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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Armas Ruutana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutana comes to the cage accompanied by Ennio Morricone - Man With A Harmonica. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Ruutana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruutana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruutana misses with a hook.
Ruutana connects with the punch.
Ruutana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruutana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leuka sprawls well. Leuka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ruutana gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruutana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruutana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leuka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ruutana.
Ruutana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leuka circles away quickly and effectively.
Leuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruutana is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leuka scores with a nice right hand.
Ruutana throws a shot from downtown. Leuka moves away and avoids it.
Ruutana walks into a stiff left hand from Leuka.
Ruutana moves into the clinch.
Ruutana looking to slow down the pace here.
Leuka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leuka missing with a left hand there. Ruutana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruutana tries to move into range but Leuka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leuka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruutana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Leuka moves into the clinch.
Leuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leuka throws a looping overhand right but Ruutana ducks down to avoid it.
Leuka misses with an uppercut. Ruutana saw that one coming.
Leuka misses with a wild combination.
Leuka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lasi Leuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruutana tries to clinch up but Leuka circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruutana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leuka misses with a two punch combination.
Ruutana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leuka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ruutana.
Ruutana throws a front kick aimed at Leuka's knee but Leuka avoids it well.
Ruutana with a hook.
Leuka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruutana misses with an uppercut. Leuka saw that one coming.
Ruutana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruutana digs a good hook to Leuka's body.
Ruutana looks to land a right hand but Leuka moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana slips a jab from Leuka.
Ruutana scores with a nice right hand.
Leuka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leuka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ruutana throws a low kick but Leuka moves out of range easily.
Leuka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruutana.
Ruutana looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Leuka!
Leuka is trying to escape the mount.
Leuka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Leuka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Leuka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ruutana wants to control but Leuka has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
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!
Leuka tries to kick Ruutana off but Ruutana keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana is working for a submission of some sort.
Ruutana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ruutana is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leuka sees it coming and defends easily.
Leuka controlling the position well.
Ruutana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leuka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leuka trying to control but Ruutana postures up.
Ruutana is looking to take a break and control but Leuka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruutana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leuka defending well though.
Ruutana stops Leuka from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Ruutana dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ruutana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leuka.
Leuka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruutana.
A head kick misses from Ruutana.
Leuka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruutana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leuka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leuka misses with a looping left.
Leuka misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruutana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruutana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leuka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leuka misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruutana counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruutana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leuka thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leuka throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruutana counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leuka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leuka lands a jab to Ruutana's midsection.
Leuka swinging wildly here.
Ruutana bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ruutana is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka lands an overhand right.
Ruutana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leuka but Leuka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leuka throws an overhand right that lands on Ruutana's shoulder, as Ruutana tries to avoid the shot.
Ruutana with a hook.
Leuka loads up on a big right hand but Ruutana slips the punch.
Ruutana misses the jab.
Leuka tries to bum rush Ruutana with a series of wild strikes but Ruutana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruutana pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leuka back to the cage. Ruutana follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ruutana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leuka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ruutana.
Leuka looks to throw the jab but Ruutana is out of range.
Leuka misses with a wild body shot.
Ruutana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leuka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leuka lands with a nice combination. Ruutana backs away looking to recover.
Ruutana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leuka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruutana. Leuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Leuka misses
and Ruutana counters with a head kick.
Ruutana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leuka, pushing him back against the cage.
Ruutana tries a body shot but Leuka blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruutana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leukas head.
Ruutana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruutana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruutana misses with some punches.
Leuka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leuka misses with a body shot.
Leuka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruutana shoots in looking for a takedown. Leuka tries to sprawl out of it but Ruutana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leuka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leuka fails to land with a series of punches.
Leuka misses with a wild body shot.
Leuka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruutana.
Leuka scores with a nice strike.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Leuka throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leuka thuds a left hand into Ruutana's body.
Leuka stalks Ruutana and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ruutana's face. Ruutana staggers backwards, shaken.
Ruutana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leuka.
The crowd cheers as Ruutana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leuka doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ruutana is working for a kimura here but Leuka manages to reverse the position and he's now in Ruutana's guard.
Leuka decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ruutana just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruutana just misses with a punch to the body.
Leuka jabs Ruutana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leuka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruutana holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leuka controlling the action here for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leuka is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruutana has double underhooks.
Leuka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka scores with a decent looking hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Leuka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Leuka stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armas Ruutana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leuka loads up on a big right hand but Ruutana slips the punch.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Ruutana moves out of range.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Leuka's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Leuka duly obliges.
Leuka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ruutana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruutana tries to clinch there but Leuka circles away.
Leuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruutana moves away.
Ruutana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruutana is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leuka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruutana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leuka's calf.
Leuka throws a hook to the side of Ruutana's head but Ruutana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruutana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leuka misses with a wild combination.
Leuka feints a jab promting Ruutana to slip. Leuka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ruutana slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ruutana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leuka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ruutana somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Leuka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. 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.
Leuka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leuka looks to land a combination but Ruutana avoids it well.
Ruutana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leuka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruutana.
Ruutana misses with a two punch combination.
Ruutana takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruutana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Ruutana.
A clash of legs there as Leuka blocks the low kick.
Ruutana tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Leuka.
Ruutana moves forwards but Leuka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leuka lands with a good body shot.
Leuka throws the left hand but Ruutana avoids the punch easily.
Leuka misses with a two punch combination.
Leuka moves into the clinch.
Leuka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruutana lands with a right to the head.
Ruutana misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutana can't find room to land a body shot as Leuka controls the action.
Ruutana missing with knees to the body.
Leuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruutana scores with a kick to the body.
Ruutana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leuka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ruutana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leuka is able to avoid easily.
Leuka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donk. Leuka catches Ruutana right on the button with a cross.
Lasi Leuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruutana is looking to clinch.
Leuka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruutana tries to clinch but Leuka is having none of it.
Leuka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruutana at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruutana closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leuka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leuka missing with a left hand there. Ruutana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leuka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruutana has time to react.
Leuka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ruutana fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Leuka sprawls well initially but Ruutana persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka trying to hold on to Ruutana's head to control him but Ruutana postures up.
Leuka has one foot on Ruutana's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Leuka scores with a three punch combo!
Ruutana looks to clinch
and Leuka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leuka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruutana misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Leuka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruutana wants to clinch but Leuka slips to the side
and Leuka counters with a stiff right hand.
Leuka misses with a straight left.
Leuka avoids the head kick by Ruutana.
Leuka slips a straight right by Ruutana.
Ruutana misses with a low kick.
Ruutana gets tackled into the cage by Leuka. Leuka maintains the clinch.
Ruutana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch on the inside from Ruutana fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Leuka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ruutana.
Ruutana tries to close the distance and clinch but Leuka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruutana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruutana is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Leuka.
Leuka scores with a decent looking hook.
Some wild striking there from Ruutana.
Leuka throws a hook but Ruutana avoids it easily.
Leuka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leuka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leuka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ruutana is rocked!
Ruutana goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oh Ruutana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruutana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leuka.
Ruutana fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruutana seems to have got his legs back now.
Leuka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leuka pushes Ruutana up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruutana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Leuka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruutana lands a knee to the body.
Ruutana misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruutana working aggressively here.
Leuka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ruutana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leuka.
Leuka managing to block the knees to the body from Ruutana.
Ruutana misses with some punches.
Leuka breaks from the clinch.
Ruutana is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ruutana scores with a three punch combo!
Ruutana moves to clinch but Leuka breaks away
and Leuka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Leuka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruutana doesn't seem phased though.
Leuka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruutana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leuka scores with a one two! Ruutana had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutana ducks under a wild hook from Leuka.
A punch combination from Leuka misses.
Leuka lands with an overhand left.
Ruutana tries to land a front kick but Leuka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasi Leuka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leuka 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasi Leuka!
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