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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spede Jussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hollywood Undead - No. 5. Gary White will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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144 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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176 cm
26
155 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spede Jussi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary White!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a good cross that connects.
Spede Jussi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jussi has his takedown stuffed
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jussi leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
White shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jussi is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jussi tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
Jussi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of White's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take White's back!
White manages to stand up with Jussi still on his back. Eventually Jussi drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Jussi sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
White gets caught napping as Jussi dives in and scores a takedown. White manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jussi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jussi postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Jussi postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Jussi throws a big elbow that misses.
Jussi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jussi throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jussi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jussi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jussi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jussi has an active guard here but White has managed to pass into half guard.
Jussi wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
White wants to pass the guard but Jussi is defending well.
Jussi wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
White takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussi wants to get back to full guard.
White looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
White is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jussi is squirming around, avoiding White's attempts to control the action.
Jussi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
White tries to control but Jussi wriggling away.
White fails to move to back control.
Jussi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jussi tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White prevents Jussi from getting the reversal.
White takes Jussi's back.
Jussi is in bad spot here.
White is trying to stick to Jussi's back but Jussi is turning into White. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in White's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jussi.
Jussi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jussi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! White is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jussi, into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jussi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gary White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jussi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jussi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jussi fails with the takedown
and White makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jussi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spede Jussi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jussi shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice combination there by White.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Jussi on that attempt.
White defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jussi.
Jussi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Jussi persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
Jussi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
White cracks Jussi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jussi misses with a takedown attempt
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jussi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and White counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
White works on Jussi's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White lands a knee to the head.
White landing knees to the head.
Jussi is rocked!
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jussi's face.
Oh Jussi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White working Jussi over with knees to the body.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White lands a right hand.
Jussi wants to take the fight to the mat but White manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jussi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jussi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jussi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jussi takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White lands a shot to the body.
White scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
White with a knee to the head.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jussi seems to have got his legs back now.
White lands with a left to the head.
White pushes Jussi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White lands with a left to the head.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jussi backwards.
A short right from White.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussi is looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from White on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by White.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White breaks the clinch.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Jussi misses with a leg kick
letting White counter with a right hand.
Jussi misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
White moves into the clinch.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jussi backwards.
A short right from White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands a right hand.
White is working Jussi over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from White.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jussi backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White lands an uppercut.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jussi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jussi throws a leg kick
and White counters with a good low kick that Jussi was not able to check.
White fails to land the takedown.
Jussi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
White thows a body kick. Jussi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from White tenderised Jussi's leg. Jussi is trying to keep his angry face on.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jussi on the side of the head.
Jussi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jussi gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Jussi shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
Gary White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jussi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in White's half guard.
Jussi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
White pushes Jussi off looking to stand but Jussi dives back in and keeps control.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jussi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
White trying to control from the bottom.
Jussi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
White moves into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jussi throwing strikes but missing.
White controls Jussi momentarily but Jussi frees himself.
Jussi throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
White has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jussi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jussi fails with the takedown
and White counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jussi tries for a takedown but White circles away easily
and White counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spede Jussi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Jussi with that takedown attempt.
Jussi with a lazy takedown attempt
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jussi thinking.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Jussi. Jussi gets slowly back to his feet.
Jussi tries to sprawl but White drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Well, if White is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussi wants to get back to his feet.
Jussi tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gary White.
Jussi looks for a takedown but White sprawls well.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
White shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jussi is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White pushing down on Jussi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
White controlling the action here.
Jussi tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jussi!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary White!
A relieved looking Gary White thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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