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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yunus Abshir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Abshir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Africa by Toto. Yrjoe Velmu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yunus Abshir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrjoe Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Abshir does it's job there.
Abshir shoots for a double leg takedown but Velmu sprawls well. He's pushed Abshir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abshir blocks a leg kick.
Abshir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velmu manages to avoid it.
Velmu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Velmu cracks Abshir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Velmu tries to close the distance and clinch but Abshir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velmu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abshir was well out of range. Poor timing from Velmu.
A clash of legs there as Abshir blocks the low kick.
Velmu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Velmu blocks a jab.
Abshir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abshir counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abshir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Velmu, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abshir has Velmu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Velmu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velmu with a knee to the head.
Velmu pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Velmu stalling against the cage.
Abshir blocks a body shot from Velmu.
Velmu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yunus Abshir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abshir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Velmu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Abshir is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Velmu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Velmu keeps control of Abshir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Velmu.
Velmu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Velmu scores with a shot to the side of Abshir's head.
Abshir has Velmu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Abshir pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Velmu tumbling to the mat - Abshir dives into Velmu's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Abshir looking to pass the guard.
Velmu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abshir is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu has Abshir pulled in close to control his posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abshir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abshir is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Velmu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yrjoe Velmu has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Abshir 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.
Abshir blocks a head kick by Velmu.
Velmu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abshir avoids the body shot from Velmu.
Velmu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Velmu.
Abshir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abshir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abshir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abshir is working for takedown but Velmu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Velmu lands a nice uppercut.
Velmu gets underhooks to prevent Abshir's takedown attempt.
Abshir is looking for a takedown.
Abshir is breathing heavily.
Abshir avoiding damage as Velmu throws knees to the body.
Abshir has picked Velmu up - he's going for a ride! Abshir dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abshir is looking to stall here but Velmu recovers full guard.
Velmu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abshir won't allow Velmu to sweep him here.
Abshir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Velmu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Velmu wants to sweep here but Abshir controlling him for the moment.
Abshir controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abshir trying to control but Velmu is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Velmu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abshir is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjoe Velmu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Velmu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abshir.
Velmu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Velmu tries a low kick but Abshir avoids it.
Abshir checks a leg kick.
Velmu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Abshir misses.
Velmu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abshir looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Velmu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abshir takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abshir lands a glancing blow to the side of Velmu's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Velmu.
Abshir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Velmu but Velmu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Velmu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abshir walks forward, straight into a front kick from Velmu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abshir misses with a straight left.
Abshir has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Velmu.
Velmu connects with the punch.
Velmu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Velmu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abshir's sensitive parts.
Jab from Velmu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu darts in and clinches Abshir up against the cage.
Velmu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Abshir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velmu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abshir.
Abshir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Velmu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Abshir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abshir throws an overhand right that lands on Velmu's shoulder, as Velmu tries to avoid the shot.
Velmu is looking to slow Abshir down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Velmu.
Velmu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abshir 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.
Abshir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Velmu.
Abshir just misses with a punch to the body.
Velmu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abshir tries to keep at a distance but Velmu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abshir tries to break the clinch but Velmu is controlling the position.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Velmu.
Abshir has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Velmu after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yunus Abshir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velmu lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Velmu.
Abshir takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu lands a knee to the head.
Abshir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Velmu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abshir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Velmu.
Velmu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abshir backwards.
Velmu lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Velmu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Velmu with a knee to the head.
Velmu stalls.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Velmu.
Abshir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Velmu.
Abshir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Velmu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Abshir is looking for a takedown.
Velmu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Velmu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Velmu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abshirs head.
Velmu lands a knee to the body.
Abshir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Velmu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Velmu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abshir's face.
Velmu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abshir is trying to break the clinch but Velmu is controlling him.
Velmu lands an uppercut.
Velmu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velmu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjoe Velmu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Velmu.
Velmu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Velmu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abshir's sensitive parts.
Velmu connects with a solid leg kick.
Abshir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abshir throws an overhand right that lands on Velmu's shoulder, as Velmu tries to avoid the shot.
Velmu scores with the left hand. Abshir knows he should have avoided that one.
Abshir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abshir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Velmu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donk. Velmu catches Abshir right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abshir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Velmu can pounce on him.
Velmu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Velmu with a nice cross.
Velmu connects with a solid leg kick.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velmu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu moves out of range of the strikes.
Velmu cracks Abshir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abshir keeps the fight on the outside.
Yrjoe Velmu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velmu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abshir throws an off balance right hand
and Velmu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees in the clinch landing for Velmu.
Velmu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Velmu obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abshir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Abshir blocks with his arms.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Velmu working Abshir over with knees to the body.
Velmu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abshir has Velmu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Velmu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Velmu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abshir is looking for a takedown.
Velmu lands a left hand.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abshir drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Velmu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yunus Abshir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velmu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abshir's face.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yrjoe Velmu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Velmu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Abshir has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Velmu is trying to keep an underhook but Abshir manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Velmu is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abshir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Velmu wants to control but Abshir is keeping busy.
Abshir prevents Velmu from standing back up.
Abshir lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Velmu won't allow Abshir to pass to mount.
Abshir is trying to control the action in half guard but Velmu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Abshir controlling the pace.
Velmu gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu is trying to keep Abshir in close.
Abshir trying to control the position from guard on top but Velmu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yunus Abshir wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Velmu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abshir just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Abshir misses.
Abshir throws a looping overhand right but Velmu ducks down to avoid it.
Yunus Abshir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abshir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjoe Velmu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Velmu 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjoe Velmu!
Yrjoe Velmu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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