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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Bull (ranked 541 p4p, 84 weight class) and Tero Susi (ranked 519 p4p, 78 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jari Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Susi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Susi.
Bull works the jab nicely.
Bull with a nice cross.
Susi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Susi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bull. Bull obviously looking to wear him down.
Susi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bull misses with a body punch
and Susi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bull scores with a jab.
Bull definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Susi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Susi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bull has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bull and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bull with a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Susi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jari Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Susi misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bull.
A big right from Susi misses.
Bull misses with a few strikes there.
Susi loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Bull looks to throw the jab but Susi is out of range.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Susi moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Susi! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull thuds a left hand into Susi's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bull.
Bull defending well as Susi loads up on a big left hand.
Susi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull lands the left hand.
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Susi.
Bull misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Bull.
Jari Bull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Susi - just one landing.
Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Susi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Susi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Bull.
Susi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull clobbers Susi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a body punch but Susi moves out of range.
Susi wants to land a leg kick but Bull is out of range.
Bull lands with a cross.
Bull is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice jab there from Bull.
Susi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Susi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bull.
Bull scores with a jab.
Susi throws a right hand that misses
and Bull counters with a nice body shot.
Bull connects with a looping right hand.
Susi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Bull is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Susi moves out of range of the strikes.
Susi misses with a left hand
and Bull counters with a stiff right hand.
Susi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Bull.
Bull connects with a single shot there.
Susi tries to clinch up.
Bull connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Susi momentarily.
Susi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bull throws a good cross that connects.
Bull checks the leg kick.
Susi slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Susi misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Susi.
The fighters circling - Susi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bull throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Susi counters with a straight right hand.
Susi misses with a straight right.
Susi throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Bull throws a leg kick
and Susi counters with a nice body shot.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bull throws a body punch but Susi moves out of range.
Bull misses the jab.
Bull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Susi.
Susi wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a body punch but Susi moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Bull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Susi lands a nice hook to Bull's body. Bull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Susi closes the distance and clinches.
Susi gets through Bull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Susi digs a right hand underneath Bull's ribcage. Bull let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Susi.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Susi pushes Bull back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Susi is working for takedown but Bull is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Susi.
Bull gets through Susi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Susi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Susi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bull.
A short right from Susi.
Bull can't find room to land a body shot as Susi controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Susi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Bull dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Susi tried to score with a low kick but Bull checks it.
Susi throws a chopping leg kick but Bull manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Bull misses the target.
Bull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Susi counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bull.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Susi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bull.
Susi misses with some punches.
Bull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bull lands a body shot in the clinch.
Susi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bull scores with a shoulder strike.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi pushes Bull back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Susi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Susi misses with the head strike.
Tero Susi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bull tries to stall but Susi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Susi backwards.
Bull swings wildly with an uppercut but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Susi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull lands a body shot in the clinch.
Susi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulls head.
Susi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bull lands with a left to the head.
Susi misses with a punch on the inside.
Susi pushes Bull back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Susi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bull swings wildly with an uppercut but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Susi pulls Bull into guard.
Susi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bull has passed into half guard!
Bull stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Susi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bull stays in close to Susi's body and controls the position.
Bull has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Susi is proving hard to escape from.
Susi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bull is one step ahead there.
Bull passes Susi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries to pass the half guard into mount. Susi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bull performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bull wants to stand but Susi has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Susi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bull pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Bull is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Susi wants to improve his position but Bull is controlling well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bull throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bull connects with a looping right hand.
Bull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Susi just misses with a punch to the body.
Bull misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tero Susi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bull throws an overhand right that lands on Susi's shoulder, as Susi tries to avoid the shot.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Susi moves away.
Bull misses with an uppercut
and Bull takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Susi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bull.
Bull looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bull blocks the body kick.
Bull scores with a push kick.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bull throws out a powerful jab.
A low kick from Bull misses
and Susi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bull slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bull misses the target.
Susi feints a jab promting Bull to slip. Susi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bull slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jari Bull has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Susi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Susi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Susi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Susi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi lunges at Bull with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bull's hand.
Susi scores with a nice right hand.
Susi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bull misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Susi.
Bull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Susi moves out of range as Bull strikes.
Susi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Susi swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
Bull throws a hook but Susi blocks it.
Susi lands the left hand.
Bull with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Susi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bull keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Susi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jari Bull is winning the standup battle so far.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Susi moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull moves out of range as Susi strikes.
Susi lands a nice hook to Bull's body. Bull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bull scores with a shot to the body.
Susi throws a hook to the side of Bull's head but Bull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Susi misses its intended target.
Susi clobbers Bull with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bull tries to score with a low kick but Susi moves his leg out of the way.
Bull misses with a hook.
Bull tries to score with a low kick but Susi moves his leg out of the way.
Susi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Susi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bull. Bull obviously looking to wear him down.
Bull with a jab.
Susi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Susi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
Bull throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Susi slips a straight right by Bull.
Bull misses with a straight left.
Susi misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Bull misses the target.
A shot to the body from Bull misses
and Bull takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull moves out of range of the body kick from Susi.
Susi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bull works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Susi throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
Susi avoids the body shot from Bull.
Susi cracks Bull with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bull takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bull throws a hook to the side of Susi's head but Susi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Susi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Susi blocks a jab.
Susi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bull goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Susi ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Bull throws a hook but Susi avoids it easily.
Susi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Susi swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
Bull checks a low kick from Susi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Susi.
Bull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bull missing with a left hand there. Susi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Susi.
Bull lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull moves out of range as Susi strikes.
Bull slips a straight right by Susi.
Bull misses with a looping right.
Susi throws out a counter right but Bull avoids it with no problem.
Susi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Susi tries a quick counter leg kick but Bull is wise to it.
Susi throws a right hand that misses
and Bull counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Bull lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Susi does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Susi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Susi swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
Susi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bull checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Bull on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bull lands a nice shot that snaps Susi's head back.
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 Jari Bull.
I think Bull 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Bull!
Jari Bull 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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