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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekkarinen's entrance music is Elements of Life. A fine choice. Torres is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Adagio For Strings. Mauri Pekkarinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Torres!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekkarinen is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torres checks a leg kick.
Pekkarinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pekkarinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Torres moves out of range of the leg kick from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pekkarinen loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Pekkarinen misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Pekkarinen connects with a high kick.
Torres fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pekkarinen.
Torres throws a solid leg kick but Pekkarinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Torres - that will leave a mark!
A slapping leg kick lands for Torres.
Pekkarinen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick which misses Torres's front leg but catches the back leg as Torres tries to avoid it.
Pekkarinen misses with an uppercut.
Torres looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick by Torres misses
and Pekkarinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pekkarinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Pekkarinen misses
and Torres counters with a big head kick but Pekkarinen shrugs it off.
Torres attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torres tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torres throws a leg kick but Pekkarinen checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with an inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Pekkarinen.
A low kick from Pekkarinen is predictable there
and Torres counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torres, right into the meat.
Torres throws a leg kick
and Pekkarinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torres's knee momentarily.
Torres finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pekkarinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pekkarinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Torres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pekkarinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pekkarinen misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen avoids the head kick by Torres.
Pekkarinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Torres thumps Pekkarinen with a low kick.
Pekkarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pekkarinen throws out a leg kick but Torres moves out of range and Pekkarinen only half commits.
Torres throws a lazy head kick
and Pekkarinen counters with a head kick. That will keep Torres thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kid Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres cracks the inside of Pekkarinen's front leg.
Pekkarinen misses with a jab to the body
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Pekkarinen pushes him off.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick which misses Torres's front leg but catches the back leg as Torres tries to avoid it.
Torres slips a jab and a cross from Pekkarinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pekkarinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torres can pounce on him.
Pekkarinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pekkarinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torres's waist but Torres gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pekkarinen off to one side.
Torres shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pekkarinen blocks a jab.
Torres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torres lands a nice looking body kick.
Pekkarinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres clinches but Pekkarinen breaks the clinch
and Pekkarinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kid Torres will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick by Pekkarinen misses
and Torres counters with a leg kick.
Mauri Pekkarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torres.
Torres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Torres is predictable there
and Pekkarinen counters with a head kick.
Pekkarinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Torres counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres lands with a slapping head kick.
Pekkarinen shoots in for a double leg but Torres sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pekkarinen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pekkarinen checks a leg kick.
Pekkarinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Torres.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torres. Pekkarinen shrugs it off though.
A low kick from Pekkarinen is predictable there
and Torres counters with a nice body kick.
Torres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres takes a swing at Pekkarinen's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Pekkarinen.
Torres throws a wild body kick that Pekkarinen sees coming a mile off.
Pekkarinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torres tries to clinch but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen lands with a slapping head kick.
Pekkarinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Pekkarinen is predictable there
and Torres makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pekkarinen really felt that one!
Torres lands with a kick to the temple. Pekkarinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Torres avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Torres looks to land a body kick but Pekkarinen moved away.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with a good, hard body kick but Pekkarinen shrugs it off.
Pekkarinen walks into a stiff left hand from Torres.
Pekkarinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pekkarinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice kick to the body.
Torres instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Torres obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torres scores with a knee to the head.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torres tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Pekkarinen blocks it.
Torres breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Pekkarinen is predictable there
and Torres counters with a head kick. That will keep Pekkarinen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
An inside leg kick lands from Torres.
Torres misses with a double jab
and Pekkarinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Torres getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pekkarinen blocks a jab.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a hook. Pekkarinen ducked under it nicely.
Pekkarinen blocks a head kick by Torres.
Torres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pekkarinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pekkarinen thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pekkarinen checks a leg kick.
Pekkarinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pekkarinen really felt that one!
Torres throws a head kick that misses
and Pekkarinen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a leg kick.
Pekkarinen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pekkarinen misses with a looping right.
Pekkarinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
A low kick from Pekkarinen is predictable there
and Torres counters with a left and a right that stings Pekkarinen.
A head kick from Pekkarinen lands but Torres takes it in his stride.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pekkarinen tries to land a leg kick but Torres saw it coming and moves away.
Pekkarinen misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres cracks the inside of Pekkarinen's front leg.
Torres moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torres looks to throw the jab but Pekkarinen is out of range.
Torres takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pekkarinen missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with an outside leg kick.
Torres blocks a head kick by Pekkarinen.
Good leg kick by Pekkarinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kid Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torres chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen digs a good body shot into Torres's ribs.
Pekkarinen throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
Pekkarinen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Torres manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pekkarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres looking to control.
Torres uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Torres avoids a kick to the body.
Mauri Pekkarinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres motions for Pekkarinen to come forward. Torres throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torres misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torres.
Kid Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pekkarinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pekkarinen's head.
Torres misses with a hook.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torres.
Kid Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice body kick.
Pekkarinen thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters with a big head kick but Pekkarinen shrugs it off.
Torres is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torres feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pekkarinen's calf.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Pekkarinen slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Torres wants to clinch.
Pekkarinen avoids the head kick by Torres.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Torres winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Torres! Kid Torres retains his featherweight title!
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hype
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