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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Apila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekkarinen has chosen Gay Bar as his entrance music. Mauri Pekkarinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
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182 cm
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158 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Apila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauri Pekkarinen!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apila bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pekkarinen's head.
Apila gets the takedown into side control.
Pekkarinen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pekkarinen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Apila scoring with punches and elbows.
Pekkarinen taking a bit of punishment here - Apila scoring with strikes.
Apila tries for a kimura but Pekkarinen is defending well.
Apila lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pekkarinen down.
Pekkarinen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Apila creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pekkarinen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Apila is looking to take a break and control but Pekkarinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pekkarinen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Apila asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apila working the body and head with strikes.
Pekkarinen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pekkarinen is looking for a sweep.
Apila lands a few punches from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pekkarinen is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Apila scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pekkarinen to see if he's OK.
Apila wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pekkarinen keeps working.
Apila scores with punches from side control.
Pekkarinen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Apila working the head and body with strikes.
Pekkarinen is looking to reverse the position.
Pekkarinen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pekkarinen looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apila scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Apila looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pekkarinen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pekkarinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pekkarinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Apila working over Pekkarinen with some ground and pound. Pekkarinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Apila stops Pekkarinen from getting back to his feet.
Apila is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Apila is trying to control. Pekkarinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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. Apila connects with a nice short shot to Pekkarinen's temple.
Apila is trying to control the action in half guard but Pekkarinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Apila content to control rather than advance.
Pekkarinen is staying active underneath Apila, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen wants to get back to his feet.
Apila is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Apila working the head and body with strikes.
Apila seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pekkarinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pekkarinen tries to get to full guard but Apila has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pekkarinen avoids the body shot from Apila.
Apila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apila swats away the attempt to clinch by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Apila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Apila keeps the fight on the outside.
Apila works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Apila throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Apila shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Apila was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Apila cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Apila landing punches.
Pekkarinen is rocked!
Pekkarinen is looking to improve his position but Apila isn't that keen on the idea.
Pekkarinen is still in real trouble! Can Apila finish him?
Apila has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pekkarinen's face.
Pekkarinen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Apila cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Apila connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Apila lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Pekkarinen! Apila sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Pekkarinen and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jussi Apila!
Jussi Apila retains his featherweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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