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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Suulas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries comes to the cage accompanied by Duke Lion. Suulas has chosen Hollywood Undead - Undead as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tarmo Suulas enters the cage!
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157 lbs
25 - 17 - 1 |
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170 cm
33
155 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
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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
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarmo Suulas!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - De Vries looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Vries tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suulas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suulas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Vries back to the cage. Suulas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
De Vries tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suulas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Vries tries to clinch up.
De Vries tries to clinch
and Suulas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Suulas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Vries's head.
Suulas prevents De Vries from getting back to his feet.
Suulas wants to control from the top but De Vries keeps moving.
De Vries working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suulas.
Suulas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suulas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Vries keeping full guard, as Suulas tries to pass.
Suulas is still trying to improve position.
Suulas prevents De Vries from getting back to his feet.
Suulas trying to control the position from guard on top but De Vries is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Suulas circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Vries wants to clinch but Suulas slips to the side
and Suulas counters with a shoot takedown. De Vries fights it but they end up in guard.
Suulas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Vries works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suulas content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suulas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Vries working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suulas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suulas looking to sit in guard and control but De Vries gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Suulas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Suulas looking for a sweep. Not yet Suulas, not yet.
De Vries wants to get up but he can't break Suulas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Suulas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suulas has a closed guard, preventing De Vries from standing up.
Suulas is trying to control the position but De Vries postures up.
De Vries has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Vries tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Suulas both land. Nice combination.
Suulas keeps the fight on the outside.
Suulas lands the left hand.
Suulas checks a leg kick.
De Vries is looking to clinch but Suulas is avoiding it.
Suulas works the jab nicely.
Suulas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suulas connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent De Vries tumbling to the canvas! Suulas pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! De Vries was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tarmo Suulas!
Our winner, Tarmo Suulas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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