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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Purjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Mustardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustardson has chosen Who's your Daddy by Mook N Fair as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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166 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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175 cm
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160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jukka Purjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabe Mustardson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Purjo lands a jab.
Mustardson with a jab.
Mustardson swings for the body but Purjo moves out of range.
Purjo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mustardson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mustardson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Purjo scores with a jab. Mustardson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Mustardson misses.
Purjo lands a two punch combo.
Mustardson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Purjo counters with a right hand to the body.
Purjo throws a body punch but Mustardson moves out of range.
Mustardson slips a jab from Purjo.
Purjo throws out a loose jab but Mustardson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purjo scores with a nice body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mustardson.
Purjo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustardson.
Mustardson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mustardson throws a series of punches but Purjo moves out of range.
Mustardson tries to bum rush Purjo with a series of wild strikes but Purjo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Purjo throws a series of punches but Mustardson avoids them all with ease.
Mustardson misses with a combination
and Purjo counters with a right hand to the body.
A combination from Purjo does no damage.
Mustardson misses the shot to the body.
Purjo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Purjo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Purjo.
Mustardson lands the left hand.
Mustardson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Purjo throws a combination that misses
enabling Mustardson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Purjo, right into the meat.
A jab lands there for Purjo.
Mustardson cracks a nice hook into Purjo's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Purjo swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mustardson to counter with a crisp jab.
Purjo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mustardson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purjo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Purjo swinging wilding here.
Purjo has a takedown stuffed.
Purjo is breathing heavily.
Mustardson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gabe Mustardson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Purjo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mustardson misses the shot to the body.
Mustardson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Purjo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mustardson cracks Purjo with a good jab.
Purjo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mustardson avoids the head kick by Purjo.
Mustardson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Purjo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mustardson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mustardson thows a body shot but no joy.
Mustardson connects with a right hand. Purjo shakes it off.
Mustardson avoids the body shot from Purjo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustardson takes one to the chin there.
Mustardson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Purjo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabe Mustardson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Purjo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Purjo throws a right hand that Mustardson ducks under and follows up with a left that Mustardson also avoids with ease.
Mustardson misses with a combination
and Purjo counters with a left and a right that stings Mustardson.
Purjo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mustardson at a distance.
Mustardson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Purjo.
Jukka Purjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Purjo.
Mustardson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Purjo.
Mustardson takes one to the chin there.
Purjo misses the jab.
Mustardson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Purjo throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purjo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustardson manages to avoid it.
Mustardson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Purjo circles away quickly and effectively.
Purjo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mustardson.
Mustardson lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mustardson tries to bum rush Purjo with a series of wild strikes but Purjo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mustardson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Purjo.
Mustardson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Purjo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mustardson lands a jab to the nose.
Jab, jab by Mustardson - just one landing.
Mustardson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Purjo manages to avoid it.
Purjo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mustardson counters with a three punch combo that has Purjo backing up. Purjo nods at Mustardson to acknowledge the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Mustardson.
Jukka Purjo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustardson lands a with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustardson works over Purjo's head and body with a nice combination.
Mustardson lands a nice looking body shot.
Mustardson lands with a cross.
Mustardson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Purjo.
Purjo slips a jab from Mustardson.
The fighters circling - Purjo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mustardson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mustardson lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustardson connects with a jab.
Purjo scores with a decent looking hook.
Purjo misses with a combination
and Mustardson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mustardson misses with an uppercut.
Mustardson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Purjo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Purjo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mustardson as he avoids it easily.
Mustardson throws a sloppy body shot
and Purjo counters with a shoot takedown. Mustardson fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mustardson wants to stand but Purjo is controlling the position.
Mustardson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Purjo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustardson wriggles free and stands up.
Mustardson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Purjo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mustardson.
A good leg kick by Purjo.
Purjo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Purjo slips a jab and a cross from Mustardson.
Mustardson throws out a loose jab but Purjo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Purjo fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukka Purjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Purjo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gabe Mustardson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A solid body kick from Purjo.
Mustardson misses with the combination.
Mustardson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mustardson walks into a stiff left hand from Purjo.
Mustardson lands a body shot.
Mustardson misses with a shot to the body
and Purjo counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Mustardson.
Mustardson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mustardson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Purjo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purjo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Purjo misses with a hook to the body
enabling Mustardson to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mustardson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Purjo throws a hook but Mustardson blocks it.
Mustardson just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Mustardson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Purjo.
Mustardson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mustardson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mustardson throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purjo misses with a hook to the body
and Mustardson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mustardson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mustardson scores with a nice head shot.
Mustardson throws a right hand that Purjo ducks under and follows up with a left that Purjo also avoids with ease.
Purjo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mustardson is trying to defend but Purjo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Purjo wants to control but Mustardson is keeping him busy.
Purjo content to control rather than advance.
Mustardson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jukka Purjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustardson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mustardson is looking to stand up but Purjo isn't so interested in that idea.
Mustardson wants to sweep here but Purjo controlling him for the moment.
Purjo distracts Mustardson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Purjo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Purjo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mustardson is trying to get back to half guard.
Mustardson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Purjo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Mustardson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gabe Mustardson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Purjo wants to control the pace but Mustardson is squirming around nicely.
Purjo with shots to the head and body - Mustardson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mustardson is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Purjo.
Mustardson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mustardson is squirming around, avoiding Purjo's attempts to control the action.
Purjo breaks from Mustardson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Purjo breaks from Mustardson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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 Jukka Purjo.
I think Mustardson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gabe Mustardson!
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hype
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