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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janne Puikko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Psa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Puikko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Psa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Psa misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Psa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Puikko.
Psa stuffs the takedown attempt from Puikko. Puikko gets slowly back to his feet.
Puikko misses with a body kick.
Psa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Puikko.
Psa tries to clinch up but Puikko circles away and keeps his distance.
Psa gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Puikko counter with a right hand.
Puikko clobbers Psa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puikko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Psa is out of range and Puikko settles back down.
Puikko misses with a body kick.
Psa is looking to clinch but Puikko is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puikko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puikko.
Puikko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Puikko misses with a looping right.
Psa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Puikko on the side of the head.
Psa misses with a wild body shot.
Psa scores with a one two! Puikko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Janne Puikko has been cut.
Janne Puikko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Puikko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puikko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sam Psa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Psa wants to clinch.
Psa throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puikko misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puikko.
Puikko scores with a three punch combo!
Psa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Psa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Puikko lands a jab to the nose.
Puikko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Psa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Puikko lands with a shot to the body.
Psa moves in looking to clinch but Puikko pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puikko tries to bum rush Psa with a series of wild strikes but Psa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puikko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big left from Puikko misses.
Psa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puikko.
Puikko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Psa counters with a three punch combo that has Puikko backing up. Puikko nods at Psa to acknowledge the strikes.
Psa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Psa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Psa misses with a low kick.
Psa throws out a leg kick but Puikko moves out of range and Psa only half commits.
Psa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Puikko.
Puikko fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janne Puikko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Psa looks to land a body kick but Puikko moved away.
Psa swinging wildly here.
Psa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puikko, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Psa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Psa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puikko. Puikko obviously looking to wear him down.
Psa avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janne Puikko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janne Puikko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Psa. Puikko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Psa throws a leg kick but Puikko moved away.
Psa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puikko cracks Psa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Psa takes one on the button.
Janne Puikko is winning the standup battle so far.
Psa misses with a kick to the body
and Puikko counters with a left and a right that stings Psa.
Puikko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Psa moves away.
Puikko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Psa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Puikko tries to land a leg kick but Psa saw it coming and moves away.
Puikko with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Puikko. Beautiful body shot.
Puikko loads up on a big right hand but Psa slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Psa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Puikko connects with a body shot.
Psa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Puikko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Psa on his heels. He'll look to pass Psa's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Puikko trying to control but Psa is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Puikko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puikko throws a big right hand that misses.
Psa keeping moving, preventing Puikko from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Puikko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Psa wants to sweep but no luck.
Psa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Puikko manages to get himself to full guard.
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!
Puikko is trying to control the position but Psa postures up.
Puikko has his hands on Psa's head, controlling the position.
Puikko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Psa is fighting to break Puikko's control of his arms but Puikko is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psa wanted to stand there but Puikko had control of the position.
Puikko pulls Psa in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Janne Puikko.
Puikko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Psa.
Psa connects with a high kick.
Puikko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puikko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puikko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Psa clinches up against the ropes.
Puikko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Psa throws a punch but it's blocked by Puikko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puikko.
Puikko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puikko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Psa tries a knee to the head but Puikko blocks it.
Psa misses with a knee strike.
Psa tries a knee to the head but Puikko blocks it.
Psa is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puikko.
Psa misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puikko lands a shot to the body.
Puikko taking a breather.
Puikko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Psa avoids it.
Puikko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Psa backwards.
Psa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janne Puikko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Janne Puikko'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. This is the final round!
Puikko moves out of range as Psa throws a body kick.
Puikko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sam Psa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puikko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puikko.
Psa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puikko with a jab.
Psa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Puikko lands a head kick!
Puikko throws a lazy uppercut
and Psa counters with a big head kick but Puikko shrugs it off.
Psa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Psa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puikko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Psa is looking to clinch.
Psa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Puikko misses.
Psa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puikko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Puikko finds it's way through Psa's defenses.
Puikko throws a good cross that connects.
Psa throws a body kick that misses.
Puikko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puikko scores with a spinning back kick!
Puikko connects with a leg kick. Psa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Puikko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Psa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puikko to score with a decent uppercut.
Psa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Puikko misses with a straight right.
Psa misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by Puikko - just one landing.
Psa 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.
Puikko works the jab nicely.
Psa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Puikko throws a push kick but Psa slaps the foot to one side.
Puikko lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puikko lands with a good body shot.
Puikko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Puikko is nestled in close to Psa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Psa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Puikko.
Puikko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puikko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sam Psa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puikko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Psa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Puikko thows a huge punch but Psa dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Puikko there.
Puikko wants to control but Psa is keeping him busy.
Puikko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puikko trying to control the action but Psa is working from the bottom.
Psa is looking to control Puikko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Psa avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janne Puikko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Psa is staying active underneath Puikko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janne Puikko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puikko 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janne Puikko!
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