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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Aro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peetu Lokaanyaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Aro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peetu Lokaanyaki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokaanyaki lands a head kick!
Lokaanyaki tries to clinch but Aro is having none of it.
Lokaanyaki pushes Aro up against the cage in a clinch.
Aro is leaning against Lokaanyaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aro avoiding damage as Lokaanyaki throws knees to the body.
Lokaanyaki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Aro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lokaanyaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Lokaanyaki prevents a takedown attempt there.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aro misses with a punch on the inside.
Aro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lokaanyaki or not.
Aro takes an elbow to the temple.
Lokaanyaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aro avoids it.
Lokaanyaki stalling in the clinch but Aro improves position.
Aro trying to land knees to the body.
Aro misses with a knee strike.
Lokaanyaki managing to block the knees to the body from Aro.
Lokaanyaki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Aro takes a knee to the side of the body.
A hook to the body from Aro.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lokaanyaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aro is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokaanyaki has Aro pushed against the cage.
Aro missing with knees to the body.
Lokaanyaki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lokaanyaki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lokaanyaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lokaanyaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aro avoids it really well and circles away.
Juhani Aro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peetu Lokaanyaki.
Aro throws a series of punches but Lokaanyaki avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lokaanyaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lokaanyaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lokaanyaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lokaanyaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Aro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lokaanyaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lokaanyaki tries to clinch there but Aro circles away.
Aro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lokaanyaki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Aro working away.
Aro lands a nice forearm strike.
Lokaanyaki struggling a bit here.
Aro cracks Lokaanyaki with a big right hand but Lokaanyaki just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lokaanyaki tries to escape but Aro is in control.
Aro lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aro working the ground and pound.
Aro is staying tight to Lokaanyaki's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lokaanyaki is trying to get back to half guard.
Aro working away.
Aro slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lokaanyaki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Aro slows the pace down.
Aro wants to take a breather but Lokaanyaki manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Aro.
Lokaanyaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Aro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lokaanyaki takes one to the chin there.
A nice combination there by Lokaanyaki.
Lokaanyaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Aro. Aro gets slowly back to his feet.
Lokaanyaki shoots in and drives through. Aro sprawls well.
Aro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juhani Aro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lokaanyaki tries to clinch up but Aro circles away and keeps his distance.
Lokaanyaki clinches with his opponent.
Aro is working for takedown but Lokaanyaki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lokaanyaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lokaanyaki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juhani Aro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lokaanyaki crunches a lovely knee into Aro's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lokaanyaki lands an elbow inside.
Lokaanyaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Aro has double underhooks.
Lokaanyaki is trying to force a seperation but Aro has the dominant position.
Aro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lokaanyaki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lokaanyaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Lokaanyaki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Aro prevents Lokaanyaki from breaking the clinch.
Lokaanyaki working Aro over with knees to the body.
Aro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lokaanyaki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lokaanyaki tries to stall but Aro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lokaanyaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aro prevents Lokaanyaki from breaking the clinch.
Aro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aro swings wildly with an uppercut but Lokaanyaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lokaanyaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lokaanyaki is looking to clinch but Aro is avoiding it.
Aro misses with a double jab
and Lokaanyaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aro pulls guard.
Aro trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lokaanyaki stands and throws Aro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aro is not content to let Lokaanyaki control the position.
Aro is looking for a sweep.
Lokaanyaki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lokaanyaki taking a breather here.
Aro is trying to improve his position.
Aro tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Aro wants to control but Lokaanyaki postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokaanyaki taking a breather here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lokaanyaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Aro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lokaanyaki has managed to clinch.
Lokaanyaki working Aro over with knees to the body.
Aro avoids a wild elbow strike from Lokaanyaki.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aro.
Lokaanyaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lokaanyaki avoids the damage to the body.
Aro manages to break the clinch.
Lokaanyaki wants to clinch up but Aro keeps it at a distance.
Aro swats away the attempt to clinch by Lokaanyaki.
Lokaanyaki clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aro managing to block the knees to the body from Lokaanyaki.
Aro looking to throw knees to the head but Lokaanyaki is blocking nicely.
Lokaanyaki prevents the takedown attempt.
Aro throws a punch but it's blocked by Lokaanyaki.
Lokaanyaki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Aro goes for a takedown attempt but Lokaanyaki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lokaanyaki fails to land the takedown.
Lokaanyaki misses with a two punch combination.
Aro swats away the attempt to clinch by Lokaanyaki.
Lokaanyaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aro misses with the combination.
Lokaanyaki connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peetu Lokaanyaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Aro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lokaanyaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lokaanyaki looks to land a combination. Aro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lokaanyaki is defended easily by Aro.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aro misses the shot to the body.
Lokaanyaki darts in trying to clinch
and Aro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aro wants to control from the top but Lokaanyaki keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lokaanyaki on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lokaanyaki is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokaanyaki wants to pass the guard but Aro is keeping the position.
Aro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Aro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Aro working for a submission but Lokaanyaki is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lokaanyaki blocking the ground and pound.
Aro trying to control but Lokaanyaki is having none of it.
Aro lands a big elbow.
Lokaanyaki is looking to improve his position but Aro isn't that keen on the idea.
Aro controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Aro looking to control but Lokaanyaki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lokaanyaki gets back to half guard.
Aro trying to control from Lokaanyaki's half guard. Lokaanyaki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lokaanyaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Lokaanyaki, not yet.
Lokaanyaki trying to keep a closed guard but Aro is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Aro is in close to Lokaanyaki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lokaanyaki pulls Aro in close to prevent any damage.
Aro tries to free his leg and advance position but Lokaanyaki is retaining full guard.
Aro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lokaanyaki has Aro pulled in close to control his posture.
Lokaanyaki trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juhani Aro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juhani Aro!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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