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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between janpeter kurkela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lejonet Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kurkela comes to the cage accompanied by Korpiklaani:Wood pint. Persson has chosen Fozzy - Live Wire as his entrance music. Lejonet Persson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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147 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, janpeter kurkela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lejonet Persson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persson misses with a double jab.
Persson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has kurkela pinned against the cage. kurkela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
kurkela decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
kurkela takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Persson trying to control from the bottom.
Persson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with kurkela in particular looking to stall.
kurkela trying to control from half guard but Persson is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Persson wants to improve his position but kurkela is controlling well.
kurkela trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson trying to hold on to kurkela's head to control him but kurkela postures up.
kurkela controlling the action here.
kurkela sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Persson defending well though.
kurkela not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
kurkela performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
kurkela is keen to just control but Persson is a slippery customer.
The referee stands the fighters back up. janpeter kurkela just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A solid leg kick lands there for kurkela.
Persson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and kurkela counters with a series of strikes. Persson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Persson looks gassed!
kurkela shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Persson is not content to let kurkela control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kurkela stalling.
Persson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from kurkela.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with kurkela in particular looking to stall.
kurkela is trying to control. Persson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
kurkela stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Persson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
kurkela looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
kurkela really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
kurkela trying to control the position from guard on top but Persson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
kurkela in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
janpeter kurkela dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
kurkela will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
kurkela shoots in and drives through. Persson sprawls well.
Lejonet Persson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Persson misses with a takedown
and kurkela counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Persson's guard now.
kurkela trying to control but Persson is working from the bottom.
kurkela cracks Persson with a solid left hand.
kurkela makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
kurkela has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Persson is proving hard to escape from.
kurkela's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
kurkela trying to control but Persson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. janpeter kurkela just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Persson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from kurkela.
Persson has his takedown stuffed
and kurkela counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by kurkela.
kurkela controlling from the top position.
Persson wants to control the position but kurkela says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
kurkela performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Persson is trying to maintain the position but kurkela is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kurkela stops Persson from getting back to his feet.
kurkela tries to stand and escape but Persson is controlling the position.
kurkela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Persson keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
kurkela shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Persson defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for janpeter kurkela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
kurkela dodges the punch combination from Persson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and kurkela counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Persson!
Persson is squirming around, avoiding kurkela's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by kurkela.
janpeter kurkela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
kurkela controlling from mount.
Persson can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
kurkela can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Persson is looking to escape.
kurkela is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Persson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
kurkela avoids the attempt from Persson to control.
kurkela is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Persson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
janpeter kurkela dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
kurkela drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Persson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
kurkela lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Persson down.
Persson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
kurkela trying to control but Persson is having none of it.
kurkela looking to secure an arm triangle but Persson defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kurkela thowing shots but they're missing.
kurkela avoids the attempt from Persson to control.
kurkela controlling the pace for now.
kurkela landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
kurkela content just to control the position here.
kurkela with a couple of short strikes.
kurkela takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
kurkela trying to control but he's not successful this time.
kurkela sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
kurkela raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kurkela controlling from mount.
kurkela lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
kurkela sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
kurkela trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee stands the fighters back up. janpeter kurkela just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Persson with a lazy takedown attempt
and kurkela moves into the clinch.
kurkela pressing his opponent against the cage.
kurkela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
kurkela gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
kurkela jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Persson walks away with a smile on his face. kurkela gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice body kick from kurkela.
kurkela closes this distance looking for a takedown but Persson circles away.
kurkela gets a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
kurkela stops a takedown attempt from Persson.
janpeter kurkela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
kurkela manages to pull guard.
Lejonet Persson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
kurkela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Persson is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
janpeter kurkela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well kurkela has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... janpeter kurkela!
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FIGHT
RATING
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