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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukko Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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210 cm
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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gareth Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukko Pekka!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnston looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Johnston misses with a few strikes there.
Johnston tries to clinch there but Pekka circles away.
Gareth Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pekka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnston looking for a kimura from the bottom but Pekka passes into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnston is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnston struggling a bit here.
Johnston takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pekka stands up and beckons Johnston to his feet.
Pekka feints and as Johnston raises his hands in defense, Pekka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekka wants to control from the top but Johnston keeps moving.
Pekka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnston looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pekka puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Johnston is looking to improve his position.
Johnston wants to control but Pekka is keeping busy.
Pekka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnston doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pekka.
Johnston trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnston taking some punishment here, with Pekka in his half guard.
Pekka 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.
Pekka works his way into side control.
Johnston takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekka working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnston is looking to reverse the position.
Pekka looks up at the clock and then as Johnston takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pekka smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnston is trying to control Pekka's posture but Pekka avoids it.
Johnston is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pekka is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Pekka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnston wants to hold on but Pekka pushes him away.
Pekka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnston is looking to escape.
Pekka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Johnston that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pekka working Johnston over with strikes here.
Pekka scoring with strikes but Johnston is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pekka postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnston looks a forlorn figure.
Johnston tries to hold on but Pekka pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston working to try and regain half guard.
Pekka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pekka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukko Pekka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pekka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnston counters with a shoot takedown. Pekka fights it but they end up in guard.
Pekka lands a decent punch to the body there.
Ukko Pekka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnston advances position into side control!
Pekka sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pekka is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pekka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pekka looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pekka is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Johnston frees his head nicely. Oh but Pekka has switched to an armbar! Johnston is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ukko Pekka!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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