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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gota Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekkarinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Elements of Life. Yo has chosen Pass Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pekkarinen has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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178 cm
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150 lbs
4 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gota Yo!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yo looks for the body kick but Pekkarinen saw that one coming.
Pekkarinen is breathing heavily.
Yo tries to clinch there but Pekkarinen circles away.
Pekkarinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yo tries to clinch up but Pekkarinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pekkarinen throws out a powerful jab.
Pekkarinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yo thows a body shot but no joy.
Yo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pekkarinen circles away.
Pekkarinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Yo.
Yo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pekkarinen is able to avoid easily.
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pekkarinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pekkarinen circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yo takes a swing at Pekkarinen's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yo throws a hook but Pekkarinen blocks it.
Pekkarinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick but Yo checks it.
Yo throws a nice looking combination but Pekkarinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen catches Yo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A good leg kick by Yo.
Pekkarinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pekkarinen circles away.
Yo tries to clinch but Pekkarinen is having none of it.
Yo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pekkarinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yo scores with a push kick.
Yo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pekkarinen misses with a kick to the body
and Yo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yo.
Yo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pekkarinen is defending well for now.
Yo digs a right hand underneath Pekkarinen's ribcage. Pekkarinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yo is working Pekkarinen over against the cage.
Pekkarinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yo looking to throw knees to the head but Pekkarinen is blocking nicely.
Yo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pekkarinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pekkarinen.
Yo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yo trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pekkarinen avoiding damage as Yo throws knees to the body.
Yo misses with a knee to the head.
Yo trying to land knees to the body.
Pekkarinen breaks from the clinch.
Yo is looking to clinch but Pekkarinen is avoiding it.
Pekkarinen connects with a leg kick. Yo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Yo.
Pekkarinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pekkarinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yo throws a low kick, looking for Pekkarinen's leg but Pekkarinen calmly moves out of range.
Yo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pekkarinen lands a high kick!
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pekkarinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yo tries to clinch up.
Pekkarinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pekkarinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Yo wants to clinch.
Yo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pekkarinen, pushing him back against the cage.
Pekkarinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pekkarinen has Yo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pekkarinen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yo tumbling to the mat - Pekkarinen dives into Yo's guard.
Pekkarinen advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen trying to control the pace.
Yo is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mauri Pekkarinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pekkarinen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Yo trying to control but Pekkarinen postures up.
Pekkarinen wants to pass the guard but Yo is defending well.
Yo wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen is really struggling to control Yo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Mauri Pekkarinen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Yo misses with a head kick.
Yo misses with the combination.
Pekkarinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Yo is predictable there
and Pekkarinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Gota Yo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pekkarinen feints and then cracks Yo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yo down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yo closes the distance but Pekkarinen moves to the side
and Pekkarinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pekkarinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yo closes the distance but Pekkarinen moves to the side
and Pekkarinen counters with a low kick, right behind Yo 's knee.
Pekkarinen thuds a left hand into Yo's body.
Yo darts in trying to clinch
and Pekkarinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Gota Yo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yo looks to clinch
and Pekkarinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pekkarinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yo misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pekkarinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pekkarinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pekkarinen connects with a leg kick. Yo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pekkarinen.
Yo tries to clinch
and Pekkarinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pekkarinen lands a high kick!
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pekkarinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That kick from Pekkarinen tenderised Yo's leg. Yo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pekkarinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yo wants to clinch but Pekkarinen slips to the side
and Pekkarinen counters with a nice body shot.
Pekkarinen pushes Yo away with a front kick.
Yo throws a sloppy head kick and Pekkarinen moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Pekkarinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yo doesn't seem phased though.
Pekkarinen scores with a head kick. Yo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yo thumps Pekkarinen with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yo darts in trying to clinch
and Pekkarinen counters with a nice leg kick.
Yo throws a nice looking combination but Pekkarinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pekkarinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yo tries to clinch
and Pekkarinen counters with a shoot takedown. Yo fights it but they end up in guard.
Pekkarinen wants to pass the guard but Yo is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pekkarinen passes Yo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pekkarinen not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Pekkarinen dominated that second round.
That's time! Pekkarinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Pekkarinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yo's calf.
Yo darts in trying to clinch
and Pekkarinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yo is looking to score with low kicks.
Pekkarinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pekkarinen connects with a leg kick. Yo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pekkarinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yo. That did some damage!
Pekkarinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch combination from Yo misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Yo.
Pekkarinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pekkarinen scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch but Pekkarinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pekkarinen.
Yo tries to clinch there but Pekkarinen circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo tries to clinch up
and Pekkarinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pekkarinen scores with a head kick.
Yo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pekkarinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pekkarinen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pekkarinen feints and then cracks Yo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yo down.
Yo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pekkarinen.
Nice uppercut lands for Pekkarinen. That snapped Yo's head back.
Yo looks to clinch
and Pekkarinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pekkarinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pekkarinen, right into the meat.
Yo scores with a push kick.
A low kick from Yo misses
and Pekkarinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Pekkarinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yo's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mauri Pekkarinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yo misses with a straight right.
Yo wants to clinch
and Pekkarinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pekkarinen catches Yo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pekkarinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yo thinking.
Yo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pekkarinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pekkarinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yo clinches but Pekkarinen breaks the clinch
and Pekkarinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pekkarinen slips a jab and a cross from Yo.
Pekkarinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pekkarinen can pounce on him.
A jab lands there for Pekkarinen.
Yo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pekkarinen counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo walks into a left hand.
Pekkarinen jabs at Yo's body.
Pekkarinen cracks Yo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pekkarinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pekkarinen scores with a spinning back kick!
Pekkarinen scores with a kick to the body.
Yo throws a leg kick
and Pekkarinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Yo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pekkarinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pekkarinen counters with a straight right hand.
Pekkarinen scores with a leg kick.
Yo darts in trying to clinch
and Pekkarinen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yo really felt that one!
Pekkarinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pekkarinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Pekkarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pekkarinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh 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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RATING
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