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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toni Vaananen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vili Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela has chosen saliva-i walk alone as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Vaananen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vili Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaananen closes the distance and pushes Kuusela back into the cage.
Kuusela pulls guard effortlessly.
Kuusela working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vaananen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vaananen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kuusela pulls Vaananen in close to his closed guard and prevents Vaananen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kuusela has his feet on Vaananen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kuusela tries a head kick but it misses.
Vaananen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vaananen tries to clinch but Kuusela is having none of it.
Kuusela clinches with his opponent.
Kuusela pulls Vaananen into guard.
Kuusela seems keen to control Vaananen's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela kicks Vaananen off and gets to his feet.
Good leg kick by Vaananen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuusela circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kuusela counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vaananen breaks from the clinch.
Kuusela closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vaananen to the mat! Vaananen manages to get full guard.
Kuusela stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vaananen is breathing heavily.
Kuusela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Vaananen is predictable there
and Kuusela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vaananen closes the distance and clinches.
Kuusela drags the fight down to the ground.
Kuusela wants to get back to his feet but Vaananen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kuusela has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Vaananen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaananen wants to clinch
so Kuusela counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kuusela gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kuusela clinches.
Kuusela stalling the fight.
Vaananen tries to land a knee to the head but Kuusela blocks with his arms.
Kuusela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuusela is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vaananen can't fight it off and eventually Kuusela manages to take the fight to the floor. Vaananen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kuusela decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vaananen misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela moves into the clinch.
Kuusela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vaananen darts in trying to clinch
and Kuusela counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuusela wants to get up but he can't break Vaananen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kuusela stands up from Vaananen's guard - Kuusela perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kuusela shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vaananen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kuusela taking a breather here.
Kuusela stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Vaananen wants to clinch but Kuusela slips to the side
and Kuusela counters by clinching up.
Kuusela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vaananen wants to clinch
and Kuusela decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vaananen's guard.
Kuusela has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vaananen is proving hard to escape from.
Vaananen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vili Kuusela dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuusela throws a right hand that Vaananen ducks under and follows up with a left that Vaananen also avoids with ease.
Kuusela doesn't manage to clinch there - Vaananen circles away.
Vaananen looks to clinch
and Kuusela moves into the clinch.
Kuusela is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vaananen is keeping busy.
Vaananen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuusela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuusela breaks from the clinch.
Kuusela scores with a head kick.
It looks like Toni Vaananen has been cut.
A nice combination there by Kuusela.
Vaananen wants to slow Kuusela down by chopping away at his legs.
Kuusela lands a front kick.
Kuusela forces Vaananen back against the cage and clinches.
A short uppercut from Kuusela.
Come on Kuusela - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kuusela tries to pull guard but Vaananen won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuusela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuusela moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela tries to pull guard but Vaananen holds him up against the cage and eventually Kuusela drops back down to his feet.
Kuusela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vaananen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kuusela counters by clinching up.
Kuusela pulls guard effortlessly.
Kuusela uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Vaananen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vaananen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuusela circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuusela has Vaananen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuusela avoiding damage as Vaananen throws knees to the body.
Kuusela has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vaananen uses from the top position.
Kuusela working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vaananen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vaananen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela is trying to control the position but Vaananen postures up.
Vaananen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kuusela has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vaananen has managed to get both his arms back between Kuusela's legs - danger averted.
Kuusela tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vaananen won't allow Kuusela to get back to his feet.
Kuusela working a defensive guard here.
Kuusela kicks Vaananen off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kuusela counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kuusela trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaananen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuusela is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kuusela stands up from Vaananen's guard - Kuusela perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vaananen throws a leg kick which misses Kuusela's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuusela tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Vaananen. No joy for Kuusela on that attempt.
Toni Vaananen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vili Kuusela.
Kuusela misses with a takedown attempt - Vaananen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vaananen tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuusela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuusela slips a jab and a cross from Vaananen.
Kuusela shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vaananen defends it nicely.
Kuusela has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vaananen tries to clinch but Kuusela moves out of range.
Kuusela shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kuusela was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kuusela takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaananen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vili Kuusela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toni Vaananen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kuusela closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kuusela decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Toni Vaananen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusela shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vaananen pinned against the cage. Vaananen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kuusela avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vaananen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuusela counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kuusela.
Kuusela breaks the clinch.
Vaananen misses with a two punch combination.
Kuusela throws a one two combo.
Vaananen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kuusela, pushing him back against the cage.
Vaananen misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vaananen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuusela blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuusela avoids the elbow strike from Vaananen, against the cage.
Kuusela can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaananen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuusela avoiding damage as Vaananen throws knees to the body.
Vaananen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuusela manages to break the clinch.
Kuusela fails to land the takedown.
Toni Vaananen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vili Kuusela.
Vaananen closes the distance but Kuusela moves to the side
and Kuusela counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vaananen won't be happy with that.
Kuusela stands up.
Vaananen throws a combination that misses
and Kuusela counters with a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Vaananen as Kuusela shoots in.
Vaananen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuusela. That did some damage!
Kuusela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vaananen closes the distance but Kuusela moves to the side
and Kuusela counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuusela decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela moves into range and clinches up with Vaananen.
Vaananen missing with knees to the body.
Vaananen scores a nice knee to the body.
Kuusela jumps guard.
Kuusela is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vaananen is controlling him.
Kuusela controls Vaananen momentarily but Vaananen frees himself.
Kuusela is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vaananen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela wants to stand and escape but Vaananen is having none of it.
Kuusela scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vaananen looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vaananen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuusela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vaananen.
Kuusela jumps guard.
Kuusela wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vaananen tries to bum rush Kuusela with a series of wild strikes but Kuusela uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuusela rushes Vaananen and presses him up against the cage.
Vaananen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vaananen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuusela manages to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaananen being controlled here momentarily.
Vaananen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kuusela wants to get back to his feet but Vaananen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vili Kuusela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuusela has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vili Kuusela!
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