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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St John might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Uilleann Pipes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 cm
27
250 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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188 cm
25
250 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin St John! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Juntta! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Juntta digs a good hook to St John's body.
Juntta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. St John decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Juntta is looking for a sweep. St John is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Juntta wants to control but St John is keeping busy.
Juntta regains full guard. Nicely done. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Juntta tries to strike from the bottom.
Juntta is looking to stand up but St John isn't so interested in that idea. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Juntta is on top in guard.
Juntta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Juntta trying to control but St John is working from the bottom. St John wants to hit a switch here but Juntta passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for St John there! Juntta controlling from mount. Juntta lands with some vicious ground and pound - can St John hang on? Juntta working the ground and pound effectively.
Juntta throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Juntta dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Juntta working the ground and pound effectively.
St John tries to hold on but Juntta pushes him away. Juntta landing punches. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Juntta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Juntta controlling his opponent. Juntta with shots to the head and body - St John looks very uncomfortable down there. Juntta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Juntta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St John is rocked! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Juntta unloads with some vicious shots from mount and St John wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Juntta celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaska Juntta!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
49% |
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