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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cole River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou. Uusisto has chosen System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
33 - 15 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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
28 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cole River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusisto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and River moves into the clinch.
River tries a body shot but Uusisto blocks it.
Uusisto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by River after a bit of a struggle.
Uusisto pushes River back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Uusisto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. River just stands there and leans against the cage.
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uusisto avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
River tries to throw a body punch but Uusisto avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Uusisto looking to slow down the pace here.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uusisto is defending well for now.
River landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Uusisto.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uusisto throws a right and a left that River avoids nicely.
Uusisto tries to clinch but River is having none of it.
Uusisto misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Uusisto down.
River lands with a good body shot.
We've been informed that Uusisto has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
River misses the shot to the body.
Uusisto misses the jab.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uusisto.
A leg kick checked by Uusisto.
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Uusisto.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Uusisto throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
Cole River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River slips a straight right by Uusisto.
River misses with a straight right.
Uusisto throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uusisto.
River gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
River tries to throw a body punch but Uusisto avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Uusisto lands with a left to the head.
River has had enough of the clinch but Uusisto keeps him there for the moment.
Uusisto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uusisto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Uusisto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uusisto working aggressively here.
River with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Uusisto.
River tries to throw a body punch but Uusisto avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Uusisto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uusisto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by River after a bit of a struggle.
Cole River has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurmas Uusisto.
Uusisto struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Uusisto is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Uusisto has a couple of punches blocked by River.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Uusisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jurmas Uusisto has been cut.
Uusisto decides to pull guard.
River trying to control but Uusisto is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River stands and steps away. Uusisto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Good work by Uusisto as he checks the leg kick.
River misses with a low kick as Uusisto jumps back.
An inside leg kick from River misses.
Uusisto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Uusisto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling River to score with a decent uppercut.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uusisto tries to clinch up but River circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Uusisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uusisto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Uusisto throws an off balance right hand
and River counters by clinching up.
Uusisto trying to stall but River improves his position.
Uusisto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Uusisto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Uusisto working aggressively here.
Cole River has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
River crunches a lovely knee into Uusisto's ribcage.
Still in the clinch, Uusisto scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uusisto scores with a shot to the side of River's head.
Uusisto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Uusisto controls the action.
Uusisto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but River gets the underhooks and prevents it.
River stops a takedown attempt from Uusisto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River working Uusisto over with knees to the body.
Uusisto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
River trying to land knees to the body.
River breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uusisto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
River throws the kick towards the body but Uusisto avoids it.
Uusisto wants to clinch.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Uusisto checks it well.
Uusisto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cole River has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurmas Uusisto.
River connects with an inside leg kick.
River cracks the inside of Uusisto's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto is trying hard to land a takedown here. River sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
River with a hook.
Uusisto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
River throws a body punch but Uusisto moves out of range.
Cole River is winning the standup battle so far.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uusisto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River misses the shot to the body.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
River lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Uusisto throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
River lets loose with a powerful body kick. Uusisto will feel that in the morning.
Uusisto is breathing heavily.
River tests Uusisto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Uusisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Uusisto.
River is looking to slow Uusisto down with leg kicks.
Uusisto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River connects with a nice looking jab.
River lands the left hand.
River tries to clinch up.
River with a hook.
River lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uusisto's sensitive parts.
River is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
River jabs at Uusisto's body.
River is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crunch! River slams his shin into Uusisto's torso.
River throws out a loose jab but Uusisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
River needs to keep his hands up - Uusisto had a free shot at his head there.
A jab lands there for River.
River lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uusisto throws a front kick aimed at River's knee but River avoids it well.
Uusisto misses with a head kick.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
River fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River scores with a crisp jab that stopped Uusisto in his tracks.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uusisto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uusisto looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Uusisto tries to score a power double leg takedown but River sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Uusisto somewhat.
River goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Uusisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cole River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uusisto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
River lands a really nice looking cross but Uusisto seems unphased.
River pushes Uusisto up against the cage in a clinch.
River lands an elbow inside.
Uusisto scores with a shoulder strike.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Uusisto avoids the damage to the body.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uusisto can do to turn this around?
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole River dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Uusisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uusisto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uusisto catches River with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Uusisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
River on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
River stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Uusisto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
River throws a leg kick which misses Uusisto's front leg but catches the back leg as Uusisto tries to avoid it.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uusisto was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
The fighters circling - Uusisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A bone on bone clash there as Uusisto blocks the leg kick.
River digs a good body shot into Uusisto's ribs.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Uusisto is out of range.
Uusisto tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uusisto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Uusisto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Uusisto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Uusisto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Uusisto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
River wants to sweep but no luck.
River is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
River is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Uusisto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
River wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Uusisto wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
River trying to control the position here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Uusisto blocks the leg kick.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uusisto.
Uusisto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on River. That did some damage!
Uusisto tried to score with a low kick but River checks it.
River avoids a punch combination nicely.
River avoids the body shot from Uusisto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Uusisto misses its intended target.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
Uusisto walks forward, straight into a front kick from River.
Uusisto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
River attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
River feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Uusisto's calf.
Uusisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uusisto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
Nice uppercut there from River.
River wants to clinch up but Uusisto keeps it at a distance.
River lands with a shot to the body.
River cracks Uusisto with a right hand to the side of the head.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uusisto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in River's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River tries to land a sweep but no joy.
River will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Uusisto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Uusisto forces his way into half guard.
River wants to control but Uusisto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
River is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Uusisto is pressing down on River's thigh, looking to free his foot. River is holding on for now.
Uusisto is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jurmas Uusisto just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Uusisto blocks a head kick by River.
The fighters circle momentarily. River darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uusisto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
River goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Uusisto's shoulder, as Uusisto tries to avoid the shot.
River lands a two punch combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Uusisto, right into the meat.
Uusisto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
River takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
River throws out a loose jab but Uusisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uusisto slips a jab from River.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Uusisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uusisto throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto clinches.
Uusisto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
River prevents a body shot from Uusisto.
Uusisto working aggressively here.
River throws an elbow but it misses.
Uusisto dodges an elbow strike from River.
Uusisto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Uusisto controls the action.
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uusisto avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
Uusisto leaning against his opponent.
Knees to the body from River.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uusisto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
River tries a knee to the head but Uusisto blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Uusisto dodges an elbow strike from River.
River trying to land knees to the body.
River tries to throw a body punch but Uusisto avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Uusisto misses with a punch on the inside.
River lands a damaging elbow.
River lands a shot to the body.
Jurmas Uusisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Uusisto.
River stalling in the clinch but Uusisto improves position.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Uusisto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but River is keeping busy.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
Uusisto has a couple of punches blocked by River.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uusisto.
River landing knees to the body.
Uusisto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
River lands an elbow inside that Uusisto shrugs off.
River lands a damaging elbow.
River lands a nice elbow.
River lands a nice knee to the body.
Uusisto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but River is keeping busy.
Uusisto throws a head punch that misses.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Uusisto avoids the damage to the body.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Uusisto blocks a head kick by River.
A jab from River finds it's way through Uusisto's defenses.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cole River is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto checks a low kick from River.
Uusisto throws a leg kick but River sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Uusisto 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 River has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from River and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
River throws a quick inside leg kick.
River thows a body kick. Uusisto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Uusisto blocks a head kick by River.
Uusisto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
River lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Uusisto dives in and grabs River's left leg, looking for a takedown. River pushes down on Uusisto's head and hops out.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River cracks the inside of Uusisto's front leg.
A solid body kick from River.
Uusisto scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole River showed his dominance in that final round.
I think River 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 39:37
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 40:36
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 39:37
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole River!
An out of breath and clearly excited Cole River thanked //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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