big left hand.
Juha Ahokas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahokas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahokas misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahokas misses with an uppercut
letting Frettish counter with a right hand.
Frettish scores with a body shot.
Ahokas misses the jab.
Frettish throws a poor cross that misses
so Ahokas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ahokas content to stall in guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahokas trying to control but Frettish is working from the bottom.
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.
Frettish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahokas scores with a jab.
Ahokas avoids the body shot from Frettish.
Ahokas throws an off balance right hand
and Frettish counters with a nice uppercut.
Ahokas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahokas thuds a left hand into Frettish's body.
Frettish has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Frettish there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahokas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frettish's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ahokas under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ed Frettish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frettish is breathing heavily.
Ahokas throws a hook but Frettish blocks it.
Ahokas blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahokas. Frettish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahokas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Frettish cracks Ahokas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ahokas takes a swing at Frettish's ribcage but misses.
Frettish gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ahokas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahokas scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frettish takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ahokas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frettish circles away quickly and effectively.
Frettish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahokas.
Ed Frettish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahokas swings for the body but Frettish moves out of range.
Ahokas scores with a takedown into Frettish's guard.
Ahokas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ahokas is in close to Frettish's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frettish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ahokas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ahokas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ahokas chips away with some ground and pound.
Ahokas connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahokas is pushing down on Frettish's leg trying to pass to half guard. Frettish is fighting to maintain full guard but Ahokas has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ahokas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ahokas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frettish can do to turn this around?
Ahokas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Juha Ahokas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Ahokas dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ahokas swings for the body but Frettish moves out of range.
Frettish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahokas.
Ahokas swings widly with a right hand
and Frettish counters with a stiff right hand.
Ahokas misses with a wild body shot.
Ahokas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Frettish coming out on top.
Frettish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahokas.
Frettish looks to land a left hand but Ahokas moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Ahokas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frettish lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ahokas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ahokas.
The ground and pound from Ahokas seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ahokas trying to control the action but Frettish is working from the bottom.
Ahokas controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas cracks Frettish with a big right hand but Frettish just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ahokas controls the position.
Frettish managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ahokas.
Ahokas in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Frettish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frettish is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahokas takes a little break here. Frettish wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Frettish dodges the ground and pound from Ahokas.
Frettish parries the strikes from Ahokas easily there. Ahokas is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Frettish to escape.
Ed Frettish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahokas fails to land a wild elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frettish is looking to regain half guard here but Ahokas keeps moving and retains side control.
Juha Ahokas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ahokas taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Ahokas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ahokas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juha Ahokas!
Juha Ahokas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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