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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juha Suttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Draco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suttu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Aba Shanti-Zulu Warrior . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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190 cm
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195 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Suttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Draco!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suttu tries for a takedown but Draco circles away easily
and Draco counters with a nice uppercut.
Juha Suttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suttu shoots in but Draco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suttu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Draco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Suttu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Suttu with that takedown attempt.
Suttu is breathing heavily.
Draco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suttu is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suttu slips a jab from Draco.
Oh Suttu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draco forces Suttu back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Suttu fails to land.
Suttu seems to have got his legs back now.
Draco misses with some punches.
Suttu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suttu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Draco works his way to full guard. Good work.
Draco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Suttu defends well.
Suttu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suttu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Suttu is looking to work some ground and pound but Draco has wrist control.
Suttu throws a big right hand that misses.
Draco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suttu.
Draco is trying to keep Suttu in close.
Draco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Suttu is aware though and is defending well.
Suttu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suttu scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suttu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Suttu cracks Draco with a solid left hand.
Suttu postures up in Draco's guard and throws a big left but Draco blocks it.
Suttu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Suttu working some strikes from top position.
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!
Suttu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Suttu throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suttu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Draco is keeping the position for now.
Suttu won't allow Draco to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suttu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Draco on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Draco is trying to stand up here but Suttu is controlling him well.
Suttu working the head and body with strikes.
Suttu slips a nice elbow through Draco's hands, connecting with Draco's forehead.
Suttu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Draco defends it well.
Draco kicks Suttu off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suttu shoots in for a double leg but Draco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Suttu staying out of range there.
Suttu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Draco counters with a stiff right hand.
Suttu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Suttus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Draco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Suttu.
Decent striking displayed by Draco there.
Suttu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draco.
Draco waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Suttu. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Suttu to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suttu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Draco doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Draco manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Draco throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Draco dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Suttu ducks straight into an uppercut from Draco and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Suttu manages to regain guard straight away.
Suttu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Draco throwing strikes but missing.
Suttu has a closed guard, preventing Draco from standing up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draco looking to pass the guard.
Draco sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco trying to control the position from guard on top but Suttu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tony Draco wasn't active enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Suttu or perhaps it was just good defense by Draco which made him look bad.
Suttu misses with a takedown attempt
and Draco counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Draco throws a big shot that misses.
Suttu misses with a takedown attempt
and Draco counters with a big uppercut that knocks Suttu off his feet! Draco dives into side control looking to finish!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Suttu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draco misses with the ground and pound.
Draco fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Draco has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Draco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Draco working Suttu over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco tries to control but Suttu wriggling away.
Draco moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Suttu has worked his arm free - good work by Suttu!
Draco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Suttu is not content to let Draco control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Suttu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Draco tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Draco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suttu keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suttu sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draco seems to be looking for submissions.
Draco is working for a submission of some sort.
Draco is looking for a kimura but Suttu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Draco to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Draco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck for Suttu with that takedown attempt.
Juha Suttu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suttu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Draco swivels and escapes.
Suttu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Draco circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Suttu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Draco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suttu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Draco is trying to defend but Suttu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Draco makes his way to full guard, as Suttu worked for a kimura.
Draco pulls Suttu in close to his closed guard and prevents Suttu from doing any damage or advancing position.
Draco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draco keeping full guard, as Suttu tries to pass.
Suttu throws a big elbow that misses.
Suttu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Draco manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Suttu fails with the takedown
and Draco counters with a straight right hand.
Draco lands a head shot.
Draco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suttu.
Suttu shoots in but Draco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draco connects with a right hand. Suttu shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Draco throws a big shot that misses.
Draco works the jab nicely.
Draco drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Suttu right on the button. Suttu goes down! Draco follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Draco gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Draco!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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