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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kustaa Pohjanala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pohjanala's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Hard as a Rock. Yauch has chosen No Sleep Till Brooklyn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kustaa Pohjanala had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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154 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
28 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kustaa Pohjanala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pohjanala is looking to clinch but Yauch is avoiding it.
Pohjanala misses with an uppercut.
Pohjanala swings for the body but Yauch moves out of range.
Pohjanala thows a body shot but no joy.
Yauch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pohjanala in his tracks.
Yauch takes a swing at Pohjanala's ribcage but misses.
Yauch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yauch looks to throw the jab but Pohjanala is out of range.
Pohjanala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pohjanala looks to score with a jab to the body but Yauch is just out of range.
Pohjanala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yauch.
Yauch thuds a left hand into Pohjanala's body.
Yauch connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yauch is fending him off so far but Pohjanala persists. Nope, Yauch circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Pohjanala misses its intended target.
Pohjanala walks into a stiff left hand from Yauch.
Pohjanala thows a body shot but no joy.
Yauch's corner calls for a 1-2. Yauch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pohjanala throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab lands there for Yauch.
Pohjanala is looking to wear down Yauch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yauch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pohjanala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yauch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala shoots for a double leg takedown but Yauch sprawls well. He's pushed Pohjanala's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pohjanala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pohjanala missing with a left hand there. Yauch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Yauch.
Pohjanala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yauch manages to avoid it.
Yauch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pohjanala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pohjanala blocks a jab.
Pohjanala swings for the body but Yauch moves out of range.
Yauch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pohjanala. Pohjanala circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yauch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pohjanala had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yauch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch misses with the combination.
Pohjanala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yauch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yauch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yauch takes a swing at Pohjanala's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Yauch misses.
Yauch ducks under a wild hook from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yauch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yauch dips to his left and cracks Pohjanala with an uppercut!
Pohjanala misses with a body shot
enabling Yauch to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala misses with a lunging right hand
and Yauch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pohjanala walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pohjanala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pohjanala takes a swing at Yauch's ribcage but misses.
Pohjanala throws an off balance right hand
and Yauch counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yauch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yauch scores with a jab to the head.
Yauch defending well as Pohjanala loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pohjanala misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Yauch.
Pohjanala throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Yauch dominated that round.
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.
Yauch slips a straight right by Pohjanala.
Yauch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala tries to clinch there but Yauch circles away.
Pohjanala throws a lazy uppercut
and Yauch counters with a straight right hand.
Pohjanala moves out of range as Yauch strikes.
Pohjanala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yauch to score with a decent uppercut.
Yauch is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A head kick misses from Pohjanala.
Yauch looks to land a combination but Pohjanala avoids it well.
Pohjanala throws a wild body kick that Yauch sees coming a mile off.
Pohjanala staying out of range there.
Pohjanala is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yauch's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pohjanala fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch throws out a loose jab but Pohjanala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yauch throws out a powerful jab.
Pohjanala on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yauch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pohjanala throws a sloppy head kick and Yauch moves out of range easily.
Adam Yauch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pohjanala misses the shot to the body.
Pohjanala lands with a shot to the body.
Kustaa Pohjanala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yauch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pohjanala.
Yauch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yauch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yauch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pohjanala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pohjanala is looking to clinch.
Pohjanala goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yauch connects with a single shot there.
Adam Yauch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yauch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yauch throws a hook but Pohjanala avoids it easily.
Yauch throws a shot to the body.
Pohjanala takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pohjanala misses the jab.
Pohjanala swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yauch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pohjanala thinking.
Yauch's coach down at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yauch's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch leaves Pohjanala with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pohjanala throws a body punch but Yauch moves out of range.
A big right from Yauch misses.
Yauch throws a big shot that misses.
Pohjanala loads up on a big right hand but Yauch slips the punch.
Yauch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pohjanala finds it's way round the side to connect with Yauch's head.
Pohjanala has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pohjanala there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pohjanala shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pohjanala showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yauch slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch is looking to stand up but Pohjanala isn't so interested in that idea.
Pohjanala wants to control from the top but Yauch keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yauch wants to stand but Pohjanala is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kustaa Pohjanala.
Pohjanala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Yauch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yauch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A swing and a miss from Yauch.
Yauch lands with a cross.
Pohjanala swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yauch counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala jabs at Yauch's body.
Yauch defending well as Pohjanala loads up on a big left hand.
Pohjanala takes a swing at Yauch's ribcage but misses.
Pohjanala goes for a double leg but Yauch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yauch continues to drive forward.
Pohjanala stalling in the clinch but Yauch improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala gets underhooks to prevent Yauch's takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pohjanala.
Pohjanala is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Yauch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yauch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pohjanala misses with a wild body shot.
Pohjanala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yauch moves away.
Pohjanala misses with a body shot.
Yauch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pohjanala moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pohjanala looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pohjanala darts in looking for a takedown but Yauch gets double underhooks and turns Pohjanala into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kustaa Pohjanala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yauch keeping moving, preventing Pohjanala from controlling successfully.
Yauch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pohjanala. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pohjanala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yauch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pohjanala drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yauch manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pohjanala has Yauch in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pohjanala not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Yauch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pohjanala misses with a body punch
and Yauch counters with a stiff right hand.
Pohjanala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pohjanala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yauch was well out of range. Poor timing from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala throws a right hand that Yauch ducks under and follows up with a left that Yauch also avoids with ease.
Yauch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pohjanala lands a nice hook to Yauch's body. Yauch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yauch scores with a jab to the body.
Yauch dips to his left and cracks Pohjanala with an uppercut!
Kustaa Pohjanala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yauch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adam Yauch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yauch cracks Pohjanala with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yauch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pohjanala.
Yauch scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pohjanala clobbers Yauch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab lands there for Yauch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yauch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pohjanala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yauch cracks Pohjanala with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Yauch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yauch 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Yauch!
Adam Yauch managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellbent , into his post fight interview.
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