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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petro Pspic (ranked 23094 p4p, 686 weight class) and Jesse Point (ranked 2689 p4p, 296 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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166 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petro Pspic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Point! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pspic throws a jab when Point was well out of range. Point slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Point takes a swing at Pspic's ribcage but misses. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Point crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pspic - the referee stops the clock and Point gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pspic. Point manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. No joy there for Pspic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Point throws a jab but it's blocked by Pspic. Pspic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Pspic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pspic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Point throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Pspic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Point misses the jab. Point moves out of range as Pspic throws a body kick.
Point throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Pspic staying out of range there. Point lands a front kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A nice combination there by Point.
It looks like Petro Pspic has been cut. Point has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Pspic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Pspic misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pspic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Point swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A punch lands to the side of Pspic 's head but he takes it in his stride. Nice shot by Point. Point fails to land with a series of punches.
Pspic misses with a body kick. Point is looking to land body kicks. Pspic throws a head kick but Point moves out of range.
Pspic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Pspic misses with the body kick and Point counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A head kick misses from Pspic. Pspic blocks a jab. Pspic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Point misses with a hook. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pspic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pspic misses with a body kick. Point tries a quick counter leg kick but Pspic is wise to it. Point cracks Pspic with a right hand to the side of the head. No joy there for Pspic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pspic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Point connects with a solid leg kick. Point throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Point avoids a punch combination nicely.
Point cracks Pspic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Pspic misses with a head kick.
Point paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Pspic looks to land a combination but Point avoids it well. Point lands a jab to Pspic's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pspic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Point lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Point misses. Pspic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Pspic. Point scores with a head kick.
Point throws a nice outside leg kick. Pspic looks to land a combination but Point avoids it well. Pspic dodges the punch combination from Point.
Pspic blocks a jab. Point tests Pspic's chin there with a solid looking shot. Pspic tries a head kick but it misses.
Point looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The fighters circling - Point throws out the jab but it was never going to land. As Point looks to move away, Pspic throws a big counter combo but Point just gets out of the way. Pspic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Point's corner calls for a 1-2. Point obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Point buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A big right from Point misses. Pspic is looking for a counter combo. A solid leg kick lands there for Point.
Pspic misses with a head kick.
Pspic throws a leg kick and Point counters with an outside leg kick.
Point is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pspic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Pspic tries to land a front kick but Point steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. A punch combination from Pspic misses. Pspic slips a straight right by Point. Point ducks under a wild hook from Pspic. Point lands a leg kick that knocks Pspic off balance momentarily. Pspic clobbers Point with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Jesse Point has been cut. Nice uppercut lands for Point. That snapped Pspic's head back.
Pspic throws a head kick that misses and Point counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Point misses with a body shot.
Point lands with a straight right. Pspic didn't see that one coming. Pspic ducks right into an uppercut from Point. Point plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Point dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pspic throws a leg kick and Point counters with a lovely straight right hand! A big left from Point misses. Pspic throws a sloppy head kick and Point moves out of range easily. Pspic throws a lazy head kick and Point connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Pspic throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Pspic thuds his shin into the meat of Point's side. Pspic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Pspic misses with a kick to the body.
Point swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Point scores with a sloppy right hand. Pspic should have avoided that one. Point fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pspic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Point misses with a jab, cross combination.
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! Point lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Point throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Point avoids the head kick by Pspic.
Jesse Point seems to be getting the better of the standup. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pspic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Point has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Point and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Pspic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A low kick from Pspic misses and Point counters with a nice kick to the body. Point tries a head kick but it misses.
Point moves out of range as Pspic throws a body kick.
Point connects with a single shot there. Point connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pspic momentarily.
Pspic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Point. Point throws a body punch but Pspic moves out of range. Point misses with a looping left. Point scores with a nice head shot. Pspic scoring well with a low kick there.
Pspic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pspic is rocked! Point dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Oh Pspic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Point lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pspic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Point misses with a jab to the body
and Pspic counters with a three punch combo that has Point backing up. Point nods at Pspic to acknowledge the strikes. Pspic seems to have got his legs back now. Point has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Pspic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Petro Pspic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Pspic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Point feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pspic's calf. Pspic misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Pspic misses. Pspic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Point scores with a sloppy right hand. Pspic should have avoided that one. Point scores with the left hand. Pspic knows he should have avoided that one. Pspic throws a head kick but Point moves out of range.
Pspic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Point.
Point with a jab. Pspic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Point. Point dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pspic.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Nice body punch from Point. Pspic misses with a two punch combination.
Point throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot lands for Point. Point throws a series of punches but Pspic moves out of range. Point scores with a jab to the body. A shot to the liver by Point. Beautiful body shot. Pspic looks to throw the jab but Point is out of range. Pspic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Point works over Pspic's head and body with a nice combination. Point jabbing away but nothing is landing. 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! Point scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Point connects with a leg kick. Pspic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Pspic misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Pspic.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Point connects with a right hand. Pspic shakes it off. Point throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Pspic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pspic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Point connects with a solid leg kick. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pspic might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Point avoids the head kick by Pspic.
Point fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pspic. Point throws a sloppy head kick and Pspic moves out of range easily. Point fails to land with a series of punches.
Pspic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Pspic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Point lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Pspic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Point. Point throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Point showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Point lands a jab-cross combination. Pspic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Point scores with a nice head shot. Point misses with a few strikes there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Point. Pspic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pspic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Pspic misses with a series of wild punches.
Point lands a right hook to the body.
Point cracks Pspic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Point tries to land a front kick but Pspic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. This has been an exciting period of action! Pspic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Point looks like he wants to counter punch here. Point uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Point cracks the inside of Pspic's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pspic on the wrong end of a nice jab. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Point. Pspic shrugs it off though. A left lands for Point. Point lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pspic will feel that in the morning. Point cracks Pspic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Point scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Point misses with a head kick.
Point lands a jab to the head.
Point lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Point throws a right and a left that both miss. Point throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pspic misses with a head kick.
Pspic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Point. Point misses with a looping right. Pspic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Point counters with a low kick, right behind Pspic 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Point scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pspic doesn't seem bothered though. Point throws a shot to the body.
Pspic digs a good body shot into Point's ribs. Point catches Pspic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Pspic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Point chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pspic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Point. Point connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Pspic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. The crowd cheers as Point lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pspic doesn't seem phased though. Some wild striking there from Pspic.
A shot to the liver by Point. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Point moves out of range of the strikes. A cross from Point lands. Point thuds a left hand into Pspic's body. Point's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pspic under the eye. A solid leg kick lands there for Point.
Pspic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pspic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pspic backing away here, and Point unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Pspic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pspic throws a nice looking combination but Point bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Pspic misses with a head kick.
Point looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Point with a hook. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Point scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Pspic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Point unleashes a big counter combination but Pspic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Point throws a wild body kick that Pspic sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pspic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Point.
Pspic throws a head kick but Point moves out of range.
Pspic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A left lands for Point. Pspic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Point takes a swing at Pspic's ribcage but misses. An attempted straight right counter from Pspic misses the target. Point works Pspic's body with a nice hook. Pspic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Pspic. Pspic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Point throws a lazy right hand but Pspic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Point lands a jab to the nose. Pspic swings away with a leg kick that misses. Petro Pspic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Point lands with a hook. Pspic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that's the end of the fight! Jesse Point comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Point 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Point!
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energy
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RATING
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