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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kutsoo comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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132 lbs
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140 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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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
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarni Kutsoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin Perez!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutsoo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kutsoo somewhat.
Kutsoo moves away from the strike by Perez.
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perez but Perez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kutsoo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kutsoo doesn't seem bothered though.
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Perez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kutsoo wants to stand but Perez has his arm trapped.
An elbow from Kutsoo crashes against the mat.
Kutsoo 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutsoo is looking to take a break and control but Perez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo working away.
Kutsoo wants to stand but Perez is controlling his arm.
Kutsoo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kutsoo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Perez wants to control but Kutsoo postures up.
Kutsoo tries to score with some ground and pound. Perez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Perez pushes Kutsoo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kutsoo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kutsoo trying to control the position but Perez is working away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kutsoo.
We've been hearing good reports from Kutsoo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kutsoo working the ground and pound but Perez is defending the strikes.
Perez struggling a bit here.
Kutsoo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perez keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Perez throws a solid leg kick but Kutsoo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perez.
Perez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Perez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kutsoo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kutsoo trying to hold on to Perez's head to control him but Perez postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kutsoo wants to improve his position but instead Perez has moved into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kutsoo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kutsoo wants to sweep here but Perez controlling him for the moment.
Kutsoo looking to control.
Kutsoo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Perez has passed into side control.
Kutsoo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a few punches from side control.
Kutsoo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Kutsoo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kutsoo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kutsoo throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kutsoo some visible discomfort.
Perez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kutsoo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kutsoo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Perez's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marvin Perez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kutsoo circles away quickly and effectively.
Kutsoo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kutsoo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Perez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Perez has escaped and now he's on top!
Kutsoo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kutsoo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jarni Kutsoo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kutsoo is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Perez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Perez is thwarting Kutsoo's attempts to control the position.
Kutsoo looking for subs from the bottom but Perez mounts him!
Perez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kutsoo?
Perez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kutsoo hang on?
Perez lands a couple of good shots and Kutsoo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo trying to control the action but Perez just sinks the hooks in.
Perez lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Perez lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Perez lands a shot to the head.
Perez is punishing Kutsoo with strikes - can he finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutsoo trying to control but not successfully.
Kutsoo is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Perez gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Perez gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Perez apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Perez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kutsoo shoots for a double leg takedown but Perez sprawls well. He's pushed Kutsoo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Perez throws a nice looking combination but Kutsoo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kutsoo fails with a takedown attempt.
A cross from Perez lands.
Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kutsoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perez misses with a leg kick.
Kutsoo slips a jab from Perez.
Kutsoo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarni Kutsoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kutsoo.
Perez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Perez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kutsoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Perez.
Kutsoo slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Kutsoo clinches up with Perez and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutsoo is working for takedown but Perez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kutsoo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Perez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kutsoo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kutsoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perez.
Perez has Kutsoo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Perez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kutsoo tumbling to the mat - Perez dives into Kutsoo's guard.
Perez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kutsoo working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Perez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kutsoo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Perez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Perez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kutsoo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Perez gets underhooks to prevent Kutsoo's takedown attempt.
Perez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kutsoo tries to stall but Perez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Perez stops a takedown attempt from Kutsoo.
Perez works on Kutsoo's body with a couple of short punches.
Perez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Perez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perez.
Kutsoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kutsoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Perez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kutsoo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Perez winds up and cracks Kutsoo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Perez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kutsoo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kutsoo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kutsoo is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kutsoo tries to get to full guard but Perez has control of the leg.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Perez with the ground and pound but Kutsoo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Marvin Perez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo striking off his back but it's not causing Perez any problems.
Perez postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Perez cracks Kutsoo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kutsoo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kutsoo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarni Kutsoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kutsoo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the liver by Perez. Beautiful body shot.
Perez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kutsoo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perez.
Kutsoo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perez circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kutsoo.
Perez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jarni Kutsoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perez stands up over Kutsoo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kutsoo wants to stand and escape but Perez is having none of it.
Kutsoo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kutsoo looking to control.
Kutsoo keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Perez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kutsoo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo misses with a takedown attempt - Perez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kutsoo gets caught flat footed, as Perez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Perez postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kutsoo is on top in guard.
Perez wants to hit a switch here but Kutsoo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Perez there!
Kutsoo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kutsoo wants to finish this one by submission but Perez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kutsoo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Perez!
A less than humble Marvin Perez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Jarni Kutsoo spoke after the fight, saying 'my fault my fault i`m week...'.
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