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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tunjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusisto's entrance music is System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B.. A fine choice. Tunjic has chosen More then a Feeling as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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183 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Tunjic!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunjic throws the kick towards the body but Uusisto avoids it.
Uusisto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tunjic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Uusisto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Uusisto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tunjic!
Tunjic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Uusisto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Uusisto fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tunjic can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uusisto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tunjic looking for a sweep but Uusisto has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Uusisto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tunjic is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tunjic wants to pass the guard but Uusisto is keeping the position.
Tunjic throws a big elbow that misses.
Tunjic trying to control the position from guard on top but Uusisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tunjic preventing the sweep.
Uusisto trying to keep a closed guard but Tunjic is proving a slippery customer.
Tunjic is looking to work some ground and pound but Uusisto has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tunjic defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tunjic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tunjic looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uusisto is on top in guard.
Uusisto trying to control the position from guard on top but Tunjic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tunjic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Uusisto's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uusisto is on top in guard.
Tunjic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uusisto is one step ahead there.
Tunjic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Uusisto's guard.
Tunjic wants to control from the top but Uusisto keeps moving.
Uusisto wants to improve his position but instead Tunjic has moved into half guard.
Uusisto is looking for a sweep. Tunjic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Uusisto throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tunjic uses it to pass to side control.
Uusisto gets back to half guard.
Tunjic is thwarting Uusisto's attempts to control the position.
Tunjic is stalling here. Uusisto is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tunjic seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Uusisto has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tunjic is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Uusisto off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jurmas Uusisto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice shot lands for Tunjic.
Tunjic connects with a crisp jab.
Uusisto swings for the body but Tunjic moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Uusisto checks a leg kick.
Tunjic misses with a jab to the body
and Uusisto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tunjic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Uusisto lands a really nice looking cross but Tunjic seems unphased.
Uusisto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tunjic.
Tunjic misses with a lunging right hand
and Uusisto counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tunjic throws a head kick that misses.
Tunjic cracks Uusisto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ivan Tunjic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uusisto tries to work over Tunjic's front leg with a kick but Tunjic checks it.
Uusisto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uusisto lands a nice hook to Tunjic's body. Tunjic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Uusisto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tunjic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uusisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uusisto avoids the body shot from Tunjic.
Uusisto moves away from the strike by Tunjic.
Tunjic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tunjic checks a low kick from Uusisto.
Tunjic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Uusisto tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tunjic is in Uusisto's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tunjic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Uusisto wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tunjic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tunjic is looking to work some ground and pound but Uusisto has wrist control.
Uusisto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ivan Tunjic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tunjic being controlled here momentarily.
Tunjic postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic lands a couple of elbows.
Tunjic preventing the sweep.
Uusisto wants to hit a switch here but Tunjic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Uusisto there!
Uusisto tries to hold on but Tunjic postures up.
Uusisto doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tunjic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic breaks from Uusisto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tunjic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uusisto tries to hold on but Tunjic pushes him away.
Tunjic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tunjic working the ground and pound effectively.
Uusisto tries to lock up and control but Tunjic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uusisto is looking to improve his position but Tunjic isn't that keen on the idea.
Tunjic jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Uusisto manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Tunjic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Uusisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tunjic.
Uusisto avoids the body shot from Tunjic.
Uusisto scores with a jab to the head.
Tunjic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Uusisto misses with a hook
and Tunjic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tunjic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tunjic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tunjic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uusisto has his foot on Tunjic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tunjic works his way back into a safe position though.
Uusisto keeping moving, preventing Tunjic from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto 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.
Uusisto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Uusisto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tunjic wants to pass the guard but Uusisto is keeping the position.
Uusisto trying to keep a closed guard but Tunjic is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jurmas Uusisto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Uusisto shoots in and gets a takedown into Tunjic's guard.
Tunjic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Uusisto passes into side control.
Uusisto trying to control the action but Tunjic is working from the bottom.
Tunjic is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Uusisto looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tunjic is avoiding damage well.
Uusisto tries to advance to mount but Tunjic denies him.
Tunjic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tunjic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Uusisto.
Uusisto trying to control the position but Tunjic is working away.
Uusisto lands an elbow.
Tunjic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Uusisto with shots to the head and body - Tunjic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tunjic tries to hold on but Uusisto pushes him away.
Uusisto scoring with strikes but Tunjic is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tunjic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Uusisto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tunjic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tunjic is rocked!
Uusisto looking to control but Tunjic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tunjic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jurmas Uusisto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Uusisto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jurmas Uusisto!
A very excited looking Jurmas Uusisto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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