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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jons jonnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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187 cm
23
179 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jons jonnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Puukko! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! jonnson shoots in for a double leg but Puukko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. jonnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puukko. jonnson closes the distance and clinches up with Puukko, looking for a takedown. jonnson pushes Puukko against the cage but Puukko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Puukko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
jonnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puukko. Puukko misses with a straight right. Puukko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. jonnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. jonnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puukko swats him away and circles back towards the center. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Puukko just misses with a punch to the body.
Puukko tries to bum rush jonnson with a series of wild strikes but jonnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Puukko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Puukko misses with a jab, cross combination.
jonnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Puukko defends it nicely. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jons jonnson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Puukko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but jonnson moves away. jonnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Puukko sprawls well. He's pushed jonnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Puukko throws a series of punches but jonnson moves out of range. jonnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Puukko as he avoids it easily. Puukko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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. Puukko works over jonnson's head and body with a nice combination. jonnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
jonnson is breathing heavily. jonnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puukko, right into the meat.
A clash of legs there as jonnson blocks the low kick. Puukko throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends jonnson stumbling backwards into the cage! jonnson bounces back off the cage towards Puukko, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Puukko lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Puukko celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lauri Puukko!
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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