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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Crane is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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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 St Petersburg, Matthew Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauri Pekkarinen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pekkarinen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pekkarinen showed some decent athleticism there.
Pekkarinen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pekkarinen looks to land a strike but Crane avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pekkarinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pekkarinen preventing the sweep.
Pekkarinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pekkarinen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crane has momentary wrist control but Pekkarinen slips an elbow through the middle.
Crane wants to sweep but no luck.
Pekkarinen throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen with a nice head shot there.
Pekkarinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pekkarinen thows a big elbow that misses.
Pekkarinen works over Crane with some ground and pound from guard.
Crane really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pekkarinen stops Crane from standing up.
Pekkarinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pekkarinen postures up and lands a big shot to Crane's brow.
Pekkarinen wants to control from the top but Crane keeps moving.
Pekkarinen looking to sit in guard and control but Crane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crane!
Crane is breathing heavily.
Pekkarinen with a couple of short strikes.
Crane is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pekkarinen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Crane can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Crane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Crane taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen lands with some strikes.
Pekkarinen working the ground and pound effectively.
Pekkarinen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pekkarinen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crane?
Crane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pekkarinen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pekkarinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Crane in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pekkarinen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pekkarinen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crane looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Pekkarinen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pekkarinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pekkarinen with a couple of short strikes.
Pekkarinen raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pekkarinen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pekkarinen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Pekkarinen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pekkarinen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pekkarinen distracts Crane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pekkarinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Crane has wrist control.
Pekkarinen thows a big elbow that misses.
Pekkarinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pekkarinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pekkarinen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mauri Pekkarinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pekkarinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pekkarinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crane tries to clinch up.
Crane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pekkarinen.
Crane throws a series of strikes that have Pekkarinen backpedaling.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pekkarinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pekkarinen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pekkarinen stops Crane from standing up.
Pekkarinen trying to control but Crane is working from the bottom.
Pekkarinen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Crane, up you get!
Pekkarinen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pekkarinen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pekkarinen working Crane over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crane?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Pekkarinen.
Crane is trying to stand up.
Pekkarinen lands a nice shot to the head.
Pekkarinen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Crane's face.
Pekkarinen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pekkarinen lands a heavy elbow.
Pekkarinen raining down shots from the mount!
Pekkarinen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Crane can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen with shots to the head and body - Crane looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pekkarinen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pekkarinen lands a big shot there that rocks Crane but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pekkarinen raining down shots from the mount!
Pekkarinen landing strikes from the mount.
Pekkarinen breaks from Crane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pekkarinen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pekkarinen working the ground and pound effectively.
Pekkarinen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Crane can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
You get the feeling that Crane really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pekkarinen with shots to the head and body - Crane looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crane?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Pekkarinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Crane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pekkarinen shoots for a takedown but Crane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crane tries to clinch up but Pekkarinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pekkarinen shoots in for a takedown but Crane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crane tries to bum rush Pekkarinen with a series of wild strikes but Pekkarinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Pekkarinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pekkarinen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pekkarinen showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Pekkarinen there.
Pekkarinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pekkarinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pekkarinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen working the head and body with strikes.
Pekkarinen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pekkarinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pekkarinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crane taking some punishment here, with Pekkarinen in his half guard.
Pekkarinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pekkarinen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen working the head and body with strikes.
Pekkarinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pekkarinen lands a nice short elbow.
Crane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pekkarinen.
Mauri Pekkarinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pekkarinen is taking a breather. Crane says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pekkarinen prevents Crane from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Crane is trying to stand back up but Pekkarinen is controlling him
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.
Crane taking some punishment here, with Pekkarinen in his half guard.
Pekkarinen stands up from half guard.
Pekkarinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crane tries to clinch but Pekkarinen is having none of it.
Pekkarinen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Crane is trying to defend but Pekkarinen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pekkarinen not doing much here.
Matthew Crane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Pekkarinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pekkarinen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Pekkarinen!
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RATING
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