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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Avetisyan (ranked 1594 p4p, 217 weight class) and Jonas Justesen (ranked 939 p4p, 135 weight class). Jonas Justesen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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189 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Edgar Avetisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Justesen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justesen connects with a body shot that sends Avetisyan's belly button to the back.
Avetisyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Justesen misses with a takedown attempt
and Justesen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avetisyan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Avetisyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Justesen misses with a body shot.
Avetisyan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Justesen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Justesen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Avetisyan.
Justesen misses with a double jab
and Avetisyan counters with a stiff right hand.
Justesen takes a swing at Avetisyan's ribcage but misses.
Justesen misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Justesen misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Justesen does it's job there.
Justesen misses with a straight left.
Edgar Avetisyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justesen just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Avetisyan misses the target.
Justesen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Avetisyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Avetisyan staying out of range there.
Avetisyan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Avetisyan misses the jab.
A slow jab from Justesen misses its intended target.
Justesen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Avetisyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justesen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Justesen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Avetisyan throws out the jab.
Jonas Justesen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avetisyan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Avetisyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justesen moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Avetisyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justesen shoots in but Avetisyan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Justesen digs a good hook to Avetisyan's body.
Avetisyan walks into a straight right hand from Justesen.
It looks like Edgar Avetisyan has been cut.
Justesen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Avetisyan to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck for Justesen with that takedown attempt.
Edgar Avetisyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Justesen.
Justesen looks to land a right hand but Avetisyan moved out of range.
Avetisyan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Justesen avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Avetisyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Avetisyan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Avetisyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Justesen.
Justesen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Avetisyan throws out the jab.
Avetisyan misses with a straight right.
Justesen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Avetisyan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Justesen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Avetisyan is trying to stand.
Justesen wants to take a breather but Avetisyan is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avetisyan is trying to stand up here but Justesen is controlling him well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Justesen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Avetisyan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Justesen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justesen working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Justesen connects with a nice short shot to Avetisyan's temple.
Justesen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Justesen prevents Avetisyan from standing back up.
Justesen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Justesen is trying to control. Avetisyan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Justesen throwing shots but Avetisyan is blocking nicely.
Justesen is controlling the pace.
Avetisyan looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Justesen swings widly with a right hand
and Avetisyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Avetisyan looks to land a left hand but Justesen moved out of range nicely.
Edgar Avetisyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Avetisyan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Avetisyan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Justesen.
Avetisyan is rocked!
Justesen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Justesen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Avetisyan momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Justesen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edgar Avetisyan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Justesen.
Justesen catches Avetisyan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Avetisyan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Avetisyan misses with an uppercut.
Justesen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Avetisyan.
Justesen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Avetisyan slips under a jab.
Avetisyan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Avetisyan is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Justesen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justesen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Justesen blocks the low kick.
Justesen cracks Avetisyan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Avetisyan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Justesen misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justesen dives in and scores a takedown into Avetisyan's guard.
Avetisyan wants to stand but Justesen is controlling the position.
Justesen is standing up over Avetisyan. Avetisyan looks to escape but Justesen dives into side control.
Avetisyan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Justesen is controlling him well.
Justesen working the head and body with strikes.
Avetisyan is trying to get back to his feet.
Avetisyan seems to have got his legs back now.
Avetisyan seems a little lost for a moment, as Justesen dominates the positioning.
Avetisyan is trying to buck Justesen off.
Jonas Justesen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Justesen lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan is trying to get back to his feet.
Justesen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Avetisyan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Justesen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Avetisyan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Justesen lands an elbow.
Avetisyan is trying to buck Justesen off.
Edgar Avetisyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonas Justesen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Justesen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Justesen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Justesen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Justesen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Jonas Justesen!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Jonas Justesen!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Jonas Justesen!
Jonas Justesen wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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