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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Uusivirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knatte Grep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusivirta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Moonsorrow - Huuto. Tarmo Uusivirta had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Uusivirta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knatte Grep!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusivirta moves out of range of the strikes.
Uusivirta tries to work over Grep's front leg with a kick but Grep checks it.
A low kick from Grep is predictable there
and Uusivirta counters with a good low kick that Grep was not able to check.
Uusivirta feints and then cracks Grep's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grep down.
Uusivirta throws a solid leg kick but Grep takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Uusivirta.
Uusivirta throws a head kick that misses.
Grep fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Uusivirta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grep throws out the jab.
Uusivirta misses the body punch
enabling Grep to counter with a crisp jab.
Grep looking to score a takedown here. Uusivirta is defending well but Grep drives through and ends up in Uusivirta's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Grep trying to control but Uusivirta is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grep looking to pass the guard.
Grep prevents Uusivirta from getting back to his feet.
Grep throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grep throws a strike but Uusivirta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grep manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Uusivirta manages to get himself to full guard.
Grep has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grep prevents Uusivirta from getting back to his feet.
Grep trying to control the position from guard on top but Uusivirta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grep wants to pass the guard but Uusivirta is keeping the position.
Grep wants to control from the top but Uusivirta keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grep trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grep scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Uusivirta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Uusivirta is looking to stand up but Grep isn't so interested in that idea.
Grep tries to free his leg and advance position but Uusivirta is retaining full guard.
Grep postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grep is looking to advance position but Uusivirta has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Uusivirta is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grep darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Grep is working for a kimura but Uusivirta is defending it quite comfortably.
Uusivirta manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Grep stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Uusivirta.
Grep doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grep tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uusivirta swivels and escapes.
Tarmo Uusivirta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta looks to land a left hand but Grep moved out of range nicely.
Uusivirta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grep.
Uusivirta throws a low kick but Grep moves out of range easily.
Tarmo Uusivirta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uusivirta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uusivirta feints and then cracks Grep's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grep down.
Grep misses with a hook. Uusivirta ducked under it nicely.
Uusivirta connects with a solid leg kick.
Uusivirta throws a series of punches but Grep avoids them all with ease.
Uusivirta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grep lands a really nice looking cross but Uusivirta seems unphased.
Uusivirta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uusivirta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Uusivirta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Uusivirta lands a jab to Grep's midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Uusivirta lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grep has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grep and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tarmo Uusivirta will probably get the nod.
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.
Uusivirta misses with an uppercut.
Uusivirta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Uusivirta feints a jab promting Grep to slip. Uusivirta then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grep slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Uusivirta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grep is out of range and Uusivirta settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Uusivirta lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grep has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grep and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Uusivirta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uusivirta slips a straight right by Grep.
Uusivirta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grep checks it well.
Uusivirta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grep wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uusivirta misses with a straight left.
Grep fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Uusivirta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grep is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Uusivirta.
Nice body punch from Uusivirta.
Uusivirta throws a head kick that Grep semi-blocks.
Grep lands with a cross.
Uusivirta fails to land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Uusivirta, right into the meat.
Nice shot by Uusivirta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uusivirta lands a slapping body shot.
Grep slips a jab from Uusivirta.
Tarmo Uusivirta is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Uusivirta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uusivirta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grep moves out of range of the body kick from Uusivirta.
Uusivirta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Uusivirta connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grep scores with a leg kick.
Grep moves out of range as Uusivirta strikes.
Uusivirta slips under a jab from Grep.
Uusivirta ducks under a wild hook from Grep.
Grep feints a jab promting Uusivirta to slip. Grep then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Uusivirta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Uusivirta lands a nice looking body shot.
Uusivirta misses with the combination.
Grep throws a body kick that misses.
Grep fails with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Uusivirta as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uusivirta is looking to slow Grep down with leg kicks.
Grep ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uusivirta moves away.
Uusivirta misses with a body shot.
Uusivirta throws a lazy right hand but Grep sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uusivirta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Uusivirta throws a leg kick
and Grep counters with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Uusivirta.
Uusivirta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Uusivirta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grep. That did some damage!
The fighters circle momentarily. Uusivirta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Uusivirta misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Grep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grep steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uusivirta.
Uusivirta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grep tries to land a body kick
and Uusivirta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Uusivirta throws a jab but it's blocked by Grep.
Uusivirta throws a jab when Grep was well out of range.
Uusivirta throws an overhand right that lands on Grep's shoulder, as Grep tries to avoid the shot.
Uusivirta connects with a nice looking jab.
Uusivirta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grep moves out of range of the leg kick from Uusivirta.
Uusivirta blocks a jab.
Grep tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uusivirta looks to score with a jab to the body but Grep is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Grep misses the target.
Uusivirta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grep circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Uusivirta dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Uusivirta thows a leg kick but Grep checks it
and Grep connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grep lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Uusivirta misses.
Uusivirta is looking to score with low kicks.
Uusivirta throws a series of punches but Grep avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grep.
Uusivirta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Uusivirta misses with a right hand
and Grep cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uusivirta manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Uusivirta. Beautiful body shot.
Uusivirta misses with a lunging right hand
and Grep counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uusivirta throws a sloppy head kick and Grep moves out of range easily.
Uusivirta misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Uusivirta misses the target.
Uusivirta tries to land a front kick but Grep steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grep fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uusivirta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Uusivirta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grep's hands.
Grep scores with a jab to the head.
Uusivirta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grep tests Uusivirta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uusivirta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uusivirta takes a swing at Grep's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Uusivirta.
Grep explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uusivirta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Uusivirta cracks Grep with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uusivirta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grep moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grep uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uusivirta.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Grep.
Grep throws a strike aimed at the side of Uusivirta's head but Uusivirta avoids it well.
Grep misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Uusivirta parries the strikes from Grep easily there. Grep is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Uusivirta to escape.
Grep throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Grep tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Grep working the body and head with strikes.
Uusivirta sneaks out the side door and pushes Grep away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grep on the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grep.
Uusivirta throws a body punch but Grep moves out of range.
Uusivirta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Uusivirta lands a body shot.
Grep throws a hook to the side of Uusivirta's head but Uusivirta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grep's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Uusivirta throws a jab but it's blocked by Grep.
Donk. Grep catches Uusivirta right on the button with a cross.
Uusivirta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uusivirta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grep. That did some damage!
Uusivirta throws a shot from downtown. Grep moves away and avoids it.
Tarmo Uusivirta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta throws a low kick, looking for Grep's leg but Grep calmly moves out of range.
Grep throws a jab but it's blocked by Uusivirta.
Grep tries to score a power double leg takedown but Uusivirta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grep somewhat.
Tarmo Uusivirta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knatte Grep.
Uusivirta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Uusivirta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grep tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Uusivirta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Uusivirta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grep tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uusivirta slips a jab and a cross from Grep.
Knatte Grep has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grep.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tarmo Uusivirta.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Uusivirta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Uusivirta!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tarmo Uusivirta thanked Undead clothing. All items 10$ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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