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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between VinniJay Acunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puska has chosen You Ain't Stoppin Me !!!! as his entrance music. VinniJay Acunia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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115 lbs
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149 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, VinniJay Acunia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Puska!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puska takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Acunia with a jab.
Puska fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puska swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Acunia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Acunia cracks the inside of Puska's front leg.
Acunia lands a body shot.
Acunia moves out of range as Puska strikes.
Puska throws a lazy body kick
and Acunia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puska wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Acunia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puska is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Acunia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Acunia trying to move into half guard but instead Puska has managed to sweep!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puska stopping the sweep attempt from Acunia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska trying to control the position from guard on top but Acunia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puska might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Acunia haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Puska forces his way into half guard.
Puska is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Acunia is just riding it out for now. Puska eventually gives up the hold.
Acunia is defending against the submission attempts here by Puska.
Puska wants to pass the guard but Acunia is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Acunia gets back to full guard.
Acunia wants to sweep here but Puska controlling him for the moment.
Acunia keeping moving, preventing Puska from controlling successfully.
Acunia working for a triangle but Puska defends it easily.
Acunia isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Puska stacks Acunia on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Puska!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia is not content to let Puska control the position.
Acunia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Puska is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Acunia sees it coming and defends easily.
Puska looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Puska is trying to control. Acunia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Acunia is pressing down on Puska's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Puska looking to sit in guard and control but Acunia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Acunia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
VinniJay Acunia dominated that round.
That's time! Acunia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Puska goes for a double leg but Acunia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Acunia continues to drive forward.
Acunia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puska's elbow.
Puska can't break the clinch.
Puska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Acunia lands with a left to the head.
Puska misses with a punch on the inside.
Acunia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Acunia is trying to drag Puska to the mat but Puska just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Puska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puska working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Acunia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puska lands a nice uppercut.
Puska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puska throws a head punch that misses.
Acunia is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Acunia for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A head punch on the inside from Acunia fails to land.
Puska throws a punch but it's blocked by Acunia.
Puska throws a punch but it's blocked by Acunia.
Acunia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puska scores with a shoulder strike.
Acunia tries to work over Puska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Acunia struggles to land a body shot inside as Puska controls his hands.
Acunia letting Puska take a breather here.
Acunia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puska tries a body shot but Acunia blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acunia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Acunia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puska wants a takedown.
Puska lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Acunia stops a takedown attempt from Puska.
VinniJay Acunia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Puska.
Acunia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puska tries a body shot but Acunia blocks it.
Puska scores with a shoulder strike.
Acunia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Acunia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puska misses with a punch to the body.
Puska wants to break the clinch but can't.
Acunia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puska is looking to control Acunia's arms but Acunia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Puska has his back to the cage.
Puska misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Puska fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Acunia scores with a shoulder strike.
Puska can't get the takedown.
Acunia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puska blocks an uppercut.
VinniJay Acunia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puska.
Acunia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Acunia blocks an uppercut.
Acunia lands a nice shot to the body.
Acunia looking for a takedown.
Acunia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Acunia.
Acunia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Puska up against the cage.
Acunia manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acunia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Acunia.
Acunia moves out of range as Puska strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acunia throws a leg kick which misses Puska's front leg but catches the back leg as Puska tries to avoid it.
Puska misses with the combination.
Acunia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puska. Puska circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Puska throws a body shot but no joy.
Acunia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Acunia connects with an inside leg kick.
Puska throws out a loose jab but Acunia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acunia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Puska misses the jab.
Acunia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Puska finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Acunia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sloppy strikes from Acunia. Those never looked like landing.
Acunia throws a low kick, looking for Puska's leg but Puska calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
VinniJay Acunia dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Acunia. Puska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Acunia misses with a leg kick.
Puska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Acunia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Acunia, right into the meat.
Puska takes a jab right on the kisser.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puska tries to clinch up but Acunia circles away and keeps his distance.
Puska lands a right hook to the body.
Acunia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Acunia is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Puska.
Puska cracks Acunia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Acunia ducks under a wild hook from Puska.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Acunia here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Puska lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acunia blocks a head kick by Puska.
Puska wants to clinch up but Acunia keeps it at a distance.
Acunia cracks Puska with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Puska lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
VinniJay Acunia is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia looks to land a body kick but Puska moved away.
Acunia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puska throws a leg kick but Acunia checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Acunia.
A solid leg kick lands there for Acunia.
A big left from Puska misses.
Acunia gets caught napping as Puska dives in and scores a takedown. Acunia manages to retain guard.
Puska drops back, looking for a kneebar! Acunia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Acunia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Acunia!
Acunia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Acunia looks up at the clock and then as Puska takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Acunia smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acunia goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Puska has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Acunia but great work by Puska.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Puska looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Acunia tries to buck Puska off but Puska is having none of it.
Puska goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Acunia has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Puska but great work by Acunia.
Acunia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Puska, who protects the arm well.
VinniJay Acunia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Acunia misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska is trying to control Acunia's posture but Acunia avoids it.
The strikes coming from Acunia are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mike Puska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puska dodges the ground and pound from Acunia.
Acunia working the body and head with strikes.
Puska tries to improve position but can't.
Puska takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Puska defending against the ground and pound.
Acunia throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Acunia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puska can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acunia lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Puska down.
Puska managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Acunia.
Puska on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Puska wants to control but Acunia postures up.
Puska regains half guard there - taking advantage of Acunia's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Acunia lands with a punch from half guard.
Puska regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Acunia.
Puska can't keep his opponent in guard - Acunia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
VinniJay Acunia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Acunia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... VinniJay Acunia!
VinniJay Acunia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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