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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matto Luuttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Pejkaiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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173 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matto Luuttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Pejkaiya!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pejkaiya.
Luuttu swinging wildly here.
Luuttu misses with a two punch combination.
Luuttu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pejkaiya.
Matto Luuttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luuttu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pejkaiya keeping moving, preventing Luuttu from controlling successfully.
Luuttu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pejkaiya has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Luuttu has managed to get both his arms back between Pejkaiya's legs - danger averted.
Pejkaiya trying to control the position here.
Pejkaiya is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pejkaiya controls Luuttu momentarily but Luuttu frees himself.
Luuttu connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luuttu is working Pejkaiya over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pejkaiya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Luuttu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pejkaiya manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luuttu manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luuttu has an active guard here but Pejkaiya has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pejkaiya wants to free his trapped foot but Luuttu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pejkaiya working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pejkaiya prevents Luuttu from improving his position.
Luuttu manages to get to full guard.
Luuttu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pejkaiya!
Luuttu breaks from Pejkaiya's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Luuttu with the ground and pound from mount.
Pejkaiya takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luuttu avoids the attempt from Pejkaiya to control.
Pejkaiya regains half guard.
Pejkaiya wants to improve his position but Luuttu is controlling well.
Luuttu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pejkaiya tries to roll over but Luuttu keeps him under control.
Luuttu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pejkaiya moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Luuttu chips away with some ground and pound.
Luuttu distracts Pejkaiya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pejkaiya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Luuttu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Luuttu preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu tries to free his leg and advance position but Pejkaiya is retaining full guard.
Pejkaiya looking to control.
Pejkaiya has his foot on Luuttu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Luuttu works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luuttu throwing strikes from guard but Pejkaiya blocks nicely.
Pejkaiya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Luuttu tries to free his leg and advance position but Pejkaiya is retaining full guard.
Pejkaiya trying to control the position.
Luuttu scoring with some ground and pound.
Pejkaiya is looking for a triangle but Luuttu pushes his legs off easily.
Luuttu passes Pejkaiya's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Luuttu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Luuttu seems to be looking for submissions.
Pejkaiya is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Luuttu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pejkaiya is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Luuttu pulls his head out easily.
Luuttu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pejkaiya is pressing down on Luuttu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Luuttu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pejkaiya's head.
Luuttu preventing the sweep.
Luuttu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pejkaiya lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Luuttu landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Luuttu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pejkaiya throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Luuttu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pejkaiya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Luuttu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pejkaiya has momentary wrist control but Luuttu slips an elbow through the middle.
Luuttu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Luuttu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Luuttu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matto Luuttu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luuttu misses with a few strikes there.
A solid body kick from Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luuttu.
Luuttu just misses with a punch to the body.
Luuttu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luuttu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Luuttu walks into a left hand.
Pejkaiya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luuttu's sensitive parts.
Luuttu shoots in looking for a takedown but Pejkaiya manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Luuttu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matto Luuttu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luuttu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pejkaiya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pejkaiya closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Pejkaiya is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Luuttu is pressing down on Pejkaiya's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pejkaiya content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pejkaiya passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pejkaiya cracks Luuttu with a big right hand but Luuttu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejkaiya wants to control but Luuttu is keeping him busy.
Luuttu is looking for a sweep.
Pejkaiya is looking to take a break and control but Luuttu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Luuttu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pejkaiya looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Luuttu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pejkaiya controlling the action here.
Pejkaiya is trying to work for a kimura but Luuttu is defending well.
Pejkaiya wants to take a breather but Luuttu is having none of it.
Luuttu actively working from the bottom here.
Pejkaiya looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pejkaiya is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu is looking to improve his position.
Luuttu manages to get to full guard.
Luuttu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pejkaiya gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luuttu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pejkaiya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pejkaiya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pejkaiya must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pejkaiya is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Luuttu keeping moving, preventing Pejkaiya from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pejkaiya avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Luuttu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matto Luuttu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luuttu keeping moving, preventing Pejkaiya from controlling successfully.
Luuttu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pejkaiya sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Luuttu's guard.
Pejkaiya blocks the strikes from Luuttu.
Pejkaiya frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pejkaiya tries to control but Luuttu wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pejkaiya wants to control the pace but Luuttu is squirming around nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pejkaiya might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Luuttu kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pejkaiya looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pejkaiya dominating with strikes here.
Luuttu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Luuttu is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya scoring with strikes but Luuttu is staying in there.
Pejkaiya working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pejkaiya fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Pejkaiya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pejkaiya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pejkaiya sizes up Luuttu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pejkaiya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pejkaiya shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Luuttu is trying to defend but Pejkaiya finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Luuttu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pejkaiya is working away from the top position though.
Pejkaiya is trying to control. Luuttu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Luuttu moves into full guard.
Pejkaiya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luuttu is keeping the position for now.
Luuttu has momentary wrist control but Pejkaiya slips an elbow through the middle.
Luuttu is trying to keep Pejkaiya in close.
Pejkaiya avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pejkaiya forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejkaiya throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pejkaiya seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Luuttu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pejkaiya is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pejkaiya prevents Luuttu from standing back up.
Luuttu won't allow Pejkaiya to pass to mount.
Luuttu wants to improve his position but Pejkaiya is controlling well.
Pejkaiya wants to free his trapped foot but Luuttu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Luuttu moves into full guard.
Pejkaiya stays in close to Luuttu's body and controls the position.
Pejkaiya throws a big right hand that misses.
Luuttu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pejkaiya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pejkaiya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu is looking for a triangle but Pejkaiya pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pejkaiya looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pejkaiya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pejkaiya controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pejkaiya tries to free his leg and advance position but Luuttu is retaining full guard.
Pejkaiya passes Luuttu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pejkaiya winds up and cracks Luuttu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Luuttu manages to get to full guard.
Pejkaiya passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Luuttu is looking to regain half guard here but Pejkaiya keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya is working Luuttu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pejkaiya in side control lands a decent elbow.
Luuttu misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Luuttu is not content to let Pejkaiya control the position.
Luuttu is trying to improve his position.
Luuttu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pejkaiya is keen to just control but Luuttu is a slippery customer.
Pejkaiya works his way into side control.
Pejkaiya thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Luuttu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pejkaiya's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pejkaiya pulls his head out easily.
Pejkaiya is pressing down on Luuttu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Luuttu is holding on for now.
Luuttu tries to get to full guard but Pejkaiya has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pejkaiya passes to side control.
Luuttu tries to bench press Pejkaiya off him but Pejkaiya keeps the position.
Pejkaiya lands an elbow.
Luuttu gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pejkaiya trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pejkaiya lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pejkaiya lands a big shot there that rocks Luuttu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Pejkaiya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pejkaiya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Pejkaiya!
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energy
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RATING
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