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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kullervo Pershiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kullervo Pershiki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Pershiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lazy Savage!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pershiki has Savage up against the cage in a clinch.
Pershiki is trying to stall.
Pershiki pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Savage.
Pershiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pershiki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pershiki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savage shoots in but Pershiki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lazy Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pershiki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pershiki jabs at Savage's body.
Savage misses with a takedown attempt - Pershiki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Pershiki.
Savage looks gassed!
Savage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pershiki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Savage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Savage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pershiki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Pershiki closes the distance and clinches.
Pershiki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pershiki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Savage at a distance.
Pershiki digs a good body shot into Savage's ribs.
Pershiki misses with a wild combination.
Pershiki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pershiki digs a good hook to Savage's body.
Savage fails with a takedown attempt.
Kullervo Pershiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lazy Savage.
Pershiki closes the distance and clinches.
Savage prevents the takedown attempt.
Pershiki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Savage tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Pershiki counter with a right hand.
It looks like Lazy Savage has been cut.
Pershiki with a jab.
Pershiki scores with a decent looking hook.
Pershiki moves into the clinch.
Pershiki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kullervo Pershiki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pershiki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Savage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pershiki doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pershiki jumps guard and drags Savage to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Savage wants to stand but Pershiki is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pershiki pushes Savage off and scrambles back to his feet.
Savage takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Savage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pershiki moves into range and clinches up with Savage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Savage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pershiki blocks an elbow strike.
Pershiki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pershiki pulls Savage into guard.
Pershiki manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Pershiki lands with a good body shot.
Savage dodges the punch combination from Pershiki.
Pershiki rushes Savage and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savage is trying to force a seperation but Pershiki has the dominant position.
Savage pushes off an throws an elbow but Pershiki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kullervo Pershiki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lazy Savage's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pershiki lands a body shot.
Pershiki connects with a body shot that sends Savage's belly button to the back.
Pershiki is looking to wear down Savage with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Savage wants to clinch
and Pershiki counters with a one-two to the body.
Pershiki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Savage throws a lazy head kick
and Pershiki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pershiki has closed the distance and engaged Savage in a clinch.
Pershiki jumps into guard, dragging Savage to the mat.
Pershiki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savage can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pershiki pushes Savage off and scrambles back to his feet.
Pershiki cracks a nice hook into Savage's ribs.
Pershiki forces Savage back against the cage and clinches.
Pershiki has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Savage is trying to keep an underhook but Pershiki manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Savage is breathing heavily.
Pershiki decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pershiki leaves Savage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Savage fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pershiki avoids it really well and circles away.
Pershiki darts in and clinches Savage up against the cage.
Pershiki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pershiki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pershiki kicks Savage off and gets to his feet.
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savage fails to land the takedown.
Kullervo Pershiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lazy Savage.
Savage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pershiki drives through and clinches with Savage against the cage.
Pershiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pershiki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pershiki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pershiki pushes Savage off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pershiki doesn't manage to clinch there - Savage circles away.
Pershiki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Savage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Savage is looking to clinch.
Pershiki is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pershiki is trying to trip Savage. He has hold of a leg but Savage is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pershiki persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pershiki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Savage, up you get!
Savage takes one on the button.
Savage is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pershiki is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Savage.
Savage throws a lazy uppercut
and Pershiki counters with a series of strikes. Savage will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pershiki works Savage's body with a nice hook.
Kullervo Pershiki is winning the standup battle so far.
Savage tries to keep at a distance but Pershiki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pershiki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pershiki lands a right hook to the body.
Pershiki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Savage takes one on the button.
Savage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pershiki is struggling to control the position.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Pershiki blocks with his arms.
Pershiki manages to break the clinch.
Savage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pershiki scores with a decent looking hook.
Pershiki looks to land a combination but Savage avoids it well.
Savage misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kullervo Pershiki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lazy Savage's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pershiki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Pershiki. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Pershiki does no damage.
Pershiki misses with a two punch combination.
Savage shoots in and drives through. Pershiki sprawls well.
Pershiki rushes Savage and presses him up against the cage.
Savage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pershiki has him pressed against the cage.
Pershiki pulls guard.
Pershiki scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pershiki scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Pershiki coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pershiki scores with a one two! Savage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pershiki has Savage up against the cage in a clinch.
Pershiki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Savage gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Savage throws a punch but it's blocked by Pershiki.
Pershiki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Savage pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pershiki jumps guard.
Pershiki pushes Savage off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pershiki tries to clinch but Savage moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage shoots in for a double leg but Pershiki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pershiki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pershiki wants to clinch.
Pershiki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Savage.
Kullervo Pershiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lazy Savage.
Savage misses with a combination
and Pershiki counters with a three punch combo that has Savage backing up. Savage nods at Pershiki to acknowledge the strikes.
Savage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pershiki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Savage tries to throw a body punch but Pershiki avoids it by throwing Savage back against the cage.
Pershiki prevents Savage from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pershiki breaks the clinch.
Savage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pershiki lands a slapping body shot.
Pershiki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Savage.
Pershiki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pershiki lands with a cross.
Pershiki stuffs the takedown attempt from Savage. Savage gets slowly back to his feet.
Savage shoots for a double leg takedown but Pershiki sprawls well. He's pushed Savage's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pershiki scores with a shot to the body.
Savage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pershiki rushes Savage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pershiki successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pershiki has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Savage off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pershiki scores with a hook to the body. Savage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pershiki.
Pershiki clinches up against the cage.
Lazy Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savage is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pershiki manages to pull guard.
Pershiki wriggles free and stands up.
Kullervo Pershiki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pershiki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kullervo Pershiki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pershiki 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kullervo Pershiki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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