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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Osmo Vasama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raket Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beastie Boys - Sureshot. Raket Pulver will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osmo Vasama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raket Pulver!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Vasama.
Osmo Vasama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulver closes the distance and clinches up with Vasama, looking for a takedown. Pulver pushes Vasama against the cage but Vasama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vasama throws a head kick but Pulver moves out of range.
Vasama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vasama lands a nice looking body kick.
Vasama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vasama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Vasama.
A solid body kick from Vasama.
Pulver looks gassed!
Good leg kick by Vasama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Vasama is looking to slow Pulver down with leg kicks.
Pulver blocks a head kick by Vasama.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vasama.
Pulver walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vasama.
Vasama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vasama.
Vasama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vasama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick lands from Vasama that sends Pulver to the canvas. Pulver tries to scramble back to his feet but Vasama brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Raket Pulver has been cut.
Vasama slows the pace down.
Vasama advances to mount.
Pulver tries to reverse the position but Vasama maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasama with shots to the head and body - Pulver looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vasama sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pulver is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulver tries to lock up and control but Vasama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vasama prevents Pulver from getting the reversal.
Vasama controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasama scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pulver?
Pulver is trying to escape the mount.
Vasama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pulver tries to reverse the position but Vasama maintains control.
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.
Vasama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vasama cracks Pulver with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pulver tries to hold on but Vasama pushes him away.
Pulver is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Vasama is staying active.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasama controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osmo Vasama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raket Pulver'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.
Vasama tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasama.
Vasama throws a head kick but Pulver moves out of range.
Pulver avoids the head kick by Vasama.
Pulver shoots in but Vasama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vasama rushes Pulver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vasama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vasama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vasama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pulver is breathing heavily.
Vasama unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulver managing to block the knees to the body from Vasama.
Vasama misses with a knee to the head.
Vasama lands a good knee to the midsection. Pulver won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasama lands a good knee to the midsection. Pulver won't want to take too many of those.
Vasama crunches a lovely knee into Pulver's ribcage.
Vasama landing knees to the head.
Vasama scores a nice knee to the body.
Vasama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasama, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasama.
Pulver tries to keep at a distance but Vasama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vasama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pulver lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pulver has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vasama avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vasama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pulver takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vasama lands a good knee to the midsection. Pulver won't want to take too many of those.
Vasama misses with a knee to the head.
Vasama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasama blocks a low kick nicely.
Osmo Vasama is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vasama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pulver's head.
Pulver wants to clinch up but Vasama keeps it at a distance.
Vasama tries to land a front kick but Pulver steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pulver shoots in looking for a takedown. Vasama tries to sprawl out of it but Pulver keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vasama manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Osmo Vasama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raket Pulver.
Vasama throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vasama cracks the inside of Pulver's front leg.
Vasama misses with a head kick.
Vasama pushes Pulver away with a front kick.
Vasama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pulver.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vasama.
Vasama throws a sloppy head kick and Pulver moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vasama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pulver's sensitive parts.
Vasama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vasama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pulver moves out of range of the body kick from Vasama.
Pulver fails with the takedown.
Vasama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pulver's sensitive parts.
Vasama thumps Pulver with a low kick.
Vasama moves into the clinch.
Vasama is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vasama lands a nice knee to the body.
Vasama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pulver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vasama pinned against the cage. Vasama gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vasama as he jumps to the side.
Vasama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pulver takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pulver moves out of range as Vasama throws a body kick.
Vasama moves into the clinch.
Vasama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pulver lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vasama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vasama.
Vasama tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vasama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osmo Vasama dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raket Pulver's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pulver shoots in for a takedown but Vasama shows good takedown defense.
Vasama thumps Pulver with a low kick.
Vasama scores with a push kick.
Pulver is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vasama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pulver. That did some damage!
Vasama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vasama throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vasama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vasama throws a head kick that misses.
Vasama feints and then cracks Pulver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pulver down.
Vasama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vasama goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vasama throws a leg kick which misses Pulver's front leg but catches the back leg as Pulver tries to avoid it.
Pulver avoids the head kick by Vasama.
Vasama throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver fails with a takedown attempt.
Vasama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pulver takes a step back to recover.
Vasama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vasama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vasama lands a nice knee to the body.
Vasama working Pulver over with knees to the body.
Vasama trying to land knees to the body.
Vasama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pulver avoids it.
Vasama connects with a knee to the head.
Pulver is trying desperately to land a takedown but Vasama is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pulver.
Vasama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vasama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pulver can do to turn this around?
Vasama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pulver is defending well for now.
Vasama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pulver avoids it.
Vasama trying to land knees to the body.
Vasama gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pulver.
Osmo Vasama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raket Pulver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pulver.
Pulver tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vasama smiles and moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vasama.
Pulver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pulver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasama throws a sloppy head kick and Pulver moves out of range easily.
Vasama throws a front kick that sends Pulver stumbling back into the cage.
Vasama takes the fight into the clinch.
Vasama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vasama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pulver blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulver tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vasama using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vasama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pulver is defending well for now.
Vasama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pulver avoids it.
Vasama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pulver.
Vasama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pulver jumps guard but Vasama stands there with Pulver around his waist. Pulver gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pulver tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vasama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasama looks for the body kick but Pulver saw that one coming.
Vasama scoring well with a low kick there.
Osmo Vasama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulver tries to keep at a distance but Vasama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vasama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pulver fails to pull guard.
Vasama is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasama tries a knee to the head but Pulver blocks it.
Pulver has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vasama.
Vasama tries to land knees in the clinch but Pulver avoids the damage to the body.
Vasama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pulver jumps guard but Vasama stands there with Pulver around his waist. Pulver gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vasama misses with a knee to the head.
Vasama gets underhooks to prevent Pulver's takedown attempt.
Vasama unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pulver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasama looking to throw knees to the head but Pulver is blocking nicely.
Pulver managing to block the knees to the body from Vasama.
Vasama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pulver avoiding damage as Vasama throws knees to the body.
Vasama tries to land knees in the clinch but Pulver avoids the damage to the body.
Vasama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pulver is defending well for now.
Pulver managing to block the knees to the body from Vasama.
Raket Pulver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osmo Vasama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pulver gets through Vasama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pulver fails to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osmo Vasama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vasama 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osmo Vasama!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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