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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusisto's entrance music is System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B.. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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Great wrestler
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
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuki Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yasuda defending well as Uusisto loads up on a big left hand.
Yasuda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uusisto throws out the jab.
Yasuda tries to close the distance and clinch but Uusisto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yasuda swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yasuda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Uusisto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A clash of legs there as Uusisto blocks the low kick.
Yasuda misses with a low kick.
Uusisto takes a swing at Yasuda's ribcage but misses.
Uusisto ducks under a wild hook from Yasuda.
Uusisto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yasuda tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Uusisto throws a big shot that misses.
Yasuda jabs Uusisto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Uusisto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Uusisto misses with a series of wild punches.
Kazuki Yasuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yasuda clinches with his opponent.
Yasuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yasuda blocks a body shot from Uusisto.
Yasuda misses with an elbow strike.
Yasuda taking a breather.
Uusisto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uusisto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yasuda is defending well.
Uusisto swings wildly with an uppercut but Yasuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Uusisto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yasuda gets through Uusisto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto lands a right hand.
Uusisto digs a right hand underneath Yasuda's ribcage. Yasuda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yasuda stalling the fight.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uusistos head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasuda stalling.
Yasuda misses with a knee strike.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uusisto's elbow.
Yasuda tries to land a knee to the head but Uusisto blocks with his arms.
Yasuda lands a nice knee to the body.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Uusisto controls his hands.
Yasuda misses with a knee strike.
Yasuda is trying to maintain a safe position but Uusisto gets an underhook and turns Yasuda into the cage.
Yasuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uusisto avoiding damage as Yasuda throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Uusisto scores with a hook to the body.
Uusisto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yasuda working aggressively here.
Yasuda tries to work over Uusisto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yasuda tries a knee to the head but Uusisto blocks it.
Uusisto dodges an elbow strike from Yasuda.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
Yasuda has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Yasuda is trying to maintain a safe position but Uusisto gets an underhook and turns Yasuda into the cage.
Yasuda is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Uusisto has denied him.
Uusisto is looking to control Yasuda's arms but Yasuda gets an underhook and turns him. Now Uusisto has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda working aggressively here.
Yasuda missing with knees to the body.
Uusisto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uusisto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uusisto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
Uusisto stalling the fight.
Yasuda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uusisto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uusisto lands a nice uppercut.
Uusisto has Yasuda pressed against the cage.
Yasuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Uusisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Uusisto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Uusisto turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Yasuda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yasuda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Uusisto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yasuda throws a series of punches but Uusisto avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Yasuda.
Uusisto throws a lazy right hand but Yasuda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yasuda misses with a low kick as Uusisto jumps back.
Yasuda scores with a push kick.
Yasuda misses with a body kick.
Yasuda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Uusisto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yasuda has his hands on Uusisto's head, controlling the position.
Uusisto looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Uusisto wants to control from the top but Yasuda keeps moving.
Uusisto is really struggling to control Yasuda but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jurmas Uusisto.
Uusisto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yasuda can pounce on him.
A cross from Uusisto lands.
Uusisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uusisto misses with a right hand
and Yasuda counters with a nice leg kick.
Yasuda misses with a wild body shot.
Yasuda misses with a low kick.
Yasuda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Uusisto misses with a wild body shot.
Uusisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uusisto tries a head kick but it misses.
Uusisto connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda slips a straight right by Uusisto.
Yasuda throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Uusisto tries to move into range but Yasuda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yasuda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yasuda swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yasuda misses with a low kick.
Uusisto throws a shot to the body.
Uusisto throws a lazy uppercut
and Yasuda counters with a thumping low kick.
Uusisto throws a front kick that sends Yasuda stumbling back into the cage.
Yasuda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yasuda wants to land a leg kick but Uusisto is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uusisto is defended easily by Yasuda.
Yasuda is looking to chop away at Uusisto's legs.
Yasuda tries to score with a low kick but Uusisto moves his leg out of the way.
Uusisto connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Kazuki Yasuda has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yasuda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Uusisto in his tracks.
Uusisto gets tackled into the cage by Yasuda. Yasuda maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yasuda lands a left hand.
Uusisto blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Uusisto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kazuki Yasuda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kazuki Yasuda's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yasuda slips under a jab.
Uusisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uusisto connects with a single shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Uusisto there.
A clash of legs there as Uusisto blocks the low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a head kick that misses.
Uusisto lunges at Yasuda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yasuda's hand.
Yasuda throws a low kick but Uusisto avoids it.
Yasuda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uusisto.
The fighters circling - Uusisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda misses with a low kick as Uusisto jumps back.
Yasuda avoids the body shot from Uusisto.
Uusisto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yasuda.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yasuda.
Uusisto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yasuda throws a nice head kick!
Yasuda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Uusisto is able to avoid easily.
Uusisto shoots for a double leg takedown but Yasuda sprawls well. He's pushed Uusisto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yasuda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Uusisto checks a leg kick.
Yasuda walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasuda was well out of range. Poor timing from Uusisto.
Uusisto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Uusisto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Uusisto moves out of range of the body kick from Yasuda.
Yasuda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uusisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasuda.
Uusisto lands with a straight right. Yasuda didn't see that one coming.
Jurmas Uusisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uusisto lands with a straight right. Yasuda didn't see that one coming.
Kazuki Yasuda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yasuda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Uusisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yasuda needs to keep his hands up - Uusisto had a free shot at his head there.
Yasuda throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yasuda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto misses with a few strikes there.
Uusisto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yasuda slips a jab from Uusisto.
Yasuda connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Uusisto misses.
Yasuda tries to work over Uusisto's front leg with a kick but Uusisto checks it.
A shot to the liver by Yasuda. Beautiful body shot.
Uusisto swats away the attempt to clinch by Yasuda.
Yasuda ducks under a wild hook from Uusisto.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yasuda lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Uusisto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Uusisto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Uusisto shoots in for a double leg but Yasuda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jurmas Uusisto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasuda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yasuda tries to clinch but Uusisto moves out of range.
Uusisto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Uusisto blocks the low kick.
Yasuda takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yasuda moves in looking to clinch but Uusisto pushes him off.
Yasuda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Uusisto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jurmas Uusisto.
I think Yasuda 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuki Yasuda!
Kazuki Yasuda decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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