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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvero Vucic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Joonatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teppo Joonatan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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216 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Alvero Vucic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Teppo Joonatan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vucic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joonatan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vucic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joonatan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Alvero Vucic has been cut.
Vucic punishes Joonatan's body with a nice straight punch.
Vucic tries to clinch but Joonatan is having none of it.
Joonatan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joonatan closes the distance and clinches.
Vucic working aggressively here.
Vucic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vucic blocking some punches.
Vucic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vucic blocks an uppercut.
Vucic manages to break the clinch.
Joonatan scores with a one two! Vucic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Joonatan looks to land a combination but Vucic avoids it well.
Joonatan misses with a wild combination.
Joonatan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Joonatan duly obliges.
Vucic is rocked!
A punch combination from Vucic misses.
Joonatan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vucic wants to clinch.
Joonatan misses with a double jab.
Joonatan closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vucic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joonatan misses the shot to the body.
Vucic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joonatan doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vucic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vucic tries to clinch there but Joonatan circles away.
Vucic clinches up with Joonatan and pushes him back against the cage.
Vucic is trying to break free.
Joonatan is leaning against Vucic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vucic wants to get back to striking at distance but Joonatan won't allow it.
Vucic digs a right hand into Joonatan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joonatan's gas tank.
Vucic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vucic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vucic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vucic looks to land a combination but Joonatan avoids it well.
Joonatan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vucic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joonatan has closed the distance and engaged Vucic in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joonatan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vucic.
Vucic tries to pull guard but Joonatan holds him up against the cage and eventually Vucic drops back down to his feet.
Vucic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joonatan backwards.
Vucic can't get the takedown.
Vucic is breathing heavily.
Vucic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joonatan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joonatan lands the left hand.
Joonatan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joonatan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vucic momentarily.
Joonatan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vucic.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vucic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan gets a clinch.
Joonatan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joonatan managing to block the knees to the body from Vucic.
Joonatan stops a takedown attempt from Vucic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvero Vucic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joonatan lands a right hand.
Vucic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joonatan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joonatan lands a shot to the body.
Vucic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joonatan's face.
Joonatan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vucic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Joonatan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vucic is trying to stall.
Joonatan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vucic has had enough of the clinch but Joonatan keeps him there for the moment.
Joonatan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vucic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vucic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joonatan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Joonatan.
Still in the clinch, Joonatan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joonatan has a couple of punches blocked by Vucic.
Joonatan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joonatan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vucic is trying to maintain a safe position but Joonatan gets an underhook and turns Vucic into the cage.
Vucic blocking some punches.
Joonatan lands a hook that snaps the head of Vucic backwards.
Joonatan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joonatan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vucics head.
Vucic tries to work over Joonatan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joonatan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Joonatan.
Joonatan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Joonatan.
A short left from Joonatan.
Joonatan avoids the elbow strike from Vucic, against the cage.
A short right from Joonatan on the inside.
Joonatan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vucic backwards.
Vucic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Joonatan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Joonatan clinches up with Vucic and pushes him back against the cage.
Vucic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joonatan swats away the attempt to clinch by Vucic.
Vucic wants to clinch up but Joonatan keeps it at a distance.
Joonatan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vucic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vucic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vucic darts in and clinches Joonatan up against the cage.
Vucic tries to pull guard but Joonatan won't allow it.
Vucic manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan throws a series of punches but Vucic moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Vucic.
Joonatan throws a right hand that Vucic ducks under and follows up with a left that Vucic also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by Vucic - just one landing.
Joonatan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vucic.
Vucic tries to clinch there but Joonatan circles away.
Joonatan tries to clinch up.
Vucic clinches.
Vucic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joonatan.
Vucic breaks the clinch.
Joonatan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vucic has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vucic.
Vucic takes a shot to the head.
Vucic prevents a body shot from Joonatan.
Vucic lands a hook that snaps the head of Joonatan backwards.
Joonatan misses with the head strike.
Joonatan misses with the head strike.
Vucic breaks from the clinch.
Teppo Joonatan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vucic clinches up against the cage.
Vucic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vucic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vucic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Joonatan.
Vucic tries to close the distance and clinch but Joonatan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Joonatan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alvero Vucic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vucic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joonatan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joonatan misses with a double jab.
Vucic is looking to clinch.
Vucic throws a big shot that misses.
Joonatan throws a series of punches but Vucic moves out of range.
Vucic fails with an attempt to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Joonatan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vucic tries to clinch up.
Vucic misses with a wild combination.
Joonatan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vucic is looking to clinch but Joonatan is avoiding it.
Joonatan misses with a double jab.
Vucic moves in looking to clinch but Joonatan pushes him off.
Joonatan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vucic, pushing him back against the cage.
Vucic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Joonatan.
Joonatan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Joonatan fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Joonatan.
Joonatan swings wildly with an uppercut but Vucic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joonatan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vucic is trying to stall.
Joonatan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joonatan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vucic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joonatan is working Vucic over against the cage.
Vucic blocks an uppercut.
Joonatan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vucic jumps guard but Joonatan stands there with Vucic around his waist. Vucic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vucic is looking to break free of the clinch but Joonatan has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Joonatan fails to land.
Teppo Joonatan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vucic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Joonatan uses from the top position.
Joonatan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vucic's guard.
Joonatan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Joonatan is keen to just control but Vucic is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joonatan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vucic is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Joonatan takes Vucic's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Vucic is in trouble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vucic defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Joonatan's arms.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joonatan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Vucic is defending well though. Joonatan let's go of the attempt for now.
Joonatan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Vucic is defending well though. Joonatan let's go of the attempt for now.
Joonatan is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Vucic is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Teppo Joonatan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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