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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Lauri Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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173 lbs
4 - 9 - 0 |
Excellent MT
Very strong
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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
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Puukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Johnstone!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnstone closes the distance and pushes Puukko back into the ropes.
Johnstone pushes off an throws an elbow but Puukko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnstone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puukko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Puukko connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ray Johnstone has been cut.
Puukko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnstone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puukko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnstone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnstone looks gassed!
Puukko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnstone tries to stall but Puukko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Puukko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Puukko with a knee to the head.
Puukko lands a knee to the head.
Johnstone throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Puukko.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Puukko obliges.
Puukko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Puukko connects with a knee to the head.
Puukko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Puukko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Puukko blocks the elbow strike.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puukko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnstone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puukko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Puukko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnstone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puukko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnstone's face.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puukko landing knees to the head.
Puukko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Puukko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnstone lands an elbow inside.
Puukko lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnstone won't want to take too many of those.
Puukko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Puukko tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnstone avoids the damage to the body.
Johnstone lands an elbow just above Puukko 's eye.
Johnstone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnstone is trying to maintain a safe position but Puukko gets an underhook and turns Johnstone into the ropes.
Johnstone is looking to break free of the clinch but Puukko has double underhooks.
Puukko blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Puukko.
Puukko lands a leg kick that knocks Johnstone off balance momentarily.
Johnstone moves into range and clinches up with Puukko.
Johnstone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Puukko scores a nice knee to the body.
Puukko has Johnstone pressed against the ropes, preventing Johnstone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnstone managing to block the knees to the body from Puukko.
Puukko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Puukko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnstone blocks it with crossed arms.
Puukko lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnstone won't want to take too many of those.
Puukko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Puukko working Johnstone over with knees to the body.
Puukko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Puukko scores with a knee to the head.
Johnstone takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone lands a knee to the body.
Puukko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Puukko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnstone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnstone has closed the distance and engaged Puukko in a clinch.
Puukko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnstone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puukko tries to bum rush Johnstone with a series of wild strikes but Johnstone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnstone has closed the distance and engaged Puukko in a clinch.
Puukko connects with a knee to the head.
Johnstone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Puukko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnstone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Puukko is keeping busy.
Puukko blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Puukko misses with a knee to the head.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnstone avoids it.
Puukko tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnstone avoids the damage to the body.
Johnstone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnstone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Johnstone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnstone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnstone misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnstone lands an elbow just above Puukko 's eye.
It looks like Lauri Puukko has been cut.
Johnstone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puukko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnstone tries to stall but Puukko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnstone managing to block the knees to the body from Puukko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnstone.
Johnstone breaks from the clinch.
Puukko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Puukko dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Puukko pushes Johnstone up against the ropes in a clinch.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puukko missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnstone misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnstone throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnstone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Puukko tries a knee to the head but Johnstone blocks it.
Lauri Puukko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnstone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puukko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnstone closes the distance and clinches.
Puukko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnstone wants to stall.
Johnstone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnstone avoiding damage as Puukko throws knees to the body.
Puukko missing with knees to the body.
Puukko takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puukko looking to throw knees to the head but Johnstone is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnstone misses with an elbow strike.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnstone avoids it.
Johnstone lands an elbow inside that Puukko shrugs off.
Puukko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnstone is defending well for now.
Johnstone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnstone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnstone checks the leg kick.
Johnstone drives through and clinches with Puukko against the ropes.
Johnstone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Puukko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnstone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puukko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnstone is defending well for now.
Johnstone looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnstone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Puukko keeps control of Johnstone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnstone tries to stall but Puukko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Puukko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Puukko looking to throw knees to the head but Johnstone is blocking nicely.
Johnstone looking to slow down the pace here.
Puukko blocks the elbow strike.
Johnstone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnstone tries to stall but Puukko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnstone avoiding damage as Puukko throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for 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!
Puukko lands a knee to the body.
Puukko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Puukko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnstone's face.
Puukko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Puukko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnstone's face.
Puukko scores with a knee to the head.
Johnstone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Puukko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnstone blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnstone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnstone moves into the clinch.
Johnstone lands an elbow that stopped Puukko in his tracks for a moment.
Puukko avoiding damage as Johnstone throws knees to the body.
Puukko landing knees to the body.
Puukko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnstone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puukko.
Johnstone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Puukko's defenses.
Johnstone stalling against the ropes.
Johnstone manages to break the clinch.
Puukko gets tackled into the ropes by Johnstone. Johnstone maintains the clinch.
Puukko prevents Johnstone from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnstone is trying to break free.
Johnstone is trying to push Puukko away but Puukko has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Johnstone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnstone rushes Puukko and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnstone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnstone looking to stall.
Johnstone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puukko avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puukko with a knee to the head.
Puukko landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Ray Johnstone's cut even more.
Johnstone wants to break free but Puukko has control.
Johnstone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puukko blocks the elbow strike.
Puukko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Puukko.
Puukko lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnstone won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lauri Puukko will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Puukko has Johnstone up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnstone tries to stall but Puukko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Puukko landing knees to the body.
Puukko lands a knee to the body.
Puukko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Puukko.
Puukko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puukko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Puukko lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnstone won't want to take too many of those.
Puukko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puukko lands a knee to the head.
Johnstone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees to the body from Puukko.
Puukko tries a knee to the head but Johnstone blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Johnstone.
Johnstone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Puukko blocks the elbow strike.
Johnstone manages to break the clinch.
Johnstone clinches.
Puukko misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Puukko as Johnstone tries to tie him up.
Puukko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but Johnstone blocks with his arms.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnstone avoids it.
Johnstone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnstone checks a leg kick.
Johnstone blocks a head kick by Puukko.
Lauri Puukko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnstone rushes Puukko and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Puukko.
Puukko missing with knees to the body.
Puukko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnstone's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Puukko as Johnstone tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnstone.
Johnstone tries to break free but Puukko pushes him back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnstone.
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!
Johnstone just leaning against Puukko, taking a breather.
Johnstone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Johnstone misses with an elbow over the top.
Puukko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnstone's face.
Johnstone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Johnstone tries to break free but Puukko pushes him back against the ropes.
Puukko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Puukko blocks an elbow strike from Johnstone.
Johnstone looking to throw knees to the head but Puukko is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puukko lands a knee to the body.
Puukko lands a knee to the body.
Puukko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnstone tries to stall but Puukko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnstone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puukko with a knee to the head.
Johnstone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Puukko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnstone has had enough of the clinch but Puukko keeps him there for the moment.
Johnstone lands an elbow just above Puukko 's eye.
Johnstone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Puukko with a knee to the head.
Puukko tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnstone avoids the damage to the body.
Puukko misses with a knee to the head.
Puukko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnstone is trying to push Puukko away but Puukko has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone wants to get back to striking at distance but Puukko won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ray Johnstone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnstone is trying to break the clinch but Puukko is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnstone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Puukko's brow.
Johnstone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puukko blocks the elbow strike.
Johnstone throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnstone throws an elbow that misses.
Puukko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnstone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnstone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puukko.
Puukko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnstone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lauri Puukko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puukko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnstone takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puukko with a knee to the head.
Johnstone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Puukko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Puukko with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Puukko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puukko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Puukko!
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energy
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hype
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