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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beef Jerky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerky's entrance music is Whoop Somebodies Ass. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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255 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Beef Jerky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Per Saukko!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerky throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Saukko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jerky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saukko lands a nice hook to Jerky's body. Jerky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saukko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jerky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saukko.
Saukko wants to clinch up but Jerky keeps it at a distance.
Jerky looks to throw the jab but Saukko is out of range.
Jerky keeps the fight on the outside.
Saukko misses with a wild body shot.
Saukko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jerky has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SWF GYM - JUDO 'n' MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Jerky misses with a looping left.
Saukko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jerky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saukko moves out of range as Jerky strikes.
Saukko tries to clinch but Jerky moves out of range.
Jerky tries to counter by clinching up but Saukko breaks away and moves out of range.
Jerky loads up on a big right hand but Saukko slips the punch.
Saukko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jerky fails with a takedown attempt.
A left lands for Saukko.
It looks like Beef Jerky has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saukko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jerky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saukko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jerky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saukko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jerky.
Jerky shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saukko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Saukko is pulling down on Jerky's head to control his posture.
Jerky trying to control the position from guard on top but Saukko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jerky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jerky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Saukko has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jerky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saukko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jerky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saukko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Our spies down at at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) inform us that Saukko has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Saukko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jerky wants to control from the top but Saukko keeps moving.
Jerky throwing strikes but missing.
Jerky wants to control from the top but Saukko keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jerky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jerky working the head and body with strikes.
Saukko is trying to get back to full guard.
Jerky stops Saukko from getting back to his feet.
Jerky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saukko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Saukko tries to kick Jerky off but Jerky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saukko trying to hold on to Jerky's head to control him but Jerky postures up.
Jerky is looking to take a break and control but Saukko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jerky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jerky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saukko keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jerky lands a nice short elbow.
Jerky 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jerky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saukko defending well though.
Jerky throwing shots but Saukko is blocking nicely.
Jerky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jerky is looking to advance position but Saukko won't allow it.
Jerky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saukko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jerky scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saukko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jerky.
Jerky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jerky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Jerky.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saukko pushes Jerky off looking to stand but Jerky dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beef Jerky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beef Jerky's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Saukko wants to clinch.
Jerky closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Saukko's guard.
Jerky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jerky trying to control the position from guard on top but Saukko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saukko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saukko looking for a sweep. Not yet Saukko, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jerky drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jerky jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jerky stands up over Saukko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jerky lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jerky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jerky preventing the sweep.
Jerky looking to pass the guard.
Jerky trying to control but Saukko is working from the bottom.
Jerky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saukko can do to turn this around?
Jerky stopping the sweep attempt from Saukko.
Jerky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jerky landing some decent shots from guard.
Saukko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jerky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jerky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saukko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saukko looking for a sweep. Not yet Saukko, not yet.
Jerky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jerky trying to control but Saukko is working from the bottom.
Jerky really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jerky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saukko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jerky wants to pass the guard but Saukko is keeping the position.
Saukko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jerky is one step ahead there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Saukko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jerky here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Saukko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jerky throws a nice looking combination but Saukko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Per Saukko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saukko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jerky scores with a nice head shot.
Saukko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jerky's sensitive parts.
Jerky swings for the body but Saukko moves out of range.
Jerky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saukko.
Saukko wants to counter the offense by Jerky and move into the clinch position.
Some wild striking there from Jerky.
Jerky misses the jab.
Saukko tries to counter by closing the distance.
Saukko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saukko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Saukko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beef Jerky's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jerky looks to throw the jab but Saukko is out of range.
Jerky swats away the attempt to clinch by Saukko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jerky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saukko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saukko is looking to clinch.
Jerky wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jerky keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Jerky misses.
Saukko feints and then cracks Jerky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jerky down.
Nice sprawl there from Saukko as Jerky shoots in.
Saukko lands a nice hook to Jerky's body. Jerky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saukko doesn't manage to clinch there - Jerky circles away.
Jerky misses with a hook.
Saukko pushes Jerky up against the cage in a clinch.
Saukko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saukko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jerky backwards.
Jeez, Beef Jerky's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jerky can't get the takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saukko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Per Saukko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Beef Jerky's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Saukko lunges at Jerky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jerky's hand.
Saukko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jerky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beef Jerky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saukko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jerky doesn't seem bothered though.
Jerky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saukko cracks Jerky with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Saukko has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jerky to stand back up!
Jerky is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Beef Jerky's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Per Saukko!
Beef Jerky spoke after the fight, saying 'I of course would of liked to of won this fight...But I DONT see it as a loss. I see it as an incredible educational tool I can learn from and I appreciate every moment.'.
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energy
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hype
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