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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekko Persvako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonas Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saarinen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sika. Joonas Saarinen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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174 lbs
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169 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekko Persvako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Saarinen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persvako drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Persvako is looking to take a break and control but Saarinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saarinen tries to improve position but can't.
Persvako trying to control the position but Saarinen is working away.
Saarinen stops Persvako from passing to mount.
Persvako tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Persvako has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Saarinen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Persvako off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen trying to control.
Saarinen gets his hands free as Persvako looks to control.
Persvako covering up well and avoiding damage.
Persvako could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Saarinen working for a choke but Persvako is defending well.
Saarinen scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Persvako is looking for a way out.
Persvako wants to control his opponent's hands but Saarinen gets his hands free.
Saarinen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Persvako rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Persvako is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Persvako punching from the bottom.
Persvako actively working from the bottom here.
Persvako looking for submissions off his back.
Saarinen is looking for a kimura but Persvako is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saarinen to get the leverage.
Persvako missing with punches from the bottom.
Saarinen is thwarting Persvako's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Persvako scores with a takedown into Saarinen's guard.
Saarinen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Persvako controls the pace.
Persvako postures up.
Persvako slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Persvako is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Saarinen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Persvako is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Saarinen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Persvako is breathing heavily.
Persvako tries to move to mount but Saarinen blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Persvako working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Saarinen is trying to escape the mount.
Persvako moves to the back position.
Saarinen is trying to break free.
Persvako throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Saarinen is in bad spot here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saarinen is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Persvako keeps control of the position as Saarinen tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekko Persvako dominated that round.
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.
Persvako avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Saarinen scores with a four punch combination!
Saarinen misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by Persvako or perhaps it was just good defense by Saarinen which made him look bad.
Persvako shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Persvako looking to control and managing it successfully.
Saarinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Persvako tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Persvako thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Persvako has a good base and remains in mount.
Persvako is trying to take his opponent's back.
Persvako looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Saarinen wants to hold on but Persvako pushes him away.
Saarinen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Persvako.
Saarinen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Saarinen is trying to control but can't.
Persvako is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Saarinen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Persvako perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Saarinen trying to control here.
Persvako is taking a breather. Saarinen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Persvako trying to mount his opponent but Saarinen defends it.
Saarinen wants to get back to full guard.
Persvako passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Saarinen!
Saarinen is trying desperately to improve position.
Persvako tries to control but Saarinen wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persvako is working for a guillotine from mount but Saarinen frees his head quite easily.
Persvako blocks Saarinen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Persvako is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Saarinen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Saarinen!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Persvako working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saarinen.
Saarinen with a nice head shot there.
Persvako preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Persvako is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Saarinen chips away with some ground and pound.
Persvako has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Saarinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Persvako utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saarinen wants to pass the guard but Persvako is keeping the position.
Saarinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saarinen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Persvako is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Saarinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Pekko Persvako will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Saarinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Persvako, pushing him back against the cage.
Saarinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Persvako drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saarinen can't get the takedown.
Persvako has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Saarinen is trying to keep an underhook but Persvako manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Persvako looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Persvako is tying to control. Saarinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saarinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persvako keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pekko Persvako overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Persvako looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Persvako wants to free his trapped foot but Saarinen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Saarinen is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Persvako shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Saarinen working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen regains half guard.
Persvako trying to mount his opponent but Saarinen defends it.
Saarinen moves into full guard.
Persvako postures up in Saarinen's guard and throws a big left but Saarinen blocks it.
Saarinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saarinen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Persvako trying to control the position from guard on top but Saarinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persvako throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saarinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saarinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Saarinen, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Persvako with that takedown attempt.
Saarinen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Saarinen showed some decent athleticism there.
Persvako is trying to control but can't.
Persvako is looking to improve his position.
Persvako is pressing down on Saarinen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persvako is trying to keep Saarinen in close.
Saarinen with a nice head shot there.
Saarinen postures up in Persvako's guard and throws a big left but Persvako blocks it.
Persvako is trying to keep Saarinen in close.
Saarinen scoring with some ground and pound.
Persvako trying to keep a closed guard but Saarinen is proving a slippery customer.
Saarinen wants to control from the top but Persvako keeps moving.
Joonas Saarinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Saarinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joonas Saarinen.
I think Persvako has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekko Persvako!
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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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