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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Usko Luttinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luttinen comes to the cage accompanied by usko luttisen elämänkerta. McManus has chosen Jeff Danna - 'The Blood of Cú Chulainn' as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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166 lbs
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167 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Luttinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Connor McManus!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luttinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luttinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses McManus's sensitive parts.
McManus scores with a punch to the head.
McManus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luttinen was well out of range. Poor timing from McManus.
Luttinen thumps McManus with a low kick.
Luttinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luttinen.
McManus lands a nice looking body shot.
Luttinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Luttinen throws a leg kick but McManus moved away.
Luttinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
McManus looks to land a combination but Luttinen avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luttinen moves out of range of the strikes.
McManus instigates a clinch.
Luttinen throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luttinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luttinen.
Luttinen throws a punch but it's blocked by McManus.
Luttinen misses with the head strike.
Luttinen throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luttinen.
Luttinen prevents the takedown attempt.
Luttinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luttinen misses with a punch to the body.
McManus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Luttinen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Luttinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luttinen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McManus.
Usko Luttinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor McManus.
McManus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Luttinen drives through and clinches with McManus against the cage.
Luttinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McManus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Luttinen up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McManus throws a head punch that misses.
McManus tries to pull guard but Luttinen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McManus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Luttinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McManus can turn it around.
McManus is trying to stall.
Luttinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luttinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luttinen tries to clinch but McManus is having none of it.
McManus tries to close the distance and clinch but Luttinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McManus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Luttinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Luttinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for McManus.
McManus tries to land a leg kick but Luttinen saw it coming and moves away.
Good work by McManus as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen moves out of range as McManus strikes.
McManus misses with a straight right.
McManus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McManus is looking to clinch but Luttinen is avoiding it.
McManus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luttinen ducks under a wild hook from McManus.
Luttinen scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from McManus.
Luttinen throws a low kick but McManus moves out of range easily.
Luttinen throws a leg kick which misses McManus's front leg but catches the back leg as McManus tries to avoid it.
McManus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luttinen misses with a body shot.
Luttinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McManus manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McManus scoring well with a low kick there.
Luttinen lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McManus tries to score with a low kick but Luttinen moves his leg out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by McManus.
Luttinen throws a hook but McManus avoids it easily.
McManus misses with a left hand
and Luttinen counters with a nice body shot.
Luttinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luttinen avoids the head kick by McManus.
Luttinen connects with a jab.
McManus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Luttinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Luttinen can't find room to land a body shot as McManus controls the action.
McManus working aggressively here.
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 Usko Luttinen will probably get the nod.
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.
McManus lands with a nice body kick.
Luttinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McManus throws a shot from downtown. Luttinen moves away and avoids it.
McManus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luttinen lands a nice shot to the body.
McManus tries a head kick but it misses.
McManus walks into a straight right hand from Luttinen.
McManus scores with a one two! Luttinen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Luttinen scores with a hook.
McManus throws a solid leg kick but Luttinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McManus.
We've been told by Luttinen's head coaches at Green Line that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Luttinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McManus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luttinen wants to land a leg kick but McManus is out of range.
Luttinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McManus takes the fight into the clinch.
Luttinen misses with some punches.
Luttinen struggles to land a body shot inside as McManus controls his hands.
Luttinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luttinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luttinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McManus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luttinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McManus, pushing him back against the cage.
Luttinen has a couple of punches blocked by McManus.
Luttinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
McManus gets a trip takedown into half guard.
McManus tries to pass to full mount but Luttinen defends it.
Luttinen is trying to stand back up but McManus is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen trying to control from the bottom.
McManus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luttinen trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luttinen is pressing down on McManus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Luttinen working a defensive guard here.
Luttinen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McManus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McManus.
McManus misses the jab.
McManus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luttinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McManus. That did some damage!
McManus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McManus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Luttinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McManus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McManus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Luttinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McManus takes a swing at Luttinen's ribcage but misses.
McManus scoring well with a low kick there.
McManus takes the fight into the clinch.
Luttinen working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luttinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McManus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Luttinen pushes off an throws an elbow but McManus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Luttinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Luttinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McManus prevents a body shot from Luttinen.
McManus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McManus gets through Luttinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luttinen.
Luttinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McManus or not.
Luttinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of McManus backwards.
Usko Luttinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McManus is looking to control Luttinen's arms but Luttinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now McManus has his back to the cage.
McManus is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Luttinen has denied him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Usko Luttinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A good leg kick by McManus.
Luttinen fakes the leg kick and cracks McManus in the body.
McManus avoids the body shot from Luttinen.
Luttinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Luttinen looks to land a left hand but McManus moved out of range nicely.
McManus rushes Luttinen and presses him up against the cage.
Luttinen blocking some punches.
Luttinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luttinen tries a body shot but McManus blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luttinen can't find room to land a body shot as McManus controls the action.
McManus looking to stall.
The referee calls for McManus to work.
Luttinen scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McManus is trying to trip Luttinen. He has hold of a leg but Luttinen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. McManus persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
McManus trying to control but Luttinen is working from the bottom.
Luttinen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Luttinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but McManus is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McManus trying to control but Luttinen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McManus forces his way into half guard.
McManus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McManus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Luttinen trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McManus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luttinen 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McManus throws a body punch but Luttinen moves out of range.
McManus misses with a wild body shot.
Luttinen digs a good hook to McManus's body.
McManus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luttinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luttinen feints and then cracks McManus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McManus down.
McManus misses with a looping right.
McManus lands a really nice looking cross but Luttinen seems unphased.
Luttinen lands a nice shot that snaps McManus's head back.
McManus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Luttinen stuffs the takedown.
Luttinen moves out of range as McManus strikes.
Usko Luttinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Luttinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McManus thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen throws a good cross that connects.
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!
McManus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luttinen keeps McManus at a distance using the push kick.
McManus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McManus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McManus misses with a head kick.
McManus tries to score with a low kick but Luttinen moves his leg out of the way.
Connor McManus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luttinen tries a head kick but it misses.
McManus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luttinen tests McManus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McManus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McManus is rocked!
McManus misses with a hook
and Luttinen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luttinen.
McManus is still on wobbly legs! Can Luttinen finish him?
Luttinen misses with some punches.
McManus swings wildly with an uppercut but Luttinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Usko Luttinen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Luttinen.
McManus seems to have recovered his senses.
Whack! Luttinen lands a heavy head kick that drops McManus. The ref tackles Luttinen to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because McManus was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Usko Luttinen!
Usko Luttinen is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Usko Luttinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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