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Event:
QFC Tournament 981 Round 3
Date: May 05, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Pukki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And Pukki tries to counter it with a takedown but Lee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pukki misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pukki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kyle Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jalmar Pukki.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Pukki shoots in.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Pukki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lee defends it well.
Jalmar Pukki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pukki is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Pukki circles away and we're back to standing.
Pukki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lee defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pukki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee kicks Pukki off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Pukki. Pukki gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee leaves Pukki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Lee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pukki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pukki trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Pukki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Pukki has Lee pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pukki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Pukki's legs - danger averted.
Pukki controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Pukki wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pukki shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Pukki with that takedown attempt.
Lee gets caught napping as Pukki dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.
Pukki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Pukki wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Pukki trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pukki controlling Lee's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Pukki shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pukki.
Pukki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kyle Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jalmar Pukki.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Pukki shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Pukki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee pushes Pukki up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pukki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pukki can do to turn this around?
Lee stalling against the cage.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pukki with the counter takedown but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pukki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pukki is trying to get back to half guard.
Lee working away.
Pukki is looking to reverse the position.
Lee wants to stand but Pukki is controlling his arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pukki struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pukki looking for a sweep but Lee has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Pukki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lee tries to control but Pukki wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing strikes here but Pukki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pukki gets back to half guard.
Pukki tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Lee is just content to waste time from the top position. Pukki takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pukki wants to sweep but no luck.
Pukki controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Pukki 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.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Pukki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lee looking to control.
Pukki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lee manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pukki has Lee in his guard.
Lee pushes down on Pukki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pukki tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pukki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pukki is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Pukki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lee defends it well.
Lee manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pukki wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Pukki won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Pukki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pukki trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lee gets a double leg takedown into Pukki's guard.
Pukki has his hands on Lee's head, controlling the position.
Pukki's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jalmar Pukki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pukki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee clinches.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee drags the fight down to the ground.
Lee controlling Pukki's posture.
Pukki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kyle Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pukki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pukki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pukki.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Pukki pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pukki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pukki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Pukki backs away, Lee returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pukki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pukki showed some decent athleticism there.
Lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kyle Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pukki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kyle Lee.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Kyle Lee!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Kyle Lee!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Kyle Lee!
Kyle Lee wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 981 Round 2
Date: May 04, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rummy misses the shot to the body.
Pukki fails with a takedown attempt.
Rummy has Pukki up against the cage in a clinch.
Rummy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Knees to the body from Rummy.
Pukki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rummy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pukki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rummy lands an elbow inside.
Rummy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pukki's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rummy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pukki tries to score a body lock takedown but Rummy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benito Rummy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jalmar Pukki.
Rummy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jalmar Pukki has been cut.
Pukki takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pukki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rummy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rummy scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki 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.
Rummy sizes up Pukki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pukki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rummy swivels and escapes.
Rummy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pukki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Rummy. Beautiful body shot.
Rummy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pukki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pukki swats away the attempt to clinch by Rummy.
Rummy gets caught napping as Pukki dives in and scores a takedown. Rummy manages to retain guard.
Rummy has his hands on Pukki's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pukki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rummy is keeping the position for now.
Rummy wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rummy is adopting a defensive guard.
Rummy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pukki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rummy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pukki slips nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rummy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pukki is working away from the top position though.
Pukki prevents Rummy from improving his position.
Pukki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pukki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rummy defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rummy trying to control but Pukki postures up.
Rummy is staying active underneath Pukki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pukki is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pukki looking for a guillotine from mount but Rummy is having none of it.
Rummy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pukki content just to control the position here.
Pukki is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rummy to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rummy shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki has hold of Rummy's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rummy manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pukki is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Rummy is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jalmar Pukki! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 981 Round 1
Date: May 03, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Ben - just one landing.
It looks like Jalmar Pukki has been cut.
Pukki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ben knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pukki on the ground.
Pukki is working for a kimura but Ben is defending it quite comfortably.
Ben is trying to stand back up but Pukki is controlling him
Pukki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pukki stops Ben from getting back to his feet.
Pukki is trying to work for a kimura but Ben is defending well.
Ben tries to kick Pukki off but Pukki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pukki is trying for a kimura here. Ben looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Pukki wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jalmar Pukki! |
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