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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Warmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turo Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warmaster comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones- welcome to the butcher. Turo Hamara will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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260 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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201 cm
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286 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Warmaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turo Hamara!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warmaster tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hamara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Warmaster somewhat.
Warmaster tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hamara swivels and escapes.
Hamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Hamara missing with a left hand there. Warmaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warmaster throws an overhand right that lands on Hamara's shoulder, as Hamara tries to avoid the shot.
Warmaster on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Warmaster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Warmaster throws a hook to the side of Hamara's head but Hamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Hamara.
Hamara lands with a kick to the temple. Warmaster shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Josh Warmaster has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warmaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamara moves away.
Hamara misses with a wild body shot.
Warmaster shoots for a double leg takedown but Hamara sprawls well. He's pushed Warmaster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Warmaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamara slips a straight right by Warmaster.
Nice uppercut lands for Hamara. That snapped Warmaster's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warmaster misses with a left hand
and Hamara counters with a series of strikes. Warmaster will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hamara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warmaster.
A leg kick checked by Warmaster.
Warmaster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hamara is fending him off so far but Warmaster persists. Nope, Hamara circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warmaster manages to avoid it.
Hamara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Warmaster on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turo Hamara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamara misses with a few strikes there.
Warmaster dips to his left and cracks Hamara with an uppercut!
Hamara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Warmaster misses with a hook. Hamara ducked under it nicely.
Hamara looks to land a right hand but Warmaster moved out of range.
Hamara connects with a crisp jab.
Hamara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Warmaster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamara misses with a hook. Warmaster ducked under it nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Warmaster. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Warmaster tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hamara punishes Warmaster's body with a nice straight punch.
Warmaster is breathing heavily.
Hamara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Warmaster.
Hamara missing with a left hand there. Warmaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hamara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hamara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Warmaster under the eye.
Hamara is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Warmaster takes one to the side of the head.
Josh Warmaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hamara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Warmaster on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Hamara.
Hamara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warmaster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hamara scores with a nice strike.
A combination from Hamara does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warmaster misses with a right hand
and Hamara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hamara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Warmaster had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Warmaster throws an overhand right that lands on Hamara's shoulder, as Hamara tries to avoid the shot.
Warmaster takes one on the button.
Warmaster shoots in for a takedown but Hamara shows good takedown defense.
Warmaster fails with a takedown attempt.
Warmaster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Warmaster drops his hands momentarily and Hamara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Josh Warmaster's cut is getting worse.
Warmaster defending well as Hamara loads up on a big left hand.
Hamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warmaster.
Warmaster will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Warmaster moves out of range of the body kick from Hamara.
Hamara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hamara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warmaster throws out the jab.
Warmaster fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warmaster.
That kick from Hamara tenderised Warmaster's leg. Warmaster is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hamara misses with a body shot.
Hamara misses with the combination.
Hamara throws a body punch but Warmaster moves out of range.
Hamara throws a looping overhand right but Warmaster ducks down to avoid it.
Warmaster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warmaster was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamara.
Hamara misses with a lunging right hand
and Warmaster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Warmaster throws a looping overhand right but Hamara ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turo Hamara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Warmaster's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circling - Warmaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warmaster is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hamara's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Warmaster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamara circles away quickly and effectively.
Warmaster swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Hamara to counter with a crisp jab.
Hamara thumps Warmaster with a low kick.
Hamara is looking to score with low kicks.
Hamara lands with a straight right. Warmaster didn't see that one coming.
Warmaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamara moves away.
Hamara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warmaster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hamara tries to bum rush Warmaster with a series of wild strikes but Warmaster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hamara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hamara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hamara lands with a straight right. Warmaster didn't see that one coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Warmaster is defended easily by Hamara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara misses with a wild body shot.
Hamara thuds his shin into the meat of Warmaster's side.
Hamara looks to throw the jab but Warmaster is out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Warmaster might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Warmaster tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hamara swivels and escapes.
Hamara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hamara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hamara misses with a looping left.
Hamara throws a shot from downtown. Warmaster moves away and avoids it.
Warmaster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Warmaster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamara.
Hamara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Warmaster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hamara.
Warmaster dives in and grabs Hamara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hamara pushes down on Warmaster's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Warmaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warmaster takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Hamara lands a nice shot that snaps Warmaster's head back.
Hamara lands a nice shot that snaps Warmaster's head back.
Warmaster takes a jab right on the kisser.
Josh Warmaster's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oooooh!!! Hamara has knocked Warmaster down with a huge combo! Hamara steps away and waves a wobbly Warmaster back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Warmaster is rocked!
Hamara plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Warmaster to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Warmaster just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Turo Hamara!
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energy
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hype
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