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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Usko Luttinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luttinen comes to the cage accompanied by usko luttisen elämänkerta. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Luttinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rufus Speed!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice shot by Speed.
Luttinen misses with a body shot.
Speed misses with a looping left.
Luttinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Usko Luttinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luttinen misses the jab.
Speed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Speed moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Luttinen throws a right hand that misses
and Speed counters with a shoot takedown. Luttinen fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Speed is looking to work some ground and pound but Luttinen has wrist control.
Speed throws a big right hand that misses.
Luttinen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Speed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed wants to control from the top but Luttinen keeps moving.
Speed is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rufus Speed hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Speed lands a nice shot that snaps Luttinen's head back.
Speed throws a head kick but Luttinen moves out of range.
Speed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luttinen lands a jab to Speed's midsection.
Luttinen throws out a loose jab but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen misses with a straight right.
Speed tries for a takedown but Luttinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Luttinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Speed counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Luttinen keeping moving, preventing Speed from controlling successfully.
Speed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Luttinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Speed throwing strikes from guard but Luttinen blocks nicely.
Speed wants to control from the top but Luttinen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Luttinen keeping moving, preventing Speed from controlling successfully.
Speed pushing down on Luttinen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Speed seems to be working for a kimura but Luttinen defends the submission attempt.
Luttinen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Speed slips nicely into half guard.
Speed throwing shots but Luttinen is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed is trying to control the action in half guard but Luttinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Speed dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice shot by Luttinen.
A big left from Luttinen misses.
Luttinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Speed checks the leg kick.
Luttinen staying out of range there.
Luttinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Speed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luttinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speed manages to avoid it.
Luttinen throws a body kick that misses
and Speed counters with a single leg into guard. Luttinen didn't expect that.
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!
Luttinen keeping full guard, as Speed tries to pass.
Speed trying to control the position from guard on top but Luttinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Luttinen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Speed engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Speed throwing strikes but missing.
Luttinen keeping moving, preventing Speed from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rufus Speed hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Speed swings widly with a right hand
and Luttinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen throws a leg kick but Speed moved away.
Luttinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Speed's sensitive parts.
Luttinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Speed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luttinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Speed's sensitive parts.
Speed ducks right into an uppercut from Luttinen.
Luttinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Luttinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speed.
Luttinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luttinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen misses with a kick to the body.
Luttinen misses with a kick to the body
and Speed counters with a single leg into guard. Luttinen didn't expect that.
Speed trying to control but Luttinen is working from the bottom.
Speed is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Speed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Luttinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Speed is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luttinen controls Speed momentarily but Speed frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Luttinen throws a front kick that sends Speed stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Speed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Luttinen throws a right hand that misses
and Speed counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Luttinen!
An elbow from Speed crashes against the mat.
Speed is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Luttinen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Speed is looking to take a break and control but Luttinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Speed tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
A lull in the action here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Speed working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Speed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Speed throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Luttinen is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Jorzi GYM, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Speed is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Luttinen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Luttinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Usko Luttinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen parries the strikes from Speed easily there. Speed is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Luttinen to escape.
The referee asks Speed politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Speed prefers to stall for the moment though.
Luttinen defending against the ground and pound.
Speed is looking to take a break and control but Luttinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Speed grinds an elbow into Luttinen's temple.
Luttinen regains half guard there - taking advantage of Speed's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed is trying to control the action in half guard but Luttinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Speed is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Speed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luttinen keeps working.
Luttinen tries to roll over but Speed keeps him under control.
Speed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed is pressing down on Luttinen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Luttinen is holding on for now.
Luttinen punching from the bottom.
Speed is looking to advance position but Luttinen won't allow it.
Speed is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Speed in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Speed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Speed 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus Speed!
A very excited looking Rufus Speed made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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
RATING
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