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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
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196 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusisto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thrul on the side of the head.
That kick from Thrul tenderised Uusisto's leg. Uusisto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thrul walks into a straight right hand from Uusisto.
It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
Thrul fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uusisto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thrul plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Jurmas Uusisto has been cut.
Thrul takes a swing at Uusisto's ribcage but misses.
Uusisto misses with a straight right.
Thrul bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Uusisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Uusisto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uusisto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Uusisto throws a body kick that misses
and Thrul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uusisto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Uusisto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That kick from Uusisto tenderised Thrul's leg. Thrul is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thrul throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thrul is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uusisto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thrul darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Uusisto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thrul counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uusisto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thrul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thrul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uusisto throws out the jab.
Thrul slips a straight right by Uusisto.
Uusisto throws a low kick, looking for Thrul's leg but Thrul calmly moves out of range.
Uusisto throws out a loose jab but Thrul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uusisto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thrul.
A head kick by Thrul misses
and Thrul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Thrul tenderised Uusisto's leg. Uusisto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Uusisto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Uusisto shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters circling - Uusisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Uusisto.
Thrul throws a leg kick which misses Uusisto's front leg but catches the back leg as Uusisto tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Uusisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the body from Uusisto misses
and Thrul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thrul lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thrul throws a jab when Uusisto was well out of range.
It looked like Uusisto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Uusisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thrul.
Uusisto misses with a hook
and Thrul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thrul throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Uusisto misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Uusisto. Beautiful body shot.
Uusisto moves out of range of the strikes.
Thrul tries for a takedown but Uusisto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Uusisto tries to land a body kick
and Thrul counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thrul blocks the body kick.
Thrul shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Uusisto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Uusisto tries to bench press Thrul off him but Thrul keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto is trying to control Thrul's posture but Thrul avoids it.
Thrul controlling from side mount.
Thrul working the ground and pound but Uusisto is defending the strikes.
Thrul throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Thrul cracks Uusisto with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Uusisto is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Uusisto manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thrul's best efforts.
Thrul is looking to take a break and control but Uusisto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thrul looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Uusisto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thrul seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Uusisto tries to roll over but Thrul keeps him under control.
Thrul is nestled in close to Uusisto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Uusisto tries to get to full guard but Thrul has control of the leg.
Thrul seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thrul 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.
Uusisto trying to control from the bottom.
Uusisto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thrul.
Uusisto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Uusisto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thrul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Uusisto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Uusisto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Uusisto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thrul throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thrul looking for a sweep. Not yet Thrul, not yet.
Thrul not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Uusisto throwing strikes from guard but Thrul blocks nicely.
Thrul is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Uusisto wants to control but Thrul is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thrul content to control rather than advance.
Uusisto is refusing to be controlled, as Thrul sits in half guard.
Uusisto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thrul is working away from the top position though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thrul looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thrul seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Uusisto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thrul is just content to waste time from the top position. Uusisto takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Uusisto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uusisto is looking to sweep but instead, Thrul has passed into half guard.
Nice strikes from Thrul there.
Uusisto wants to get back to full guard.
Thrul slips a nice elbow through Uusisto's hands, connecting with Uusisto's forehead.
Thrul landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto is looking to improve his position.
Uusisto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thrul postures up and lands a big shot to Uusisto's brow.
Thrul throwing strikes from guard but Uusisto blocks nicely.
Uusisto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thrul trying to control the position from guard on top but Uusisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uusisto isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Thrul stacks Uusisto 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 Thrul!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto tries to buck Thrul off but Thrul is having none of it.
Uusisto takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Uusisto manages to get back to half guard.
Uusisto is looking to improve his position.
Uusisto trying to control from the bottom.
Thrul controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thrul connects with a nice short shot to Uusisto's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aznar Thrul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thrul has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 9:10
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 9:10
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aznar Thrul!
Aznar Thrul was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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