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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Metallica Enter Sandman. A fine choice. Puska comes into a darkened arena with his song building. GWB -rap kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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185 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Holden Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrjo Puska!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska moves out of range of the body kick.
Puska takes a kick to the side of the head.
Puska throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Puska gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Puska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puska working aggressively here.
Gracie wants to break free but Puska has control.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Puska tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puska.
Gracie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gracie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Puska tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Puska avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puska.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Puska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holden Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puska.
Gracie lands a nice knee to the body.
Puska managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Puska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puska throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Puska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie tries to clinch but Puska is having none of it.
Puska with a jab.
Gracie throws a jab when Puska was well out of range.
Puska looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Holden Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puska misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Puska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Puska tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Puska back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puska.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but Puska checks it.
Gracie thumps Puska with a low kick.
Puska takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Puska against the cage.
Gracie connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gracie throws an elbow but misses.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Puska takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Puska connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puska moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. Puska should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Puska counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puska misses with a wild combination.
Gracie throws a head kick but Puska moves out of range.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Puska pushes him off.
Puska misses with a straight left.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puska paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puska keeps the fight on the outside.
Puska throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puska.
Gracie tries to clinch up
letting Puska counter with a right hand.
Yrjo Puska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puska works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puska fails with the takedown.
Puska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Puska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Puska scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska lands a slapping body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Puska has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puska and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gracie.
Gracie connects with the punch.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Puska circles away.
Gracie with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gracie.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Puska.
Puska is breathing heavily.
Puska on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Puska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Puska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holden Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Puska circles away.
A cross from Gracie lands.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puska.
Puska swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie throws a push kick but Puska slaps the foot to one side.
Puska on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puska's sensitive parts.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Puska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Puska moved away.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Puska circles away.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie throws a push kick but Puska slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puska takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie misses the jab.
Puska needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puska.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska working aggressively here.
Puska throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Puska is controlling him.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Puska gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puska's hands.
Puska is rocked!
Gracie lands a high kick!
Puska is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
Puska cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Puska makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puska. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Puska's belly button to the back.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie connects with a right that clearly hurt Puska. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Gracie proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Puska collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holden Gracie!
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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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