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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Satsuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaino St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaino St Pierre will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvo Satsuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaino St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satsuma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Satsuma misses.
St Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Satsuma stands up over St Pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Pierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Satsuma throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Satsuma.
Satsuma slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Satsuma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Satsuma postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Satsuma isn't so interested in that idea.
St Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satsuma scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Satsuma throwing strikes but missing.
Satsuma slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Satsuma is looking to work some ground and pound but St Pierre has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Satsuma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Satsuma postures up in St Pierre's guard and throws a big left but St Pierre blocks it.
Satsuma throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satsuma throws a big elbow that misses.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Satsuma isn't so interested in that idea.
Satsuma chips away with some ground and pound.
St Pierre can't keep his opponent in guard - Satsuma advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Satsuma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Satsuma controlling the pace.
St Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Satsuma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Satsuma in particular looking to stall.
Satsuma not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Satsuma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Satsuma sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Satsuma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Satsuma thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Satsuma working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satsuma not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Satsuma scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Satsuma performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Satsuma thows a huge punch but St Pierre dodges it nicely.
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!
Satsuma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Satsuma sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satsuma seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down St Pierre for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Satsuma dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
St Pierre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St Pierre is looking to slow Satsuma down with leg kicks.
Vaino St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Satsuma shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in St Pierre's guard.
Satsuma works over St Pierre with some ground and pound from guard.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Satsuma isn't so interested in that idea.
Satsuma scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satsuma engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Satsuma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre has momentary wrist control but Satsuma slips an elbow through the middle.
Satsuma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Satsuma. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Satsuma throws an elbow that misses. St Pierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Satsuma's guard. Nice move by St Pierre!
St Pierre tries to stand but Satsuma is controlling from the bottom.
St Pierre being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satsuma striking off his back but it's not causing St Pierre any problems.
Satsuma wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre throws a leg kick that misses.
St Pierre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Satsuma is out of range.
Satsuma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Pierre can do to turn this around?
St Pierre takes a jab right on the kisser.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Satsuma moves out of range of the leg kick from St Pierre.
Satsuma misses with a looping left.
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Satsuma.
St Pierre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
A clash of legs there as Satsuma blocks the low kick.
St Pierre throws a leg kick but Satsuma moved away.
Satsuma checks a leg kick nicely.
Satsuma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.
St Pierre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Satsuma checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St Pierre does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Satsuma looks for a takedown but St Pierre sprawls well.
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Satsuma lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
Nice straight punches there by Satsuma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Satsuma.
Satsuma closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by Satsuma.
Satsuma wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
St Pierre avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Satsuma.
Satsuma throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satsuma misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Satsuma throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Satsuma in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An elbow from Satsuma crashes against the mat.
St Pierre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Satsuma postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Satsuma 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.
Satsuma creates some space and throws a big elbow, but St Pierre sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Satsuma tries for a kimura but St Pierre is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An elbow from Satsuma crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Satsuma dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre is looking to chop away at Satsuma's legs.
St Pierre moves out of range as Satsuma strikes.
Satsuma tries to score a power double leg takedown but St Pierre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Satsuma somewhat.
Satsuma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Pierre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Satsuma scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Satsuma thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St Pierre's head.
St Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Satsuma.
Satsuma not doing much here.
St Pierre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satsuma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Satsuma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Satsuma working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Satsuma missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Satsuma content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Satsuma drops an elbow to the side of St Pierre's head.
Satsuma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satsuma lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satsuma missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Satsuma frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre is bucking up trying to escape but Satsuma cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Satsuma lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Satsuma landing strikes from the mount.
Satsuma is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. St Pierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
St Pierre is rocked!
Satsuma postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! St Pierre is out cold - huge knockout for Satsuma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arvo Satsuma!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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