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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Savage might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bon Jovi - It's my life. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juho Pennanen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pennanen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Jackson Savage has been cut.
A combination from Pennanen does no damage.
Savage throws a head kick that misses.
Savage fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Savage is defended easily by Pennanen.
Pennanen gets caught flat footed, as Savage shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Savage drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pennanen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pennanen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pennanen!
Pennanen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Savage's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pennanen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen stands up.
Pennanen leaves Savage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pennanen throws a leg kick which misses Savage's front leg but catches the back leg as Savage tries to avoid it.
Pennanen misses with a hook to the body
and Savage counters with a nice leg kick.
Savage tries a head kick but it misses.
Pennanen jabs Savage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pennanen with a jab.
Pennanen lands with a nice body punch.
Savage tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennanen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Savage is out of range and Pennanen settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pennanen tries to work over Savage's front leg with a kick but Savage checks it.
Nice cross by Pennanen.
Savage dives in and grabs Pennanen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pennanen pushes down on Savage's head and hops out.
Savage tries to move into range but Pennanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pennanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Juho Pennanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pennanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Savage's sensitive parts.
Pennanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Savage.
Savage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pennanen defends it nicely.
Pennanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Savage.
Pennanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Savage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Savage fails with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Pennanen. Beautiful body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Savage.
Pennanen misses with a low kick.
Savage looks for a takedown but Pennanen sprawls well.
Pennanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pennanen blocks a head kick by Savage.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Pennanen.
Savage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pennanen.
Pennanen lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pennanen. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Pennanen misses.
Good shot there by Pennanen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennanen scores with a nice right hand.
Savage tried to score with a low kick but Pennanen checks it.
Pennanen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pennanen tries to clinch up but Savage circles away and keeps his distance.
Pennanen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Savages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Savage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Pennanen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Savage.
Savage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juho Pennanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Savage's cut.
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.
Pennanen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Savage has time to react.
Nice body punch from Pennanen.
A right-left combo lands from Pennanen.
Pennanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Pennanen throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range.
Pennanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pennanen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Savage is able to avoid easily.
Pennanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savage.
Pennanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savage shoots for a takedown but Pennanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Juho Pennanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pennanen tries to clinch but Savage moves out of range.
Pennanen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Savage walks into a jab.
Pennanen gets caught napping as Savage dives in and scores a takedown. Pennanen manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pennanen is on top in guard.
Savage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pennanen is one step ahead there.
Savage has a closed guard, preventing Pennanen from standing up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Savage looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pennanen has picked Savage up and slammed him! Savage can't keep hold of the triangle and Pennanen manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pennanen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pennanen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Savage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pennanen defends it nicely.
Savage ducks right into an uppercut from Pennanen.
Savage looks for a takedown but Pennanen sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pennanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pennanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Pennanen.
A head kick misses from Savage.
Donk. Pennanen catches Savage right on the button with a cross.
Savage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pennanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Savage's head backwards.
Pennanen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Savage is able to avoid easily.
Pennanen cracks Savage with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pennanen misses the jab.
Savage throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pennanen's waist but Pennanen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Savage off to one side.
Pennanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pennanen connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Savage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savage misses with a takedown attempt
and Pennanen counters with a leg kick.
Pennanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Savage has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage 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.
Savage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pennanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Savage's calf.
Savage looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pennanen moves into range and clinches up with Savage.
Pennanen cracks Savage with a nice body shot.
Pennanen slows down the pace here.
Pennanen scores with a hook to the body.
Pennanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Savage is looking for a takedown.
Pennanen lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pennanen taking a breather.
Pennanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pennanen is leaning against Savage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juho Pennanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jackson Savage's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pennanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Savage's head backwards.
Savage tries for a takedown but Pennanen circles away easily
enabling Pennanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Savage shoots in for a takedown but Pennanen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Savage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pennanen moves into the clinch successfully.
Pennanen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Savage or not.
Pennanen lands a shoulder strike.
Pennanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Still in the clinch, Pennanen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pennanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pennanen trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen misses with a punch to the body.
Savage is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pennanen to keep the fight standing.
Pennanen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pennanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pennanen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Savage goes for a takedown attempt but Pennanen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pennanen with a hook.
Pennanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Savage throws a leg kick
and Pennanen counters with a nice leg kick.
Pennanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Savage drives through with a takedown into Pennanen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage won't allow Pennanen to sweep him here.
Savage drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pennanen dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pennanen postures up.
Pennanen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pennanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Pennanen lands a lovely overhand right.
Juho Pennanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen misses with a jab to the body
and Savage counters with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Savage.
Pennanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Savage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Savage misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Pennanen.
Jackson Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Savage.
Pennanen delivers a nice body kick.
Savage drops his hands momentarily and Pennanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pennanen jabs at Savage's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Pennanen scores with a four punch combination!
Pennanen cracks the inside of Savage's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage walks into a straight right hand from Pennanen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pennanen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pennanen is looking to clinch but Savage is avoiding it.
Savage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pennanen to score with a decent uppercut.
Savage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pennanen feints and then cracks Savage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Savage down.
Pennanen throws a head kick but Savage moves out of range.
Pennanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Savage takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pennanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pennanen wants it to stay on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pennanen counters with a nice uppercut.
Pennanen scores with the left hand. Savage knows he should have avoided that one.
Savage walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juho Pennanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pennanen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juho Pennanen!
A relieved looking Juho Pennanen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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