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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brabo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kutsoo comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Jarni Kutsoo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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132 lbs
20 - 18 - 0 |
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169 cm
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140 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarni Kutsoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brabo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutsoo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but Kutsoo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Kutsoo.
Kutsoo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kutsoo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kutsoo scores with punches from side control.
Kutsoo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Garcia works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kutsoo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Garcia defends it well.
Kutsoo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kutsoo is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kutsoo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo seems to be looking for submissions.
Kutsoo lands with a punch from half guard.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kutsoo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Kutsoo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kutsoo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kutsoo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kutsoo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kutsoo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kutsoo connects with a couple of short punches.
Kutsoo landing some decent shots from guard.
Kutsoo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Kutsoo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kutsoo landing with the ground and pound.
Kutsoo landing some decent shots from guard.
Kutsoo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kutsoo is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kutsoo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kutsoo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kutsoo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kutsoo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kutsoo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kutsoo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kutsoo throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
Kutsoo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kutsoo stands up over Garcia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kutsoo is working Garcia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kutsoo cracks Garcia with a solid left hand.
Kutsoo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kutsoo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kutsoo working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kutsoo distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kutsoo defends well.
Kutsoo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Kutsoo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kutsoo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garcia's guard.
Garcia is not content to let Kutsoo control the position.
Kutsoo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Kutsoo wants to work for an arm triangle but Garcia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutsoo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarni Kutsoo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kutsoo fails to land the takedown.
Kutsoo blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Kutsoo fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Garcia thumps Kutsoo with a low kick.
Garcia throws a head kick but Kutsoo moves out of range.
Kutsoo tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo lands a jab to the nose.
Kutsoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kutsoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kutsoo throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Kutsoo shoots in and gets a takedown into Garcia's guard.
Kutsoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Garcia seems keen to control Kutsoo's posture.
Kutsoo wants to stand and escape but instead Garcia has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kutsoo has his foot on Garcia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garcia works his way back into a safe position though.
Kutsoo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Garcia frees his head nicely. Oh but Kutsoo has switched to an armbar! Garcia is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jarni Kutsoo!
Jarni Kutsoo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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