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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Jiro (ranked 1283 p4p, 152 weight class) and Timo Juti (ranked 1512 p4p, 168 weight class). Timo Juti told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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269 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ken Jiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timo Juti!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiro instigates a clinch.
Juti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Juti lands a good knee to the midsection. Jiro won't want to take too many of those.
Jiro tries a knee to the head but Juti blocks it.
Juti crunches a lovely knee into Jiro's ribcage.
Jiro is breathing heavily.
Juti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Juti trying to stall but Jiro improves his position.
Juti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Ken Jiro has been cut.
Jiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Juti or not.
Juti lands a body shot in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Jiro.
Juti tries to stall but Jiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jiro lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from Juti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiro misses with the head strike.
Jiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juti wants to stall.
Juti blocks a body shot from Jiro.
Juti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Juti fails to land.
Juti stalling in the clinch.
Jiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Juti controls his hands.
Juti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Juti lands an elbow just above Jiro 's eye.
Juti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jiro can't find room to land a body shot as Juti controls the action.
Juti lands a nice knee to the body.
Juti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jiro takes an elbow to the temple.
Juti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Juti.
Juti lands a body punch.
Juti lands a shot to the body.
Juti wants to stall.
Juti landing knees to the body.
Jiro takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juti lands a good knee to the midsection. Jiro won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Juti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juti misses with the head strike.
Jiro takes an elbow to the temple.
Juti lands a nice knee to the body.
Jiro takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Juti.
Jiro working aggressively here.
Juti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jiro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Juti lands an elbow just above Jiro 's eye.
Juti working Jiro over with knees to the body.
Juti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Juti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jiro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Juti lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juti landing knees to the body.
Juti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jiro's defenses.
Juti crunches a lovely knee into Jiro's ribcage.
Juti misses with a body punch.
Juti stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Juti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Jiro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Juti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Juti misses its intended target.
Juti throws a body shot but no joy.
Juti misses the jab.
Juti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juti looks to land a right hand but Jiro moved out of range.
Juti doesn't manage to clinch there - Jiro circles away.
Jiro wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiro slips a straight right by Juti.
Jiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juti.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Juti. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Juti misses the body punch
and Jiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Juti misses with a hook. Jiro ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jiro, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Juti.
Juti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Juti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jiro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Juti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juti backwards.
Juti leaning against his opponent.
Jiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Juti controls his hands.
Juti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Juti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juti leaning against his opponent.
Juti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Juti looking to slow down the pace here.
Jiro misses with a punch to the body.
Juti lands a nice elbow.
Ken Jiro's cut is getting worse.
Jiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Juti uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Juti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Juti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jiro.
Juti prevents a body shot from Jiro.
Juti lands a right hand.
Juti tries to stall but Jiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Juti.
Juti scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Juti lands with a right to the head.
Juti lands an elbow just above Jiro 's eye.
Juti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jiro backwards.
Jiro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jiro misses with a body punch.
Jiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Juti lands a nice knee to the body.
Juti lands a nice knee to the body.
Juti scores with a knee to the head.
Juti lands an elbow that stopped Jiro in his tracks for a moment.
Juti scores with a knee to the head.
Juti with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Juti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ken Jiro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Juti cracks a nice hook into Jiro's ribs.
Juti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jiro.
Jiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Juti throws a series of punches but Jiro avoids them all with ease.
Juti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Juti tries to clinch up.
Juti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juti has closed the distance and engaged Jiro in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juti tries to work over Jiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiro throws a head punch that misses.
Juti trying to land knees to the body.
Juti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juti misses with a punch on the inside.
Jiro has a couple of punches blocked by Juti.
Jiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Jiro.
Ken Jiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Jiro.
Juti blocks a body shot from Jiro.
Jiro misses with the head strike.
Jiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Juti controls his hands.
Jiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Juti controls his hands.
Juti lands a left hand.
Juti prevents a body shot from Jiro.
Jiro misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Jiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jiro lands a shot to the body.
Juti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Timo Juti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juti prevents a body shot from Jiro.
Jiro pushes Juti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Jiro.
Jiro tries a body shot but Juti blocks it.
Juti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Juti controls his hands.
Jiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiro tries to throw a body punch but Juti avoids it by throwing Jiro back against the cage.
Jiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jiro working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Jiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Juti 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Timo Juti!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Timo Juti!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Timo Juti!
Timo Juti 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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FIGHT
RATING
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