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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juho Pennanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mo Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pennanen checks a leg kick.
Frazier throws a jab but it's blocked by Pennanen.
And Pennanen counters with a quick kick to the body but Frazier blocks it.
Pennanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Frazier.
Pennanen throws the left hand but Frazier avoids the punch easily.
Pennanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pennanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Frazier.
Pennanen cracks Frazier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pennanen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Mo Frazier has been cut.
Pennanen throws the left hand but Frazier avoids the punch easily.
Pennanen lands a nice shot that snaps Frazier's head back.
Pennanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crunch! Frazier slams his shin into Pennanen's torso.
Pennanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pennanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Frazier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pennanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier lands a leg kick that knocks Pennanen off balance momentarily.
A jab from Frazier misses.
Frazier moves in looking to clinch but Pennanen pushes him off.
Pennanen is looking to counter punch.
Frazier missing with a left hand there. Pennanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen lands with a hook. Frazier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Juho Pennanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Pennanen blocks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Pennanen.
Frazier is rocked!
Frazier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pennanen.
Pennanen misses with an uppercut.
Frazier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frazier is working Pennanen over against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Frazier 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.
Frazier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Frazier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pennanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Frazier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frazier is looking to chop away at Pennanen's legs.
Pennanen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Pennanen misses.
A big left from Pennanen misses.
No joy there for Pennanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frazier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frazier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Frazier closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pennanen tries to work over Frazier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pennanen is trying to break the clinch but Frazier has him pressed against the cage.
Frazier working aggressively here.
Pennanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pennanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Frazier has a couple of punches blocked by Pennanen.
Pennanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frazier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frazier can't find room to land a body shot as Pennanen controls the action.
Pennanen tries to throw a body punch but Frazier avoids it by throwing Pennanen back against the cage.
Pennanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frazier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frazier.
Pennanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frazier throws an elbow but it misses.
Frazier misses with a body punch.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pennanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frazier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pennanen. Pennanen obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Frazier drives through and clinches with Pennanen against the cage.
Pennanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennanen misses with a body punch.
Pennanen prevents a body shot from Frazier.
Frazier can't find room to land a body shot as Pennanen controls the action.
Pennanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frazier's elbow.
Pennanen stalls.
Pennanen misses with the head strike.
Pennanen working aggressively here.
Frazier pushes Pennanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pennanen misses with the head strike.
Frazier throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennanen.
Pennanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pennanen lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frazier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pennanen breaks from the clinch.
Pennanen jabs Frazier right on the nose. Frazier blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennanen misses with a combination
and Frazier counters by moving into the clinch.
Frazier misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frazier.
Pennanen has a couple of punches blocked by Frazier.
Frazier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frazier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frazier lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pennanen takes a shot to the head.
Frazier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frazier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pennanen presses Frazier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frazier working aggressively here.
Pennanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pennanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mo Frazier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mo Frazier's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Frazier lands a slapping body shot.
Juho Pennanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Pennanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frazier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pennanen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Frazier throws a series of punches but Pennanen avoids them all with ease.
Pennanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Frazier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Frazier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Frazier shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pennanen eats them both and turns towards Frazier to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Frazier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pennanen.
Frazier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pennanen throws a hook but Frazier avoids it easily.
Frazier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennanen looks to land a body kick but Frazier moved away.
Nice defenses there by Frazier.
Frazier misses with a hook. Pennanen ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Pennanen blocks the leg kick.
Frazier thumps Pennanen with a low kick.
Frazier tries to clinch but Pennanen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Frazier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Frazier with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pennanen to score with a decent uppercut.
Pennanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Frazier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Frazier. Beautiful body shot.
Pennanen takes one on the button.
Frazier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pennanen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pennanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frazier circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pennanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pennanen throws a shot to the body.
Frazier lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pennanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frazier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frazier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Frazier closes the distance and pushes Pennanen back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen managing to block the knees to the body from Frazier.
Frazier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frazier.
Pennanen is looking to control Frazier's arms but Frazier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pennanen has his back to the cage.
Frazier misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier tries to throw a body punch but Pennanen avoids it by throwing Frazier back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frazier.
Frazier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pennanen manages to break the clinch.
Frazier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pennanen in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Pennanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frazier misses with a hook. Pennanen ducked under it nicely.
Frazier throws a leg kick but Pennanen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Frazier clobbers Pennanen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut there from Pennanen.
Pennanen throws a one two combo.
A left lands for Pennanen.
Pennanen misses with a left hand
and Frazier counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pennanen moves away.
Good leg kick by Frazier there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Pennanen misses its intended target.
Frazier throws a shot to the body.
Pennanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Pennanen misses.
Pennanen avoids the body shot from Frazier.
Pennanen looks to throw the jab but Frazier is out of range.
Frazier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pennanen.
Pennanen looks to land a left hand but Frazier moved out of range nicely.
Pennanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Frazier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pennanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frazier scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Frazier.
Pennanen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Frazier checks it well.
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier works Pennanen's body with a nice hook.
Frazier rushes Pennanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pennanen regains guard immediately.
Pennanen has momentary wrist control but Frazier slips an elbow through the middle.
Frazier lands a couple of elbows.
Frazier throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pennanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pennanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Frazier throws a strike but Pennanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pennanen throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frazier has control of Pennanen's left arm, preventing Pennanen from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Frazier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mo Frazier's cut.
That's time! Pennanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Frazier punishes Pennanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Frazier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pennanen's hands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Frazier.
A jab from Pennanen does it's job there.
Pennanen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pennanen throws a head punch that misses.
Frazier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pennanen.
Pennanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Frazier.
Pennanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pennanen lands with a left to the head.
Frazier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frazier stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frazier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frazier working aggressively here.
Pennanen wants to break free but Frazier has control.
Frazier blocks an uppercut.
Frazier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frazier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frazier misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pennanen.
Frazier misses with a punch to the body.
Pennanen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frazier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frazier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frazier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pennanen is defending well for now.
Pennanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Frazier.
Frazier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pennanen.
Pennanen has a couple of punches blocked by Frazier.
Frazier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennanen's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pennanen blocks an uppercut.
Pennanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frazier scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier blocks a body shot from Pennanen.
Frazier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frazier missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Pennanen.
Frazier tries to throw a body punch but Pennanen avoids it by throwing Frazier back against the cage.
Frazier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frazier looking for a takedown.
Mo Frazier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frazier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pennanen backwards.
Pennanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pennanen is trying to force a seperation but Frazier has the dominant position.
Frazier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frazier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pennanen backwards.
Juho Pennanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pennanen scores with a shot to the side of Frazier's head.
Pennanen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Frazier blocks a body shot from Pennanen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frazier.
Pennanen working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frazier.
Frazier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frazier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pennanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pennanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Frazier lands a leg kick that knocks Pennanen off balance momentarily.
Pennanen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pennanen checks a low kick from Frazier.
Pennanen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A good leg kick by Frazier.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pennanen blocks a low kick nicely.
Pennanen defending well as Frazier loads up on a big left hand.
Frazier lands a really nice looking cross but Pennanen seems unphased.
A combination from Pennanen does no damage.
Frazier drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pennanen defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier scores with a body shot.
Frazier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Frazier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frazier moves into range and connects with a jab.
Frazier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pennanen.
Frazier connects with a body shot.
Frazier scores with a body shot.
Frazier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Frazier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frazier was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frazier feints and then cracks Pennanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pennanen down.
Pennanen looks to throw the jab but Frazier is out of range.
Juho Pennanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frazier jabs at Pennanen's body.
Frazier jabs at Pennanen's body.
Frazier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pennanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pennanen moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mo Frazier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Frazier has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mo Frazier!
After the fight, Mo Frazier was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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