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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gruffo Muffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kuosmanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gruffo Muffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Kuosmanen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muffo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Muffo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kuosmanen passes Muffo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuosmanen prevents Muffo from improving his position.
Muffo keeping control of the position.
Kuosmanen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuosmanen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Muffo trying to control from the bottom.
Muffo is trying to stand up here but Kuosmanen is controlling him well.
Kuosmanen is looking for a kimura but Muffo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kuosmanen to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuosmanen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Muffo leaves Kuosmanen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gruffo Muffo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muffo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muffo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Muffo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Muffo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muffo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuosmanen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kuosmanen looks gassed!
Muffo is looking to slow Kuosmanen down with leg kicks.
Gruffo Muffo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muffo lands with a kick to the temple. Kuosmanen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muffo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muffo. That's going to slow Kuosmanen down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muffo throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Muffo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kuosmanen.
Muffo wants to control but Kuosmanen postures up.
Kuosmanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kuosmanen tries to move to mount but Muffo blocks the move with his legs.
Muffo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuosmanen on the ground.
Muffo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kuosmanen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Muffo tries to bench press Kuosmanen off him but Kuosmanen keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuosmanen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Muffo, who protects the arm well.
Muffo struggling a bit here.
Muffo wants to get back to his feet but Kuosmanen drags him back down.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kuosmanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kuosmanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muffo.
Kuosmanen shoots in for a takedown but Muffo shows good takedown defense.
Gruffo Muffo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijo Kuosmanen.
An inside leg kick from Muffo misses.
Kuosmanen avoids the head kick by Muffo.
Muffo throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muffo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Muffo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Muffo as Kuosmanen shoots in.
Muffo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuosmanen is able to avoid easily.
Muffo lands a front kick.
Kuosmanen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Muffo.
Muffo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Muffo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuosmanen's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muffo.
An inside leg kick lands from Muffo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muffo misses with a low kick.
Muffo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuosmanen's sensitive parts.
Muffo lands with a kick to the temple. Kuosmanen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kuosmanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Muffo is looking to slow Kuosmanen down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gruffo Muffo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A good leg kick by Muffo.
Muffo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuosmanen. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Muffo. That's going to slow Kuosmanen down.
Muffo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muffo scoring well with a low kick there.
Muffo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muffo lands a head kick!
Muffo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Muffo scores with a spinning back kick!
Kuosmanen is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Muffo.
Muffo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Muffo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuosmanen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Muffo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuosmanen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Muffo throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Muffo.
Muffo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kuosmanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muffo.
Muffo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Muffo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muffo lands a front kick.
Muffo is looking to slow Kuosmanen down with leg kicks.
Muffo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kuosmanen's head.
Muffo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Muffo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crunch! Muffo slams his shin into Kuosmanen's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muffo feints and then cracks Kuosmanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuosmanen down.
Muffo throws a nice head kick!
Muffo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muffo scores with a nice body kick.
Muffo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muffo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Muffo wants to land a leg kick but Kuosmanen is out of range.
Muffo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muffo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Muffo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuosmanen's calf.
Muffo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Muffo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Muffo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Muffo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muffo.
Muffo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Muffo throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muffo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Muffo tried to score with a low kick but Kuosmanen checks it.
Muffo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuosmanen's sensitive parts.
Muffo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuosmanen can do to turn this around?
Kuosmanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muffo. Muffo obviously looking to wear him down.
Muffo scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid body kick from Muffo.
Kuosmanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Muffo scores with a leg kick.
Muffo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muffo.
Muffo lands with a kick to the temple. Kuosmanen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Muffo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gruffo Muffo is winning the standup battle so far.
Muffo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muffo throws a head kick that misses.
Muffo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muffo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Muffo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Muffo throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muffo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuosmanen's sensitive parts.
Muffo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Muffo throws a leg kick but Kuosmanen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kuosmanen has managed to clinch.
Kuosmanen tries for a takedown but Muffo manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muffo manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Muffo.
Muffo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muffo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gruffo Muffo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kuosmanen blocks a head kick by Muffo.
Kuosmanen moves out of range of the leg kick from Muffo.
Kuosmanen shoots for a takedown but Muffo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Muffo.
Muffo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muffo throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice body kick there by Muffo.
Muffo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kuosmanen shoots in looking for a takedown. Muffo tries to sprawl out of it but Kuosmanen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muffo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Muffo scores with a nice body kick.
Kuosmanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuosmanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuosmanen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muffo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muffo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Muffo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Muffo lands a head kick!
Muffo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muffo is looking to slow Kuosmanen down with leg kicks.
Muffo scores with a head kick.
Kuosmanen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muffo defends it nicely.
Gruffo Muffo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijo Kuosmanen.
Muffo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Muffo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kuosmanen takes a step back to recover.
Muffo fakes the leg kick and cracks Kuosmanen in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muffo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kuosmanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muffo. Muffo obviously looking to wear him down.
Muffo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuosmanen checks a leg kick.
Kuosmanen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Muffo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuosmanen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muffo connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Muffo.
Kuosmanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muffo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Muffo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muffo.
Muffo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Muffo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Muffo.
Kuosmanen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuosmanen avoids the head kick by Muffo.
Muffo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuosmanen. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Muffo.
Good leg kick by Muffo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muffo.
Muffo wants to land a leg kick but Kuosmanen is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Muffo.
Muffo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Muffo scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muffo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Muffo.
Kuosmanen blocks a head kick by Muffo.
Muffo lands with a kick to the temple. Kuosmanen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muffo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuosmanen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Muffo.
Keijo Kuosmanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muffo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuosmanen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gruffo Muffo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muffo throws a head kick that half lands.
Muffo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Muffo lands a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gruffo Muffo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muffo, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gruffo Muffo!
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energy
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