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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusisto has chosen System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B. as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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184 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
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177 cm
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178 lbs
32 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusisto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Uusisto misses with a hook.
Immanuel misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Immanuel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jurmas Uusisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uusisto scores with a takedown into Immanuel's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Immanuel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Uusisto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto wants to control from the top but Immanuel keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jurmas Uusisto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Uusisto feints and then cracks Immanuel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Immanuel down.
Uusisto rushes Immanuel and presses him up against the cage.
Uusisto blocks a body shot from Immanuel.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Uusisto.
Uusisto wants to get back to striking at distance but Immanuel won't allow it.
Uusisto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uusisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel has Uusisto pressed against the cage, preventing Uusisto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Immanuel lands a shoulder strike.
Uusisto misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Uusisto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Immanuel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uusisto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Immanuel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uusisto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel tries to throw a body punch but Uusisto avoids it by throwing Immanuel back against the cage.
Uusisto misses with a punch to the body.
Immanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Immanuel lands a hook that snaps the head of Uusisto backwards.
Uusisto wants to get back to striking at distance but Immanuel won't allow it.
Uusisto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Immanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uusistos head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Immanuel throws an elbow but misses.
Immanuel blocking some punches.
Uusisto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Uusisto digs a right hand into Immanuel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Immanuel's gas tank.
Immanuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uusisto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Immanuel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uusisto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Uusisto.
Uusisto can't find room to land a body shot as Immanuel controls the action.
Immanuel throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
A short right from Immanuel.
Our sources have told us that Immanuel has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Uusisto tries to work over Immanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jurmas Uusisto has been cut.
Immanuel lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uusisto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uusisto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Immanuel's elbow.
Uusisto can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Uusisto scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto wants to get back to striking at distance but Immanuel won't allow it.
Uusisto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Immanuel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Uusisto can turn it around.
Uusisto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Immanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Uusisto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Immanuel gets through Uusisto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uusisto lands a body punch.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Uusisto.
A nice left hand lands by Uusisto.
Immanuel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Immanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uusisto backwards.
Uusisto scores with a shot to the side of Immanuel's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uusisto manages to break the clinch.
Uusisto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Immanuel moves in looking to clinch but Uusisto pushes him off.
A punch combination from Uusisto misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jurmas Uusisto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Uusisto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Uusisto lands a leg kick that knocks Immanuel off balance momentarily.
Immanuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uusisto.
Uusisto moves into the clinch.
Uusisto tries a body shot but Immanuel blocks it.
Yeshua Immanuel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Uusisto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Immanuel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Uusisto can't find room to land a body shot as Immanuel controls the action.
Immanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uusisto lands an uppercut.
Immanuel lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Uusisto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Uusisto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Uusisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto misses the jab.
Uusisto misses with a leg kick.
Immanuel closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Uusisto.
Uusisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uusisto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Immanuel is rocked!
Uusisto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Immanuel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uusisto misses with the head strike.
Uusisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uusisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uusisto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uusisto moves into range and clinches up with Immanuel.
Uusisto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Uusisto engages and cracks Immanuel with a massive lead left hook - Immanuel tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Uusisto is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jurmas Uusisto!
During a confident post fight interview, Jurmas Uusisto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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