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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vaino St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaino St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Puukko!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Puukko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St Pierre - the referee stops the clock and Puukko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St Pierre. Puukko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Puukko throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick from Puukko lands but St Pierre takes it in his stride.
Puukko moves into the clinch successfully.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Puukko has him pressed against the cage.
Puukko manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Puukko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Puukko duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
Puukko slips a straight right by St Pierre.
Puukko pivots, looking for a leg kick but St Pierre is out of range and Puukko settles back down.
Puukko misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Puukko.
Puukko throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Puukko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Puukko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Puukko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puukko throws a sloppy head kick
and St Pierre counters with a nice body kick.
Puukko checks a leg kick.
Puukko moves out of range of the strikes.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St Pierre throws a body kick that misses.
Puukko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pierre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puukko pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puukko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Puukko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Puukko breaks the clinch.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puukko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puukko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre lands with a nice body punch.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
St Pierre misses with a body kick.
St Pierre misses with the body kick
and Puukko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St Pierre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Puukko rushes St Pierre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puukko looking to throw knees to the head but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
Puukko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Puukko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Puukko missing with knees to the body.
Puukko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puukko doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
Good work by Puukko as he checks the leg kick.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Puukko.
Puukko throws a combination that misses
and St Pierre makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Puukko really felt that one!
An inside leg kick from St Pierre misses.
Puukko falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Pierre counters with a flying knee. Nice.
St Pierre misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puukko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puukko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puukko throws a wild body kick that St Pierre sees coming a mile off.
A good leg kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Puukko.
St Pierre throws out a leg kick but Puukko moves out of range and St Pierre only half commits.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre misses with the combination.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puukko moves out of range of the leg kick from St Pierre.
Puukko connects with a leg kick. St Pierre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Puukko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Puukko checks a leg kick.
Puukko lands a leg kick that knocks St Pierre off balance momentarily.
St Pierre misses with a hook
and Puukko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Puukko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Puukko landing knees to the head.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks with his arms.
Puukko working St Pierre over with knees to the body.
St Pierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Puukko scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puukko breaks the clinch.
Puukko throws a head kick that misses.
Puukko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puukko lands a nice looking body kick.
Puukko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puukko is looking to slow St Pierre down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Puukko.
Puukko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Pierre.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puukko scores with a jab. St Pierre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Puukko's front leg but catches the back leg as Puukko tries to avoid it.
Puukko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Puukko scores with a one two! St Pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puukko.
St Pierre scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Puukko.
Puukko has closed the distance and engaged St Pierre in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puukko scores a nice knee to the body.
St Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puukko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puukko forces St Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
Puukko landing knees to the head.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Puukko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St Pierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Puukko.
Puukko trying to land knees to the body.
Puukko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on St Pierre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Puukko has St Pierre pressed against the cage, preventing St Pierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Puukko.
Lauri Puukko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Puukko manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puukko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puukko closes the distance and clinches.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Puukko.
Puukko missing with knees to the body.
Puukko keeps control of St Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Puukko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Puukko throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre breaks the clinch.
St Pierre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Pierre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Puukko is able to avoid easily.
Puukko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Puukko 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.
Puukko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
A head kick misses from Puukko.
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!
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Puukko moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puukko misses with a double jab
and St Pierre counters with a slapping leg kick.
Puukko avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Puukko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Puukko has closed the distance and engaged St Pierre in a clinch.
St Pierre tries to break the clinch but Puukko is controlling the position.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puukko prevents St Pierre from breaking the clinch.
St Pierre is trying to break free.
Puukko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lauri Puukko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puukko throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Puukko.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Puukko moves out of range easily.
St Pierre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puukko counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre misses with a hook to the body
and Puukko counters with a body kick that stops St Pierre in his tracks momentarily.
Puukko scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puukko throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puukko misses with a few strikes there.
St Pierre looks to throw a body kick
and Puukko counters with a good low kick that St Pierre was not able to check.
Puukko misses with a double jab.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Puukko.
Puukko throws a big shot that misses.
Puukko throws a body kick that misses.
Puukko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Pierre throws a nice outside leg kick.
St Pierre tries to keep at a distance but Puukko has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Puukko keeps him there for the moment.
Puukko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puukko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St Pierre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St Pierre throws a push kick but Puukko slaps the foot to one side.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Puukko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puukko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puukko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Puukko lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre is trying to break the clinch but Puukko has him pressed against the cage.
Puukko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puukko is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puukko.
Puukko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Puukko pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to break the clinch but Puukko is controlling him.
Puukko lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre can't break the clinch.
Puukko with a knee to the head.
St Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puukko missing with knees to the body.
Puukko breaks from the clinch.
Puukko works over St Pierre's head and body with a nice combination.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puukko swinging wildly here.
St Pierre scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a leg kick but Puukko checks it.
A combination from Puukko does no damage.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Puukko tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre tries to land a front kick but Puukko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vaino St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lauri Puukko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
St Pierre throws a body kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Puukko moves out of range.
St Pierre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Pierre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Puukko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puukko 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Puukko!
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hype
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pop
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