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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Suulas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Worsely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suulas comes into the arena with Hollywood Undead - Undead blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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175 cm
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167 lbs
21 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarmo Suulas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Mark Worsely!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worsely slips a jab from Suulas.
Suulas tries to close the distance and clinch but Worsely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Worsely attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tarmo Suulas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suulas wants to clinch.
Worsely swinging wildly here.
Worsely swats away the attempt to clinch by Suulas.
Worsely scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Suulas closes the distance and pushes Worsely back into the cage.
Suulas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Worsely backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Worsely.
Worsely has a couple of punches blocked by Suulas.
Suulas taking a breather.
Worsely tries for a takedown but Suulas manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Suulas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Worsely's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suulas wants to get back to striking at distance but Worsely won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suulas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Worsely.
Suulas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Worsely stopping the sweep attempt from Suulas.
Suulas trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Suulas controls Worsely momentarily but Worsely frees himself.
Worsely stays in close to Suulas's body and controls the position.
Suulas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Worsely is aware though and is defending well.
Worsely throws a strike but Suulas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Suulas stands and throws Worsely's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suulas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Worsely knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Worsely is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Suulas off and has taken his back!
Worsely throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Worsely misses with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Worsely's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Worsely has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Worsely working for a choke but Suulas is defending well.
Worsely misses with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Worsely throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Suulas tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Worsely looking to control but Suulas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Worsely is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Suulas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Worsely is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Suulas has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Suulas!
Suulas postures up in Worsely's guard and throws a big left but Worsely blocks it.
Worsely has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Suulas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Worsely has his foot on Suulas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Suulas works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Suulas landing with the ground and pound.
Worsely wants to sweep here but Suulas controlling him for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suulas trying to control the position from guard on top but Worsely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worsely is trying to keep Suulas in close.
Suulas won't allow Worsely to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Worsely will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Suulas wants to clinch.
Worsely throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Suulas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Suulas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Worsely finds it's way round the side to connect with Suulas's head.
Suulas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Worsely to score with a decent uppercut.
Worsely shoots in for a double leg but Suulas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Suulas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Suulas avoids the body shot from Worsely.
Suulas takes one on the button.
Worsely gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Suulas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worsely wants to hit a switch here but Suulas passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Worsely there!
Suulas is landing with some decent strikes but Worsely is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suulas landing shots from mount.
Worsely gets back to half guard.
Suulas wants to stand up but Worsely is controlling the position.
Suulas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Worsely doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Suulas.
Suulas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worsely is pressing down on Suulas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Worsely is trying to control the position but Suulas postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Worsely is on top in guard.
Worsely throwing strikes but missing.
Worsely throwing strikes from guard but Suulas blocks nicely.
Suulas has momentary wrist control but Worsely slips an elbow through the middle.
Worsely throws a big elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suulas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Worsely manages to get himself to full guard.
Worsely is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suulas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Suulas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suulas looking to control.
Worsely is in close to Suulas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Suulas looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Worsely accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suulas trying to control the position.
Worsely throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worsely missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Suulas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Worsely is one step ahead there.
Worsely trying to control but Suulas is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Suulas wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worsely lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worsely jabs at Suulas's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Worsely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Suulas tries to clinch
and Worsely makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Worsely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suulas circles away quickly and effectively.
Worsely digs a good body shot into Suulas's ribs.
Worsely dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suulas wants to clinch but Worsely slips to the side
and Worsely counters with a low kick, right behind Suulas 's knee.
Worsely lands a head kick!
Suulas wants to clinch.
Worsely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suulas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Worsely drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Worsely is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Suulas rather than just go for the knockout.
Worsely scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worsely cracks Suulas with a big elbow.
Worsely trying to control the action but Suulas is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsely cracks Suulas with a big right hand but Suulas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Suulas tries to bench press Worsely off him but Worsely keeps the position.
Worsely trying to control the action but Suulas is working from the bottom.
Suulas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Worsely's best efforts.
Suulas wants to control but Worsely is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Suulas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Worsely's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Worsely's back!
Worsely manages to reverse the position and now he's in Suulas's guard. Nice work there by Worsely.
Worsely with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suulas is looking to stand up but Worsely isn't so interested in that idea.
Tarmo Suulas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worsely works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Suulas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Suulas is trying to get back to full guard.
Suulas has hold of Worsely's hands but Worsely slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mark Worsely is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worsely keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Suulas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Worsely is working away from the top position though.
Worsely controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Worsely throws a right and a left that Suulas avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suulas wants to clinch.
Suulas tries to clinch up
and Suulas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suulas misses with a two punch combination.
Suulas takes one on the button.
Worsely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suulas.
Worsely showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suulas.
Good leg kick by Worsely there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suulas tries to clinch
and Worsely counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suulas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Worsely counters by moving into the clinch.
Suulas throws a punch but it's blocked by Worsely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Worsely.
Worsely prevents a body shot from Suulas.
Suulas throws a head punch that misses.
Suulas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suulas jumps guard.
Worsely is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Worsely has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Worsely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Worsely 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Worsely!
Mark Worsely really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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