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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahokas comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - 100 Degrees. The crowd seem to be enjoying Peterson's choice of entrance music: Diamond. Victor Peterson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jiri Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Ahokas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson throws a sloppy head kick and Ahokas moves out of range easily.
Peterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ahokas.
Peterson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ahokas momentarily.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Ahokas lands a jab to Peterson's midsection.
Peterson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Victor Peterson has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ahokas, right into the meat.
Ahokas throws a leg kick but Peterson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Peterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses
and Ahokas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ahokas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahokas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ahokas counters with a low kick, right behind Peterson 's knee.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Ahokas looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Ahokas throws a leg kick but Peterson checks it.
Ahokas feints and then cracks Peterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peterson down.
Peterson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Peterson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahokas.
Ahokas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ahokas.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Ahokas moved out of range.
Jiri Ahokas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a lazy head kick
and Ahokas counters with a leg kick.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Ahokas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahokas.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahokas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Peterson 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Ahokas as he connects with a hook.
Ahokas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Ahokas with a knee to the head.
Ahokas scores a nice knee to the body.
Ahokas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
Peterson takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Ahokas.
Ahokas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Victor Peterson's cut even more.
Peterson blocks the elbow strike.
Ahokas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peterson tries to break the clinch but Ahokas is controlling the position.
Ahokas is pressed up against the cage. Peterson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ahokas down to the mat. Ahokas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Peterson shoots and misses
and Ahokas counters with an outside leg kick.
Jiri Ahokas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Peterson.
Peterson looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Peterson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ahokas.
Ahokas keeps Peterson at a distance using the push kick.
Ahokas looks for the body kick but Peterson saw that one coming.
Ahokas throws a lazy head kick
and Ahokas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Victor Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ahokas. That's going to slow Peterson down.
Ahokas scores with a head kick.
Ahokas throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ahokas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahokas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ahokas tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ahokas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peterson. Peterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ahokas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Peterson throws the left hand but Ahokas avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Ahokas.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Ahokas throws a head kick that Peterson semi-blocks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Peterson shoots and misses
and Ahokas counters with a thumping low kick.
Ahokas tries to close the distance and clinch but Peterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiri Ahokas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Peterson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Ahokas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahokas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ahokas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peterson's sensitive parts.
Peterson has his takedown stuffed
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ahokas.
Jiri Ahokas is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick there by Ahokas.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahokas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Peterson if he has to take too many more of those.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Ahokas's head but Ahokas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peterson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Ahokas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas clinches with his opponent.
Ahokas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ahokas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peterson's defenses.
Peterson avoids the elbow strike from Ahokas, against the cage.
Ahokas lands with a right to the head.
Peterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ahokas walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ahokas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahokas moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ahokas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ahokas lands an elbow just above Peterson 's eye.
Peterson cracks Ahokas with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ahokas.
Ahokas connects with a knee to the head.
Peterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ahokas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jiri Ahokas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Peterson.
Ahokas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ahokas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas lands a knee to the head.
Ahokas slows down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ahokas.
Ahokas lands an elbow inside.
Ahokas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peterson lands an uppercut.
Ahokas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The cut above Victor Peterson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ahokas looking to throw knees to the head but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Ahokas just leaning against Peterson, taking a breather.
Peterson can't break the clinch.
Ahokas prevents Peterson from breaking the clinch.
Ahokas keeps control of Peterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ahokas lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls for Ahokas to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas crunches a lovely knee into Peterson's ribcage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Ahokas keeps control of Peterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peterson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ahokas won't allow it.
Ahokas tries to land knees in the clinch but Peterson avoids the damage to the body.
Peterson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ahokas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ahokas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peterson's sensitive parts.
Ahokas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ahokas misses with a looping left.
Ahokas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Ahokas counters with an inside leg kick.
Ahokas gets a clinch.
Peterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahokas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ahokas clinches with his opponent.
Ahokas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peterson wants to break free but Ahokas has control.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ahokas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiri Ahokas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Peterson'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. This is the final round!
Peterson throws a combination that misses
and Ahokas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Peterson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ahokas throws a head kick that half lands.
Ahokas moves into the clinch successfully.
Ahokas pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Peterson.
Ahokas looking to stall.
Ahokas prevents Peterson from breaking the clinch.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peterson wants to break free but Ahokas has control.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahokas's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson tries to score a body lock takedown but Ahokas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Peterson decides to pull guard.
Ahokas wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Ahokas looking to pass the guard.
Peterson working for a triangle but Ahokas defends it easily.
Peterson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ahokas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peterson is looking for a triangle here but Ahokas uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas working away.
Peterson regains half guard.
Ahokas is looking to take a break and control but Peterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peterson looking for a kimura from the bottom but Ahokas passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Peterson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jiri Ahokas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Peterson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ahokas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ahokas is keen to just control but Peterson is a slippery customer.
Victor Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jiri Ahokas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ahokas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Jiri Ahokas!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Jiri Ahokas!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Jiri Ahokas!
Jiri Ahokas wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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