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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murha Puro (ranked 302 p4p, 877 weight class) and Projekti Yksi (ranked 39 p4p, 112 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Murha Puro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Projekti Yksi!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yksi slips a straight right by Puro.
Yksi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yksi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Puro throws out a loose jab but Yksi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yksi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yksi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Puro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yksi somewhat.
Yksi looks to score with a jab to the body but Puro is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puro lands a glancing blow to the side of Yksi's head.
Yksi dodges the punch combination from Puro.
Puro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro looks to throw the jab but Yksi is out of range.
Yksi tries to bum rush Puro with a series of wild strikes but Puro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yksi misses with a few strikes there.
Puro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yksi moves away.
Yksi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Puro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puro throws a right and a left that Yksi avoids nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yksi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Yksi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puro at a distance.
Puro misses with an uppercut.
Puro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yksi defending well as Puro loads up on a big left hand.
Puro lands with an overhand left.
Yksi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Puro misses.
Murha Puro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Puro takes the fight into the clinch.
Puro misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yksi wants to stall.
Yksi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yksi misses with a body shot.
Puro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yksi scores with a hook to the body. Puro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Puro looks to land a right hand but Yksi moved out of range.
Puro throws a shot from downtown. Yksi moves away and avoids it.
Yksi looks for a takedown but Puro sprawls well.
Yksi misses with a hook. Puro ducked under it nicely.
Puro missing with a left hand there. Yksi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yksi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yksi misses with a takedown attempt
and Puro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murha Puro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Projekti Yksi.
Yksi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puro throws a combination that misses
and Yksi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Puro won't be happy with that.
Yksi has knee on belly momentarily but Puro bucks him off and regains half guard.
Yksi trying to advance position but Puro counters by regaining guard.
Yksi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yksi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yksi throws an elbow that misses. Puro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yksi's guard. Nice move by Puro!
Puro won't allow Yksi to sweep him here.
Puro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puro stopping the sweep attempt from Yksi.
Yksi trying to keep a closed guard but Puro is proving a slippery customer.
Puro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yksi looking for a sweep. Not yet Yksi, not yet.
Puro trying to control but Yksi is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murha Puro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yksi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murha Puro is winning the standup battle so far.
Puro scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yksi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Puro throws a hook but Yksi blocks it.
Yksi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Puro rather than just go for the knockout.
Puro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Puro.
Puro working aggressively here.
Puro tries to work over Yksi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yksi has Puro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Puro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Puro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yksi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puro.
Puro working aggressively here.
Yksi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puro lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Puro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yksi breaks from the clinch.
Puro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yksi at a distance.
Puro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yksi.
Yksi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yksi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Puro pulls his leg out and moves away.
A slow jab from Puro misses its intended target.
Puro throws an overhand right that lands on Yksi's shoulder, as Yksi tries to avoid the shot.
Puro walks into a stiff left hand from Yksi.
Yksi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puro moves away.
No joy there for Puro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puro throws a jab when Yksi was well out of range.
And Yksi tries to counter it with a takedown but Puro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yksi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yksi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yksi cracks a nice hook into Puro's ribs.
Yksi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yksi misses with a takedown attempt - Puro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murha Puro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Projekti Yksi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Puro misses its intended target.
Yksi takes a swing at Puro's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puro throws a hook but Yksi avoids it easily.
Yksi staying out of range there.
Puro connects with a single shot there.
Yksi avoids the body shot from Puro.
Yksi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Puro misses with a looping right.
Murha Puro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puro scores with a sloppy right hand. Yksi should have avoided that one.
Puro misses with an uppercut. Yksi saw that one coming.
Yksi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Puro punishes Yksi's body with a nice straight punch.
Yksi defending well as Puro loads up on a big left hand.
Puro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yksi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yksi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yksi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yksi.
Yksi is looking to work some ground and pound but Puro has wrist control.
Yksi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yksi trying to control but Puro is working from the bottom.
Puro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yksi can do to turn this around?
Puro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Puro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yksi is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yksi looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yksi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yksi throws an elbow that misses. Puro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yksi's guard. Nice move by Puro!
Puro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Puro trying to control the position from guard on top but Yksi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murha Puro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yksi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Puro manages to get himself to full guard.
Yksi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Puro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murha Puro dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Puro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yksi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puro throws an overhand right that lands on Yksi's shoulder, as Yksi tries to avoid the shot.
Puro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puro tries to clinch up but Yksi circles away and keeps his distance.
Puro just misses with a punch to the body.
Yksi with the counter takedown but Puro avoids it easily.
Puro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puro avoids the body shot from Yksi.
Yksi with a nice cross.
Puro throws a right hand that Yksi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yksi also avoids with ease.
Puro throws a looping overhand right but Yksi ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yksi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Puro misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yksi cracks Puro with an open hand slap.
Puro lands a glancing blow to the side of Yksi's head.
Yksi moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Yksi misses its intended target.
Yksi connects with the punch.
Puro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puro just misses with a punch to the body.
Yksi feints the counter takedown.
Puro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yksi moves away.
Yksi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yksi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Puro to the mat! Puro manages to get full guard.
Puro kicks Yksi off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yksi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Puro defends it well.
Yksi scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puro throws a jab but it's blocked by Yksi.
Puro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yksi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puro.
Yksi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Puro under the eye.
Puro misses with a hook. Yksi ducked under it nicely.
Yksi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yksi swings for the body but Puro moves out of range.
Puro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yksi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puro.
Yksi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yksi takes a swing at Puro's ribcage but misses.
Puro is looking to counter the offense by Yksi and move into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Yksi.
Yksi misses with a body shot
and Puro counters with a straight right hand.
Puro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yksi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Puro misses its intended target.
Puro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yksi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puro.
Puro avoids the body shot from Yksi.
Puro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yksi was well out of range. Poor timing from Puro.
Yksi misses with a wild body shot.
Puro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yksi.
Yksi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puro.
A punch combination from Yksi misses.
Yksi misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yksi. Puro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puro throwing a counter right hand but Yksi manages to avoid it.
Yksi moves away from the strike by Puro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puro looks to throw the jab but Yksi is out of range.
Puro throws out a loose jab but Yksi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yksi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yksi misses with a looping left.
Yksi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yksi swinging wildly here.
Yksi misses the shot to the body.
Puro lands a glancing blow to the side of Yksi's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puro misses with a wild body shot.
Yksi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Puro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puro's corner calls for a 1-2. Puro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Puro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yksi on the side of the head.
Puro loads up on a big right hand but Yksi slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murha Puro clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Puro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yksi momentarily.
Yksi misses the shot to the body.
Yksi slips a straight right by Puro.
Puro misses with a straight right.
Yksi blocks a jab.
Yksi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yksi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puro looks to land a left hand but Yksi moved out of range nicely.
Yksi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Puro defends it well.
Yksi fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yksi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Puro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yksi is in Puro's guard.
Yksi passes into half guard.
Yksi controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yksi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yksi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Puro wants to get back to full guard.
Yksi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yksi wants to take a breather but Puro is having none of it.
Puro is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Yksi there.
Yksi is trying to control the action in half guard but Puro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yksi stops Puro from getting back to his feet.
Yksi is trying to control the action in half guard but Puro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Puro is looking to improve his position.
Puro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yksi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yksi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puro trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puro throws a body punch but Yksi moves out of range.
Yksi throws a hook but Puro blocks it.
Yksi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puro slips a straight right by Yksi.
An attempted straight right counter from Puro misses the target.
Yksi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puro.
Puro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yksi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yksi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Puro wants to clinch.
Yksi feints the counter takedown.
Puro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Puro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yksi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yksi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Puro misses the shot to the body.
And Yksi tries to counter it with a takedown but Puro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yksi throws a body punch but Puro moves out of range.
A punch combination from Yksi misses.
Puro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yksi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Puro is trying to defend but Yksi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puro trying to control from the bottom.
Yksi is pressing down on Puro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Puro is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yksi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Puro defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Projekti Yksi dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Puro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yksi.
Yksi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yksi digs a good hook to Puro's body.
Yksi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Puro as he jumps to the side.
Puro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yksi.
Yksi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yksi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puro. Yksi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yksi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yksi.
Yksi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A slow jab from Puro misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puro misses with a looping right.
Puro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yksi manages to avoid it.
Yksi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yksi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yksi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro moves out of range as Yksi strikes.
Yksi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Yksi there.
Yksi throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Puro.
Puro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yksi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yksi loads up on a big right hand but Puro slips the punch.
Yksi lands with a cross.
Puro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yksi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yksi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Puro looks to score with a jab to the body but Yksi is just out of range.
Yksi defending well as Puro loads up on a big left hand.
Projekti Yksi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yksi fails with the takedown.
Yksi misses with a looping left.
Puro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yksi manages to avoid it.
Yksi misses with a looping right.
Puro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Puro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puro. Yksi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puro throws a body punch but Yksi moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yksi.
Puro misses with a straight right.
Yksi scores with a shot to the body.
Puro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yksi.
Puro wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Puro throws a hook but Yksi avoids it easily.
Yksi connects with a jab.
Puro misses with a body shot.
Yksi feints the counter takedown.
Yksi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Puro avoids the body shot from Yksi.
Puro loads up on a big right hand but Yksi slips the punch.
Puro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yksi at a distance.
Puro throws a nice looking combination but Yksi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Puro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yksi misses the shot to the body.
Yksi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yksi looks to score with a jab to the body but Puro is just out of range.
Yksi looks to score with a jab to the body but Puro is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Puro misses the target.
Puro punishes Yksi's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yksi misses with a lunging right hand
and Yksi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yksi ducks under a wild hook from Puro.
Puro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yksi.
Puro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yksi throws a right hand that misses
letting Puro counter with a right hand.
Puro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Puro wants it to stay on the feet.
Murha Puro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Projekti Yksi.
Yksi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yksi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murha Puro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Puro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murha Puro!
Murha Puro retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Murha Puro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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