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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Momo Djembe Djembe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eero Pelkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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196 cm
27
262 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Momo Djembe Djembe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Pelkonen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djembe Djembe throws a series of punches but Pelkonen avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Djembe Djembe does no damage.
Pelkonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Eero Pelkonen has been cut.
Djembe Djembe connects with a nice looking jab.
Djembe Djembe throws a lazy right hand but Pelkonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Djembe Djembe looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelkonen is just out of range.
Djembe Djembe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pelkonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Djembe Djembe throws an overhand right that lands on Pelkonen's shoulder, as Pelkonen tries to avoid the shot.
Djembe Djembe swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelkonen.
Djembe Djembe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pelkonen on the side of the head.
Djembe Djembe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelkonen tries to clinch up but Djembe Djembe circles away and keeps his distance.
Djembe Djembe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good shot there by Djembe Djembe.
A jab from Djembe Djembe misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Djembe Djembe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pelkonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Djembe Djembe lunges at Pelkonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pelkonen's hand.
Pelkonen avoids the body shot from Djembe Djembe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pelkonen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pelkonen slips a straight right by Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe misses with the combination.
Pelkonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pelkonen wants to clinch up but Djembe Djembe keeps it at a distance.
Pelkonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Djembe Djembe circles away.
Djembe Djembe lands a jab to the head.
Djembe Djembe misses with an uppercut. Pelkonen saw that one coming.
Pelkonen slips a jab and a cross from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe lands a right hook to the body.
Pelkonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Djembe Djembe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Djembe Djembe swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelkonen.
Djembe Djembe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pelkonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pelkonen ducks under a wild hook from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe checks a leg kick nicely.
Djembe Djembe instigates a clinch.
Djembe Djembe is trying to push Pelkonen away but Pelkonen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelkonen trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe avoiding damage as Pelkonen throws knees to the body.
Pelkonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Momo Djembe Djembe has been cut.
Djembe Djembe prevents the takedown attempt.
Djembe Djembe blocks an elbow strike.
Pelkonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Djembe Djembe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Djembe Djembe is breathing heavily.
Pelkonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Djembe Djembe avoids it.
Pelkonen lands a damaging elbow.
Pelkonen lands a damaging elbow.
Pelkonen can't get the takedown.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside that Djembe Djembe shrugs off.
Pelkonen throws an elbow that misses.
Pelkonen has Djembe Djembe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Djembe Djembe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Momo Djembe Djembe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eero Pelkonen.
A frustrated look appears on Djembe Djembe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen trying to land knees to the body.
Pelkonen is stalling here.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
Pelkonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Djembe Djembe avoids it.
Pelkonen trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pelkonen obliges.
Pelkonen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Djembe Djembe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pelkonen misses with a low kick.
Djembe Djembe misses with a hook.
Pelkonen throws a leg kick but Djembe Djembe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Djembe Djembe throws a combination. Pelkonen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe throws a nice looking combination but Pelkonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Momo Djembe Djembe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Djembe Djembe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Djembe Djembe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Djembe Djembe throws a shot from downtown. Pelkonen moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelkonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pelkonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pelkonen feints and then cracks Djembe Djembe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Djembe Djembe down.
Djembe Djembe keeps the fight on the outside.
Pelkonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Djembe Djembe circles away.
Pelkonen blocks a jab.
Pelkonen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Djembe Djembe looks to throw the jab but Pelkonen is out of range.
Pelkonen tries to clinch up.
Djembe Djembe blocks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Djembe Djembe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelkonen forces Djembe Djembe back against the cage and clinches.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Djembe Djembe dodges an elbow strike from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eero Pelkonen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Djembe Djembe 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.
Pelkonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Pelkonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Djembe Djembe avoids it.
Pelkonen tries a knee to the head but Djembe Djembe blocks it.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Djembe Djembe won't want to take too many of those.
Djembe Djembe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Djembe Djembe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pelkonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pelkonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pelkonen throws a chopping leg kick but Djembe Djembe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Djembe Djembe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pelkonen on the side of the head.
Djembe Djembe lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Djembe Djembe.
Crunch! Pelkonen slams his shin into Djembe Djembe's torso.
Djembe Djembe misses with a looping right.
Pelkonen closes the distance and clinches up with Djembe Djembe, looking for a takedown. Pelkonen pushes Djembe Djembe against the cage but Djembe Djembe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good shot there by Djembe Djembe.
Pelkonen ducks under a wild hook from Djembe Djembe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelkonen is just out of range.
Djembe Djembe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Djembe Djembe drives through and clinches with Pelkonen against the cage.
Pelkonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pelkonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Djembe Djembe scores with a shot to the side of Pelkonen's head.
Djembe Djembe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Djembe Djembe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pelkonen backwards.
Djembe Djembe wants to break free but Pelkonen has control.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Djembe Djembe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Djembe Djembe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Djembe Djembe managing to block the knees to the body from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Djembe Djembe avoids the damage to the body.
Djembe Djembe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe tries to land knees in the clinch but Pelkonen avoids the damage to the body.
Djembe Djembe blocks an elbow strike.
Djembe Djembe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Djembe Djembe. That did some damage!
Djembe Djembe misses with an uppercut. Pelkonen saw that one coming.
Djembe Djembe throws an overhand right that lands on Pelkonen's shoulder, as Pelkonen tries to avoid the shot.
Djembe Djembe misses with a body shot.
Pelkonen throws a leg kick which misses Djembe Djembe's front leg but catches the back leg as Djembe Djembe tries to avoid it.
Pelkonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
An inside leg kick from Pelkonen misses.
Djembe Djembe missing with a left hand there. Pelkonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Djembe Djembe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Djembe Djembe throws a hook but Pelkonen avoids it easily.
Pelkonen looks to land a body kick but Djembe Djembe moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Djembe Djembe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pelkonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Djembe Djembe is out of range and Pelkonen settles back down.
Djembe Djembe moves out of range of the leg kick from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pelkonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Momo Djembe Djembe is winning the standup battle so far.
Pelkonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pelkonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Djembe Djembe moves into the clinch.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Djembe Djembe won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pelkonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Djembe Djembe won't want to take too many of those.
Djembe Djembe tries to circle away but Pelkonen has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Come on Pelkonen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pelkonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Djembe Djembe.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Djembe Djembe won't want to take too many of those.
Pelkonen looking for a takedown.
Pelkonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Djembe Djembe avoids the damage to the body.
Pelkonen trying to land knees to the body.
Pelkonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Djembe Djembe is defending well for now.
Djembe Djembe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelkonen misses with a knee strike.
Pelkonen throws an elbow that misses.
Eero Pelkonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pelkonen crunches a lovely knee into Djembe Djembe's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Pelkonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - Djembe Djembe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pelkonen cracks the inside of Djembe Djembe's front leg.
Pelkonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Djembe Djembe.
Pelkonen throws a head kick but Djembe Djembe moves out of range.
Djembe Djembe gets a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pelkonen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Djembe Djembe's brow.
Pelkonen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Djembe Djembe pushes off an throws an elbow but Pelkonen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Djembe Djembe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Djembe Djembe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pelkonen missing with knees to the body.
Djembe Djembe wants to get back to striking at distance but Pelkonen won't allow it.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Djembe Djembe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pelkonen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Djembe Djembe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe is trying to break the clinch but Pelkonen is controlling him.
Pelkonen missing with knees to the body.
Pelkonen crunches a lovely knee into Djembe Djembe's ribcage.
Djembe Djembe avoids a wild elbow strike from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Djembe Djembe.
Pelkonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Djembe Djembe is trying to break free.
Djembe Djembe dodges an elbow strike from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen landing knees to the head.
Pelkonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Djembe Djembe avoids the damage to the body.
Pelkonen throws an elbow that misses.
Djembe Djembe tries to circle away but Pelkonen has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe blocks an elbow strike.
Djembe Djembe is trying to break free.
Pelkonen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Djembe Djembe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Djembe Djembe won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Djembe Djembe gets through Pelkonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pelkonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Djembe Djembe avoids it.
Pelkonen is working for takedown but Djembe Djembe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pelkonen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pelkonen tries a knee to the head but Djembe Djembe blocks it.
Djembe Djembe can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe avoiding damage as Pelkonen throws knees to the body.
Pelkonen connects with a knee to the head.
Djembe Djembe tries to break free but Pelkonen pushes him back against the cage.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the head.
Pelkonen keeps control of Djembe Djembe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pelkonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Djembe Djembe manages to break the clinch.
Pelkonen throws a leg kick but Djembe Djembe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pelkonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pelkonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Djembe Djembe avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pelkonen throws an elbow but misses.
Djembe Djembe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pelkonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pelkonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Djembe Djembe managing to block the knees to the body from Pelkonen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Djembe Djembe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Djembe Djembe misses with a left hand
and Pelkonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Djembe Djembe's knee momentarily.
Djembe Djembe throws a jab but it's blocked by Pelkonen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Djembe Djembe looks to land a right hand but Pelkonen moved out of range.
Pelkonen scores a takedown into full mount!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pelkonen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Djembe Djembe?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelkonen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Djembe Djembe is squirming around, avoiding Pelkonen's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Pelkonen really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pelkonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pelkonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Djembe Djembe.
Pelkonen ducks under a wild hook from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Djembe Djembe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pelkonen has time to react.
A punch combination from Djembe Djembe misses.
Pelkonen throws a head kick but Djembe Djembe moves out of range.
Djembe Djembe swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelkonen.
Pelkonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Djembe Djembe keeps the fight on the outside.
Djembe Djembe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pelkonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Djembe Djembe.
Pelkonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pelkonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pelkonen tries to keep at a distance but Djembe Djembe has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelkonen missing with knees to the body.
Pelkonen missing with knees to the body.
Pelkonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pelkonen throws an elbow but misses.
Pelkonen with a knee to the head.
Pelkonen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Djembe Djembe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pelkonen throws an elbow but misses.
Pelkonen misses with a knee to the head.
Pelkonen keeps control of Djembe Djembe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Djembe Djembe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe tries to break the clinch but Pelkonen is controlling the position.
Djembe Djembe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pelkonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Djembe Djembe is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pelkonen.
Djembe Djembe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Djembe Djembe is trying to break the clinch but Pelkonen has him pressed against the cage.
Pelkonen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Djembe Djembe's efforts to push away.
Pelkonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Djembe Djembe is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelkonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Djembe Djembe avoids the damage to the body.
Pelkonen prevents Djembe Djembe from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe has had enough of the clinch but Pelkonen keeps him there for the moment.
Pelkonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Djembe Djembe avoiding damage as Pelkonen throws knees to the body.
Djembe Djembe is trying to break free.
Pelkonen misses with an elbow strike.
Djembe Djembe misses with an elbow strike.
Pelkonen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Djembe Djembe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pelkonen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Djembe Djembe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Djembe Djembe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pelkonen is defending well for now.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelkonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Djembe Djembe avoids it.
Djembe Djembe managing to block the knees to the body from Pelkonen.
Djembe Djembe is trying to break the clinch but Pelkonen has him pressed against the cage.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Djembe Djembe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pelkonen is working for takedown but Djembe Djembe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Momo Djembe Djembe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eero Pelkonen.
Djembe Djembe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pelkonen trying to land knees to the body.
Djembe Djembe working hard to break the clinch.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Pelkonen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pelkonen misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Pelkonen dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Pelkonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pelkonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pelkonen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Djembe Djembe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Djembe Djembe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Djembe Djembe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pelkonen counters with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Djembe Djembe catches Pelkonen right on the button with a cross.
Pelkonen tries to move into range but Djembe Djembe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pelkonen ducks under a wild hook from Djembe Djembe.
Pelkonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Djembe Djembe, pushing him back against the cage.
Pelkonen missing with knees to the body.
Pelkonen pushes off an throws an elbow but Djembe Djembe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Djembe Djembe avoiding damage as Pelkonen throws knees to the body.
Pelkonen has Djembe Djembe pressed against the cage.
Djembe Djembe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pelkonen.
Djembe Djembe avoids the elbow strike from Pelkonen, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pelkonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Djembe Djembe is defending well for now.
Djembe Djembe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pelkonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Djembe Djembe is keeping busy.
Pelkonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Djembe Djembe working hard to break the clinch.
Djembe Djembe avoiding damage as Pelkonen throws knees to the body.
Djembe Djembe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pelkonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Djembe Djembe is defending well for now.
Eero Pelkonen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Djembe Djembe tries to circle away but Pelkonen has him pinned against the cage.
Djembe Djembe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pelkonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Djembe Djembe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pelkonen moves in looking to clinch but Djembe Djembe pushes him off.
Pelkonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe checks a leg kick.
Pelkonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pelkonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Djembe Djembe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pelkonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Djembe Djembe throws a jab but it's blocked by Pelkonen.
Pelkonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Djembe Djembe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pelkonen forces Djembe Djembe back against the cage and clinches.
Djembe Djembe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Djembe Djembe blocks the elbow strike.
Djembe Djembe is trying to force a seperation but Pelkonen has the dominant position.
Djembe Djembe is trying to push Pelkonen away but Pelkonen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe is trying to break the clinch but Pelkonen is controlling him.
Djembe Djembe manages to break the clinch.
Pelkonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Djembe Djembe tests Pelkonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Djembe Djembe scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Djembe Djembe misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pelkonen.
Djembe Djembe looks to throw the jab but Pelkonen is out of range.
Momo Djembe Djembe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pelkonen staying out of range there.
Djembe Djembe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pelkonen has time to react.
And that's the end of the fight!
Momo Djembe Djembe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pelkonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eero Pelkonen! Eero Pelkonen retains his heavyweight title!
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