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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jari Aarnio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Kroblur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aarnio comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube - Why We Thugs. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jari Aarnio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Kroblur!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroblur avoids the body shot from Aarnio.
Aarnio has a takedown stuffed.
Aarnio misses with a left hand
and Kroblur counters with a nice uppercut.
Aarnio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Kroblur misses.
Aarnio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kroblur counters with a nice body shot.
Kroblur scores with a hook.
Kroblur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aarnio was well out of range. Poor timing from Kroblur.
Kroblur cracks Aarnio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aarnio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Aarnio counters with a quick kick to the body but Kroblur blocks it.
Aarnio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kroblur gets caught flat footed, as Aarnio shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kroblur has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aarnio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kroblur wants to sweep but no luck.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Aarnio from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've been hearing that Aarnio has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Aarnio trying to control the position from guard on top but Kroblur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aarnio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kroblur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aarnio is one step ahead there.
Aarnio trying to control the position from guard on top but Kroblur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kroblur has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aarnio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Aarnio from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kroblur is on top in guard.
Kroblur missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aarnio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kroblur can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aarnio looking to control.
Kroblur lands a couple of digs.
Kroblur lands a couple of elbows.
Kroblur landing with the ground and pound.
Aarnio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kroblur chips away with some ground and pound.
Kroblur throws a big right hand that misses.
Kroblur lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kroblur postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur throws a big elbow that misses.
Kroblur working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aarnio looking for a sweep. Not yet Aarnio, not yet.
Aarnio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kroblur manages to get himself to full guard.
Aarnio won't allow Kroblur to sweep him here.
Aarnio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aarnio lands a couple of elbows.
Aarnio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aarnio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kroblur looking for a sweep. Not yet Kroblur, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aarnio trying to control the position from guard on top but Kroblur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aarnio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kroblur wants to sweep but no luck.
Aarnio distracts Kroblur with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aarnio working some strikes from top position.
Aarnio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kroblur's head.
Aarnio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kroblur's head.
Aarnio scoring with some ground and pound.
Kroblur lands a decent shot there.
Aarnio is pushing down on Kroblur's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kroblur is fighting to maintain full guard but Aarnio has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kroblur wants to improve his position but Aarnio is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kroblur dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kroblur lands a nice shot that snaps Aarnio's head back.
Kroblur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aarnio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aarnio throws a body shot but no joy.
Aarnio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kroblur.
Kroblur lands the left hand.
Kroblur swinging wildly here.
Aarnio is looking to counter punch.
Kroblur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aarnio.
Kroblur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aarnio was well out of range. Poor timing from Kroblur.
Aarnio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aarnio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kroblur can pounce on him.
Aarnio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matt Kroblur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aarnio scores with a hook.
Kroblur scores with a sloppy right hand. Aarnio should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kroblur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kroblur misses with a hook. Aarnio ducked under it nicely.
Kroblur misses the jab.
Aarnio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kroblur stuffs the takedown attempt from Aarnio. Aarnio gets slowly back to his feet.
Aarnio looks for the body kick but Kroblur saw that one coming.
Kroblur drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aarnio defends it well.
Aarnio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Kroblur misses.
Aarnio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kroblur blocks a head kick by Aarnio.
Kroblur blocks the body kick.
Kroblur stuns Aarnio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kroblur misses with a few strikes there.
Aarnio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kroblur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aarnio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kroblur checks a leg kick.
Kroblur scores with a decent looking hook.
Kroblur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aarnio.
Kroblur blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur walks into a straight right hand from Aarnio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kroblur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kroblur catches Aarnio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kroblur throws a lazy right hand but Aarnio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kroblur looks to land a left hand but Aarnio moved out of range nicely.
Aarnio slips a jab and a cross from Kroblur.
Kroblur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kroblur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aarnio shoots for a double leg takedown but Kroblur sprawls well. He's pushed Aarnio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kroblur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aarnio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kroblur does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kroblur swings for the body but Aarnio moves out of range.
Kroblur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kroblur misses with a body shot.
Kroblur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kroblur slips a jab from Aarnio.
Kroblur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aarnio was well out of range. Poor timing from Kroblur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Aarnio.
Kroblur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aarnio cracks Kroblur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kroblur shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kroblur was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kroblur scores with punches from side control.
Kroblur sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aarnio is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kroblur misses with the ground and pound.
Aarnio regains half guard.
Aarnio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kroblur looking to pass the guard.
Aarnio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kroblur works over Aarnio with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aarnio 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.
Aarnio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kroblur's guard.
Aarnio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur looking for a sweep. Not yet Kroblur, not yet.
Kroblur keeps trying to improve his position.
Kroblur lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Aarnio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kroblur defends it easily.
Kroblur must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aarnio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kroblur.
Kroblur landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kroblur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kroblur misses with a low kick.
Kroblur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kroblur looks to score with a jab to the body but Aarnio is just out of range.
Aarnio is looking for a counter combo.
Kroblur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aarnio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kroblur lands a jab.
Aarnio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kroblur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kroblur scores with a takedown into Aarnio's guard.
Kroblur is looking to work some ground and pound but Aarnio has wrist control.
Kroblur postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kroblur avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kroblur is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Matt Kroblur has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kroblur cracks Aarnio with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarnio working for a triangle but Kroblur defends it easily.
Aarnio trying to keep a closed guard but Kroblur is proving a slippery customer.
Kroblur with a nice head shot there.
Kroblur throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kroblur stopping the sweep attempt from Aarnio.
Kroblur with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aarnio is on top in guard.
Kroblur working a defensive guard but Aarnio manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kroblur tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Jari Aarnio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kroblur thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aarnio's head.
My spies in Raztafarai Training Camp inform me that Kroblur has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Aarnio manages to get to full guard.
Kroblur trying to control but Aarnio is working from the bottom.
Kroblur throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aarnio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kroblur scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aarnio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kroblur is aware though and is defending well.
Kroblur got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aarnio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kroblur has managed to get both his arms back between Aarnio's legs - danger averted.
Kroblur lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kroblur preventing the sweep.
Kroblur lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aarnio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kroblur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aarnio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aarnio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kroblur manages to get himself to full guard.
Aarnio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kroblur wants to sweep but no luck.
Kroblur is still trying to improve position.
Kroblur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kroblur trying to keep a closed guard but Aarnio is proving a slippery customer.
Matt Kroblur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aarnio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur looking to control.
Aarnio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kroblur manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aarnio manages to get himself to full guard.
Aarnio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aarnio keeping moving, preventing Kroblur from controlling successfully.
Aarnio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kroblur defends it easily.
Kroblur connects with a couple of short punches.
Kroblur content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Kroblur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kroblur 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Kroblur!
Matt Kroblur thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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