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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaari Kuukonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Bam Beastly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuukonen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Armin Van Buuren - Rapture. Beastly has chosen Boadicea by Enya as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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204 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaari Kuukonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bam Bam Beastly!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuukonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beastly shoots in for a takedown but Kuukonen shows good takedown defense.
Kuukonen fails with the takedown
and Beastly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Beastly.
Kuukonen wants to get back to his feet but Beastly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Beastly wants to control from the top but Kuukonen keeps moving.
Kuukonen pulls Beastly in close to his closed guard and prevents Beastly from doing any damage or advancing position.
Beastly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beastly thows a big elbow that misses.
Beastly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuukonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kuukonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beastly wants to pass the guard but Kuukonen is keeping the position.
Kuukonen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastly trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuukonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beastly tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuukonen is retaining full guard.
Beastly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beastly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuukonen shoots in and drives through. Beastly sprawls well.
Beastly tries to land a front kick but Kuukonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuukonen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Jaari Kuukonen has been cut.
Jaari Kuukonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beastly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kuukonen shoots for a takedown but Beastly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaari Kuukonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Kuukonen with that takedown attempt.
Kuukonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuukonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beastly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Beastly regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuukonen blocks the strikes from Beastly.
Beastly is staying active underneath Kuukonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Beastly is in trouble now - Kuukonen has advanced to mount!
Kuukonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beastly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kuukonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beastly is looking to escape.
Beastly gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beastly is looking for a sweep. Kuukonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kuukonen in particular looking to stall.
Beastly throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Beastly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beastly is looking to control Kuukonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beastly avoid being mounted?
Kuukonen blocks the strikes from Beastly.
Beastly flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kuukonen prevents Beastly from improving his position.
Beastly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beastly shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuukonen sprawls well. He's pushed Beastly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kuukonen throws out a loose jab but Beastly uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kuukonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuukonen doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Beastly counter with a right hand.
Kuukonen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kuukonen misses with a takedown attempt
and Beastly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuukonen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beastly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuukonen thinking.
Kuukonen is breathing heavily.
Beastly scores a takedown into full mount!
Kuukonen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beastly is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kuukonen is surviving well by controlling Beastly's body position as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beastly is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kuukonen is surviving well by controlling Beastly's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam Beastly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaari Kuukonen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kuukonen shoots and misses
and Beastly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Kuukonen.
Beastly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuukonen.
Kuukonen fails with the takedown
and Beastly counters with a takedown into side control.
Beastly tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Beastly cracks Kuukonen with a big right hand but Kuukonen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Beastly working the ground and pound but Kuukonen is defending the strikes.
Beastly trying to control the action but Kuukonen is working from the bottom.
Kuukonen wants to control but Beastly postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastly wants to control but Kuukonen is keeping him busy.
Beastly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Beastly creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kuukonen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Beastly in side control, throwing shots but Kuukonen defends.
Kuukonen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kuukonen tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Beastly working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Kuukonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beastly misses with the ground and pound.
Kuukonen is looking for a sweep.
Beastly misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beastly working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Beastly tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beastly has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Beastly is breathing heavily.
Beastly misses with the ground and pound.
Kuukonen manages to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Beastly.
Beastly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuukonen defending well though.
Beastly prevents Kuukonen from improving his position.
Kuukonen manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beastly throwing strikes from guard but Kuukonen blocks nicely.
Beastly wants to control from the top but Kuukonen keeps moving.
Beastly has gone for a leg lock! Kuukonen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Beastly's guard.
Kuukonen working some strikes from top position.
Beastly trying to strike off his back.
Beastly throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beastly tries to strike from the bottom.
Kuukonen trying to control but Beastly is working from the bottom.
Beastly has his foot on Kuukonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuukonen works his way back into a safe position though.
Kuukonen gets to his feet. Beastly looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Beastly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuukonen throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuukonen.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuukonen blocks the leg kick.
Kuukonen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Beastly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Beastly is trying to get back to half guard.
Beastly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kuukonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Beastly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam Beastly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaari Kuukonen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Beastly throws a series of punches but Kuukonen avoids them all with ease.
Beastly tries a head kick but it misses.
Beastly throws a sloppy head kick and Kuukonen moves out of range easily.
Kuukonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beastly throws a nice looking combination but Kuukonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuukonen fails with the takedown.
Kuukonen throws a head kick but Beastly moves out of range.
Beastly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kuukonen manages to get back to half guard.
Beastly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kuukonen wants to control but Beastly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Beastly is keen to just control but Kuukonen is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beastly throwing shots but Kuukonen is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukonen is defending against the submission attempts here by Beastly.
Beastly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beastly wants to pass the guard but Kuukonen is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beastly fails to land the takedown.
Kuukonen misses with a body shot
and Beastly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kuukonen has his hands on Beastly's head, controlling the position.
Beastly postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kuukonen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Beastly, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Beastly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beastly has his foot on Kuukonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuukonen works his way back into a safe position though.
Beastly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beastly trying to strike off his back.
Beastly keeping moving, preventing Kuukonen from controlling successfully.
Kuukonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beastly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beastly working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kuukonen has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Beastly throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kuukonen controlling the pace.
Beastly is looking for a sweep. Kuukonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Beastly tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beastly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kuukonen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kuukonen's back!
Beastly tightening his grip on Kuukonen, looking for the choke.
Beastly is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kuukonen defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kuukonen is trying to shake Beastly off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Beastly won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Kuukonen 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.
Kuukonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beastly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Bam Beastly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beastly 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 George Francis scores the fight for Bam Bam Beastly!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Bam Bam Beastly!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Bam Bam Beastly!
Bam Bam Beastly wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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