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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Usko Luttinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montague Withnail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luttinen comes to the cage accompanied by usko luttisen elämänkerta. Withnail has chosen Charlie Kunz -My Friend as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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158 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Luttinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Montague Withnail!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luttinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Withnail was well out of range. Poor timing from Luttinen.
Withnail moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Luttinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Withnail.
Withnail goes for a double leg but Luttinen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Luttinen continues to drive forward.
Withnail pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Withnail moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Luttinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luttinen.
Withnail takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Withnail chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luttinen can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Withnail misses its intended target.
Withnail misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luttinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Withnail misses with a few strikes there.
Withnail fails with the takedown.
Withnail uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luttinen.
Withnail slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Luttinen misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Luttinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Withnail doesn't seem phased though.
Withnail shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Luttinen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Luttinen is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withnail tries for a kimura but Luttinen is defending well.
Luttinen can't do much from the bottom here.
Withnail trying to control the position but Luttinen is working away.
The ground and pound from Withnail seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withnail has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Withnail punching from mount but Luttinen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Luttinen is trying desperately to improve position.
Withnail lands a heavy elbow.
Luttinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luttinen wants to control but Withnail is having none of it.
Luttinen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withnail throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Withnail working for a submission but Luttinen is keeping him at bay.
Withnail unloads with some shots from mount but Luttinen bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Withnail.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Withnail controlling his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Withnail punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Montague Withnail dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Luttinen misses the body punch
and Withnail counters with a left and a right that stings Luttinen.
Luttinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Withnail.
Luttinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Withnails jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Withnail throws a hook to the side of Luttinen's head but Luttinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luttinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Luttinen loads up on a big right hand but Withnail slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Luttinen.
Luttinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Withnail.
Luttinen blocks a jab.
Luttinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Withnail off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luttinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Withnail.
Luttinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luttinen takes one to the chin there.
Withnail thows a body shot but no joy.
Withnail checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Luttinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Montague Withnail is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luttinen throws a leg kick which misses Withnail's front leg but catches the back leg as Withnail tries to avoid it.
Luttinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luttinen jabs Withnail right on the nose. Withnail blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Montague Withnail has been cut.
Luttinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen cracks the inside of Withnail's front leg.
Withnail missing with a left hand there. Luttinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luttinen throws the left hand but Withnail avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Luttinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luttinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luttinen sizes up Withnail with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Withnail defending well as Luttinen loads up on a big left hand.
Withnail throws a series of punches but Luttinen moves out of range.
Withnail on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Usko Luttinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Luttinen scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withnail blocks a jab.
Withnail jabs Luttinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Luttinen blocks a jab.
Usko Luttinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luttinen with a nice cross.
Withnail staying out of range there.
Withnail uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luttinen.
Luttinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Usko Luttinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Luttinen as he connects with a hook.
Luttinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Withnail feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withnail throwing strikes but missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Withnail trying to control but Luttinen is working from the bottom.
Luttinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Withnail has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Withnail working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Withnail accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Withnail throws a big right hand that misses.
Luttinen keeping moving, preventing Withnail from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Usko Luttinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Montague Withnail's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Withnail throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luttinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luttinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Withnail on the side of the head.
Luttinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luttinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Withnail if he has to take too many more of those.
Luttinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luttinen lands a jab to the head.
A good leg kick by Luttinen.
Withnail shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withnail with a flurry of punches that miss.
Withnail missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Luttinen has control of Withnail's left arm, preventing Withnail from doing any damage.
Luttinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Montague Withnail has got the better of the ground game so far.
Withnail throwing strikes but missing.
Luttinen keeping full guard, as Withnail tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Withnail is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Usko Luttinen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice body kick from Luttinen.
Withnail steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luttinen.
Luttinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luttinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Withnail. That did some damage!
Withnail misses with an uppercut
and Luttinen counters with a good low kick that Withnail was not able to check.
Luttinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luttinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withnail looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Withnail looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luttinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Withnail lands a slapping body shot.
Luttinen misses with a wild combination.
Luttinen throws a solid leg kick but Withnail takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luttinen.
Luttinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Withnail sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luttinen checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Luttinen.
Withnail looking to score a takedown here. Luttinen is defending well but Withnail drives through and ends up in Luttinen's guard.
Withnail trying to control the position from guard on top but Luttinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luttinen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Withnail is controlling him.
Withnail trying to control but Luttinen is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Usko Luttinen.
I think Luttinen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Usko Luttinen!
After winning the bout, Usko Luttinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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