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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by The Last Dragon. The crowd seem to be enjoying Puska's choice of entrance music: GWB -rap. Don Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Yrjo Puska!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puska tries to clinch up.
Good exchange - Wilson coming out on top.
Wilson lands a right hook to the body.
Wilson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Puska counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Puska slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Puska rushes Wilson and presses him up against the cage.
Wilson pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Puska is looking to stand up but Wilson won't let him.
Puska decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Puska as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Puska scores with a nice head shot.
Puska takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Puska sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson slaps away a takedown attempt from Puska, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wilson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puska moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Wilson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Puska is rocked!
Puska throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilson on the side of the head.
Puska is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilson finish him?
Puska lands with an overhand left.
Puska throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Wilson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Puska seems to have recovered his senses.
Puska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puska doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Puska misses its intended target.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puska tries to sprawl but Wilson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Puska kicks Wilson off and gets back to his feet.
Puska looks gassed!
Wilson slips a straight right by Puska.
Puska avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson tries to bum rush Puska with a series of wild strikes but Puska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puska has time to react.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Wilson is looking to wear down Puska with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wilson scores with the left hand. Puska knows he should have avoided that one.
Puska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson shoots for a takedown but Puska saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Puska moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice cross by Wilson.
Wilson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wilson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sloppy strikes from Wilson. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson takes one to the chin there.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilson is defended easily by Puska.
Wilson swings for the body but Puska moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Puska tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson works over Puska's head and body with a nice combination.
Puska throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Puska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Puska is just out of range.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Puska circles away.
Puska misses with a hook.
Puska takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Puska keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Puska closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Puska lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Puska - that landed with a thud.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Puska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puska scores with a shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson is trying to stall.
Puska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puska misses with the head strike.
Wilson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Puska gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Puska has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Wilson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Puska struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Puska keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilson's efforts to push away.
Wilson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
A head punch on the inside from Puska fails to land.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson lands a slapping body shot.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Puska.
Puska slips under a jab from Wilson.
Wilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Puska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Wilson looks for a takedown but Puska sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilson.
Don Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Puska throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Puska.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Puska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puska connects with a right hand. Wilson shakes it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Don Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puska wants to clinch.
Puska scores with a jab.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Puska shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Puska cracks Wilson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puska avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Puska doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Wilson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Puska sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yrjo Puska will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Puska throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Puska avoids them all with ease.
Puska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Puska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puska misses with an uppercut. Wilson saw that one coming.
Puska has taken the fight to the clinch.
Puska gets through Wilson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilson has Puska pushed against the cage.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puska misses with some punches.
Puska lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska misses with a punch on the inside.
Puska gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wilson.
Puska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson taking a breather.
Wilson wants to break free but Puska has control.
Wilson tries to circle away but Puska has him pinned against the cage.
Wilson trying to stall but Puska improves his position.
Puska scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilson jumps guard but Puska stands there with Wilson around his waist. Wilson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Puska.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Puska smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Wilson misses.
Puska swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilson.
Puska misses with a double jab.
Puska is looking to clinch.
Wilson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Puska has managed to clinch.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Puska keeps him there for the moment.
Puska lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Puska has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Puska lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilson fails to pull guard.
A right hook to the body lands for Puska.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Puska won't allow it.
Puska lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Puska.
Puska lands a right hand.
Puska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puska closes the distance but Wilson moves to the side
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska lands a really nice looking cross but Wilson seems unphased.
Wilson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Puska avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson scores with a sloppy right hand. Puska should have avoided that one.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puska.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson takes a swing at Puska's ribcage but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wilson takes a swing at Puska's ribcage but misses.
Puska is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjo Puska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Puska 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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FIGHT
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