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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Pajari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pajari comes into the arena with The Grid - Diablo blaring out of the sound system. Pekkarinen has chosen Gay Bar as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Pajari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Pekkarinen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pajari shoots for a takedown but Pekkarinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pajari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pekkarinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pekkarinen blocks a head kick by Pajari.
Pekkarinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pekkarinen misses with a few strikes there.
Pekkarinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pajari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pekkarinen throws a right hand that Pajari ducks under and follows up with a left that Pajari also avoids with ease.
Pajari closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pekkarinen circles away.
Pajari tries to land a leg kick but Pekkarinen saw it coming and moves away.
Pajari takes the fight into the clinch.
Pekkarinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Pajari.
Pekkarinen is looking to break free of the clinch but Pajari has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pajari has a couple of punches blocked by Pekkarinen.
Pajari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pekkarinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pekkarinen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pajari walks away with a smile on his face. Pekkarinen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pajari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pajari dodges the punch combination from Pekkarinen.
Pajari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pajari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pekkarinen has a takedown stuffed.
Jaakko Pajari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauri Pekkarinen.
Pajari darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pajari tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pekkarinen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nice strikes from Pajari there.
Pajari not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pekkarinen wants to improve his position but Pajari is controlling well.
Pajari has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pajari is looking to take a break and control but Pekkarinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pajari not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pekkarinen is not content to let Pajari control the position.
Pajari stops Pekkarinen from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pekkarinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pajari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pajari looks to throw the jab but Pekkarinen is out of range.
Pekkarinen drops Pajari with a beautiful combination! Pajari stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pekkarinen is looking for the KO!
It looks like Jaakko Pajari has been cut.
Pajari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pekkarinen.
Pajari throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pekkarinen is looking to clinch.
Pajari misses with a hook. Pekkarinen ducked under it nicely.
Pajari closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pekkarinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pekkarinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pajari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pekkarinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pekkarinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pajari.
Pekkarinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pajari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pajari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pekkarinen looks gassed!
Pajari misses with a two punch combination.
Pajari fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Pekkarinen does no damage.
Pekkarinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pekkarinen checks the leg kick.
Pekkarinen throws a good cross that connects.
Pekkarinen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pekkarinen showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pajari slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pekkarinen throwing strikes from guard but Pajari blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pekkarinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pekkarinen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pekkarinen wants to stand and escape but instead Pajari has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pajari is controlling him.
Pekkarinen keeping full guard, as Pajari tries to pass.
Pajari pushes down on Pekkarinen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pajari moves into full mount! Pekkarinen won't be happy about that!
Pekkarinen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pajari trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Pekkarinen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pajari landing strikes from the mount and Pekkarinen is in trouble!
Pekkarinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pajari fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mauri Pekkarinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Pajari's cut.
That's time! Pajari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A combination from Pekkarinen does no damage.
Pekkarinen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pajari throws a head kick but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Good work by Pekkarinen as he checks the leg kick.
Pekkarinen clinches up against the cage.
Pajari fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pajari wants a takedown but no success here.
Pekkarinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pekkarinen staying out of range there.
Pajari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pajari swats away the attempt to clinch by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen misses with a wild combination.
Pajari misses with a double jab
and Pekkarinen counters with a nice body shot.
Pajari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pekkarinen counters with a crisp one two that drops Pajari! Pekkarinen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pajari to his feet! Pajari is in big trouble!
Pajari is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Pekkarinen knocks Pajari out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mauri Pekkarinen!
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