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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timu Puruunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timu Puruunen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Timu Puruunen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy swats away the attempt to clinch by Puruunen.
Brophy swings for the body but Puruunen moves out of range.
Puruunen doesn't manage to clinch there - Brophy circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Brophy there.
Puruunen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Puruunen gets caught napping as Brophy dives in and scores a takedown. Puruunen manages to retain guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brophy trying to control the position from guard on top but Puruunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brophy looking to pass the guard.
Puruunen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brophy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brophy looking to pass the guard.
Brophy wants to control from the top but Puruunen keeps moving.
Brophy prevents Puruunen from getting back to his feet.
Brophy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Puruunen wants to stand and escape but Brophy is having none of it.
Brophy stopping the sweep attempt from Puruunen.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Puruunen is looking to clinch but Brophy is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puruunen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puruunen closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Puruunen tries a head kick but it misses.
Brophy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puruunen.
Brophy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brophy lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brophy.
Puruunen tries to clinch but Brophy moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puruunen moves away.
Brophy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Puruunen.
Puruunen looks gassed!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brophy, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy keeps the fight on the outside.
Puruunen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brophy is looking to score with low kicks.
Puruunen darts in trying to clinch
and Brophy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Puruunen's guard now.
Brophy trying to control but Puruunen is working from the bottom.
Brophy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brophy stands and throws Puruunen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Puruunen is not content to let Brophy control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Puruunen tries to bench press Brophy off him but Brophy keeps the position.
Brophy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy is staying tight to Puruunen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Brophy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brophy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puruunen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Puruunen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puruunen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brophy throws a solid leg kick but Puruunen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brophy.
Puruunen tries to clinch but Brophy is having none of it.
Puruunen tries to clinch but Brophy is having none of it.
Puruunen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puruunen wants to clinch.
Brophy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Puruunen moves in looking to clinch but Brophy pushes him off.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puruunen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Puruunen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Puruunen closes the distance and clinches.
Brophy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Puruunen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Puruunen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brophy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puruunen or not.
Brophy tries to break free but Puruunen pushes him back against the cage.
Brophy is trying to pull guard but Puruunen has him pressed against the cage.
Brophy avoiding damage as Puruunen throws knees to the body.
Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Brophy shoots in but Puruunen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Brophy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brophy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brophy counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puruunen tries to close the distance and clinch but Brophy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puruunen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brophy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Puruunen is trying to control Brophy's posture but Brophy avoids it.
Puruunen is breathing heavily.
Puruunen is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Brophy tries for a kimura but Puruunen is defending well.
Brophy is trying to get an arm triangle but Puruunen is defending well.
Brophy wants to control but Puruunen is keeping him busy.
Puruunen is pushing Brophy's head away, looking to escape. Brophy manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brophy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brophy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Puruunen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brophy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puruunen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brophy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Brophy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Puruunen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brophy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brophy moves into full mount!
Brophy looking to secure an arm triangle but Puruunen defends it well.
Brophy looking to finish Puruunen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Puruunen!
Brophy looking to control but Puruunen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brophy controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puruunen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brophy wants to control the pace but Puruunen is squirming around nicely.
Brophy wants to finish this one by submission but Puruunen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Brophy.
Brophy looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puruunen has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
A lull in the action here.
Brophy patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Brophy misses with punches from the back.
Brophy is looking for the choke from the back position but Puruunen is controlling his hands well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puruunen showing good submission defense here.
Brophy patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Puruunen's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Craig Brophy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Craig Brophy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brophy really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Puruunen.
Timu Puruunen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puruunen trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Puruunen is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Craig Brophy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brophy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puruunen tries to close the distance and clinch but Brophy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puruunen misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brophy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Brophy!
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energy
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hype
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