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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Westerinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimi Aanekoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Westerinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimi Aanekoski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westerinen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Westerinen misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Westerinen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Aanekoski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Westerinen looking to control but instead Aanekoski has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Aanekoski gets full guard.
Westerinen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Aanekoski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Westerinen has Aanekoski in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Westerinen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aanekoski is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aanekoski throwing strikes from guard but Westerinen blocks nicely.
Westerinen wants to stand up but Aanekoski is controlling him.
Westerinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aanekoski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Westerinen has his foot on Aanekoski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aanekoski works his way back into a safe position though.
Westerinen is breathing heavily.
Aanekoski preventing the sweep.
Aanekoski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Westerinen has momentary wrist control but Aanekoski slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aanekoski distracts Westerinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Westerinen wants to sweep here but Aanekoski controlling him for the moment.
Aanekoski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aanekoski working some strikes from top position.
Aanekoski lands a couple of elbows.
Aanekoski postures up and lands a big shot to Westerinen's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aanekoski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aanekoski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aanekoski connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aanekoski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Westerinen is looking for a triangle but Aanekoski pushes his legs off easily.
Aanekoski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aanekoski passes Westerinen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aanekoski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aanekoski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aanekoski working the head and body with strikes.
Aanekoski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aanekoski working the head and body with strikes.
Aanekoski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Westerinen tries to get to full guard but Aanekoski has control of the leg.
Aanekoski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aanekoski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Aanekoski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aanekoski lands with a punch from half guard.
Aanekoski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Aanekoski there.
Aanekoski slips a nice elbow through Westerinen's hands, connecting with Westerinen's forehead.
Aanekoski working the head and body with strikes.
Aanekoski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aanekoski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Aanekoski.
Aanekoski throwing shots but Westerinen is blocking nicely.
Westerinen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aanekoski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aanekoski lands a nice short elbow.
Westerinen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aanekoski lands a couple of elbows.
Aanekoski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Westerinen is keeping the position for now.
Aanekoski throwing strikes but missing.
Aanekoski works over Westerinen with some ground and pound from guard.
Aanekoski throwing strikes from guard but Westerinen blocks nicely.
Westerinen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aanekoski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Westerinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aanekoski's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimi Aanekoski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Westerinen with that takedown attempt.
Westerinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Westerinen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aanekoski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Westerinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aanekoski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Westerinen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Westerinen tries to get out of the position.
Aanekoski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aanekoski postures up.
Aanekoski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Westerinen's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aanekoski stands up over Westerinen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aanekoski landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aanekoski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aanekoski postures up and lands a big shot to Westerinen's brow.
Westerinen can't keep his opponent in guard - Aanekoski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aanekoski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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. Aanekoski connects with a nice short shot to Westerinen's temple.
Aanekoski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aanekoski working over Westerinen with some ground and pound. Westerinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Westerinen gets back to full guard.
Westerinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aanekoski's guard.
Aanekoski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Westerinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Westerinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westerinen gets to his feet - Aanekoski follows without any prompting.
Aanekoski misses with the combination.
Aanekoski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Westerinen wants to get back to full guard.
Aanekoski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aanekoski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aanekoski working over Westerinen with some ground and pound. Westerinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kimi Aanekoski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aanekoski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aanekoski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Westerinen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Aanekoski thows a huge punch but Westerinen dodges it nicely.
Aanekoski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Westerinen moves in looking to clinch but Aanekoski pushes him off.
Westerinen tries to land a front kick but Aanekoski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aanekoski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aanekoski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aanekoski showed some decent athleticism there.
Westerinen wants to get back to full guard.
Aanekoski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aanekoski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aanekoski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aanekoski lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westerinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Westerinen wants to get back to his feet.
Aanekoski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aanekoski throws a one two combo.
Westerinen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aanekoski counters with a three punch combo that has Westerinen backing up. Westerinen nods at Aanekoski to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Westerinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Westerinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aanekoski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aanekoski.
Aanekoski won't allow Westerinen to get back to his feet.
Aanekoski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aanekoski landing some decent shots from guard.
Aanekoski postures up and lands a big shot to Westerinen's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimi Aanekoski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Westerinen fails with the takedown
and Aanekoski counters with a single leg into guard. Westerinen didn't expect that.
Aanekoski chips away with some ground and pound.
Aanekoski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Westerinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aanekoski throws a big right hand that misses.
Aanekoski landing with the ground and pound.
Westerinen wants to sweep here but Aanekoski controlling him for the moment.
Aanekoski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aanekoski stands up over Westerinen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Westerinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Westerinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aanekoski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aanekoski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aanekoski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Westerinen did well to prevent Aanekoski getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aanekoski slips a nice elbow through Westerinen's hands, connecting with Westerinen's forehead.
Westerinen is trying to control but can't.
Westerinen wants to get back to full guard.
Aanekoski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aanekoski lands a nice short elbow.
Aanekoski lands strikes from half guard.
Aanekoski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aanekoski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Westerinen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aanekoski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Westerinen wants to improve his position but Aanekoski is controlling well.
Westerinen trying to hold on to Aanekoski's head to control him but Aanekoski postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westerinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Aanekoski slips a nice elbow through Westerinen's hands, connecting with Westerinen's forehead.
Aanekoski lands strikes from half guard.
Aanekoski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Westerinen misses with a takedown attempt
and Aanekoski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Westerinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Westerinen throws a head kick that misses.
Westerinen slips a jab and a cross from Aanekoski.
Westerinen wants to clinch
and Aanekoski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aanekoski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aanekoski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Westerinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aanekoski pushes down on Westerinen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Aanekoski prevents Westerinen from improving his position.
Aanekoski working Westerinen over with strikes.
Aanekoski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aanekoski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Westerinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Westerinen looking for submissions off his back.
That's four 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.
Westerinen is trying to get back to full guard.
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. Aanekoski connects with a nice short shot to Westerinen's temple.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Westerinen with a poor takedown
and Aanekoski counters with a shoot takedown. Westerinen fights it but they end up in guard.
Aanekoski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aanekoski lands a couple of elbows.
Westerinen trying to strike off his back.
Aanekoski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Westerinen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aanekoski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westerinen tries to strike from the bottom.
John Westerinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aanekoski stands and throws Westerinen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimi Aanekoski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aanekoski 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Kimi Aanekoski!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Kimi Aanekoski!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Kimi Aanekoski!
Kimi Aanekoski wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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