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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juhamatti Pesso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juhamatti Pesso has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juhamatti Pesso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesso tries to clinch there but Lawler circles away.
Lawler misses with a double jab.
Lawler tries to bum rush Pesso with a series of wild strikes but Pesso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawler misses with a straight right.
Lawler throws a series of punches but Pesso moves out of range.
Lawler walks into a stiff left hand from Pesso.
An inside leg kick lands from Pesso.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pesso.
Lawler misses with a few strikes there.
Lawler throws a right hand that Pesso ducks under and follows up with a left that Pesso also avoids with ease.
A combination from Lawler does no damage.
Lawler throws a right and a left that Pesso avoids nicely.
Pesso has a takedown stuffed.
Pesso is looking to clinch.
Lawler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawler looks gassed!
Lawler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pesso circles away quickly and effectively.
Pesso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Pesso finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesso fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juhamatti Pesso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pesso pushes Lawler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pesso prevents Lawler from breaking the clinch.
Lawler takes a shot to the head.
Lawler has had enough of the clinch but Pesso keeps him there for the moment.
Lawler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pesso has picked Lawler up - he's going for a ride! Pesso dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lawler actively working from the bottom here.
Pesso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lawler's head.
Pesso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pesso is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lawler is just riding it out for now. Pesso eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesso content to control rather than advance.
Pesso is pressing down on Lawler's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lawler is holding on for now.
Lawler is refusing to be controlled, as Pesso sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesso decides to return to a standing position.
Lawler throws a series of punches but Pesso avoids them all with ease.
Pesso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lawler but Lawler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pesso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pesso pushes Lawler up against the cage in a clinch.
Pesso scores with a knee to the head.
Pesso unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pesso landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pesso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pesso leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pesso has Lawler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lawler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pesso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pesso.
Pesso tries for a takedown but Lawler manages to get underhooks.
Lawler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pesso wants a takedown.
Lawler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pesso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawler lands a glancing blow to the side of Pesso's head.
Lawler misses with the combination.
Lawler tries to bum rush Pesso with a series of wild strikes but Pesso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pesso throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lawler misses with a series of wild punches.
Pesso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawler.
A punch combination from Lawler misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhamatti Pesso dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horrible takedown by Pesso or perhaps it was just good defense by Lawler which made him look bad.
Pesso slips a jab and a cross from Lawler.
Lawler tries to bum rush Pesso with a series of wild strikes but Pesso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pesso ducks under a wild hook from Lawler.
Pesso tries to clinch but Lawler is having none of it.
Pesso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pesso changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lawler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Lawler's face as Pesso controls the position.
Lawler is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lawler actively working from the bottom here.
Lawler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pesso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler is staying active underneath Pesso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pesso decides to stand up.
Pesso tries to clinch there but Lawler circles away.
Pesso tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawler misses with a few strikes there.
Pesso fails with the takedown.
Lawler scores with a one two! Pesso had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Juhamatti Pesso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesso closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lawler is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesso wants to stand but Lawler is controlling his arm.
Pesso has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lawler!
Pesso working the ground and pound effectively.
Pesso scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lawler?
Lawler is working to get back to half guard.
Pesso trying to control but Lawler is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawler looking for submissions off his back.
Lawler actively working from the bottom here.
Lawler is looking for a sweep. Pesso is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lawler looking for submissions off his back.
Pesso is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lawler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lawler looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pesso works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhamatti Pesso dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Pesso or perhaps it was just good defense by Lawler which made him look bad.
Lawler throws a series of punches but Pesso moves out of range.
Pesso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pesso instigates a clinch.
Lawler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pesso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lawler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pesso breaks from the clinch.
Lawler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pesso circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pesso lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lawler takes a step back to recover.
Pesso lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pesso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesso works over Lawler's head and body with a nice combination.
Lawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pesso counters with a takedown into side control.
Lawler is trying to work for a sweep but Pesso has mounted him!
Pesso connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pesso is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lawler can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lawler tries to reverse the position but Pesso maintains control.
Pesso tries to control but Lawler wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pesso controlling from mount.
Pesso wants to control the pace but Lawler is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pesso.
Pesso looking to control but Lawler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pesso prevents Lawler from getting the reversal.
Pesso looking to control but Lawler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pesso thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pesso content just to control the position here.
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.
Pesso trying to control but Lawler is having none of it.
Lawler is looking to get to half guard.
Pesso connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Scott Lawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juhamatti Pesso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pesso looking to control but Lawler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juhamatti Pesso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pesso 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juhamatti Pesso!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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