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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Puhakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Nurmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmi has chosen Who Let the Dogs out as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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177 cm
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Puhakka! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Nurmi! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nurmi shoots in and drives through. Puhakka sprawls well. Puhakka tries to clinch but Nurmi moves out of range. Nurmi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Puhakka lands an elbow that stopped Nurmi in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Fernando Nurmi has been cut. Puhakka has had enough of the clinch but Nurmi keeps him there for the moment. Nurmi has hold of one of Puhakka's legs. Puhakka is fighting the takedown attempt but Nurmi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Nurmi works a leg free and moves into half guard. Nurmi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Puhakka doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nurmi. Nurmi is looking for a kimura but Puhakka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nurmi to get the leverage. Nurmi 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.
Puhakka is looking to control Nurmi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Puhakka avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round. Nurmi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Puhakka has given up his back.
Nurmi working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Puhakka is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Nurmi has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Puhakka taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fernando Nurmi!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
58% |
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