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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Lato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Oshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oshiro has chosen Walk it Out as his entrance music. Jarkko Lato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Lato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Trey Oshiro!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oshiro clinches with his opponent.
Lato blocks a body shot from Oshiro.
Oshiro misses with a knee to the head.
Oshiro lands a shot to the body.
Lato is trying to pull guard but Oshiro has him pressed against the cage.
Lato tries to pull guard but Oshiro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oshiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oshiro forces Lato back against the cage and clinches.
Lato tries to pull guard but Oshiro won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarkko Lato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oshiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Lato tries to pull guard but Oshiro won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oshiro stalling against the cage.
Oshiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Latos head.
Lato tries to pull guard but Oshiro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oshiro breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oshiro is looking to clinch.
Lato doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oshiro counters by clinching up.
Oshiro tries a knee to the head but Lato blocks it.
Oshiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oshiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oshiro avoiding damage.
Lato tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oshiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Oshiro lands an elbow that stopped Lato in his tracks for a moment.
Oshiro lands a damaging elbow.
Oshiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lato misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oshiro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lato.
Lato ducks under a wild hook from Oshiro.
Lato will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lato shoots in for a double leg but Oshiro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Oshiro enables Lato to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Oshiro manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oshiro wants to stand but Lato is controlling the position.
Lato wants to pass the guard but Oshiro is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oshiro is looking to stand up but Lato isn't so interested in that idea.
Lato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oshiro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oshiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lato scoring with some ground and pound.
Lato is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lato has gone for a leg lock! Oshiro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lato's guard.
Oshiro stands up and waves to Lato to follow him.
Trey Oshiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oshiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lato missing with a left hand there. Oshiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oshiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oshiro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oshiro moves into the clinch.
Oshiro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oshiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lato backwards.
Lato tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oshiro just stands there and leans against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lato jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oshiro walks away with a smile on his face. Lato gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Oshiro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lato shoots in but Oshiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oshiro moves in looking to clinch but Lato pushes him off.
Oshiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oshiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lato throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oshiro's waist but Oshiro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lato off to one side.
Oshiro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Lato misses the target.
Oshiro is looking for the big counter here.
No joy there for Oshiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oshiro closes the distance and pushes Lato back into the cage.
Oshiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oshiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lato blocks it with crossed arms.
Oshiro lands a knee to the body.
Oshiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lato jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oshiro walks away with a smile on his face. Lato gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarkko Lato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lato decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lato throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lato is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oshiro sees it coming and defends easily.
Lato 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.
Lato sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oshiro defending well though.
Jarkko Lato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oshiro kicks off Lato and gets to his feet.
Oshiro moves into the clinch.
Oshiro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Trey Oshiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oshiro misses with a body punch.
Oshiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oshiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oshiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lato keeps the fight on the outside.
Oshiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oshiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lato will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trey Oshiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oshiro is looking to clinch.
Oshiro scores with a jab.
Oshiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oshiro moves into the clinch.
Lato tries to pull guard but Oshiro holds him up against the cage and eventually Lato drops back down to his feet.
Oshiro stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lato is trying to pull guard but Oshiro has him pressed against the cage.
Oshiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lato's elbow.
Lato is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oshiro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oshiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Oshiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oshiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lato being controlled against the cage.
Oshiro breaks from the clinch.
Oshiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lato fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oshiro avoids it really well and circles away.
Oshiro replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lato blocks it well.
Lato looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oshiro drives through and clinches with Lato against the cage.
Lato is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oshiro to keep the fight standing.
Oshiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oshiro.
Oshiro crunches a lovely knee into Lato's ribcage.
Oshiro working Lato over with knees to the body.
Oshiro is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Oshiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Oshiro closes the distance and clinches.
Oshiro slows down the pace here.
Oshiro manages to break the clinch.
Oshiro is looking to clinch but Lato is avoiding it.
Oshiro cracks Lato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lato fails with the takedown.
Lato jumps guard but Oshiro stands there with Lato around his waist. Lato gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Come on Oshiro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lato tries to pull guard but Oshiro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarkko Lato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oshiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lato or not.
Oshiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oshiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Oshiro.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oshiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oshiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oshiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lato backwards.
Oshiro breaks the clinch.
Oshiro throws a right hand that Lato ducks under and follows up with a left that Lato also avoids with ease.
Lato appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Oshiro misses with a kick to the body.
Oshiro moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oshiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lato backwards.
Oshiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Latos head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Oshiro.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oshiro obliges.
Lato jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oshiro walks away with a smile on his face. Lato gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lato gets tackled into the cage by Oshiro. Oshiro maintains the clinch.
Oshiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lato jumps guard but Oshiro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lato fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lato is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oshiro to keep the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Oshiro.
Oshiro lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oshiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oshiro closes the distance and clinches.
Lato letting Oshiro take a breather here.
Oshiro with a knee to the head.
Oshiro stalling.
Oshiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lato gets tackled into the cage by Oshiro. Oshiro maintains the clinch.
Oshiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oshiro throws a head kick but Lato moves out of range.
Lato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oshiro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oshiro moves into the clinch successfully.
Oshiro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lato tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oshiro smiles and moves away.
A right-left combo lands from Lato.
Jarkko Lato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oshiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oshiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Oshiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oshiro takes the fight into the clinch.
Oshiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trey Oshiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lato tries for a takedown but Oshiro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trey Oshiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oshiro 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey Oshiro!
Trey Oshiro took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'thanks for coming to the fight. I will be even better then I was this fight next fight. hope you come watch again'.
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