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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puska comes to the cage accompanied by You Ain't Stoppin Me !!!! . Musta Surma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent 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
38 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Puska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska shoots in for a double leg but Surma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Surma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Horrible takedown attempt by Puska or perhaps it was just good defense by Surma, which made it look bad.
As Puska backs off Surma throws a huge counter combo but Puska manages to avoid it all.
Puska misses with a hook. Surma ducked under it nicely.
Puska lands a jab to the head.
Surma avoids a kick to the body.
Puska misses with a hook.
Mike Puska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Puska.
Surma wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Surma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Puska wants to clinch
and Puska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puska lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma gets a clinch.
Puska goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Surma scores with a shoulder strike.
Surma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puska wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Surma has him pressed against the cage.
Surma lands an elbow just above Puska 's eye.
Surma misses with a knee to the head.
Puska manages to break the clinch.
Puska throws a head kick but Surma moves out of range.
Surma throws a counter combo.
Puska connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Surma!
It looks like Mike Puska has been cut.
Surma tries to clinch but Puska is having none of it.
Surma takes the fight into the clinch.
Puska avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puska takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma can't find room to land a body shot as Puska controls the action.
Nice body punch from Surma.
Puska can't find room to land a body shot as Surma controls the action.
Surma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puska's elbow.
Puska is struggling to control the position.
Surma scores a nice knee to the body.
Puska breaks the clinch.
Puska misses with an uppercut. Surma saw that one coming.
Surma throws out a counter right but Puska avoids it with no problem.
Surma wants to clinch up but Puska keeps it at a distance.
Surma tries to clinch but Puska is having none of it.
Puska throws a combination that misses
enabling Surma to counter with a crisp jab.
Puska throws a predictable looking body shot
and Surma counters with a stiff right hand.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Surma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Puska 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Surma.
Surma wants to clinch.
Puska swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Puska misses with a looping left.
Puska takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puska throws a body kick that misses.
Puska attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice shot lands for Puska.
Puska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Surma closes the distance and pushes Puska back into the cage.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Puska tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
Surma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puska blocks it with crossed arms.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Puska in his tracks for a moment.
Puska misses with the head strike.
Puska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at 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!
Surma misses the shot to the body.
Surma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Surma staying out of range there.
Surma closes the distance and clinches.
Surma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puska is defending well for now.
Puska tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Surma throws an elbow but it misses.
Puska avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
Surma blocking some punches.
Puska misses with some punches.
Surma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Surma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puska blocks a body shot from Surma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musta Surma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Puska's cut.
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.
Puska moves out of range of the strikes.
Puska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Surma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Musta Surma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Surma moves out of range of the strikes.
Surma has closed the distance and engaged Puska in a clinch.
Puska lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Puska lands a right hand that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Puska lands a hook that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Surma.
Nice elbow from Surma.
Surma blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Surma.
Surma pushes off an throws an elbow but Puska leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Puska working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Puska scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puska is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Surma.
Surma tries a knee to the head but Puska blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surma digs a right hand underneath Puska's ribcage. Puska let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Surma - that landed with a thud.
Puska misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Puska.
Surma misses with an elbow over the top.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Puska throws a head punch that misses.
Surma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puska.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Puska tries to throw a body punch but Surma avoids it by throwing Puska back against the cage.
Puska lands with a right to the head.
Surma blocks an uppercut.
Puska throws a head punch that misses.
Puska is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Surma is keeping busy.
Surma tightens his grip and picks Puska up, before dumping him to the ground. Puska manages to land in guard.
Puska keeping full guard, as Surma tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska keeping moving, preventing Surma from controlling successfully.
Surma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Surma trying to control the position from guard on top but Puska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Surma wants to pass the guard but Puska is keeping the position.
Puska bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Surma's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska tries to free his leg and advance position but Surma is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Surma is on top in guard.
Puska tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Puska escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Surma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Surma looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Surma wants to stand but Puska is controlling his posture from full guard.
Surma postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Surma trying to control but Puska is working from the bottom.
Surma wants to get up but he can't break Puska's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A cross from Surma lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Puska will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Puska's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Puska scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Puska does it's job there.
Surma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Surma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Puska throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Surma's waist but Surma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Puska off to one side.
Puska misses the shot to the body.
Surma might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Puska lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Surma there.
Surma lands with a nice combination. Puska backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puska misses with a head kick.
Puska moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Puska just misses with a punch to the body.
Surma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puska feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Musta Surma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puska with a hook.
Surma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska tries to clinch but Surma moves out of range.
Puska looks to land a body kick but Surma moved away.
Puska throws a push kick but Surma slaps the foot to one side.
Surma clinches.
Puska blocks the elbow strike.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Puska shrugs off.
Puska managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
Puska is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Surma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puska blocks it with crossed arms.
Puska working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puska avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
Puska avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
Musta Surma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Surma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puska is trying to trip Surma. He has hold of a leg but Surma is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Puska persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Puska drops back, looking for a kneebar! Surma looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Surma looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Surma!
Musta Surma has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surma working the ground and pound but Puska is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Surma.
Surma stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Surma tries to clinch but Puska moves out of range.
Surma instigates a clinch.
Surma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puska blocks it with crossed arms.
Puska blocks the elbow strike.
Puska lands a hook that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Puska manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Puska.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma blocks a head kick by Puska.
Surma pushes Puska up against the cage in a clinch.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Puska's defenses.
Puska dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
Surma tries a body shot but Puska blocks it.
Puska lands an uppercut.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Puska's defenses.
Puska working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puska takes an elbow to the forehead.
Surma gets underhooks to prevent Puska's takedown attempt.
Puska tries to circle away but Surma has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Surma.
Puska takes an elbow to the temple.
Mike Puska's cut is getting worse.
Puska blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surma misses with a body punch.
Puska pushes Surma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puska tries to throw a body punch but Surma avoids it by throwing Puska back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surma cracks Puska with a nice body shot.
Surma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puska backwards.
Surma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Puska leaning against his opponent.
Surma throws an elbow but it misses.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Puska's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puska.
Surma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Surma pushes off an throws an elbow but Puska leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Surma lands an elbow just above Puska 's eye.
Mike Puska's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Surma lands an elbow inside.
Surma blocks an uppercut.
Puska working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puska blocks a body shot from Surma.
Puska is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Puska avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Musta Surma.
I think Surma 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musta Surma!
Musta Surma was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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