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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Suulas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suulas has chosen Hollywood Undead - Undead as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, David Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarmo Suulas!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suulas clinches.
Dallas stalling in the clinch but Suulas improves position.
Suulas jumps guard.
Dallas trying to control but Suulas is working from the bottom.
Dallas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Suulas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dallas trying to control but Suulas is working from the bottom.
Suulas managing to control the position.
Dallas throwing strikes from guard but Suulas blocks nicely.
Suulas keeping full guard, as Dallas tries to pass.
Suulas is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tarmo Suulas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Suulas fails to land the takedown.
Suulas slips a jab and a cross from Dallas.
Dallas tries for a takedown but Suulas circles away easily
and Suulas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Suulas.
Suulas looking to sit in guard and control but Dallas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dallas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Suulas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Suulas looking for a sweep. Not yet Suulas, not yet.
Suulas is looking to stand up but Dallas isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suulas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suulas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dallas wants to control from the top but Suulas keeps moving.
Suulas looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dallas throws a sloppy head kick and Suulas moves out of range easily.
Suulas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dallas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dallas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dallas.
Dallas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suulas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dallas at a distance.
Suulas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dallas at a distance.
Dallas shoots for a double leg takedown but Suulas sprawls well. He's pushed Dallas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suulas with a nice cross.
Dallas throws a sloppy head kick and Suulas moves out of range easily.
Dallas misses with a double jab.
Dallas is looking to score with low kicks.
Dallas tries a head kick but it misses.
Suulas forces Dallas back against the cage and clinches.
Suulas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dallas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dallas is trying to pull guard but Suulas has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Dallas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suulas drags the fight down to the ground.
Dallas wants to control from the top but Suulas keeps moving.
Dallas postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suulas wants to sweep but no luck.
Suulas managing to control the position.
Suulas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Suulas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dallas tries to lock up and control but Suulas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suulas controlling the position easily from mount.
Suulas misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Suulas dominated that round.
That's time! Dallas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Suulas moves out of range as Dallas throws a body kick.
Dallas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dallas tries to land a front kick but Suulas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dallas throws a right and a left that Suulas avoids nicely.
Suulas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dallas misses with a kick to the body.
Suulas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dallas swivels and escapes.
Dallas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Suulas if he has to take too many more of those.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Suulas breaks the clinch.
David Dallas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suulas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dallas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suulas defends it nicely.
Dallas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suulas avoids a kick to the body.
Dallas is looking to land body kicks.
Dallas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Decent striking displayed by Suulas there.
Dallas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Suulas connects with a body shot that sends Dallas's belly button to the back.
Suulas takes a swing at Dallas's ribcage but misses.
Suulas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dallas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Suulas.
Suulas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dallas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suulas scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dallas trying to hold on to Suulas's head to control him but Suulas postures up.
Suulas is trying to control. Dallas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Suulas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dallas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Suulas stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Dallas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Suulas throws a hook but Dallas blocks it.
Dallas throws a series of strikes that have Suulas backpedaling.
Dallas throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dallas.
Dallas throws a leg kick but Suulas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suulas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dallas throws a body kick the misses
and Suulas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Suulas trying to advance position but Dallas counters by regaining guard.
Suulas trying to control the position from guard on top but Dallas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suulas passes Dallas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suulas stands up from half guard.
Dallas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suulas stuffs the takedown attempt from Dallas. Dallas gets slowly back to his feet.
Suulas moves into the clinch successfully.
Dallas jumps guard but Suulas stands there with Dallas around his waist. Dallas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Dallas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suulas pushes Dallas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suulas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dallas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Suulas pulls guard successfully.
Dallas stopping the sweep attempt from Suulas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Suulas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Suulas forces Dallas back against the cage and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Suulas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dallas blocks a body shot from Suulas.
Suulas struggles to land a body shot inside as Dallas controls his hands.
Suulas scores with a shot to the side of Dallas's head.
Suulas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suulas throws a sloppy head kick and Dallas moves out of range easily.
Dallas throws a low kick but Suulas avoids it.
Dallas scores with a head kick.
Suulas throws a right hand that Dallas ducks under and follows up with a left that Dallas also avoids with ease.
Dallas jabs Suulas right on the nose. Suulas blinks but takes it well.
Dallas ducks right into an uppercut from Suulas.
It looks like David Dallas has been cut.
Dallas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suulas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suulas moves in looking to clinch but Dallas pushes him off.
Dallas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Suulas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suulas blocks a head kick by Dallas.
Dallas looks for the body kick but Suulas saw that one coming.
Suulas gets a double leg takedown into Dallas's guard.
Tarmo Suulas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dallas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dallas prevents Suulas from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suulas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dallas throws some wild stikes that Suulas manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suulas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Suulas regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dallas passes to side control.
Suulas can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Suulas sneaks back into half guard.
Dallas is thwarting Suulas's attempts to control the position.
Dallas is pressing down on Suulas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Suulas is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suulas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Suulas.
Suulas doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dallas trying to control but Suulas is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Suulas is on top in guard.
Dallas is adopting a defensive guard.
Tarmo Suulas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of David Dallas.
Dallas darts in and clinches Suulas up against the cage.
Suulas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dallas looking for a takedown.
Suulas lands a hook that snaps the head of Dallas backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suulas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dallas backwards.
David Dallas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dallas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarmo Suulas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Suulas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Suulas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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