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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jallu Pesonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ephram Urani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Urani blocks the low kick.
Pesonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Urani looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pesonen.
Pesonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pesonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen slips under a jab from Urani.
Urani motions for Pesonen to come forward. Urani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pesonen misses with a hook. Urani ducked under it nicely.
Urani moves forwards but Pesonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pesonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urani moves away.
Urani only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen misses with a right hand
and Urani counters with a good low kick that Pesonen was not able to check.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pesonen. Urani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Urani instigates a clinch.
Urani working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen is trying to break free.
Urani struggles to land a body shot inside as Pesonen controls his hands.
Urani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Urani prevents Pesonen from breaking the clinch.
Urani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urani misses with a body punch.
Pesonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Urani can't find room to land a body shot as Pesonen controls the action.
A short left from Pesonen.
Urani tries to stall but Pesonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hand to the body from Urani.
Pesonen tries to work over Urani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Urani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pesonen is trying to break free.
Pesonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Urani.
Urani lands a body punch in the clinch.
Urani lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Urani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani misses with a punch to the body.
Pesonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pesonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pesonen is trying to force a seperation but Urani has the dominant position.
Urani throws a punch but it's blocked by Pesonen.
Urani misses with a punch on the inside.
Urani stalling the fight.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Urani.
Urani scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pesonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Urani backwards.
Urani misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urani.
Urani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Urani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pesonen tries to throw a body punch but Urani avoids it by throwing Pesonen back against the cage.
Urani tries to throw a body punch but Pesonen avoids it by throwing Urani back against the cage.
Urani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pesonen working hard to break the clinch.
Urani blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Urani trying to control the position but instead, Pesonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Urani into the cage.
Pesonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pesonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pesonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pesonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Urani.
Pesonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urani lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pesonen lands a jab-cross combination.
Pesonen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pesonen takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani walks into a jab.
Pesonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Urani's head.
Pesonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pesonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Urani walks into a straight right hand from Pesonen.
Urani gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Urani misses with a body punch.
Urani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pesonen can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urani.
Urani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pesonen.
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Urani lands with a short shot to the head.
Pesonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Urani controls his hands.
Pesonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jallu Pesonen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pesonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Urani. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Urani. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Pesonen. Those never looked like landing.
Pesonen throws a jab when Urani was well out of range.
Urani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
Urani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Urani throws a hook but Pesonen blocks it.
Jallu Pesonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Urani is looking to chop away at Pesonen's legs.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urani throws a poor cross that misses
and Pesonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urani slips under a jab.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
Urani checks a leg kick.
Pesonen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen takes a swing at Urani's ribcage but misses.
Pesonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urani can do to turn this around?
Urani moves out of range of the leg kick from Pesonen.
Pesonen fakes the leg kick and cracks Urani in the body.
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Urani avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pesonen connects with a high kick.
Pesonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Urani is just out of range.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pesonen.
Pesonen is looking to wear down Urani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Urani gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pesonen.
Nice uppercut lands for Pesonen. That snapped Urani's head back.
Pesonen scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Urani misses its intended target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urani.
Urani tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pesonen throws a hook but Urani avoids it easily.
Urani keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Pesonen misses.
Urani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Pesonen misses
and Urani counters with a slapping leg kick.
Urani throws a right hand that misses
and Pesonen counters with a solid body kick.
Pesonen throws the kick towards the body but Urani avoids it.
Pesonen swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
Urani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Pesonen feints and then cracks Urani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urani down.
Urani moves out of range as Pesonen strikes.
A little jabbing left from Urani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pesonen looks to land a combination but Urani avoids it well.
Urani is looking for the big counter here.
Pesonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Urani.
Pesonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Urani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a body punch but Urani moves out of range.
Urani now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pesonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Urani.
Pesonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Urani only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Urani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen looks to land a combination but Urani avoids it well.
Urani keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Urani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pesonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Urani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Urani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pesonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Pesonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pesonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen tried to score with a low kick but Urani checks it.
Urani is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Urani throws out a loose jab but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Urani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pesonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Pesonen misses.
Urani feints and then cracks Pesonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pesonen down.
Pesonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pesonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Urani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Urani throws a lazy uppercut
letting Pesonen counter with a right hand.
Urani misses with a series of wild punches.
Pesonen lands a really nice looking cross but Urani seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jallu Pesonen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pesonen scores with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Pesonen as he connects with a hook.
Pesonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Urani counters with a left to the body.
Urani moves out of range as Pesonen strikes.
Pesonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Pesonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pesonen throws a leg kick
and Pesonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jallu Pesonen has been cut.
Urani slips under a jab from Pesonen.
Urani wants to counter the offense by Pesonen and move into the clinch position.
Pesonen throws an off balance right hand
and Urani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Urani checks a low kick from Pesonen.
Urani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Urani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen throws a lazy body kick
and Urani counters with a straight right hand.
Urani moves away from the strike by Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a wild body kick that Urani sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani misses with a low kick.
Pesonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pesonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Urani.
Pesonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Urani checks it well.
Pesonen feints and then cracks Urani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urani down.
Urani tries to land a leg kick but Pesonen saw it coming and moves away.
Urani slips under a jab.
Urani moves out of range as Pesonen strikes.
Urani appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pesonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Urani is out of range and Pesonen settles back down.
Pesonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Urani throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Urani.
Urani dodges the punch combination from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a hook but Urani avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen connects with a nice looking jab.
Pesonen dodges the punch combination from Urani.
Pesonen throwing a counter right hand but Urani manages to avoid it.
Pesonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Urani momentarily.
Urani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pesonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urani walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Urani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pesonen throws a right hand that misses
and Urani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Urani is looking to land body kicks.
Pesonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Urani is out of range and Pesonen settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urani.
Pesonen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pesonen tries to land a body kick
and Urani counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Urani is looking to clinch.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Pesonen motions for Urani to come forward. Pesonen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Urani takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pesonen throws the kick towards the body but Urani avoids it.
Urani lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pesonen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pesonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Urani is out of range.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. Urani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pesonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen misses with a right hand
and Urani counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ephram Urani seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Urani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pesonens head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Urani.
Urani has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Urani backwards.
Urani cracks Pesonen with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Urani.
The referee is keeping an eye on Urani - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pesonen tries to break free but Urani pushes him back against the cage.
Urani blocking some punches.
Pesonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uranis head.
Urani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urani can't find room to land a body shot as Pesonen controls the action.
Urani digs a right hand into Pesonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pesonen's gas tank.
Ephram Urani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pesonen throws a head punch that misses.
Pesonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Jallu Pesonen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pesonen, 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jallu Pesonen!
In his post fight interview, Jallu Pesonen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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