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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Blaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Poro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekka Poro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 cm
26
280 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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191 cm
26
240 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Blaker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pekka Poro! The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blaker cracks a nice hook into Poro's ribs. Poro throws a right hand that misses
and Blaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A telegraphed right hand from Poro misses the target. Blaker avoids the body shot from Poro.
Blaker is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Poro drives through and clinches with Blaker against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poro. Blaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Blaker tries to pull guard but Poro holds him up against the cage and eventually Blaker drops back down to his feet.
Blaker jumps guard but Poro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. A nice right hand lands inside from Poro. Blaker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Poro smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Blaker. That's going to take a lot out of him. Blaker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Scott Blaker has been cut. Pekka Poro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Poro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blaker, pushing him back against the cage. Blaker is trying to pull guard but Poro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Poro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action! Blaker tries to pull guard but Poro won't allow it.
Blaker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Poro smiles and moves away.
A big left from Poro misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Poro looks to land a right hand but Blaker moved out of range. Poro throws a jab when Blaker was well out of range. Poro closes the distance and clinches. Poro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Poro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Blaker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poro walks away with a smile on his face. Blaker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Poro closes the distance and clinches. Poro slowing the pace effectively. Poro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blaker backwards. Poro pressing his opponent against the cage. Blaker tries to pull guard but Poro forces him back to his feet, against the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Poro.
Poro lands a hook to the side of the head. Poro pushes Blaker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Blaker fails to pull guard.
Blaker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Poro just stands there and leans against the cage. Blaker is breathing heavily. Blaker is trying to pull guard but Poro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blaker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blaker is trying to pull guard but Poro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Blaker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Poro scores with a hook to the body. Poro is pushing Blaker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Poro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blaker backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Blaker takes a shot to the head. Blaker jumps guard but Poro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Poro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Blaker is trying to pull guard but Poro has him pressed against the cage. Poro stalling the fight.
Poro digs a right hand into Blaker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blaker's gas tank. Poro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blaker jumps guard and drags Poro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Blaker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Poro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Poro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Blaker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Poro controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Poro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blaker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Poro is looking to stand up but Blaker won't let him. Poro is stalling in the full guard. Poro wants to pass the guard but Blaker is keeping the position.
That's four 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. Blaker looking for a triangle here. Poro is fighting it but it looks tight! Blaker pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Poro is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Scott Blaker!
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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
42% |
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