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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baki Yuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oovompi Laari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baki Yuma looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Baki Yuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oovompi Laari!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laari drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yuma looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Laari wants to control from the top but Yuma keeps moving.
Yuma wants to sweep but no luck.
Laari wants to control from the top but Yuma keeps moving.
Laari preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laari slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yuma defending against the ground and pound.
Laari tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Laari has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Laari grinds an elbow into Yuma's temple.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Laari has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Yuma!
Yuma is squirming around, avoiding Laari's attempts to control the action.
Laari is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Yuma has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laari controlling the pace for now.
Laari working for a guillotine from mount but Yuma is in no mood to give up.
Laari takes Yuma's back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Laari's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Laari lands shots from the back.
Laari working for the choke.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Laari struggling to keep hold of the position.
Laari doesn't have the hooks in and Yuma manages to turn into his guard.
Laari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yuma takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laari looking for a sweep. Not yet Laari, not yet.
Laari lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yuma!
Laari working for a submission but Yuma is keeping him at bay.
Yuma flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Laari looking for a guillotine from mount but Yuma is having none of it.
Yuma regains half guard.
Yuma tries to get to full guard but Laari has control of the leg.
Yuma misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Laari works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuma is looking to get to half guard.
Laari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laari postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yuma looks a forlorn figure.
Yuma is in all sorts of trouble here.
Laari trying to control but Yuma is having none of it.
Laari blocks Yuma's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Laari looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Laari with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laari tries to control but Yuma wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yuma can't escape the position.
Yuma flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Yuma is looking to improve his position but Laari isn't that keen on the idea.
Laari is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Laari content just to control the position here.
Laari looking to control but Yuma is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Laari breaks from Yuma's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yuma is squirming around, avoiding Laari's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oovompi Laari dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yuma with a lazy takedown attempt
and Laari counters with a shoot takedown. Yuma fights it but they end up in guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Oovompi Laari just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laari shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yuma counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Laari!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuma misses with a head shot.
Laari is looking to get to half guard.
Laari tries to lock up and control but Yuma gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Laari really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Laari slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Laari looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Laari moves into full guard.
Laari is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Laari manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Yuma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laari has his foot on Yuma's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yuma works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuma working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Laari's head.
Laari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yuma will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yuma postures up.
Yuma thows a big elbow that misses.
Yuma postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yuma misses with a takedown attempt
and Laari counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Laari is looking for a kimura but Yuma is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Laari to get the leverage.
Yuma wants to improve his position but Laari is controlling well.
Laari performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yuma is looking to improve his position.
Yuma missing with punches from the bottom.
Oovompi Laari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laari is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yuma manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Laari stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Laari gets caught flat footed, as Yuma shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
Yuma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yuma is one step ahead there.
Yuma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laari scores with a nice shot.
Laari working a defensive guard here.
Laari escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yuma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Laari throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Laari 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Laari gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yuma counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Laari is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yuma fails with the takedown
and Laari counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Yuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuma with a poor takedown
and Laari counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Laari.
Laari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yuma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Laari!
Yuma scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Laari?
Yuma prevents Laari from getting the reversal.
Laari wants to control but Yuma is having none of it.
Laari is desperately trying to improve his position but Yuma has a good base and remains in mount.
Laari regains half guard.
Laari is trying to control but can't.
Laari is pressing down on Yuma's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Laari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yuma prevents Laari from getting back to his feet.
Yuma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yuma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laari doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Yuma looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Laari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laari manages to pull guard.
Laari pushes Yuma off and scrambles back to his feet.
Laari shoots and misses
and Yuma counters with a nice double leg into side control. Laari won't be happy with that.
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!
Laari is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Laari regains full guard. Nicely done.
Laari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yuma is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Laari throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Laari has his feet on Yuma's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laari counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Laari lands with a punch from half guard.
Yuma throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Laari looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oovompi Laari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yuma looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Laari uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Laari feints and as Yuma raises his hands in defense, Laari changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yuma throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Laari wants to control from the top but Yuma keeps moving.
Yuma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laari is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laari showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Laari trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yuma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laari misses with a takedown attempt
and Yuma decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Laari's guard.
Laari is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Laari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yuma.
Yuma has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Laari lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yuma!
Laari landing strikes, looking to finish!
Laari looking to control but Yuma is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Laari working for a submission but Yuma is keeping him at bay.
Laari looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuma is arching his back trying to strike from the bottom but Laari turns him over and now has his back.
Yuma is trying to break free.
Yuma defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Yuma rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Yuma punching from the bottom.
Laari decides to stand up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laari closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yuma to the mat! Yuma manages to get full guard.
Laari trying to control but Yuma is working from the bottom.
Yuma tries to strike from the bottom.
Yuma striking off his back but it's not causing Laari any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuma trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Laari gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Laari looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yuma is fending him off so far but Laari persists. Nope, Yuma circles away and we're back to standing.
Yuma gets the takedown into side control.
Laari is trying to get back to half guard.
Laari can't do much from the bottom here.
Laari sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Laari manages to get to full guard.
Laari controls Yuma momentarily but Yuma frees himself.
Laari throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Yuma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laari has his foot on Yuma's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yuma works his way back into a safe position though.
Yuma throwing strikes but missing.
Yuma throws a strike but Laari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuma tries to strike from the bottom.
Yuma 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yuma shoots and misses
and Laari counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yuma won't be happy with that.
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!
Laari trying to control the position but Yuma is working away.
Yuma throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Laari works to advance to full mount. Yuma defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Yuma is bucking up trying to escape but Laari cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yuma taking shots to the head.
Laari has control of Yuma's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Yuma regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Laari pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laari trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yuma working to try and regain half guard.
Baki Yuma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuma looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Oovompi Laari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Laari winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oovompi Laari!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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