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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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143 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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152 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Great elbows
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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Kunnas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surma slips under a jab from Kunnas.
Kunnas throws a hook but Surma avoids it easily.
A combination from Kunnas does no damage.
Surma tries to clinch up.
Karl Kunnas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kunnas tests Surma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Surma is looking to clinch but Kunnas is avoiding it.
Kunnas throws a lazy uppercut
and Surma holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Surma.
It looks like Karl Kunnas has been cut.
Kunnas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Surma lands with a right to the head.
Surma lands a hook that snaps the head of Kunnas backwards.
Kunnas misses with a punch to the body.
Surma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kunnas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Surma lands an elbow inside.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kunnas's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kunnas avoids it.
Nice body punch from Surma.
Surma misses with a knee to the head.
Surma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Surma has a couple of punches blocked by Kunnas.
Surma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kunnas fails to land.
Kunnas avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
Kunnas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kunnas swings wildly with an uppercut but Surma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Kunnas shrugs off.
Surma lands with a right to the head.
Surma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kunnas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Surma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Surma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kunnas or not.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Kunnas breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kunnas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Surma slips a straight right by Kunnas.
Surma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kunnas on the side of the head.
Surma doesn't manage to clinch there - Kunnas circles away.
Kunnas lands a glancing blow to the side of Surma's head.
Kunnas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kunnas duly obliges.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kunnas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Surma tries to clinch but Kunnas moves away
and Kunnas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kunnas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Surma manages to avoid it.
Surma blocks a leg kick.
Kunnas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Surma was well out of range. Poor timing from Kunnas.
Kunnas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kunnas throws a hook but Surma avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma tries to clinch but Kunnas is having none of it.
Kunnas misses with an uppercut.
Surma fails with an attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Surma blocks the leg kick.
Kunnas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kunnas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kunnas keeps the fight on the outside.
Kunnas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Surma wants to clinch up but Kunnas keeps it at a distance.
Surma tries to clinch but Kunnas is having none of it.
Kunnas digs a good body shot into Surma's ribs.
Kunnas misses with a hook
and Surma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kunnas swats away the attempt to clinch by Surma.
Kunnas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Kunnas lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kunnas scores with a three punch combo!
Surma moves in looking to clinch but Kunnas pushes him off.
Surma tries to clinch there but Kunnas circles away.
Surma drives through and clinches with Kunnas against the cage.
Surma gets through Kunnas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kunnas working aggressively here.
Surma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Surma lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Surma.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunnas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kunnas looks to land a combination but Surma avoids it well.
Surma tries to clinch up
and Kunnas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Musta Surma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Kunnas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kunnas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Surma tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Surma clinches up against the cage.
Surma misses with a knee strike.
Surma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kunnas blocks it with crossed arms.
Kunnas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kunnas avoids it.
Kunnas avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Kunnas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kunnas dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
Kunnas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kunnas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Surma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kunnas blocks it with crossed arms.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Surma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kunnas's brow.
Kunnas has a couple of punches blocked by Surma.
Surma prevents Kunnas from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kunnas fails to land.
Kunnas wants to break free but Surma has control.
Surma crunches a lovely knee into Kunnas's ribcage.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kunnas avoids it.
Musta Surma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kunnas misses with a body punch.
Kunnas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kunnas misses with a body punch.
Kunnas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kunnas.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Surma.
Kunnas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Kunnas shrugs off.
Surma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kunnas is defending well for now.
Surma lands an elbow inside.
Surma lands a nice knee to the body.
Surma misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Surma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kunnas is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kunnas.
Surma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Surma lands a damaging elbow.
Kunnas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Surma.
Kunnas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Surma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Surma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kunnas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karl Kunnas's cut is getting worse.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kunnas avoids it.
Surma prevents a body shot from Kunnas.
Surma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kunnas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Surma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kunnas avoids it.
Kunnas avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
Kunnas is trying to push Surma away but Surma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Surma misses with a knee strike.
Surma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Surma.
Kunnas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Surma digs a right hand into Kunnas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kunnas's gas tank.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Surma in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Kunnas avoids the damage to the body.
Surma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Surma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kunnas's efforts to push away.
Surma tries a knee to the head but Kunnas blocks it.
Kunnas lands a nice shot to the body.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Kunnas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kunnas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Surma.
Surma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Surma throws an elbow but misses.
Surma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kunnas backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kunnas backwards.
Nice elbow from Surma.
Kunnas is looking to break free of the clinch but Surma has double underhooks.
Surma scores a nice knee to the body.
Surma throws an elbow but it misses.
Surma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kunnas is defending well for now.
Kunnas misses with the head strike.
Kunnas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Surma pushes Kunnas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kunnas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Surma misses with a body punch.
Kunnas manages to break the clinch.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kunnas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kunnas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musta Surma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karl Kunnas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kunnas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Surma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kunnas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karl Kunnas is winning the standup battle so far.
Kunnas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Surma at a distance.
Surma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Surma tries to clinch up but Kunnas circles away and keeps his distance.
Musta Surma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kunnas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Surma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kunnas throws a poor cross that misses
and Surma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kunnas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Surma.
Kunnas swats away the attempt to clinch by Surma.
Surma moves in looking to clinch but Kunnas pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas scores with the left hand. Surma knows he should have avoided that one.
Surma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kunnas to score with a decent uppercut.
Surma wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Surma.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kunnas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kunnas misses with a low kick.
Kunnas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Surma doesn't manage to clinch there - Kunnas circles away.
A big right from Kunnas misses.
Surma slips a straight right by Kunnas.
Kunnas scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Surma misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kunnas avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Surma.
Kunnas throws a head punch that misses.
Kunnas dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
Kunnas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kunnas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Surma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunnas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Surma lands an elbow inside.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kunnas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Surma is keeping busy.
Surma misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Surma on the inside.
Kunnas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kunnas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Surma scores with a knee to the head.
Surma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kunnas is defending well for now.
Surma lands a body shot.
Kunnas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kunnas avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
With the fighters up against the cage, Surma throws an elbow but misses.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Surma.
Kunnas managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
Kunnas pushes Surma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Kunnas.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Kunnas avoids the damage to the body.
Kunnas avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
Karl Kunnas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Surma fails to land.
Kunnas misses with a punch to the body.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karl Kunnas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunnas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Surma lands a damaging elbow.
Kunnas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kunnas working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Surma.
Musta Surma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kunnas swings wildly with an uppercut but Surma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Surma lands an elbow just above Kunnas 's eye.
Kunnas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Surma misses with a two punch combination.
Kunnas misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Musta Surma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Surma 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musta Surma!
Musta Surma decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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