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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekkarinen comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neal Bob!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Pekkarinen finds it's way through Bob's defenses.
Pekkarinen throws a hook to the side of Bob's head but Bob sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bob connects with a leg kick. Pekkarinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pekkarinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pekkarinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pekkarinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pekkarinen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pekkarinen throws a front kick aimed at Bob's knee but Bob avoids it well.
Pekkarinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Pekkarinen misses with a leg kick.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Pekkarinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lauri Pekkarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob scores with a body shot.
Pekkarinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pekkarinen throws a hook but Bob avoids it easily.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bob throws a sloppy head kick and Pekkarinen moves out of range easily.
Bob misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Bob, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pekkarinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bob sprawls and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
Pekkarinen lands a nice shot that snaps Bob's head back.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob looks to throw a body kick
and Pekkarinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A clash of legs there as Bob blocks the low kick.
A big right from Bob misses.
Bob explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pekkarinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pekkarinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Bob should have avoided that one.
Bob defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pekkarinen.
Bob throws a big counter head kick but Pekkarinen avoids it with no problem.
Pekkarinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bob looks for the body kick but Pekkarinen saw that one coming.
Bob misses with a hook. Pekkarinen ducked under it nicely.
Pekkarinen misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Bob misses.
Pekkarinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Pekkarinen fails with a takedown attempt.
As Pekkarinen backs off Bob throws a huge counter combo but Pekkarinen manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob takes a swing at Pekkarinen's ribcage but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pekkarinen gets the takedown into side control.
Bob gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bob trying to control from the bottom.
Pekkarinen thows a huge punch but Bob dodges it nicely.
Pekkarinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bob regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throwing strikes from guard but Bob blocks nicely.
Bob wants to get back to his feet but Pekkarinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pekkarinen.
Bob has control of Pekkarinen's left arm, preventing Pekkarinen from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pekkarinen throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pekkarinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pekkarinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pekkarinen wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
Pekkarinen postures up in Bob's guard and throws a big left but Bob blocks it.
Bob working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pekkarinen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pekkarinen works over Bob with some ground and pound from guard.
Pekkarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pekkarinen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pekkarinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pekkarinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pekkarinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bob works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pekkarinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bob works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pekkarinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pekkarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pekkarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pekkarinen controlling from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pekkarinen landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pekkarinen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice jab there from Bob.
It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
Pekkarinen is looking to slow Bob down with leg kicks.
Pekkarinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pekkarinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bob. That did some damage!
Bob on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pekkarinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick by Bob misses
and Pekkarinen counters with a thumping low kick.
A big left from Bob misses.
Pekkarinen throws out a loose jab but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pekkarinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pekkarinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Pekkarinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pekkarinen looks for the body kick but Bob saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Lauri Pekkarinen is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Bob.
Neal Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bob connects with a high kick.
Bob goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pekkarinen connects with the punch.
Bob looks to land a body kick but Pekkarinen moved away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bob crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pekkarinen - the referee stops the clock and Bob gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pekkarinen. Bob manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pekkarinen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bob swivels and escapes.
Pekkarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bob checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Bob's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekkarinen is just out of range.
Bob looks to throw a body kick
and Pekkarinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pekkarinen tries to land a body kick
and Bob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bob misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Pekkarinen slips under a jab.
Bob throws a body punch but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Pekkarinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Pekkarinen lands with a hook. Bob tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pekkarinen shoots in and bounces Bob off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bob kicks Pekkarinen off and gets to his feet.
Neal Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen lands with a shot to the body.
Bob with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bob gets caught flat footed, as Pekkarinen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pekkarinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob can't keep his opponent in guard - Pekkarinen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pekkarinen drops an elbow to the side of Bob's head.
Pekkarinen is thwarting Bob's attempts to control the position.
Pekkarinen lands strikes from half guard.
Pekkarinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bob defending well though.
Pekkarinen 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.
Bob wants to control but Pekkarinen passes into side.
Pekkarinen is trying to ground and pound but Bob uses the momentary lack of control by Pekkarinen to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen 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.
Pekkarinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pekkarinen thows a huge punch but Bob dodges it nicely.
Bob trying to control but Pekkarinen postures up.
Pekkarinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pekkarinen misses with a head shot. Bob uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pekkarinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pekkarinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pekkarinen fails with the takedown.
Bob looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pekkarinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Pekkarinen saw that one coming.
Pekkarinen lands an overhand right.
Pekkarinen lands with a kick to the temple. Bob shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bob on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bob throws a head kick that misses.
Bob throws a hook but Pekkarinen blocks it.
Pekkarinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That kick from Pekkarinen tenderised Bob's leg. Bob is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Pekkarinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekkarinen is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a head kick that misses.
Pekkarinen scores with a jab to the head.
Bob throws a hook but Pekkarinen blocks it.
Bob looks for the body kick but Pekkarinen saw that one coming.
Pekkarinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab, jab by Bob - just one landing.
Bob pushes Pekkarinen away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen tries to bum rush Bob with a series of wild strikes but Bob uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bob shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pekkarinen blocks a head kick by Bob.
Bob misses with a series of wild punches.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Neal Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pekkarinen does it's job there.
Bob throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sloppy strikes from Bob. Those never looked like landing.
Pekkarinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pekkarinen slips a straight right by Bob.
Bob finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pekkarinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bob sprawls and moves away.
Bob moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pekkarinen is looking to slow Bob down with leg kicks.
Pekkarinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
Pekkarinen lands a really nice looking cross but Bob seems unphased.
Bob on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pekkarinen shoots in and gets a takedown into Bob's guard.
Bob pushes Pekkarinen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen connects with a leg kick. Bob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pekkarinen scores with a jab. Bob acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pekkarinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Pekkarinen moved out of range.
Bob takes one to the chin there.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob throws a head kick but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Bob takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bob's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bob blocks a head kick by Pekkarinen.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bob paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pekkarinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pekkarinen thumps Bob with a low kick.
Pekkarinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bob falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pekkarinen counters with a left and a right that stings Bob.
Pekkarinen with a jab.
Pekkarinen blocks a head kick by Bob.
Pekkarinen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bob just manages to avoid it.
Bob stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pekkarinen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pekkarinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pekkarinen motions for Bob to come forward. Pekkarinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pekkarinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Pekkarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pekkarinen 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Pekkarinen!
Lauri Pekkarinen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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