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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ephram Urani (ranked 1019 p4p, 109 weight class) and Jallu Pesonen (ranked 1935 p4p, 194 weight class). Pesonen has chosen DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu 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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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesonen is looking to land body kicks.
Urani throws a one two combo.
Pesonen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Urani lands a front kick.
Urani moves into the clinch.
Urani blocks an uppercut.
Pesonen tries to pull guard but Urani forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pesonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Urani digs a right hand into Pesonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pesonen's gas tank.
Pesonen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Urani walks away with a smile on his face. Pesonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pesonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pesonen misses with a body kick.
Urani blocks a leg kick.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That kick from Urani tenderised Pesonen's leg. Pesonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen scores with a decent looking hook.
Pesonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pesonen misses with a low kick.
Urani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pesonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Pesonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani scores with a sloppy right hand. Pesonen should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Urani.
Some bone on bone action there as Urani checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Urani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.
Pesonen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pesonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Urani swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Urani connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a hook.
Pesonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Urani moves out of range of the strikes.
Urani looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pesonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pesonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pesonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pesonen slips a straight right by Urani.
Urani misses with a looping right.
Urani has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pesonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen loads up on a big right hand but Urani slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pesonen.
Urani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pesonen.
Urani with a jab.
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urani.
Urani scoring well with a low kick there.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.
Pesonen is looking to land body kicks.
Urani misses with a low kick as Pesonen jumps back.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. Urani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Urani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Urani swings for the body but Pesonen moves out of range.
Urani keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Urani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pesonen 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.
Pesonen moves out of range as Urani throws a body kick.
Pesonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Urani.
Urani doesn't manage to clinch there - Pesonen circles away.
Pesonen misses with a low kick as Urani jumps back.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pesonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Urani. Urani circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urani misses with a body shot.
Urani finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pesonen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Urani slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pesonen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pesonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Urani with a hook.
Pesonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Urani throws a nice looking combination but Pesonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Urani moves out of range of the body kick from Pesonen.
A good leg kick by Urani.
It looks like Urani has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Urani avoids the head kick by Pesonen.
Urani swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Urani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pesonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pesonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pesonen tried to score with a low kick but Urani checks it.
Pesonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urani was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Urani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Urani swings away with a body shot that misses
and Urani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pesonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.
Urani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Urani was looking to counter with a kick there.
Urani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pesonen.
Urani throws a front kick aimed at Pesonen's knee but Pesonen avoids it well.
Pesonen looks to land a body kick but Urani moved away.
Pesonen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pesonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Urani blocks a jab.
Pesonen misses the jab.
Urani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
Urani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Urani.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pesonen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Urani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Urani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Urani wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pesonen throws a wild body kick that Urani sees coming a mile off.
Urani lands a jab to Pesonen's midsection.
Pesonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Urani's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ephram Urani will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pesonen looks to land a left hand but Urani moved out of range nicely.
Urani pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pesonen is out of range and Urani settles back down.
Pesonen takes a swing at Urani's ribcage but misses.
Urani lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pesonen.
Pesonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Urani's head.
Pesonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Urani circles away quickly and effectively.
Pesonen misses with a hook. Urani ducked under it nicely.
Pesonen throws a hook to the side of Urani's head but Urani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A thudding body kick lands there by Urani!
Urani thuds his shin into the meat of Pesonen's side.
Ephram Urani is winning the standup battle so far.
Pesonen throws a head kick but Urani moves out of range.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Urani misses its target.
Urani closes the distance and clinches.
Pesonen working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urani tries to work over Pesonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Urani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pesonen tries to work over Urani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Urani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Urani loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pesonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urani counters with a straight right hand.
Pesonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urani.
Pesonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Urani lands a right hook to the body.
Pesonen throws a push kick but Urani slaps the foot to one side.
Urani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Urani.
Urani misses with a body shot.
Urani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a hook to the side of Urani's head but Urani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pesonen.
Urani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Urani checks a leg kick.
Pesonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urani misses with a hook.
Urani moves out of range of the leg kick from Pesonen.
Urani throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pesonen counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urani. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pesonen.
Pesonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urani manages to avoid it.
Pesonen thumps Urani with a low kick.
Urani is looking to wear down Pesonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Urani.
Pesonen throws a hook but Urani avoids it easily.
Urani swings for the body but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen looks to land a left hand but Urani moved out of range nicely.
Pesonen throws a looping overhand right but Urani ducks down to avoid it.
Urani takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pesonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Urani throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pesonen lands with a hook. Urani tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pesonen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Urani explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Urani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pesonen checks a leg kick nicely.
Pesonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pesonen.
Pesonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Urani scoring well with a low kick there.
Urani clinches up against the cage.
Pesonen is trying to pull guard but Urani has him pressed against the cage.
Pesonen misses with a punch to the body.
Urani breaks the clinch.
Urani connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Urani.
Urani lands a really nice looking cross but Pesonen seems unphased.
Urani cracks Pesonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Urani throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pesonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pesonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pesonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Urani.
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Urani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Urani lands with a slapping head kick.
Urani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pesonen.
Urani throws a leg kick but Pesonen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pesonen ducks under a wild hook from Urani.
Pesonen blocks a leg kick.
Pesonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Urani. Urani obviously looking to wear him down.
Urani moves out of range of the body kick.
Urani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pesonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pesonen thuds a left hand into Urani's body.
Pesonen throws out a leg kick but Urani moves out of range and Pesonen only half commits.
Pesonen avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urani misses with a straight left.
Urani slips under a jab.
It looked like Urani was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pesonen.
Urani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Urani takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
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 Ephram Urani will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Urani connects with a body shot that sends Pesonen's belly button to the back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Urani.
Pesonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Urani tests Pesonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Urani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Urani defending well as Pesonen loads up on a big left hand.
Pesonen loads up on a big right hand but Urani slips the punch.
As Pesonen backs away, Urani returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Urani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pesonen looks to land a right hand but Urani moved out of range.
Urani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pesonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Urani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urani takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pesonen throws a jab when Urani was well out of range.
Urani throws a body kick that misses
and Pesonen counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Urani misses the shot to the body.
Urani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Urani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pesonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen walks into a stiff left hand from Urani.
Urani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pesonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Urani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pesonen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Urani looks to land a body kick but Pesonen moved away.
Pesonen misses with a two punch combination.
Pesonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pesonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Urani checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pesonen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Urani.
Urani cracks the inside of Pesonen's front leg.
A leg kick checked by Pesonen.
Pesonen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Urani misses the shot to the body.
Urani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Urani.
Urani slips under a jab from Pesonen.
Nice body kick there by Pesonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen looks to land a left hand but Urani moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Urani misses its target.
Urani is looking to slow Pesonen down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urani. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urani cracks a nice hook into Pesonen's ribs.
Urani stuns Pesonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pesonen misses with a double jab
and Urani counters with a straight right hand.
Pesonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Urani takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pesonen throws a solid leg kick but Urani takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pesonen.
A combination from Pesonen does no damage.
Urani thuds a left hand into Pesonen's body.
A combination from Pesonen does no damage.
Pesonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Urani lands a leg kick that knocks Pesonen off balance momentarily.
Urani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Urani throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Pesonen misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pesonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pesonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Urani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pesonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Urani explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Urani is looking to slow Pesonen down with leg kicks.
Urani cracks the inside of Pesonen's front leg.
Pesonen misses with a hook.
Pesonen throws a lazy right hand but Urani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pesonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Urani's sensitive parts.
Urani moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urani. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Urani, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Pesonen misses the target.
As Pesonen tries to get set, Urani tries to push him back and clinch up but Pesonen manages to avoid the attempt.
Pesonen throws a series of punches but Urani moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Urani. Beautiful body shot.
Urani sizes up Pesonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Urani clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Urani.
Pesonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urani manages to break the clinch.
Urani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Urani closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pesonen.
Urani breaks from the clinch.
Pesonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Urani.
Pesonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Urani delivers a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Urani.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urani is looking to slow Pesonen down with leg kicks.
Urani is looking to clinch but Pesonen is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Urani.
Ephram Urani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pesonen misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ephram Urani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Urani 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ephram Urani!
Ephram Urani made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Revenge against that pile of shit is sweet. '.
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energy
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hype
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