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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aulis Tyrmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aulis Tyrmaaja!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luciano lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyrmaaja lands with an uppercut that bounces Luciano off the cage and back into range.
Luciano shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tyrmaaja eats them both and turns towards Luciano to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Aulis Tyrmaaja has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrmaaja with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tyrmaaja crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Luciano - the referee stops the clock and Tyrmaaja gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Luciano. Tyrmaaja manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tyrmaaja tries to clinch up but Luciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Luciano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyrmaaja but Tyrmaaja pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyrmaaja, as that shot connected.
Tyrmaaja with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luciano to score with a decent uppercut.
Luciano slips a jab and a cross from Tyrmaaja.
Tyrmaaja takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tyrmaaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrmaaja.
Luciano throws a jab when Tyrmaaja was well out of range.
Luciano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tyrmaaja counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tyrmaaja tries to throw a body punch but Luciano avoids it by throwing Tyrmaaja back against the cage.
Luciano blocks a body shot from Tyrmaaja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyrmaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luciano.
Luciano looking to stall.
Tyrmaaja tries to work over Luciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyrmaaja slowing the pace effectively.
Luciano lands a right hand.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyrmaaja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luciano's elbow.
Luciano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Luciano is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tyrmaaja misses with a body punch.
Tyrmaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyrmaaja misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Luciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Tyrmaaja.
Tyrmaaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luciano blocks a body shot from Tyrmaaja.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrmaaja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrmaaja lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Charlie Luciano has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyrmaaja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano is trying to break the clinch but Tyrmaaja is controlling him.
Luciano manages to break the clinch.
Luciano misses with a head kick.
Luciano shoots in and drives through. Tyrmaaja sprawls well.
Luciano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Luciano feints and as Tyrmaaja raises his hands in defense, Luciano changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Luciano controls the pace.
Tyrmaaja is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luciano preventing the sweep.
Tyrmaaja keeping full guard, as Luciano tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luciano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tyrmaaja's guard.
Luciano performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tyrmaaja is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano trying to control the action but Tyrmaaja is working from the bottom.
Luciano is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tyrmaaja is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tyrmaaja is looking to control Luciano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyrmaaja avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters circling - Tyrmaaja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrmaaja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luciano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Tyrmaaja. Beautiful body shot.
Tyrmaaja dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrmaaja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyrmaaja stuffs the takedown attempt from Luciano. Luciano gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Luciano dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Luciano looks to land a body kick but Tyrmaaja moved away.
Tyrmaaja walks into a stiff left hand from Luciano.
Tyrmaaja throws a right hand that Luciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Luciano also avoids with ease.
Tyrmaaja looks to land a combination but Luciano avoids it well.
Luciano is looking to chop away at Tyrmaaja's legs.
Tyrmaaja throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Charlie Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano misses with a body kick.
Luciano fails with a takedown attempt.
Luciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyrmaaja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyrmaaja throws a nice looking combination but Luciano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyrmaaja moves out of range of the body kick.
Luciano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyrmaaja is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Luciano rather than just go for the knockout.
Luciano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyrmaaja pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Luciano shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Luciano showed some decent athleticism there.
Tyrmaaja is looking for a sweep. Luciano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyrmaaja is trying to control but can't.
Luciano tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tyrmaaja knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Luciano wants to take a breather but Tyrmaaja is having none of it.
Tyrmaaja trying to control but Luciano postures up.
Luciano wants to take a breather but Tyrmaaja is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyrmaaja checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tyrmaaja has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luciano finds it's way round the side to connect with Tyrmaaja's head.
Luciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luciano gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tyrmaaja, who protects the arm well.
Tyrmaaja is holding Luciano down, trying to stall.
Tyrmaaja looking for a sweep but Luciano has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Luciano with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Charlie Luciano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tyrmaaja is working to get back to half guard.
Tyrmaaja is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tyrmaaja is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Luciano jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tyrmaaja is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tyrmaaja and Luciano has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Tyrmaaja managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Luciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja can't do much from the bottom here.
Luciano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tyrmaaja has escaped the position, nice work there.
Luciano working away.
Luciano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyrmaaja keeps working.
Luciano has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Tyrmaaja is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Luciano yanks on the arm and Tyrmaaja is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Luciano.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charlie Luciano!
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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
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