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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladyslaw Raginis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jussi Juntta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladyslaw Raginis!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raginis shoots in and gets a takedown into Juntta's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raginis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Juntta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raginis lands a couple of digs.
Raginis stopping the sweep attempt from Juntta.
Raginis trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juntta wants to sweep here but Raginis controlling him for the moment.
Raginis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raginis 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.
Raginis wants to control from the top but Juntta keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raginis regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raginis throws the left hand but Juntta avoids the punch easily.
Raginis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juntta moves out of range of the leg kick from Raginis.
Raginis throws a body shot but no joy.
Raginis darts in looking for a takedown but Juntta gets double underhooks and turns Raginis into the cage.
Juntta attempts a counter takedown but Raginis avoids it well and moves away.
Juntta throws out a loose jab but Raginis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raginis tries for a takedown but Juntta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Raginis moves away from the strike by Juntta.
Raginis throws an overhand right that lands on Juntta's shoulder, as Juntta tries to avoid the shot.
Raginis throws a leg kick
and Juntta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Raginis won't be happy with that.
Juntta grinds an elbow into Raginis's temple.
Raginis sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta trying to control from Raginis's half guard. Raginis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Raginis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Juntta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Juntta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Juntta is looking to work some ground and pound but Raginis has wrist control.
Raginis controls Juntta momentarily but Juntta frees himself.
Raginis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Juntta 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.
Juntta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Juntta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raginis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raginis slows the pace down in half guard.
Juntta is looking for a sweep. Raginis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Juntta is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Juntta moves into full guard.
Raginis throws a big right hand that misses.
Raginis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Juntta is trying to keep Raginis in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Juntta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raginis.
Juntta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta lands a jab to the nose.
Raginis lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Juntta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raginis flicks out a counter leg kick but Juntta steps away.
Raginis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raginis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Juntta is trying to break the clinch but Raginis has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raginis.
A nice left hand lands by Raginis.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right handed body shot lands from Raginis.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raginis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raginis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wladyslaw Raginis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck for Raginis with that takedown attempt.
Juntta looks to land a left hand but Raginis moved out of range nicely.
Raginis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juntta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Juntta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raginis throws a front kick aimed at Juntta's knee but Juntta avoids it well.
Juntta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raginis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raginis is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta fails with a takedown attempt.
Raginis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta lands a really nice looking cross but Raginis seems unphased.
It looks like Wladyslaw Raginis has been cut.
Juntta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Juntta fails with the takedown.
Wladyslaw Raginis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raginis misses with a straight left.
Raginis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Juntta slips under a jab.
Juntta takes a kick to the side of the head.
Raginis misses with a body shot.
Raginis lands a glancing blow to the side of Juntta's head.
Raginis moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Raginis smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Juntta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juntta scores with the left hand. Raginis knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juntta blocks a head kick by Raginis.
Raginis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raginis moves in looking to clinch but Juntta pushes him off.
Raginis closes the distance and clinches.
Juntta goes for a takedown attempt but Raginis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Juntta avoids the body shot from Raginis.
Raginis sizes up Juntta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Juntta misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raginis moves out of range as Juntta strikes.
Raginis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raginis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Raginis misses with some punches.
Raginis throws a punch but it's blocked by Juntta.
Raginis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Juntta or not.
Juntta is looking for a takedown.
Juntta tightens his grip and picks Raginis up, before dumping him to the ground. Raginis manages to land in guard.
Raginis trying to keep a closed guard but Juntta is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raginis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Juntta looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juntta trying to control the position from guard on top but Raginis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jussi Juntta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raginis working for a triangle but Juntta defends it easily.
Raginis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Juntta is aware though and is defending well.
Juntta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wladyslaw Raginis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wladyslaw Raginis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Raginis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Juntta misses the shot to the body.
Raginis is looking to clinch.
Raginis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juntta changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Raginis lands with a slapping head kick.
Juntta 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.
Juntta misses with a body shot.
Raginis has Juntta up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raginis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raginis tries to throw a body punch but Juntta avoids it by throwing Raginis back against the cage.
Raginis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juntta's elbow.
Raginis misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raginis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Juntta blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raginis.
Raginis working aggressively here.
Juntta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Raginis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Raginis digs a right hand underneath Juntta's ribcage. Juntta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raginis stalls.
Raginis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Raginis.
Juntta is trying to break free.
Raginis tries a body shot but Juntta blocks it.
Jussi Juntta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raginis blocks an uppercut.
Raginis scores with a shot to the side of Juntta's head.
Raginis is pushing Juntta up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good body shot from Raginis.
Raginis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raginis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juntta's elbow.
Raginis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raginis cracks Juntta with a nice body shot.
Juntta blocks an uppercut.
Juntta is pressed up against the cage. Raginis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Juntta down to the mat. Juntta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Raginis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Juntta misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta misses with a takedown attempt - Raginis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Juntta moves out of range as Raginis strikes.
Juntta half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Juntta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raginis pinned against the cage. Raginis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wladyslaw Raginis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Juntta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juntta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raginis is fending him off so far but Juntta persists. Nope, Raginis circles away and we're back to standing.
Raginis lands the left hand.
Jab, jab by Raginis - just one landing.
Juntta misses with a left hand
and Raginis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Juntta scores with a jab.
Raginis tests Juntta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Juntta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Juntta fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raginis gets a double leg takedown into Juntta's guard.
Juntta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Raginis is stalling in the full guard.
Juntta seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Juntta keeping full guard, as Raginis tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wladyslaw Raginis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Raginis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wladyslaw Raginis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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