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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonttu Ukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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178 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tonttu Ukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Star!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star leaves Ukko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ukko walks into a straight right hand from Star.
Star leaves Ukko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Star with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ukko looks to land a combination. Star sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Slim Star has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Ukko or perhaps it was just good defense by Star which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonttu Ukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ukko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Star bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ukko's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukko slips under a jab.
Star works Ukko's body with a nice hook.
Star throws a series of punches but Ukko moves out of range.
Star fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ukko manages to avoid it.
Ukko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the body from Star misses
and Ukko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ukko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Star closes the distance and clinches.
Ukko jumps guard and drags Star to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukko 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.
Ukko working for a triangle but Star defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Star postures up.
Ukko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Star!
Ukko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Star because Ukko loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukko thowing shots but they're missing.
Star taking shots to the head.
Star wants to control but Ukko is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Ukko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Star holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ukko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Star is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Star working to try and regain half guard.
Ukko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That has opened up Slim Star's cut even more.
Ukko 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ukko swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Star is now in Ukko's guard. A big mistake from Ukko there, giving up the dominant position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ukko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ukko has his hands on Star's head, controlling the position.
Ukko trying to keep a closed guard but Star is proving a slippery customer.
Ukko is really struggling to control Star but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ukko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Star puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonttu Ukko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slim Star's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Star will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ukko shoots in but Star avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Slim Star seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Star misses with a hook from the clinch.
Star scores with a nice hook to the head.
Star breaks from the clinch.
Ukko forces Star back against the cage and clinches.
Ukko is looking for a takedown.
Ukko has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Star uses from the top position.
Ukko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukko working a defensive guard but Star manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ukko keeps Star under control for a moment.
Ukko can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ukko tries to bench press Star off him but Star keeps the position.
Ukko is not content to let Star control the position.
Ukko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Star wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukko isn't going anywhere.
The referee asks Star politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Star prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ukko struggling a bit here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A right-left combo lands from Star.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ukko.
Star throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Star throws a lazy right hand but Ukko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ukko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Star wants to clinch.
Slim Star seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Star throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ukko fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonttu Ukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star scores with a hook.
Star slaps away a takedown attempt from Ukko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Star misses the shot to the body.
Star misses with a hook to the body
and Ukko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ukko closes the distance and clinches up with Star, looking for a takedown. Ukko pushes Star against the cage but Star circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ukko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Star counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ukko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Slim Star will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Slim Star's cut.
That's time! Ukko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Star goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ukko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Star pinned against the cage. Star gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Star does no damage.
Star lands with a nice body punch.
Star throws a big shot that misses.
Tonttu Ukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Star connects with a right hand. Ukko shakes it off.
Ukko darts in and clinches Star up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Ukko or perhaps it was just good defense by Star which made him look bad.
Star takes the fight into the clinch.
Star tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ukko's elbow.
Ukko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Star after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonttu Ukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Star lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Star lands a shoulder strike.
Star lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ukko tightens his grip and picks Star up, before dumping him to the ground. Star manages to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Star wants to stand up but Ukko is controlling him.
Star utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star wants to sweep but no luck.
Ukko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Star is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ukko, into his guard.
Star must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ukko is trying to control the position but Star postures up.
Star slips nicely into half guard.
Star is pressing down on Ukko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ukko is holding on for now.
Ukko wants to improve his position but Star is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukko is trying to maintain the position but Star is very close to passing his half guard.
Ukko is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Star jumps into side control!
Ukko trying to remain calm as Star controls from the top position.
Ukko sneaks back into half guard.
Ukko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ukko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ukko controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ukko is trying to keep Star in close.
Star stays in close to Ukko's body and controls the position.
Ukko wants to sweep here but Star controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ukko is looking for a triangle but Star pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Slim Star.
I think Star 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Star!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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