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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skreba Reijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Hermano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermano has chosen Driving Blind as his entrance music. 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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154 lbs
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148 lbs
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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
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pelle Hermano!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reijonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hermano lands a glancing blow to the side of Reijonen's head.
Hermano misses with an uppercut.
Hermano decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hermano with the ground and pound but Reijonen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Reijonen seems keen to control Hermano's posture.
Hermano stopping the sweep attempt from Reijonen.
Hermano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reijonen's head.
Hermano throws a big right hand that misses.
Hermano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reijonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hermano won't allow Reijonen to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reijonen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reijonen looking to control.
Reijonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hermano wants to control from the top but Reijonen keeps moving.
Reijonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Reijonen, not yet.
Reijonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hermano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reijonen's head.
Hermano trying to control but Reijonen is working from the bottom.
Reijonen working a defensive guard here.
Hermano is looking to work some ground and pound but Reijonen has wrist control.
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.
Hermano throwing strikes from guard but Reijonen blocks nicely.
Hermano stopping the sweep attempt from Reijonen.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reijonen.
Hermano is looking to score with low kicks.
Reijonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hermano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reijonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hermano counters with a leg kick.
Reijonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skreba Reijonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reijonen misses with a body kick.
Hermano tries to land a leg kick but Reijonen saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Reijonen. Those never looked like landing.
Reijonen wants to slow Hermano down by chopping away at his legs.
Hermano moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Reijonen misses.
Reijonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hermano.
Reijonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hermano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hermano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reijonen counters with a straight right hand.
Hermano connects with a jab.
Reijonen lands a body shot.
Reijonen looks to land a left hand but Hermano moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Hermano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reijonen wants to clinch.
Reijonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reijonen throws a leg kick
and Hermano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reijonen misses the shot to the body.
Reijonen is looking to clinch.
Hermano scores with a nice right hand.
Hermano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reijonen.
Reijonen scores with a jab.
Reijonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hermano checks it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hermano jabs Reijonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reijonen momentarily.
Reijonen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hermano.
Hermano misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Reijonen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Reijonen moves in looking to clinch but Hermano pushes him off.
Hermano throws the left hand but Reijonen avoids the punch easily.
Hermano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hermano feints the counter takedown.
Reijonen tries to clinch up but Hermano circles away and keeps his distance.
Reijonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermano manages to avoid it.
Hermano misses with a two punch combination.
Reijonen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reijonen misses with a wild combination.
Reijonen tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Hermano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hermano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pelle Hermano will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reijonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reijonen blocks a leg kick.
Hermano feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Reijonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hermano trying to control but Reijonen postures up.
Well, if Reijonen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reijonen continues to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano is staying active underneath Reijonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hermano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hermano isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Reijonen stacks Hermano on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Reijonen!
A control attempt from Hermano but he's now mounted!
Hermano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano tries to lock up and control but Reijonen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hermano is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Reijonen is staying active.
Reijonen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hermano is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hermano manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Reijonen throwing shots but Hermano is blocking nicely.
Hermano is looking to get back to full guard here but Reijonen has managed to pass to side control instead.
Reijonen trying to control the action but Hermano is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano being controlled for a moment.
Hermano is looking for a sweep.
Hermano prevents Reijonen from moving into mount.
Hermano sneaks back into half guard.
That's four 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.
Well, if Reijonen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hermano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Reijonen wants to control from the top but Hermano keeps moving.
Hermano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reijonen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reijonen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pelle Hermano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reijonen stays in close to Hermano's body and controls the position.
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 Skreba Reijonen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hermano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reijonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reijonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermano controls his hands.
Hermano blocks a body shot from Reijonen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
Reijonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Hermano backwards.
Hermano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
Hermano lands a right hand.
Hermano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermano uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano lands a right hand.
Hermano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reijonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reijonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hermano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hermano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Reijonen.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hermano backwards.
Hermano has had enough of the clinch but Reijonen keeps him there for the moment.
Reijonen lands a shoulder strike.
Reijonen lands with a left to the head.
Reijonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Hermano avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the cage.
Hermano blocks a body shot from Reijonen.
Hermano manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Reijonen is predictable there
and Hermano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reijonen swings for the body but Hermano moves out of range.
Reijonen lands with a cross.
Hermano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hermano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reijonen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hermano throws a jab when Reijonen was well out of range.
Reijonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hermano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hermano changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Reijonen is looking to land body kicks.
Reijonen connects with a nice looking jab.
A lazy left from Reijonen finds it's target.
Good exchange - Reijonen coming out on top.
Reijonen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the body
and Hermano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reijonen closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reijonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hermano lands a right hand.
Hermano working hard to break the clinch.
Hermano lands a nice shot to the body.
Hermano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hermano ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hermano no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hermano working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hermano looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Reijonen has picked Hermano up and slammed him! Hermano can't keep hold of the triangle and Reijonen manages to pass to side control!
Hermano tries to improve position but can't.
Reijonen is looking to take a break and control but Hermano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hermano tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Hermano's face as Reijonen controls the position.
Hermano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hermano is not content to let Reijonen control the position.
Hermano manages to get back to half guard.
Hermano wants to improve his position but Reijonen is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skreba Reijonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reijonen 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Skreba Reijonen!
During a confident post fight interview, Skreba Reijonen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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