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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juho Kusti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainer Hagert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusti's entrance music is Rumblejunkie - Dope Angel. A fine choice. Hagert has chosen Michael Jackson - Earth Song as his entrance music. Juho Kusti has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juho Kusti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rainer Hagert!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hagert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kusti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kusti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hagert throws out the jab.
Hagert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Hagert.
Hagert throws a sloppy head kick and Kusti moves out of range easily.
Hagert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kusti.
Hagert misses with a head kick.
Hagert misses with a head kick.
Kusti avoids the head kick by Hagert.
Hagert throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kusti slips a jab from Hagert.
Hagert throws out a loose jab but Kusti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hagert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hagert misses the shot to the body.
Hagert looks gassed!
Kusti moves out of range of the body kick.
Hagert throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagert tries a head kick but it misses.
Kusti shoots in and bounces Hagert off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hagert keeping moving, preventing Kusti from controlling successfully.
Hagert pushes Kusti off and gets back to his feet.
Hagert tries a head kick but it misses.
Kusti scores a takedown into full mount!
Kusti with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusti looking to finish Hagert with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hagert!
Kusti misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kusti cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kusti working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hagert can't escape the position.
Kusti moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hagert has worked his arm free - good work by Hagert!
Kusti in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusti creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hagert sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hagert is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hagert wants to control but Kusti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hagert is pressing down on Kusti's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kusti stops Hagert from standing up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hagert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kusti stands up over Hagert, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kusti throws a strike but Hagert rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kusti manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hagert tries to hold on but Kusti pushes him away.
Kusti throwing strikes but Hagert uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kusti is stalling here. Hagert is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kusti seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hagert has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rainer Hagert dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kusti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Hagert as Kusti shoots in.
Hagert tries to land a front kick but Kusti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hagert misses with a head kick.
Kusti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juho Kusti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kusti fails with a takedown attempt.
Hagert throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusti blocks a head kick by Hagert.
A lazy left from Hagert finds it's target.
Hagert connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hagert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hagert lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kusti slips a jab from Hagert.
Kusti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hagert throws a sloppy head kick and Kusti moves out of range easily.
Kusti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kusti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kusti unloads with some shots from mount but Hagert bucks and avoids them well.
Kusti throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hagert because Kusti loaded up on that one.
Hagert tries to hold on but Kusti pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusti looking to finish with strikes here!
Hagert can't escape the position.
Hagert is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hagert is squirming around, avoiding Kusti's attempts to control the action.
Hagert wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kusti landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagert is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kusti landing shots from mount.
Kusti swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hagert is now in Kusti's guard. A big mistake from Kusti there, giving up the dominant position!
Kusti looking to control.
Kusti keeping moving, preventing Hagert from controlling successfully.
Kusti controls Hagert momentarily but Hagert frees himself.
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.
Kusti throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hagert looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kusti keeping moving, preventing Hagert from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kusti tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rainer Hagert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hagert forces Kusti back against the cage and clinches.
Hagert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kusti instigates a clinch.
Kusti has Hagert pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hagert manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kusti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hagert tries to land knees in the clinch but Kusti avoids the damage to the body.
Kusti turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kusti manages to end up in side control.
Hagert wants to get back to his feet.
Hagert is trying to control Kusti's posture but Kusti avoids it.
Kusti working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kusti tries for a kimura but Hagert is defending well.
Hagert sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagert tries to get to full guard but Kusti has control of the leg.
Kusti winds up and cracks Hagert with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kusti throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kusti is keen to just control but Hagert is a slippery customer.
Hagert tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hagert preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kusti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hagert does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hagert throws out a loose jab but Kusti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hagert throws an overhand right that lands on Kusti's shoulder, as Kusti tries to avoid the shot.
Kusti avoids the head kick by Hagert.
Hagert throws a hook but Kusti blocks it.
Kusti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hagert throws a sloppy head kick and Kusti moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Hagert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagert throws a nice head kick!
Hagert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kusti moves out of range of the body kick from Hagert.
Kusti fails with a takedown attempt.
Kusti staying out of range there.
Hagert throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rainer Hagert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kusti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hagert's guard.
Kusti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kusti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kusti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hagert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Juho Kusti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusti throwing strikes but missing.
Hagert 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.
Kusti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hagert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kusti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hagert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juho Kusti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hagert throws a right hand that Kusti ducks under and follows up with a left that Kusti also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juho Kusti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hagert 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rainer Hagert!
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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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