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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spede Jussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puska is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You Ain't Stoppin Me !!!! . Mike Puska acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
156 lbs
23 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spede Jussi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Puska!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Puska misses.
Jussi with a poor takedown
and Puska counters with a straight right hand.
Puska throws a head kick but Jussi moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jussi is defended easily by Puska.
Jussi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spede Jussi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jussi tries for a takedown but Puska sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jussi with a poor takedown
and Puska counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jussi blocks a head kick by Puska.
Puska bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jussi's head.
Nice body punch from Puska.
Jussi closes the distance and clinches up with Puska, looking for a takedown. Jussi pushes Puska against the cage but Puska circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jussi avoids the head kick by Puska.
Jussi shoots and misses
enabling Puska to counter with a crisp jab.
Puska goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jussi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jussi drops his hands momentarily and Puska takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jussi shoots in looking for a takedown. Puska tries to sprawl out of it but Jussi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Puska manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jussi is rocked!
Jussi has his takedown stuffed
letting Puska counter with a right hand.
Oh Jussi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A decent looking cross lands there for Puska.
Jussi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Puska gets caught napping as Jussi dives in and scores a takedown. Puska manages to retain guard.
Puska looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jussi seems to have got his legs back now.
Jussi throwing strikes from guard but Puska blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Puska is on top in guard.
Puska controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jussi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Puska passes into half guard.
Jussi is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Puska works his way into full mount!
Jussi can't escape the position.
Puska is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jussi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Puska takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Puska is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jussi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jussi is desperately trying to improve his position but Puska has a good base and remains in mount.
Puska stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Puska.
Puska gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jussi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Puska is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jussi defends well.
Jussi looking to pass the guard.
Jussi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puska manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jussi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Puska content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska takes Jussi's back.
What can Jussi do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jussi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jussi is trying to escape the mount.
Puska takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puska moves to back control.
Well, with Puska on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Jussi is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Jussi tries to escape but Puska has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Puska dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Puska lands a jab to Jussi's midsection.
Puska leaves Jussi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Puska jabs Jussi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Puska lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jussi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good shot there by Puska.
Jussi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jussi misses with a takedown attempt - Puska sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Puska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mike Puska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puska, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jussi misses with a takedown
enabling Puska 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.
Puska with a hook.
Jussi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Puska cracks Jussi on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jussi falls backwards against the cage. Puska follows up with more strikes that drop Jussi to his knees. Puska keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jussi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Puska!
Our winner, Mike Puska, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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