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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Samburgerhio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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154 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Samburgerhio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samburgerhio swats away the attempt to clinch by Leuka.
Samburgerhio misses with a takedown attempt - Leuka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leuka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Samburgerhio shoots in for a takedown but Leuka shows good takedown defense.
Leuka looks to land a left hand but Samburgerhio moved out of range nicely.
Leuka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Samburgerhio in his tracks.
Samburgerhio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Samburgerhio misses with a takedown attempt - Leuka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Samburgerhio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leuka scores with a three punch combo!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice takedown defense from Leuka. No joy for Samburgerhio on that attempt.
A left and a right from Leuka both land. Nice combination.
Samburgerhio dodges the punch combination from Leuka.
No luck for Samburgerhio with that takedown attempt.
Samburgerhio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Samburgerhio gets a takedown into half guard.
Leuka is trying to control but can't.
Leuka tries to get to full guard but Samburgerhio has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samburgerhio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leuka's head.
Samburgerhio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leuka wants to improve his position but Samburgerhio is controlling well.
Leuka gets full guard.
Samburgerhio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samburgerhio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Leuka. No joy for Samburgerhio on that attempt.
Leuka moves into the clinch.
Samburgerhio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Leuka is trying to force a seperation but Samburgerhio has the dominant position.
Leuka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Samburgerhio is trying to drag Leuka to the mat but Leuka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Samburgerhio has Leuka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Leuka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Leuka.
Samburgerhio is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leuka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leuka tries to circle away but Samburgerhio has him pinned against the cage.
Leuka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samburgerhio looking for a takedown.
Leuka is trying to break the clinch but Samburgerhio is controlling him.
Leuka tries to break free but Samburgerhio pushes him back against the cage.
Samburgerhio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leuka's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Leuka - that landed with a thud.
Leuka avoiding damage.
Samburgerhio has clasped his hands together around Leuka's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Samburgerhio crashes against the mat.
Samburgerhio working the ground and pound but Leuka is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samburgerhio scoring with punches and elbows.
Leuka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Samburgerhio lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Samburgerhio crashes against the mat.
Samburgerhio lands a nice forearm strike.
Samburgerhio in side control, throwing shots but Leuka defends.
Samburgerhio postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Leuka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Samburgerhio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Leuka slaps away a takedown attempt from Samburgerhio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diego Samburgerhio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka looks to land a combination but Samburgerhio avoids it well.
Leuka misses with a double jab.
Samburgerhio fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Samburgerhio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leuka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Samburgerhio looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Leuka!
Samburgerhio thowing shots but they're missing.
Leuka regains half guard.
Leuka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samburgerhio.
Samburgerhio misses with a head shot. Leuka uses the momentum to regain guard.
Leuka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Samburgerhio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Samburgerhio can't escape the position.
Leuka controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samburgerhio tries to reverse the position but Leuka maintains control.
That's two 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.
Samburgerhio bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Samburgerhio throws and elbow that misses. Leuka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samburgerhio's guard. Nice move by Leuka!
Samburgerhio controls Leuka momentarily but Leuka frees himself.
Samburgerhio is controlling Leuka's posture.
Samburgerhio has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Leuka wants to get up but he can't break Samburgerhio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samburgerhio controls Leuka momentarily but Leuka frees himself.
Samburgerhio wants to sweep but no luck.
Leuka tries to stand but Samburgerhio is controlling from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Leuka lands a two punch combo.
Samburgerhio dodges the punch combination from Leuka.
Samburgerhio shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Leuka's guard.
Samburgerhio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samburgerhio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Leuka looking for a sweep. Not yet Leuka, not yet.
Samburgerhio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leuka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samburgerhio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leuka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samburgerhio is looking to work some ground and pound but Leuka has wrist control.
Samburgerhio landing some decent shots from guard.
Samburgerhio throws a strike but Leuka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Samburgerhio trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Diego Samburgerhio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Samburgerhio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Leuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Samburgerhio fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Leuka.
Leuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Samburgerhio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leuka scores with a decent looking hook.
Samburgerhio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leuka scores with a jab.
Leuka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Samburgerhio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Samburgerhio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leuka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leuka stuffs the takedown attempt from Samburgerhio. Samburgerhio gets slowly back to his feet.
Leuka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Samburgerhio doesn't seem bothered though.
Samburgerhio misses with a takedown attempt - Leuka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leuka lands a glancing blow to the side of Samburgerhio's head.
Samburgerhio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Samburgerhio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leuka works Samburgerhio's body with a nice hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leuka tries to break the clinch but Samburgerhio is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka stalling in the clinch but Samburgerhio improves position.
Leuka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Leuka is pressed up against the cage. Samburgerhio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Leuka down to the mat. Leuka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Samburgerhio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leuka sprawls well. Leuka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Samburgerhio gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Samburgerhio or perhaps it was just good defense by Leuka which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leuka stuffs the takedown attempt from Samburgerhio. Samburgerhio gets slowly back to his feet.
Leuka dips to his left and cracks Samburgerhio with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Leuka. Beautiful body shot.
Samburgerhio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leuka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samburgerhio at a distance.
Leuka swinging wildly here.
Leuka scores with the left hand. Samburgerhio knows he should have avoided that one.
Leuka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Samburgerhio has time to react.
Leuka cracks Samburgerhio with an open hand slap.
Samburgerhio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Samburgerhio dives in and grabs Leuka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leuka pushes down on Samburgerhio's head and hops out.
Nice shot by Leuka.
Leuka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samburgerhio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leuka.
Samburgerhio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Leuka controlling the position.
Samburgerhio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leuka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leuka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samburgerhio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leuka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samburgerhio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leuka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Samburgerhio is looking to get to half guard.
Leuka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Samburgerhio is looking to escape.
Samburgerhio working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leuka get's back to his feet.
Leuka 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.
Samburgerhio drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Samburgerhio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leuka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samburgerhio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leuka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leuka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Samburgerhio!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samburgerhio is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasi Leuka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leuka 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasi Leuka!
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