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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Gunnar (ranked 8211 p4p, 694 weight class) and Jouko Juntti (ranked 7666 p4p, 675 weight class). Jouko Juntti will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Austin Gunnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouko Juntti!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Juntti did well to prevent Gunnar getting side control.
Gunnar controlling the pace.
Gunnar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Juntti wants to improve his position but Gunnar is controlling well.
Juntti is pressing down on Gunnar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Juntti keeping moving, preventing Gunnar from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntti looking for a guillotine here but Gunnar defends easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gunnar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Juntti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gunnar has managed to get both his arms back between Juntti's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Juntti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gunnar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gunnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Juntti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gunnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juntti controls Gunnar momentarily but Gunnar frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gunnar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gunnar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gunnar wants to control from the top but Juntti keeps moving.
Gunnar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Juntti is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gunnar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gunnar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gunnar is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntti wants to get back to his feet but Gunnar drags him back down.
Juntti is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gunnar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gunnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Juntti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gunnar wants to control but Juntti is keeping him busy.
Juntti trying to control but Gunnar postures up.
Juntti tries to get to full guard but Gunnar has control of the leg.
Gunnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Juntti on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gunnar wants to control but Juntti is keeping him busy.
Juntti moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Juntti is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gunnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Juntti looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Austin Gunnar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Juntti throws a leg kick
and Gunnar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Juntti's guard.
Gunnar postures up.
Gunnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juntti lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Juntti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juntti working some strikes from top position.
Juntti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnar striking from his own guard.
Juntti is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gunnar pulls Juntti in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Juntti puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gunnar trying to hold on to Juntti's head to control him but Juntti postures up.
Juntti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gunnar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Juntti is nestled in close to Gunnar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gunnar punching from the bottom.
Gunnar moves into full guard.
Juntti passes into half guard.
Gunnar is not content to let Juntti control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Juntti is working away from the top position though.
Gunnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Juntti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gunnar trying to hold on to Juntti's head to control him but Juntti postures up.
Gunnar is trying to control but Juntti manages to pass to mount!
Juntti working for a submission but Gunnar is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntti looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Juntti connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Juntti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gunnar wants to hold on but Juntti pushes him away.
Juntti with shots to the head and body - Gunnar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Juntti has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gunnar's face.
Gunnar taking shots to the head.
Gunnar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gunnar wants to control but Juntti is having none of it.
Juntti landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juntti lands a nice shot to the head.
Juntti postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gunnar looks a forlorn figure.
Gunnar is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Juntti tries to control but Gunnar wriggling away.
Juntti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gunnar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jouko Juntti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gunnar fails with the takedown.
Juntti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Juntti gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gunnar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Juntti lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnar working a defensive guard but Juntti manages to pass into side control anyway.
Juntti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gunnar keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnar wants to control but Juntti postures up.
Juntti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Juntti creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gunnar is trying to control Juntti's posture but Juntti avoids it.
Gunnar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gunnar wants to control but Juntti is keeping busy.
Gunnar is looking for a sweep. Juntti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Juntti is thwarting Gunnar's attempts to control the position.
Gunnar is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Juntti jumps into side control!
Gunnar can't do much from the bottom here.
Juntti in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gunnar struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntti working the ground and pound from side control.
Gunnar tries to improve position but can't.
Gunnar is not content to let Juntti control the position.
Gunnar defending against the ground and pound.
Gunnar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Juntti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Gunnar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gunnar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Juntti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Juntti is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gunnar has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnar is looking to regain half guard here but Juntti keeps moving and retains side control.
Jouko Juntti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Juntti decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gunnar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Juntti to the mat! Juntti manages to get full guard.
Gunnar wants to control from the top but Juntti keeps moving.
Juntti wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jouko Juntti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Juntti 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jouko Juntti!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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