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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Salt Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Tuisku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuisku has chosen Levoton as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Antti Tuisku enters the cage!
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151 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salt Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Tuisku!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch up.
Tuisku shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tuisku scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Williams won't allow Tuisku to pass to mount.
Tuisku scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Tuisku tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuisku trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuisku moves into full mount! Williams won't be happy about that!
Tuisku scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Williams is trying to stand.
Tuisku tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Tuisku.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Tuisku isn't that keen on the idea.
Williams taking shots to the head.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Tuisku isn't that keen on the idea.
Tuisku cracks Williams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuisku with the ground and pound from mount.
Tuisku working the ground and pound effectively.
Tuisku sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tuisku looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tuisku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tuisku landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tuisku landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tuisku sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to hold on but Tuisku pushes him away.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Tuisku isn't that keen on the idea.
Tuisku wants to finish this one by submission but Williams is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tuisku.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams is bucking up trying to escape but Tuisku cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuisku with good strikes from the mount here!
Tuisku looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tuisku looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Tuisku swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Williams is now in Tuisku's guard. A big mistake from Tuisku there, giving up the dominant position!
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Tuisku.
Williams wanted to stand there but Tuisku had control of the position.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuisku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Tuisku dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Salt Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams tries to clinch but Tuisku is having none of it.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch but Tuisku moves out of range.
Tuisku shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tuisku was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Williams is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tuisku controlling his opponent.
Williams is desperately trying to improve his position but Tuisku has a good base and remains in mount.
Tuisku punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tuisku with a couple of short strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuisku looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tuisku lands with some strikes.
Tuisku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Williams tries to hold on but Tuisku postures up.
Tuisku controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tuisku with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tuisku breaks from Williams's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tuisku working Williams over with strikes here.
Williams tries to hold on but Tuisku postures up.
Tuisku controlling his opponent.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Tuisku controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuisku with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tuisku content just to control the position here.
Williams manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Williams looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tuisku works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuisku controlling his opponent.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tuisku looking to control and managing it successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Antti Tuisku just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams darts in and clinches Tuisku up against the cage.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Williams to work.
Williams lands an elbow just above Tuisku 's eye.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Tuisku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tuisku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams tries to clinch up but Tuisku circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tuisku counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Williams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tuisku is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tuisku is one step ahead there.
Tuisku slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tuisku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tuisku postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Tuisku postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Tuisku controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tuisku scoring with some ground and pound.
Tuisku lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tuisku looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tuisku works over Williams with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tuisku preventing the sweep.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Williams had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Tuisku is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Williams Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Tuisku's back instead.
Tuisku turns into Williams and is now in his guard.
Tuisku looking to pass the guard.
Williams wants to sweep here but Tuisku controlling him for the moment.
Tuisku must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams is looking to clinch but Tuisku is avoiding it.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Tuisku pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch up but Tuisku circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tuisku swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Tuisku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salt Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tuisku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Tuisku counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tuisku wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Tuisku stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tuisku can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tuisku lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tuisku postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Tuisku postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tuisku is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Salt Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuisku with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Tuisku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tuisku winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Tuisku!
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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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