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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Cobretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobretti comes to the cage accompanied by White Zombie - Black Sunshine . Yrjoe Velmu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcello Cobretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrjoe Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velmu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobretti misses with a hook.
Velmu is looking to slow Cobretti down with leg kicks.
Cobretti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velmu.
A big left from Velmu misses.
Velmu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cobretti.
Velmu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Velmu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cobretti dives in and grabs Velmu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Velmu pushes down on Cobretti's head and hops out.
Velmu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Velmu.
Cobretti closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ground and pound from Cobretti seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Cobretti crashes against the mat.
Velmu wants to control but Cobretti postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobretti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cobretti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cobretti postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Velmu is looking for a sweep.
Cobretti lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Velmu down.
Cobretti wants to control but Velmu is keeping him busy.
Cobretti controlling the position.
Velmu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cobretti's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu is trying to control but can't.
Cobretti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Velmu keeps working.
Cobretti trying to mount his opponent but Velmu defends it.
Velmu wants to improve his position but Cobretti is controlling well.
Velmu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cobretti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Velmu defending well though.
Cobretti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cobretti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cobretti lands a nice short elbow.
Cobretti seems to be looking for submissions.
Velmu is looking to control Cobretti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Velmu avoid being mounted?
Cobretti is pressing down on Velmu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Velmu is holding on for now.
Cobretti is trying to control the action in half guard but Velmu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Velmu wants to improve his position but Cobretti is controlling well.
Cobretti is controlling the pace.
Cobretti slips a nice elbow through Velmu's hands, connecting with Velmu's forehead.
Velmu wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cobretti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Velmu keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobretti working Velmu over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Cobretti dominated that round.
That's time! Cobretti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Velmu 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.
Velmu connects with a solid leg kick.
Cobretti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Velmu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Velmu throws a shot from downtown. Cobretti moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Velmu coming out on top.
Velmu misses with a hook.
Cobretti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Velmu.
Nice body punch from Cobretti.
Cobretti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velmu moves away.
Velmu avoids the body shot from Cobretti.
Velmu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cobretti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobretti throws a jab but it's blocked by Velmu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cobretti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cobretti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Velmu thuds his right hand into Cobretti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cobretti avoids the head kick by Velmu.
Velmu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Marcello Cobretti has been cut.
Velmu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velmu lands a leg kick that knocks Cobretti off balance momentarily.
Cobretti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Velmu scores with a leg kick.
Cobretti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velmu.
Velmu throws a jab but it's blocked by Cobretti.
Velmu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velmu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu connects with an inside leg kick.
Cobretti shoots in but no luck this time.
A big left from Velmu misses.
Cobretti misses with a hook
and Velmu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Velmu.
Cobretti is looking to wear down Velmu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cobretti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Velmu - the referee stops the clock and Cobretti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Velmu. Cobretti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Velmu feints and then cracks Cobretti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cobretti down.
Velmu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cobretti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Velmu can pounce on him.
Cobretti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobretti looks to land a right hand but Velmu moved out of range.
Velmu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cobretti back to the cage. Velmu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Velmu throws a leg kick which misses Cobretti's front leg but catches the back leg as Cobretti tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu feints and then cracks Cobretti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cobretti down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Velmu.
Nice body punch from Velmu.
Good leg kick by Velmu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Velmu.
Velmu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Velmu connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velmu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Velmu scoring well with a low kick there.
Velmu feints and then cracks Cobretti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cobretti down.
Velmu takes a swing at Cobretti's ribcage but misses.
Velmu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velmu scores a nice knee to the body.
Velmu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cobretti backwards.
Velmu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Velmu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Velmu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobretti backwards.
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cobretti tries to work over Velmu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velmu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velmu lands a nice knee to the body.
Velmu landing knees to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Velmu.
A nice left hand lands by Velmu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjoe Velmu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcello Cobretti's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Velmu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velmu moves in looking to clinch but Cobretti pushes him off.
Velmu clinches with his opponent.
Cobretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Velmu.
Velmu lands a good knee to the midsection. Cobretti won't want to take too many of those.
Velmu lands a knee to the body.
Velmu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cobretti's face.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velmu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobretti's elbow.
Velmu works on Cobretti's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Velmu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velmu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cobretti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Velmu scores with a shoulder strike.
Velmu scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Cobretti blocks it.
Velmu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velmu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cobretti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Velmu lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Velmu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cobretti.
Cobretti goes for a takedown in the clinch but Velmu prevents it.
Velmu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Velmu on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Velmu is leaning against Cobretti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu landing knees to the head.
Velmu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cobretti up against the cage.
Velmu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cobretti misses with a body punch.
Cobretti takes a shot to the head.
Cobretti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Cobretti is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Velmu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cobretti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Cobretti is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Velmu fails to land.
Velmu stalling the fight.
Cobretti tries a body shot but Velmu blocks it.
Cobretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Velmu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Velmu lands a hook that snaps the head of Cobretti backwards.
Velmu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cobretti's face.
Marcello Cobretti's cut is getting worse.
Velmu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobretti's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobretti.
Cobretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Velmu.
The referee is keeping an eye on Velmu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Still in the clinch, Velmu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Velmu landing knees to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Velmu.
Cobretti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cobretti misses with some punches.
Velmu has Cobretti pushed against the cage.
Velmu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cobretti managing to block the knees to the body from Velmu.
Velmu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjoe Velmu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Velmu 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjoe Velmu!
A victorious Yrjoe Velmu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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