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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. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 cm
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184 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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177 cm
33
178 lbs
36 - 16 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
14 - 7 - 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
36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Uusisto tries to clinch but Immanuel is having none of it. Uusisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Uusisto misses with an uppercut. Uusisto throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Immanuel swings for the body but Uusisto moves out of range.
Immanuel misses the shot to the body. Uusisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Immanuel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Immanuel moves into range and clinches up with Uusisto. Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Uusisto uses good head movement to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice left hand lands by Immanuel.
Uusisto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Immanuel working aggressively here.
Uusisto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Immanuel scores with an uppercut up the middle. Uusisto is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round. Uusisto misses with a short punch on the inside. A short uppercut from Uusisto. Immanuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uusisto scores with a shoulder strike. Immanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch. Immanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uusisto's elbow. Uusisto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Immanuel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Immanuel lands with a short head shot on the inside. Immanuel lands on the inside with an uppercut. Uusisto has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Immanuel is trying to keep an underhook but Uusisto manages to get the takedown into half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Uusisto with the ground and pound but Immanuel uses the opportunity to regain guard. Uusisto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Uusisto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Uusisto trying to control but Immanuel is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Uusisto throws a big right hand that misses. Uusisto postures up in Immanuel's guard and throws a big left but Immanuel blocks it. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Uusisto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. A punch combination from Uusisto misses. Uusisto misses with a leg kick. Immanuel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Uusisto shoots in but Immanuel avoids the takedown attempt easily. Uusisto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Good leg kick by Uusisto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Uusisto moves into range and clinches up with Immanuel. Immanuel prevents a body shot from Uusisto. Immanuel lands with a light punch inside. Uusisto digs a right hand underneath Immanuel's ribcage. Immanuel let out a lung full of air as it connected. Uusisto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uusisto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside. Uusisto blocks an uppercut.
Immanuel blocks a body shot from Uusisto. A quick uppercut on the inside from Immanuel. Uusisto takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jurmas Uusisto has been cut. Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Uusisto blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel. Immanuel lands a nice elbow. This has been an exciting period of action! Uusisto trying to control the position but instead, Immanuel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Uusisto into the cage. Immanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch. Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Uusisto avoids the elbow strike from Immanuel, against the cage.
Uusisto cracks Immanuel with a nice body shot. A short body shot lands from Uusisto as the two fighters clinch.
Uusisto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Immanuel. Uusisto pulls guard effortlessly. Uusisto has an active guard here but Immanuel has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Immanuel trying to control the action but Uusisto is working from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yeshua Immanuel will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Uusisto throws a body shot but no joy. Uusisto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Immanuel throws a nice head kick!
Uusisto misses with a takedown attempt - Immanuel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Uusisto tests Immanuel's chin there with a solid looking shot. Immanuel blocks a head kick by Uusisto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Uusisto lands with a hook. Immanuel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Uusisto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Uusisto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Immanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Uusisto misses with an uppercut. An attempted straight right counter from Immanuel misses the target. Nice jab there from Uusisto. Immanuel throws a head kick that half lands.
Immanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A looping hook to the body misses from Uusisto. Immanuel does a little dance to reset his feet. Jurmas Uusisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Uusisto shoots for a double leg takedown but Immanuel sprawls well. He's pushed Uusisto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. A quick step to the side and Immanuel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Uusisto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Immanuel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Immanuel moves out of range of the strikes. A little feinted left hand from Immanuel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Immanuel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Immanuel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jurmas Uusisto seems to be getting the better of the standup. Immanuel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Immanuel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Uusisto throws a hook but Immanuel avoids it easily. Immanuel moves out of range of the leg kick from Uusisto. A little feinted left hand from Immanuel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. A shot to the body from Uusisto misses and Immanuel counters with a monster head kick that knocks Uusisto out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yeshua Immanuel! After winning the bout, Yeshua Immanuel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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