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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pena Puntti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Vansart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Vansart will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Puntti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Vansart!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vansart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vansart's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vansart duly obliges.
It looks like Pena Puntti has been cut.
Vansart throws a leg kick
and Puntti counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Puntti working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vansart is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Puntti scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vansart is defending against the submission attempts here by Puntti.
Vansart on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puntti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puntti is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Puntti lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vansart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Puntti has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Puntti lands a nice short elbow.
Vansart is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Puntti scores with a couple of nice shots.
Puntti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vansart is not content to let Puntti control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puntti is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puntti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vansart is not content to let Puntti control the position.
Puntti looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Puntti stalling.
Puntti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vansart defending well though.
Puntti wants to free his trapped foot but Vansart is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Puntti is looking to take a break and control but Vansart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vansart throws a leg kick but Puntti checks it.
Puntti drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vansart is not content to let Puntti control the position.
Puntti moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Puntti cracks Vansart with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vansart is trying to get back to his feet.
Puntti lands a nice forearm strike.
Vansart pushes Puntti away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Puntti gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Puntti taking a breather here.
Vansart taking a bit of punishment here - Puntti scoring with strikes.
Vansart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puntti lands a nice forearm strike.
Puntti just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Puntti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pena Puntti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Puntti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vansart throws a right hand that Puntti ducks under and follows up with a left that Puntti also avoids with ease.
Vansart tries to clinch but Puntti is having none of it.
Vansart connects with the punch.
Vansart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puntti counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vansart wants to stand up but Puntti is controlling him.
Puntti working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vansart's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puntti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vansart keeping moving, preventing Puntti from controlling successfully.
Puntti throwing strikes from guard but Vansart blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puntti cracks Vansart with a solid left hand.
Puntti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Puntti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vansart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Puntti is controlling him.
Puntti working some strikes from top position.
Puntti cracks Vansart with a solid left hand.
Puntti working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vansart's head.
Puntti postures up and lands a big shot to Vansart's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puntti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Puntti works over Vansart with some ground and pound from guard.
Vansart throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Puntti stops Vansart from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Puntti postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Puntti throwing strikes but missing.
Puntti working some strikes from top position.
Puntti trying to control but Vansart is working from the bottom.
Puntti keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vansart's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puntti cracks Vansart with a solid left hand.
Puntti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vansart can do to turn this around?
Puntti won't allow Vansart to get back to his feet.
Vansart is breathing heavily.
Puntti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vansart tries to clinch but Puntti moves out of range.
Puntti attempts a counter takedown but Vansart avoids it well and moves away.
Puntti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vansart has managed to clinch.
Vansart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Puntti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vansart is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pena Puntti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puntti gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Puntti landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vansart on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Puntti working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vansart is refusing to be controlled, as Puntti sits in half guard.
Puntti frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Puntti has hold of Vansart's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Vansart manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The referee warns Vansart that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puntti unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Puntti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Puntti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pena Puntti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vansart throws a right hand that Puntti ducks under and follows up with a left that Puntti also avoids with ease.
Vansart falls off balance throwing a combination
so Puntti counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Puntti sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vansart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vansart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puntti working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vansart wants to stand but Puntti is controlling the position.
Puntti landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puntti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puntti stands up over Vansart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Puntti looking to sit in guard and control but Vansart gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Puntti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Puntti seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Puntti lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vansart pushes Puntti off looking to stand but Puntti dives back in and keeps control.
Vansart is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Puntti scores with a couple of nice shots.
Puntti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Puntti working Vansart over with strikes.
Puntti working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vansart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vansart tries to roll over but Puntti keeps him under control.
Puntti slips a nice elbow through Vansart's hands, connecting with Vansart's forehead.
Puntti stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puntti takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Puntti landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vansart misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Puntti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Puntti lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Puntti is controlling the pace.
Puntti wants to free his trapped foot but Vansart is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vansart slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Puntti stands up over Vansart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Puntti working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vansart's head.
Puntti scoring with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puntti trying to control but Vansart is working from the bottom.
Puntti lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pena Puntti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puntti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pena Puntti!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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