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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malig Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and adam smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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235 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Malig Puska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, adam smith!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska shoots in for a takedown but smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
smith is looking to clinch but Puska is avoiding it.
smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puska.
smith tries to clinch up but Puska circles away and keeps his distance.
smith tries to clinch there but Puska circles away.
smith tries to clinch but Puska moves out of range.
Puska throws a one two combo.
It looks like adam smith has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
smith takes the fight into the clinch.
smith breaks from the clinch.
Puska drives through with a takedown into guard.
Puska preventing the sweep.
smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Puska manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
smith tries to stand but Puska is controlling from the bottom.
Puska wants to stand and escape but smith is having none of it.
smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Puska's guard.
smith is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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.
smith stops Puska from standing up.
smith wanted to stand there but Puska had control of the position.
smith looks gassed!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
smith clinches up with Puska and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
smith should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
smith wants to clinch up but Puska keeps it at a distance.
smith slips a jab and a cross from Puska.
smith tries to clinch up.
Puska tries to clinch up
and smith counters with a shoot takedown. Puska fights it but they end up in guard.
Puska keeping moving, preventing smith from controlling successfully.
Puska kicks smith off and gets to his feet.
smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska throws a combination that misses
and smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Puska's guard now.
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!
smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Puska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puska uses the cage to get back to his feet.
smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Puska.
Puska fails to land with a series of punches.
Puska circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puska tries to bum rush smith with a series of wild strikes but smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puska throws a jab when smith was well out of range.
Puska circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Malig Puska will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on adam smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. smith showed some decent athleticism there.
smith tries to stand and escape but Puska is controlling the position.
Puska kicks smith off and gets back to his feet.
smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Puska swivels and escapes.
Puska darts in and clinches smith up against the cage.
Puska breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Puska.
Puska moves into range and clinches up with smith.
smith has Puska pressed against the cage, preventing Puska from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Puska tries to break the clinch but smith is controlling the position.
smith breaks the clinch.
smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Puska scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Puska working away.
Puska decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Horrible takedown by smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Puska which made him look bad.
Malig Puska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of adam smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puska misses with a head kick.
Puska misses with a series of wild punches.
smith rushes Puska and presses him up against the cage.
smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Puska walks away with a smile on his face. smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Puska sprawls well. He's pushed smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Puska lunges at smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by smith's hand.
Puska misses with a few strikes there.
smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Puska does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
smith gets a takedown into half guard.
smith trying to pass the guard but Puska defending well.
smith is working for a kimura but Puska is defending it quite comfortably.
smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Puska keeps working.
adam smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska won't allow smith to pass to mount.
smith working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Puska's thigh. Puska counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Puska dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on adam smith'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. This is the final round!
Puska lands a nice shot that snaps smith's head back.
Puska throws a right and a left that smith avoids nicely.
smith wants to clinch
and Puska counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Puska content to control rather than advance.
smith is looking for a sweep. Puska is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puska stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska looks to land a combination but smith avoids it well.
smith wants to clinch up but Puska keeps it at a distance.
smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malig Puska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puska closes the distance but smith moves to the side
and smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
smith throwing strikes from guard but Puska blocks nicely.
Puska manages to escape and get back to his feet.
smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Puska circles away.
Puska fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. smith sprawls well initially but Puska persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska wants to stand but smith has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
smith kicks off Puska and gets to his feet.
Malig Puska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
smith moves into the clinch.
Puska breaks the clinch.
smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puska scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
smith closes the distance and clinches.
Puska has smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Puska manages to break the clinch.
Puska throws a series of punches but smith avoids them all with ease.
Puska swats away the attempt to clinch by smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
smith looking to control but Puska is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska wants to get back to his feet.
Malig Puska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
smith controlling from mount.
adam smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
smith throws some wild stikes that Puska manages to avoid easily.
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 Malig Puska.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puska, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Malig Puska!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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