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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tin Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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153 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tin Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Surma tries to clinch up.
Lau misses with a few strikes there.
Lau misses with a body shot.
Lau misses with a hook
and Lau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lau swats away the attempt to clinch by Surma.
Lau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lau lands the left hand.
Surma moves into the clinch successfully.
Lau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Surma.
Lau looking to slow down the pace here.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
Surma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lau.
Lau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Surma looking to throw knees to the head but Lau is blocking nicely.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lau's defenses.
Nice elbow from Surma.
Lau avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Lau shrugs off.
Good body shot from Lau.
Lau avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
Lau tries to throw a body punch but Surma avoids it by throwing Lau back against the cage.
Lau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Surma lands an elbow inside.
Lau avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lau's defenses.
Surma throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Surma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lau stalling in the clinch but Surma improves position.
Surma working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lau avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lau.
Lau misses with the head strike.
Lau blocks an elbow strike.
Lau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lau.
Surma trying to land knees to the body.
Lau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lau blocks an uppercut.
Surma misses with a punch to the body.
Lau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau tries to throw a body punch but Surma avoids it by throwing Lau back against the cage.
Surma lands a nice elbow.
Surma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Surma lands a shot to the body.
Surma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
Lau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lau looking to slow down the pace here.
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Surma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lau tries to work over Surma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Surma can't find room to land a body shot as Lau controls the action.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Lau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Surma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Surma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Surma throws an elbow but it misses.
Lau is trying to maintain a safe position but Surma gets an underhook and turns Lau into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Surma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lau blocks a body shot from Surma.
Lau throws a head punch that misses.
Lau working aggressively here.
Surma works on Lau's body with a couple of short punches.
Lau struggles to land a body shot inside as Surma controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Surma.
Surma misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Surma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lau trying to control the position but instead, Surma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lau into the cage.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musta Surma dominated that 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.
Lau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Surma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Surma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lau.
Surma slips under a jab from Lau.
Nice defenses there by Surma.
Lau misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lau. Surma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lau misses with a body punch
and Surma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tin Lau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Surma tries to clinch there but Lau circles away.
Lau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Surma tries to clinch there but Lau circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Surma wants to clinch up but Lau keeps it at a distance.
Surma cracks Lau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Surma tries to clinch but Lau is having none of it.
Surma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Surma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lau catches Surma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Surma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Musta Surma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Surma lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lau throws an overhand right that lands on Surma's shoulder, as Surma tries to avoid the shot.
Surma tries to clinch
and Lau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Surma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lau throws a shot from downtown. Surma moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma slips a jab from Lau.
Surma tries to clinch up but Lau circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Lau misses with a straight left.
Surma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Surma doesn't manage to clinch there - Lau circles away.
Surma instigates a clinch.
Surma pushes Lau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lau tries a body shot but Surma blocks it.
Musta Surma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Surma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lau managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
A nice left hand lands by Lau.
Surma throws an elbow but it misses.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lau's defenses.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Surma tries to throw a body punch but Lau avoids it by throwing Surma back against the cage.
Surma tries a knee to the head but Lau blocks it.
Lau blocks an elbow strike.
Lau swings wildly with an uppercut but Surma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Surma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lau dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Surma tries to land a knee to the head but Lau blocks with his arms.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lau working aggressively here.
Lau tries to throw a body punch but Surma avoids it by throwing Lau back against the cage.
Surma lands an elbow just above Lau 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Surma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Surma.
Surma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Surma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lau.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surma lands a damaging elbow.
Lau is trying to stall.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lau's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surma looking to throw knees to the head but Lau is blocking nicely.
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Surma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Surma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musta Surma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Surma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Surma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Surma fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lau. Surma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Surma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Surma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lau moves in looking to clinch but Surma pushes him off.
Surma wants to clinch but Lau slips to the side
and Lau counters with a stiff right hand.
Lau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lau throws a sloppy body shot
and Surma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma lands a head shot.
Lau throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Lau misses.
Surma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Surma is looking to clinch.
Surma slips under a jab.
Surma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Surma moves into the clinch.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Surma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Lau avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Surma.
Lau can't find room to land a body shot as Surma controls the action.
Lau takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Lau fails to land.
Surma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Lau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lau fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Lau fails to land.
Lau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Lau managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
Surma misses with an elbow strike.
Lau blocks an elbow strike.
Surma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Tin Lau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Surma.
Surma tries to land a knee to the head but Lau blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Lau in his tracks for a moment.
Surma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lau avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Surma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Surma.
Surma lands an uppercut.
Surma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Surma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Surma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Lau misses with a punch on the inside.
Lau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Surma misses with an elbow over the top.
Lau avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
Lau looking to stall.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
Lau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lau working aggressively here.
Surma pushes off an throws an elbow but Lau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lau blocks the elbow strike.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
Lau stalling against the cage.
Musta Surma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Surma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lau trying to control the position but instead, Surma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lau into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lau struggles to land a body shot inside as Surma controls his hands.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Musta Surma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Surma 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musta Surma!
After the fight, Musta Surma was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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