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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Projekti Yksi (ranked 1955 p4p, 1659 weight class) and Sinatra Pesonen (ranked 250 p4p, 217 weight class). Sinatra Pesonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Projekti Yksi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sinatra Pesonen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesonen scores with a punch to the head.
Pesonen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yksi's hands.
Pesonen throws a right hand that Yksi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yksi also avoids with ease.
Yksi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yksi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yksi moves out of range of the body kick from Pesonen.
Pesonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sinatra Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yksi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pesonen finds it's way round the side to connect with Yksi's head.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Yksi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yksi throws out the jab.
Pesonen throws a shot from downtown. Yksi moves away and avoids it.
Yksi gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Pesonen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pesonen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pesonen working for a triangle but Yksi defends it easily.
Yksi won't allow Pesonen to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yksi passes Pesonen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pesonen is looking to improve his position.
Pesonen holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Yksi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pesonen keeps working.
Pesonen is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yksi passes to full mount!
Pesonen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pesonen gets back to half guard.
Pesonen wants to control but Yksi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pesonen tries to roll over but Yksi keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen is pressing down on Yksi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yksi stands and throws Pesonen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pesonen holds on to Yksi's head and controls the position momentarily.
Yksi working the ground and pound.
Yksi wants to control but Pesonen is keeping him busy.
Pesonen taking a bit of punishment here - Yksi scoring with strikes.
Pesonen tries to bench press Yksi off him but Yksi keeps the position.
Yksi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pesonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yksi working the head and body with strikes.
Pesonen sneaks back into half guard.
Pesonen is looking for a sweep. Yksi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yksi passes to full mount!
Yksi avoids the attempt from Pesonen to control.
Yksi raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yksi dominating with strikes here.
Yksi raining down shots from the mount!
Pesonen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Yksi is thwarting Pesonen's attempts to control the position.
Yksi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pesonen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yksi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pesonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yksi connects with a nice short shot to Pesonen's temple.
Pesonen wants to control but Yksi is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yksi stalling.
Pesonen is looking for a sweep. Yksi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yksi is trying to control. Pesonen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yksi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yksi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pesonen has a hand on Yksi's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Yksi takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesonen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yksi trying to control but Pesonen is having none of it.
Yksi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yksi tries to control but Pesonen wriggling away.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Projekti Yksi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pesonen shoots in and drives through. Yksi sprawls well.
Pesonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pesonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yksi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yksi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pesonen.
Yksi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pesonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yksi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pesonen's guard.
Yksi trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
Pesonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pesonen, not yet.
Pesonen looking for a guillotine here but Yksi defends easily.
Pesonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yksi defends it easily.
Pesonen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yksi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen trying to keep a closed guard but Yksi is proving a slippery customer.
Pesonen is looking for a triangle but Yksi pushes his legs off easily.
Pesonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Projekti Yksi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yksi wants to pass the guard but Pesonen is keeping the position.
Pesonen is trying to keep Yksi in close.
Yksi postures up and lands a big shot to Pesonen's brow.
Yksi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yksi landing some decent shots from guard.
Yksi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yksi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yksi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pesonen keeping full guard, as Yksi tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yksi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yksi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yksi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pesonen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yksi has managed to get both his arms back between Pesonen's legs - danger averted.
Yksi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pesonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yksi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yksi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pesonen managing to control the position.
Pesonen looking for a guillotine here but Yksi defends easily.
Pesonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yksi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pesonen has his foot on Yksi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yksi works his way back into a safe position though.
Yksi content to stall in guard here.
Pesonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yksi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pesonen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pesonen is looking for a sweep.
Pesonen is not content to let Yksi control the position.
Pesonen is looking to reverse the position.
Yksi is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yksi working the head with strikes.
Yksi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pesonen some visible discomfort.
Pesonen is looking to reverse the position.
Pesonen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pesonen looking for submissions off his back.
Yksi working over Pesonen with some ground and pound. Pesonen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pesonen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pesonen working for a triangle but Yksi defends it easily.
Yksi wants to control from the top but Pesonen keeps moving.
Yksi passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Projekti Yksi 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 moves into the clinch.
Sinatra Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pesonen misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Yksi.
Yksi pushes Pesonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yksi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pesonen's elbow.
Yksi struggles to land a body shot inside as Pesonen controls his hands.
Pesonen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yksi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pesonen.
Yksi has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yksi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yksi fails to land.
Pesonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yksi lands with a right to the head.
Pesonen misses with some punches.
Pesonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Pesonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen wants the takedown. Yksi is fighting it off but Pesonen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Yksi's guard against the cage.
Pesonen connects with a couple of short punches.
Yksi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yksi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pesonen's guard.
Yksi lands a couple of elbows.
Pesonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yksi slips nicely into half guard.
Yksi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yksi passes to side control.
Yksi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pesonen keeps working.
Yksi working away.
Yksi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Yksi lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pesonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pesonen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Yksi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesonen can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yksi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yksi lands a couple of good shots and Pesonen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Pesonen is rocked!
Pesonen is trying to break free.
Pesonen is still in real trouble! Can Yksi finish him?
Will Yksi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Yksi lands a good shot there. Pesonen covers up! Yksi smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Pesonen to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Yksi jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Projekti Yksi!
Projekti Yksi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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