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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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275 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Kantola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Juntta!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kantola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juntta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kantola was well out of range. Poor timing from Juntta.
Kantola swinging wildly here.
Kantola lands a front kick.
Juntta shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kantola eats them both and turns towards Juntta to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Ari Kantola has been cut.
Kantola misses with a series of wild punches.
Juntta throws a lazy body kick
and Kantola counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kantola slaps away a takedown attempt from Juntta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kantola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juntta throws a hook but Kantola blocks it.
We've been told by Kantola's head coaches at LOD Gym Now with StandUP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kantola looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Juntta misses with a combination
and Kantola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola lands a leg kick that knocks Juntta off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kantola.
Kantola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Juntta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Juntta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Juntta has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Juntta takes one to the chin there.
Juntta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kantola counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Juntta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
No luck for Juntta with that takedown attempt.
Ari Kantola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jari Juntta.
Kantola throws a sloppy head kick and Juntta moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantola doesn't manage to clinch there - Juntta circles away.
Some wild striking there from Juntta.
Juntta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kantola controls Juntta momentarily but Juntta frees himself.
Juntta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kantola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Juntta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kantola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Juntta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Juntta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Juntta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juntta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juntta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Juntta passes Kantola's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kantola is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juntta pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta 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.
Juntta blocks the strikes from Kantola.
Juntta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Juntta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kantola flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kantola regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Juntta.
Juntta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Juntta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juntta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kantola's head.
Kantola working a defensive guard here.
Juntta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juntta stops Kantola from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kantola keeping moving, preventing Juntta from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juntta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juntta lands a couple of elbows.
Kantola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juntta.
Kantola is looking to stand up but Juntta isn't so interested in that idea.
Kantola throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kantola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Juntta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ari Kantola will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ari Kantola's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Kantola.
Juntta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Juntta shoots in looking for a takedown but Kantola manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Juntta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ari Kantola is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Juntta.
Ari Kantola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jari Juntta.
Kantola misses with a series of wild punches.
Ari Kantola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juntta shoots in for a takedown but Kantola shows good takedown defense.
Juntta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kantola circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Juntta.
Juntta drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juntta.
Juntta is in close to Kantola's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Juntta is in close to Kantola's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kantola looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Juntta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juntta throws a strike but Kantola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kantola drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kantola jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kantola trying to stand up but can't free himself from Juntta's guard.
Kantola trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta wants to sweep but no luck.
Kantola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Juntta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kantola's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juntta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juntta landing with the ground and pound.
Juntta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Juntta landing with the ground and pound.
Juntta postures up.
Juntta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Juntta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Juntta advances position into side control!
Kantola tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kantola can't do much from the bottom here.
Kantola is looking to regain half guard here but Juntta keeps moving and retains side control.
Juntta creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kantola sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kantola manages to work his way to half guard, despite Juntta's best efforts.
Kantola is defending against the submission attempts here by Juntta.
Kantola trying to hold on to Juntta's head to control him but Juntta postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta trying to advance position but Kantola counters by regaining guard.
Kantola is looking for a triangle but Juntta pushes his legs off easily.
Juntta landing some decent shots from guard.
Juntta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kantola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juntta cracks Kantola with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kantola wants to sweep here but Juntta controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kantola has momentary wrist control but Juntta slips an elbow through the middle.
Juntta landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Juntta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ari Kantola's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Kantola.
Juntta throws the left hand but Kantola avoids the punch easily.
Juntta tries to score with a low kick but Kantola moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Kantola.
Kantola lands with a kick to the temple. Juntta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kantola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Juntta darts in looking for a takedown but Kantola gets double underhooks and turns Juntta into the cage.
Juntta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kantola is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Juntta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Juntta wants to break free but Kantola has control.
Kantola misses with an elbow over the top.
Juntta tries to break the clinch but Kantola is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta breaks the clinch.
Juntta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juntta drops Kantola with a big left hand and mounts him. Kantola is in big trouble!
Kantola is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juntta softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Kantola is out cold! Juntta jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jari Juntta!
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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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