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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janne Jakoavain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Oh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Jakoavain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Oh!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jakoavain.
Jakoavain wants to clinch up but Oh keeps it at a distance.
Jakoavain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jakoavain motions for Oh to come forward. Jakoavain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Janne Jakoavain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jakoavain throws a looping overhand right but Oh ducks down to avoid it.
Jakoavain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jakoavain tries to close the distance and clinch but Oh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Jakoavain.
Oh tries to clinch there but Jakoavain circles away.
Jakoavain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakoavain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jakoavain connects with an inside leg kick.
Jakoavain's corner calls for a 1-2. Jakoavain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jakoavain looks to score with a jab to the body but Oh is just out of range.
Oh gets tackled into the cage by Jakoavain. Jakoavain maintains the clinch.
Jakoavain prevents a body shot from Oh.
Jakoavain blocks a body shot from Oh.
A left hand lands to the body for Jakoavain.
Jakoavain misses with the head strike.
Jakoavain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh tries to land a knee to the head but Jakoavain blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jakoavain.
Jakoavain scores with a shot to the side of Oh's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jakoavain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jakoavain lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jakoavain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Jakoavain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jakoavain throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Janne Jakoavain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jakoavain misses the jab.
Jakoavain throws a sloppy head kick and Oh moves out of range easily.
Jakoavain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jakoavain lands a glancing blow to the side of Oh's head.
Jakoavain lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jakoavain to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jakoavain has Oh up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jakoavain backwards.
Jakoavain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oh misses with a body punch.
Jakoavain cracks Oh with a nice body shot.
Jakoavain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Jakoavain misses with some punches.
Jakoavain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oh tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakoavain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh ducks under a wild hook from Jakoavain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh has a takedown stuffed.
Jakoavain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Big Oh has been cut.
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!
Jakoavain jabs Oh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jakoavain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oh.
Jakoavain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jakoavain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jakoavain has managed to clinch.
Jakoavain pushes Oh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jakoavain lands an uppercut.
Jakoavain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janne Jakoavain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Oh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oh takes one to the chin there.
Jakoavain wants to clinch.
Jakoavain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jakoavain lands a head shot.
Jakoavain wants to clinch
and Oh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jakoavain lands with a slapping head kick.
Jakoavain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jakoavain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakoavain clinches with his opponent.
Oh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jakoavain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jakoavain.
Jakoavain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jakoavain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jakoavain misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jakoavain.
Jakoavain can't find room to land a body shot as Oh controls the action.
Jakoavain breaks from the clinch.
Oh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jakoavain.
Oh throws a combination that misses
and Jakoavain counters with a series of strikes. Oh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oh moves in looking to clinch but Jakoavain pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Jakoavain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakoavain has Oh up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jakoavain is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jakoavain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jakoavain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jakoavain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jakoavain misses with a body punch.
Jakoavain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh tries a body shot but Jakoavain blocks it.
Jakoavain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oh can do to turn this around?
Jakoavain tries to work over Oh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Jakoavain.
Oh misses with a punch to the body.
Jakoavain is leaning against Oh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jakoavain on the inside.
Oh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jakoavain misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Jakoavain.
Jakoavain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Jakoavain.
Oh is breathing heavily.
Oh wants a takedown but no success here.
A shot in the inside from Jakoavain.
Jakoavain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ohs head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Jakoavain.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jakoavain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jakoavain breaks from the clinch.
Jakoavain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh dodges the punch combination from Jakoavain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jakoavain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jakoavain catches Oh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jakoavain scores with the left hand. Oh knows he should have avoided that one.
A right-left combo lands from Jakoavain.
Janne Jakoavain is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jakoavain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jakoavain misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janne Jakoavain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big Oh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jakoavain thuds his right hand into Oh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jakoavain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jakoavain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh walks into a straight right hand from Jakoavain.
Jakoavain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A lazy left from Jakoavain finds it's target.
Jakoavain is looking to clinch but Oh is avoiding it.
Jakoavain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh tries to throw a body punch but Jakoavain avoids it by throwing Oh back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakoavain lands a left hand.
Jakoavain misses with a punch on the inside.
Jakoavain cracks Oh with a nice body shot.
Oh misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jakoavain.
Jakoavain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh blocks an uppercut.
Jakoavain can't find room to land a body shot as Oh controls the action.
Jakoavain digs a right hand into Oh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oh's gas tank.
Oh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jakoavain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Jakoavain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jakoavain lands an uppercut.
Jakoavain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jakoavain breaks from the clinch.
Jakoavain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oh, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jakoavain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jakoavain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oh.
Jakoavain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jakoavain tries to clinch up.
Oh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jakoavain misses with a series of wild punches.
Jakoavain misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jakoavain.
Janne Jakoavain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oh throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jakoavain was covering up waiting for the punch and Oh finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakoavain is pulling down on Oh's head. It's preventing any offense from Oh, at least for the moment.
Jakoavain looking for a sweep. Not yet Jakoavain, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oh throws an elbow that misses. Jakoavain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oh's guard. Nice move by Jakoavain!
Jakoavain stands up from Oh's guard - Jakoavain perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakoavain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab lands there for Jakoavain.
Jakoavain pushes Oh up against the cage in a clinch.
Jakoavain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oh digs a right hand underneath Jakoavain's ribcage. Jakoavain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Big Oh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh tries to circle away but Jakoavain has him pinned against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janne Jakoavain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jakoavain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janne Jakoavain!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Janne Jakoavain waved his t-shirt featuring Adrenaline's logo in front of the cameras.
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