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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mick jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, mick jager!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekkarinen darts in and clinches jager up against the cage.
jager is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pekkarinen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip jager to the mat. jager regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pekkarinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
jager trying to control the position.
Pekkarinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pekkarinen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down jager for as long as he can get away with.
Pekkarinen lands a couple of digs.
jager wants to sweep here but Pekkarinen controlling him for the moment.
Pekkarinen passes jager's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pekkarinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
jager wants to improve his position but Pekkarinen is controlling well.
Pekkarinen trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jager actively working from the bottom here.
Pekkarinen lands with a punch from half guard.
jager pushes Pekkarinen off looking to stand but Pekkarinen dives back in and keeps control.
Pekkarinen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pekkarinen is nestled in close to jager, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
jager flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pekkarinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pekkarinen winds up and cracks jager with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pekkarinen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pekkarinen not doing much here.
Pekkarinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
jager is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
jager has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pekkarinen is working away from the top position though.
Pekkarinen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pekkarinen lands a nice short elbow.
Pekkarinen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pekkarinen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
jager looks gassed!
Ground and pound from Pekkarinen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jager on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Pekkarinen seems content to control.
Pekkarinen lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pekkarinen in particular looking to stall.
jager has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pekkarinen is working away from the top position though.
Pekkarinen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pekkarinen is trying to work for a kimura but jager is defending well.
Pekkarinen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pekkarinen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pekkarinen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Pekkarinen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pekkarinen has closed the distance and engaged jager in a clinch.
Pekkarinen tries for a takedown but jager manages to get underhooks.
jager is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
jager manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
jager trying to keep a closed guard but Pekkarinen is proving a slippery customer.
Pekkarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but jager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pekkarinen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pekkarinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pekkarinen wants to control from the top but jager keeps moving.
Pekkarinen landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
jager is breathing heavily.
Pekkarinen looking to sit in guard and control but jager gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
jager trying to control the position from guard on top but Pekkarinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pekkarinen has his hands on jager's head, controlling the position.
Pekkarinen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pekkarinen tries to get out of the position.
That's two 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.
jager trying to control but Pekkarinen is working from the bottom.
jager missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pekkarinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
jager trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mauri Pekkarinen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pekkarinen feints and as jager raises his hands in defense, Pekkarinen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pekkarinen landing with the ground and pound.
jager being controlled here, momentarily.
Pekkarinen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pekkarinen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pekkarinen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pekkarinen controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pekkarinen is putting a hurting on jager here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Pekkarinen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pekkarinen throws a hook to the side of jager's head but jager sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
jager shoots and misses
and Pekkarinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pekkarinen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed jager clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
jager is covering up but some of the strikes from Pekkarinen are getting through and doing damage.
Pekkarinen throwing damaging strikes from the back! jager could be in trouble here!
Pekkarinen lands strikes to the head.
Pekkarinen is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften jager up.
Pekkarinen landing with strikes.
Pekkarinen cracks jager with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing jager from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Pekkarinen is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pekkarinen scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. jager is looking for a way out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen is working the ground and pound. Can jager escape?
Pekkarinen punishes jager with strikes from the back mount.
jager is trying to break free.
Pekkarinen lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Pekkarinen.
jager holding both Pekkarinen 's hands and preventing any damage.
jager tries to roll but Pekkarinen sticks to his back.
Pekkarinen lands strikes to the head.
Pekkarinen trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure jager doesn't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pekkarinen looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Pekkarinen loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can jager hold on?
Pekkarinen loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can jager hold on?
Pekkarinen is riding his opponent, not letting jager buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy jager right now.
Mauri Pekkarinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
jager is trying to stand back up.
jager defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
jager is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Pekkarinen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns jager.
Pekkarinen scores with strikes from the back.
Mauri Pekkarinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Pekkarinen controlling from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Pekkarinen. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
What can jager do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Pekkarinen throwing damaging strikes from the back! jager could be in trouble here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Pekkarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pekkarinen 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Pekkarinen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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