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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuppu Lupaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Jussila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lupaus comes to the ring accompanied by Finnish Alphabet & Pronunciation. Jaakko Jussila struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jaakko Jussila has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 cm
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220 lbs
26 - 17 - 1 |
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195 cm
32
225 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nuppu Lupaus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaakko Jussila! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jussila closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Jussila looks to land a body kick but Lupaus moved away. An inside leg kick from Jussila misses. Lupaus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jussila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lupaus.
Jussila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lupaus. Lupaus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jussila has time to react. Lupaus throws a shot to the body.
Lupaus scores with a hook. Nuppu Lupaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A swing and a miss from Lupaus. Lupaus throws a nice looking combination but Jussila bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Lupaus misses with a looping right. Jussila wants to land a leg kick but Lupaus is out of range. Jussila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action! Lupaus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jussila. Jussila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lupaus moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jussila blocks a jab. Jaakko Jussila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lupaus lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Lupaus misses. Lupaus looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Lupaus showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Jussila is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lupaus is controlling him. Lupaus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lupaus passes easily into side control. Nice work. Lupaus wants to control but Jussila is keeping him busy. Lupaus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Jussila manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lupaus's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lupaus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jussila defending well though. Lupaus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Lupaus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Lupaus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jussila does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Lupaus controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jussila keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Lupaus controlling the action here. Lupaus is trying to control. Jussila wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nuppu Lupaus just wasn't active enough. Lupaus throws a jab but it's blocked by Jussila. Decent striking displayed by Lupaus there. Jussila throws a leg kick that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Jussila throws a jab but it's blocked by Lupaus. Lupaus dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Lupaus throws a body punch but Jussila moves out of range. Nice body punch from Lupaus. Lupaus getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Lupaus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Lupaus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lupaus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Jussila takes one to the chin there. Lupaus throws a series of punches but Jussila moves out of range. Lupaus tries to close the distance and clinch but Jussila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lupaus missing with a left hand there. Jussila was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Lupaus lands with a hook. Jussila tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Jussila misses with a body shot.
Lupaus moves out of range of the strikes. Jussila throws a head kick that misses. Lupaus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Jussila moves away from the strike by Lupaus. Lupaus avoids the body shot from Jussila.
Lupaus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jussila slips a straight right by Lupaus. Nice defenses there by Jussila. A punch combination from Lupaus misses. Jussila scores with a hook to the body. Lupaus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Jussila lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lupaus's sensitive parts. Jussila lands a slapping body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Some bone on bone action there as Lupaus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Lupaus scores with a nice right hand.
Lupaus connects with a right hand. Jussila shakes it off.
Jussila is rocked! Lupaus fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Jussila out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nuppu Lupaus! A relieved looking Nuppu Lupaus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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