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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Piri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olav Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jiri Piri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olav Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Piri with a nice cross.
Peterson moves forwards but Piri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Piri throws a right hand that misses
and Piri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Piri looks to land a left hand but Peterson moved out of range nicely.
Piri throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Piri just misses with a punch to the body.
Piri swings widly with a right hand
and Peterson counters with a head kick. That will keep Piri thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Piri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Piri misses with a lunging right hand
and Peterson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Piri throws a poor cross that misses
and Peterson counters with a series of strikes. Piri will be more careful next time no doubt.
Piri misses with a lunging right hand
letting Peterson counter with a right hand.
Piri throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Peterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Piri misses with a lunging right hand
and Peterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Piri misses with a right hand
and Peterson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Piri but Piri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jiri Piri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piri misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piri.
Piri misses with a hook
and Peterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Peterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Piri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Piri is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Peterson moves out of range as Piri strikes.
Piri throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt - Piri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Piri swings widly with a right hand
and Peterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piri throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Peterson blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Piri. No joy for Peterson on that attempt.
Jiri Piri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olav Peterson.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Piri.
Piri misses with an uppercut
and Peterson counters with a stiff right hand.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Peterson shoots for a double leg takedown but Piri sprawls well. He's pushed Peterson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Piri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piri. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piri scores with a body shot.
Piri throws a poor cross that misses
and Peterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Piri throws a right hand that misses
and Peterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peterson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Piri but Piri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt
and Piri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piri throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Olav Peterson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Piri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Piri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piri throws a poor cross that misses
and Peterson counters with a three punch combo that has Piri backing up. Piri nods at Peterson to acknowledge the strikes.
Piri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Piri throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Piri throws a shot from downtown. Peterson moves away and avoids it.
Peterson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Peterson slips a jab from Piri.
Piri throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Piri throws a right hand that misses
and Peterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Piri connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson has his takedown stuffed
and Piri counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Piri misses its intended target.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Piri as he jumps to the side.
Piri misses with a looping right.
Piri throws a right hand that misses
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piri throws a big shot that misses.
Piri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Piri is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Peterson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Piri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Peterson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Piri swings widly with a right hand
and Peterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piri throws out the jab.
Piri throws a poor cross that misses
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson defending well as Piri loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piri throws a lazy uppercut
and Peterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piri lands with a cross.
Piri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Peterson counters with a three punch combo that has Piri backing up. Piri nods at Peterson to acknowledge the strikes.
Piri misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piri throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Piri throws an off balance right hand
and Peterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Piri.
Jiri Piri is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Piri throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Jiri Piri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Peterson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piri misses with a left hand
and Piri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piri throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piri throws an off balance right hand
and Piri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piri misses with an uppercut
and Peterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jiri Piri will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Peterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Piri's head backwards.
Piri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Piri misses.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piri.
Piri misses with an uppercut
and Peterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peterson looks for a takedown but Piri sprawls well.
Peterson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Peterson fails to land the takedown.
Piri lands a glancing blow to the side of Peterson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piri swings widly with a right hand
and Peterson counters with a series of strikes. Piri will be more careful next time no doubt.
Piri looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Piri throws a big shot that misses.
Piri ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Piri misses with a hook
and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piri defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peterson.
Jiri Piri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olav Peterson.
Peterson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piri misses with a looping left.
Piri misses with a lunging right hand
and Peterson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Peterson shoots for a double leg takedown but Piri sprawls well. He's pushed Peterson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Piri leaves Peterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piri misses with a left hand
and Peterson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piri misses with a left hand
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Piri.
Piri swings widly with a right hand
and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Peterson misses with a takedown
and Piri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peterson jabs at Piri's body.
Peterson shoots and misses
and Piri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piri throws a right hand that misses
and Peterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piri throws a poor cross that misses
and Peterson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Piri defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peterson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jiri Piri.
Well Piri 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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