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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tuukka Kuparivuori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mike Acton enters the cage!
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191 lbs
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188 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tuukka Kuparivuori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Acton!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Acton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuparivuori shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tuukka Kuparivuori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuparivuori throws a head kick that misses.
Kuparivuori fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kuparivuori keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Acton stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kuparivuori pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kuparivuori fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Acton, pushing him back against the cage.
Kuparivuori fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tuukka Kuparivuori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuparivuori jumps guard but Acton stands there with Kuparivuori around his waist. Kuparivuori gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kuparivuori tries a body shot but Acton blocks it.
Kuparivuori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Acton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kuparivuori gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuparivuori missing with knees to the body.
Acton prevents the takedown attempt.
Acton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuparivuori has him pressed against the cage.
Kuparivuori stalling in the clinch but Acton improves position.
Kuparivuori fails to pull guard.
Kuparivuori jumps guard but Acton stands there with Kuparivuori around his waist. Kuparivuori gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Acton lands a nice knee to the body.
Kuparivuori fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kuparivuori tries to score a body lock takedown but Acton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Acton lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Tuukka Kuparivuori has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuparivuori throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Acton's waist but Acton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kuparivuori off to one side.
Kuparivuori is breathing heavily.
Acton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Acton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Acton cracks Kuparivuori with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kuparivuori tries to lock up and control but Acton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Acton wants to control the pace but Kuparivuori is squirming around nicely.
Kuparivuori wants to hold on but Acton pushes him away.
Acton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acton blocks Kuparivuori's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kuparivuori tries to lock up and control but Acton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton tries to control but Kuparivuori wriggling away.
Acton raining down shots from the mount!
Acton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kuparivuori looks a forlorn figure.
Acton content just to control the position here.
Kuparivuori is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kuparivuori tries to lock up and control but Acton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Acton working for a guillotine from mount but Kuparivuori is in no mood to give up.
Kuparivuori is squirming around, avoiding Acton's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuparivuori is looking to get to half guard.
Acton looking to finish Kuparivuori with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kuparivuori!
Kuparivuori is trying to escape the mount.
Acton controlling the position easily from mount.
Kuparivuori holds on to Acton as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Kuparivuori is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Acton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tuukka Kuparivuori's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kuparivuori gets caught flat footed, as Acton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Acton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Acton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Acton won't allow Kuparivuori to get back to his feet.
Kuparivuori looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Acton tries to stand but Kuparivuori is controlling from the bottom.
Acton stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuparivuori circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuparivuori closes the distance and clinches.
Kuparivuori gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Acton.
Kuparivuori drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Acton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Acton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Acton misses with a body punch.
Acton can't get the takedown.
Kuparivuori has Acton pushed against the cage.
Acton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuparivuori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Acton misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Acton tries to clinch up
and Kuparivuori counters with a nice double leg into side control. Acton won't be happy with that.
Acton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kuparivuori off and has taken his back!
Kuparivuori is covering up but some of the strikes from Acton are getting through and doing damage.
Acton tries to keep control of the position but Kuparivuori is staying busy.
Kuparivuori tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Acton tries to control but Kuparivuori wriggling away.
Kuparivuori takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Acton scoring with strikes but Kuparivuori is staying in there.
Acton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kuparivuori looks a forlorn figure.
Kuparivuori wants to hold on but Acton pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Acton controlling from mount.
Kuparivuori defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Acton.
Acton controlling the pace for now.
Kuparivuori is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Acton has hold of Kuparivuori's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kuparivuori manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kuparivuori can't escape the position.
Acton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kuparivuori?
Acton controlling from mount.
Acton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kuparivuori's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Acton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tuukka Kuparivuori's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kuparivuori shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Acton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kuparivuori pulls Acton in close to prevent any damage.
Acton stopping the sweep attempt from Kuparivuori.
Acton wants to stand but Kuparivuori has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Acton stops Kuparivuori from standing up.
Acton tries to stand but Kuparivuori is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kuparivuori gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Acton moves into the clinch.
Acton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kuparivuori fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tuukka Kuparivuori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuparivuori pulls Acton into guard.
Kuparivuori wants to sweep here but Acton controlling him for the moment.
Kuparivuori not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Acton wants to stand but Kuparivuori is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kuparivuori controlling Acton's posture.
Acton tries to stand but Kuparivuori is controlling from the bottom.
Acton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuparivuori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Acton stalks Kuparivuori and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kuparivuori's face. Kuparivuori staggers backwards, shaken.
Kuparivuori clinches up with Acton and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton breaks the clinch.
Kuparivuori gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Acton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Acton tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Acton wants to take a breather but Kuparivuori is having none of it.
Acton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kuparivuori kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kuparivuori is holding on to half guard well.
Acton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuparivuori defending well though.
Kuparivuori regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kuparivuori is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuparivuori is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Acton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kuparivuori is proving hard to escape from.
Kuparivuori looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuparivuori, not yet.
Kuparivuori trying to control the position here.
Kuparivuori has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Acton should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kuparivuori has tightened it up now! Acton should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tuukka Kuparivuori!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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