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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Luhtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Pejkaiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
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173 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Luhtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Pejkaiya!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen scores with the left hand. Pejkaiya knows he should have avoided that one.
Luhtanen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pejkaiyas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pejkaiya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luhtanen.
Pejkaiya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luhtanen throws out the jab.
Pejkaiya misses with a body kick.
Pejkaiya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Luhtanen circles away.
Pejkaiya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pejkaiya fails to land the takedown.
Luhtanen misses with a looping left.
Luhtanen punishes Pejkaiya's body with a nice straight punch.
Luhtanen connects with a looping right hand.
Pejkaiya clinches with his opponent.
Pejkaiya drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henrik Luhtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Pejkaiya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luhtanen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pejkaiya tries to throw a body punch but Luhtanen avoids it by throwing Pejkaiya back against the cage.
Pejkaiya has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Luhtanen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Luhtanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pejkaiya keeps control of Luhtanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pejkaiya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luhtanen's elbow.
Luhtanen prevents a body shot from Pejkaiya.
Luhtanen prevents a body shot from Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pejkaiya tries for a takedown. No joy.
Luhtanen managing to block the knees to the body from Pejkaiya.
A head punch on the inside from Pejkaiya fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya tries to throw a body punch but Luhtanen avoids it by throwing Pejkaiya back against the cage.
Luhtanen prevents a body shot from Pejkaiya.
Luhtanen is trying to break the clinch but Pejkaiya has him pressed against the cage.
Luhtanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pejkaiya is pushing Luhtanen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Luhtanen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pejkaiya is keeping busy.
Pejkaiya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pejkaiya controlling the action here for a moment.
Luhtanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen misses with a right hand
and Pejkaiya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henrik Luhtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pejkaiya moves away from the strike by Luhtanen.
Luhtanen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pejkaiya momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Luhtanen.
Pejkaiya misses with a takedown attempt - Luhtanen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Luhtanen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pejkaiya scores with a hook to the body. Luhtanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Luhtanen loads up on a big right hand but Pejkaiya slips the punch.
Luhtanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Luhtanen misses the target.
Pejkaiya throws a predictable looking body shot
and Luhtanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luhtanen throws a nice looking combination but Pejkaiya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luhtanen with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen throws out a loose jab but Pejkaiya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pejkaiya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luhtanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Pejkaiya counters with a one-two to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pejkaiya.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luhtanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luhtanen throws a series of punches but Pejkaiya moves out of range.
Luhtanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pejkaiya falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luhtanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pejkaiya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pejkaiya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luhtanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Luhtanen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luhtanen misses with a hook. Pejkaiya ducked under it nicely.
Luhtanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pejkaiya throws a nice looking combination but Luhtanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pejkaiya moves out of range as Luhtanen strikes.
Pejkaiya dives in and grabs Luhtanen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Luhtanen pushes down on Pejkaiya's head and hops out.
Jab, jab by Luhtanen - just one landing.
Pejkaiya moves forwards but Luhtanen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pejkaiya blocks a jab.
Pejkaiya is looking to clinch but Luhtanen is avoiding it.
Luhtanen misses with a straight left.
Pejkaiya takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Luhtanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pejkaiya in his tracks.
Luhtanen throws a jab when Pejkaiya was well out of range.
Pejkaiya moves forwards but Luhtanen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henrik Luhtanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luhtanen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pejkaiya is rocked!
Luhtanen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pejkaiya counters with a series of strikes. Luhtanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pejkaiya is still on wobbly legs! Can Luhtanen finish him?
Pejkaiya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Luhtanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pejkaiya seems to have recovered his senses.
Pejkaiya is looking to clinch but Luhtanen is avoiding it.
Luhtanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pejkaiya shoots for a takedown but Luhtanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pejkaiya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luhtanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luhtanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luhtanen tries to bum rush Pejkaiya with a series of wild strikes but Pejkaiya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pejkaiya slips under a jab.
Luhtanen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Luhtanen looks to land a left hand but Pejkaiya moved out of range nicely.
Luhtanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pejkaiya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luhtanen defending well as Pejkaiya loads up on a big left hand.
Pejkaiya misses with a two punch combination.
Luhtanen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pejkaiya.
Luhtanen misses with a right hand
and Pejkaiya counters with a right hand to the body.
Pejkaiya shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Luhtanen's guard.
Pejkaiya advances to half guard.
Luhtanen is staying active underneath Pejkaiya, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pejkaiya wants to advance to full mount but Luhtanen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Pejkaiya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pejkaiya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pejkaiya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya drops back, looking for a kneebar! Luhtanen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Luhtanen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Luhtanen!
Luhtanen is staying tight to Pejkaiya's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Pejkaiya tries to buck Luhtanen off but Luhtanen is having none of it.
Pejkaiya gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pejkaiya wants to get back to full guard but Luhtanen has passed into side control.
Pejkaiya is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Luhtanen off and has taken his back!
Pejkaiya patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Luhtanen biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Pejkaiya is throwing shots to the body but Luhtanen manages to wriggle free. Pejkaiya pounces on him again and ends up in Luhtanen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya thows a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Luhtanen is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Luhtanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Luhtanen stands up and waves to Pejkaiya to follow him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Pejkaiya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henrik Luhtanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luhtanen scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Luhtanen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Luhtanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luhtanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pejkaiya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luhtanen manages to avoid it.
Luhtanen throws a series of punches but Pejkaiya moves out of range.
Pejkaiya slips under a jab from Luhtanen.
Pejkaiya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luhtanen.
Pejkaiya moves away from the strike by Luhtanen.
Luhtanen throws a right hand that misses
and Pejkaiya counters with a left and a right that stings Luhtanen.
Henrik Luhtanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Pejkaiya ducks under a wild hook from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya moves in looking to clinch but Luhtanen pushes him off.
A big left from Luhtanen misses.
Luhtanen lands a really nice looking cross but Pejkaiya seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luhtanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pejkaiya shoots for a double leg takedown but Luhtanen sprawls well. He's pushed Pejkaiya's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pejkaiya is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Luhtanen rather than just go for the knockout.
Luhtanen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pejkaiya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luhtanen moves away.
Pejkaiya slips under a jab from Luhtanen.
Pejkaiya throws a leg kick but Luhtanen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pejkaiya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luhtanen manages to avoid it.
Luhtanen looks to land a combination but Pejkaiya avoids it well.
Luhtanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Luhtanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luhtanen misses with an uppercut. Pejkaiya saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Luhtanen misses.
Pejkaiya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Luhtanen circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya ducks right into an uppercut from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pejkaiya throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pejkaiya throws a series of strikes that have Luhtanen backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pejkaiya tries to clinch
and Luhtanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Luhtanen.
Pejkaiya misses with a few strikes there.
Pejkaiya has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pejkaiya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pejkaiya slips a straight right by Luhtanen.
Henrik Luhtanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luhtanen with a hook.
Pejkaiya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pejkaiya avoids the body shot from Luhtanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Pejkaiya, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henrik Luhtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luhtanen.
Pejkaiya misses with a body shot.
Luhtanen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pejkaiya with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luhtanen to score with a decent uppercut.
Pejkaiya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luhtanen throws a jab when Pejkaiya was well out of range.
Luhtanen connects with the punch.
Luhtanen digs a good body shot into Pejkaiya's ribs.
Luhtanen cracks Pejkaiya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pejkaiya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luhtanen manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen throws a combination. Pejkaiya tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pejkaiya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luhtanen throws out the jab.
Luhtanen connects with a jab.
Pejkaiya misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pejkaiya blocks a jab.
Pejkaiya tries to clinch but Luhtanen is having none of it.
Pejkaiya lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Luhtanen backs up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Luhtanen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luhtanen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pejkaiya.
Piotr Pejkaiya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luhtanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Luhtanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luhtanen, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Luhtanen!
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