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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Suo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Suo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suo leaves Young with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Young tries to clinch but Suo is having none of it.
Suo throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off.
Young looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Suo lands a slapping body shot.
Suo throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Suo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Suo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Suo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Young backs up against the cage.
It looks like Big Young has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suo scores a takedown into full mount!
Young is breathing heavily.
Young in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Suo looking to control but Young is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Young tries to hold on but Suo pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Suo cracks Young with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Young working to try and regain half guard.
Young squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Suo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Suo cracks Young with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Suo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Young is surviving well by controlling Suo's body position as best he can.
Suo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Suo looking to finish Young with some ground and pound. This is bad for Young!
Suo with shots to the head and body - Young looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Suo is landing with some decent strikes but Young is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Young tries to reverse the position but Suo maintains control.
Suo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Young has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Young!
Suo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to free his leg and advance position but Suo is retaining full guard.
Young postures up in Suo's guard and throws a big left but Suo blocks it.
Young seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suo is looking to stand up but Young isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four 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.
Suo keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Suo wants to stand but Young is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Young is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Suo's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Suo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Young's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
Young tries to clinch up but Suo circles away and keeps his distance.
Suo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Young manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Suo wanted to stand there but Young had control of the position.
Jussi Suo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Young will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Young pulls Suo in close to prevent any damage.
Suo is looking to stand up but Young won't let him.
Suo is breathing heavily.
Young is trying to keep Suo in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suo stands up and waves to Young to follow him.
Young with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Young's guard now.
Young pushes Suo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Suo as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Suo!
Suo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Young working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Young.
Young connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Young avoids the attempt from Suo to control.
Suo tries to control Young's body but Young pushes him off. Suo squirms to his side and now Young has his back!
Suo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Suo! Can he survive? No! He's out! Young gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Big Young!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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