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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and VinniJay Acunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusisto comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B.. VinniJay Acunia acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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181 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, VinniJay Acunia!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Acunia, right into the meat.
Acunia throws a series of strikes that have Uusisto backpedaling.
Uusisto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Acunia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Acunia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uusisto.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Acunia, right into the meat.
Uusisto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Uusisto blocks a head kick by Acunia.
Uusisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Acunia throws out the jab.
Acunia misses with a head kick.
Acunia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some wild striking there from Uusisto.
Acunia connects with a right hand. Uusisto shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acunia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uusisto on the side of the head.
Acunia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uusisto. That did some damage!
VinniJay Acunia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uusisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A clash of legs there as Uusisto blocks the low kick.
Acunia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uusisto moves away.
Acunia throws a good cross that connects.
Acunia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Uusisto's calf.
Acunia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Acunia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Uusisto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acunia misses with a leg kick
and Uusisto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Acunia thinking.
Uusisto throws a series of punches but Acunia avoids them all with ease.
Uusisto ducks right into an uppercut from Acunia.
Acunia catches Uusisto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Acunia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uusisto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acunia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Uusisto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Acunia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Uusisto.
Acunia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Acunia stuns Uusisto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uusisto throws a body punch but Acunia moves out of range.
Acunia throws a sloppy head kick and Uusisto moves out of range easily.
Acunia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uusisto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Acunia thows a leg kick but Uusisto checks it
and Uusisto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Acunia's guard now.
Uusisto trying to control but Acunia is working from the bottom.
Acunia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia can't keep his opponent in guard - Uusisto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Uusisto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Acunia defending well though.
Uusisto stalling.
Uusisto tries to pass to full mount but Acunia defends it.
Uusisto controlling the action here.
Uusisto trying to control from Acunia's half guard. Acunia has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto is pushing down on Acunia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Acunia is fighting to maintain full guard but Uusisto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Uusisto prevents Acunia from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uusisto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Uusisto is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
VinniJay Acunia dominated that round.
That's time! Uusisto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Uusisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Acunia was well out of range. Poor timing from Uusisto.
Acunia is looking to score with low kicks.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acunia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uusisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Acunia.
Uusisto takes one to the chin there.
Acunia is looking to score with low kicks.
Acunia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Uusisto checks a low kick from Acunia.
Uusisto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Acunia can pounce on him.
Acunia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Uusisto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Acunia.
Acunia throws a leg kick which misses Uusisto's front leg but catches the back leg as Uusisto tries to avoid it.
Uusisto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Acunia throws a nice inside leg kick.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Acunia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uusisto throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Acunia.
Acunia throws a head kick but Uusisto moves out of range.
Acunia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uusisto manages to avoid it.
Acunia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Uusisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Acunia throws a chopping leg kick but Uusisto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Uusisto misses with a low kick.
Acunia misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Acunia, right into the meat.
Acunia misses with an uppercut. Uusisto saw that one coming.
Acunia throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Acunia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Acunia.
Acunia misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Uusisto avoids the body shot from Acunia.
Uusisto misses the shot to the body.
Uusisto throws a right and a left that Acunia avoids nicely.
Acunia throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Acunia.
Uusisto looks to throw the jab but Acunia is out of range.
Uusisto is looking to wear down Acunia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Uusisto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Acunia just misses with a punch to the body.
Acunia connects with a leg kick. Uusisto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Acunia punishes Uusisto's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uusisto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Acunia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Acunia misses with a left hand
and Uusisto counters with a one-two to the body.
Acunia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Uusisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uusisto needs to keep his hands up - Acunia had a free shot at his head there.
Acunia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Acunia thumps Uusisto with a low kick.
Acunia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acunia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uusisto. That did some damage!
Acunia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Uusisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Acunia.
A jab from Acunia finds it's way through Uusisto's defenses.
Uusisto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Acunia.
Acunia scores with a leg kick.
Acunia feints and then cracks Uusisto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uusisto down.
Acunia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uusisto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uusisto's sensitive parts.
Uusisto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Acunia can pounce on him.
Acunia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uusisto. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
VinniJay Acunia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Uusisto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Acunia connects with a leg kick. Uusisto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Acunia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Acunia throws a leg kick but Uusisto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Acunia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uusisto.
A head kick misses from Acunia.
Acunia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uusisto. That did some damage!
Uusisto moves out of range of the body kick.
Acunia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Acunia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Acunia connects with an inside leg kick.
Uusisto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Acunia throws a wild body kick that Uusisto sees coming a mile off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Acunia.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia tries to land a leg kick but Uusisto saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uusisto. Acunia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Acunia as he connects with a hook.
Uusisto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Uusisto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Acunia misses with a body shot.
Uusisto sizes up Acunia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A low kick from Acunia misses
and Uusisto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Acunia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Uusisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Acunia manages to avoid it.
Uusisto needs to keep his hands up - Acunia had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acunia feints and then cracks Uusisto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uusisto down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Acunia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Acunia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Acunia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Acunia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uusisto on the side of the head.
Acunia tries to work over Uusisto's front leg with a kick but Uusisto checks it.
Jurmas Uusisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Acunia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Uusisto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Uusisto checks a leg kick.
Acunia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uusisto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Acunia lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uusisto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Uusisto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Acunia ducks under a wild hook from Uusisto.
Acunia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uusisto. That did some damage!
Uusisto throws a leg kick but Acunia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Acunia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Acunia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Acunia misses with a straight left.
Acunia looks to score with a jab to the body but Uusisto is just out of range.
Acunia throws a head kick but Uusisto moves out of range.
Acunia sizes up Uusisto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Uusisto cracks Acunia with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acunia cracks the inside of Uusisto's front leg.
Acunia scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uusisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Acunia is looking to slow Uusisto down with leg kicks.
Acunia cracks Uusisto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Uusisto ducks right into an uppercut from Acunia.
Uusisto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Acunia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uusisto.
Uusisto looks to land a left hand but Acunia moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia with a jab.
Acunia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Acunia. Uusisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
VinniJay Acunia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Acunia 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... VinniJay Acunia!
After winning the bout, VinniJay Acunia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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