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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Uusivirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarmo Uusivirta will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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152 lbs
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154 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Desmond Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Uusivirta!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusivirta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uusivirta wants to clinch up but Harrington keeps it at a distance.
Harrington blocks the body kick.
Uusivirta slips a straight right by Harrington.
Uusivirta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Uusivirta lands an overhand right.
Harrington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Uusivirta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrington drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Uusivirta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harrington controls the pace.
Uusivirta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harrington is pushing down on Uusivirta's leg trying to pass to half guard. Uusivirta is fighting to maintain full guard but Harrington has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harrington seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Harrington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Harrington working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington content to control rather than advance.
Uusivirta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harrington has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Desmond Harrington wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uusivirta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta throws a shot to the body.
Harrington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Uusivirta fails to land.
Uusivirta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrington stalls.
A short right from Uusivirta.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uusivirta tries to throw a body punch but Harrington avoids it by throwing Uusivirta back against the cage.
Harrington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uusivirta is trying to maintain a safe position but Harrington gets an underhook and turns Uusivirta into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta has a couple of punches blocked by Harrington.
Uusivirta throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrington.
Uusivirta is trying to maintain a safe position but Harrington gets an underhook and turns Uusivirta into the cage.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Uusivirta throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrington.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harrington turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harrington manages to end up in side control.
Uusivirta taking a bit of punishment here - Harrington scoring with strikes.
Harrington misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Uusivirta is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Uusivirta can't do much from the bottom here.
Uusivirta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harrington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Harrington.
Uusivirta is trying to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uusivirta trying his best to control but Harrington has mounted him.
Harrington looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Harrington 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.
Harrington controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Uusivirta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrington controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Harrington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Uusivirta misses with a looping right.
Harrington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uusivirta throws a nice looking combination but Harrington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harrington ducks under a wild hook from Uusivirta.
Harrington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uusivirta works the jab nicely.
Uusivirta staying out of range there.
Uusivirta is looking to clinch but Harrington is avoiding it.
Uusivirta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uusivirta moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrington tries to clinch there but Uusivirta circles away.
Harrington manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Uusivirta on his heels. He'll look to pass Uusivirta's guard now, I'm sure.
Uusivirta trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusivirta pulls Harrington in close to his closed guard and prevents Harrington from doing any damage or advancing position.
Uusivirta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harrington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrington prevents Uusivirta from getting back to his feet.
Harrington drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Uusivirta dives on top into guard.
Harrington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tarmo Uusivirta.
Harrington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Uusivirta sprawls well. Uusivirta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harrington gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta tries to clinch but Harrington is having none of it.
Harrington moves in looking to clinch but Uusivirta pushes him off.
Uusivirta rushes Harrington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Uusivirta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrington blocks an uppercut.
Uusivirta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uusivirta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Uusivirta misses with some punches.
Uusivirta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uusivirta misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Uusivirta.
Uusivirta misses with a punch to the body.
Uusivirta trying to stall but Harrington improves his position.
Uusivirta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uusivirta throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrington.
Harrington has Uusivirta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Uusivirta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uusivirta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrington blocks an uppercut.
Uusivirta tries to circle away but Harrington has him pinned against the cage.
Uusivirta stalling in the clinch but Harrington improves position.
Uusivirta working aggressively here.
Uusivirta can't find room to land a body shot as Harrington controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Uusivirta.
Harrington dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Uusivirta misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uusivirta.
Uusivirta throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrington.
Uusivirta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uusivirta misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Uusivirta as Harrington tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uusivirta lands with a right to the head.
Uusivirta working aggressively here.
Uusivirta struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Uusivirta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Uusivirta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harrington doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Uusivirta.
Tarmo Uusivirta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uusivirta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harrington in his tracks.
Uusivirta lands a jab to the head.
Uusivirta tries to clinch but Harrington moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Uusivirta there.
Uusivirta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Uusivirta tries a body shot but Harrington blocks it.
Harrington is working for takedown but Uusivirta is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harrington wants a takedown but no success here.
Harrington avoiding damage.
Harrington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uusivirta misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusivirta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harrington has him pressed against the cage.
Uusivirta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tarmo Uusivirta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Uusivirta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Uusivirta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrington.
A head punch on the inside from Uusivirta fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrington.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harrington.
A head punch on the inside from Uusivirta fails to land.
Uusivirta throws a head punch that misses.
Uusivirta lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta scores with a hook to the body.
Uusivirta manages to break the clinch.
Uusivirta ducks under a wild hook from Harrington.
Harrington avoids the body shot from Uusivirta.
Harrington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uusivirta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrington.
Harrington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uusivirta.
Harrington throws a leg kick but Uusivirta moved away.
Uusivirta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uusivirta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Uusivirta throws out a loose jab but Harrington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uusivirta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrington. Harrington gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Uusivirta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harrington under the eye.
Uusivirta tries to clinch but Harrington moves out of range.
Harrington looks to throw the jab but Uusivirta is out of range.
Uusivirta wants to clinch up but Harrington keeps it at a distance.
Harrington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Uusivirta finds it's way round the side to connect with Harrington's head.
Uusivirta lands a jab to the nose.
Uusivirta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Uusivirta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrington slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta scores with a shoulder strike.
Uusivirta is looking to control Harrington's arms but Harrington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Uusivirta has his back to the cage.
Uusivirta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Uusivirta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrington.
Uusivirta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uusivirta lands a hook that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrington.
Uusivirta gets through Harrington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrington wants a takedown.
Harrington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarmo Uusivirta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Uusivirta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Uusivirta!
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