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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linus Akerman (ranked 18 p4p, 2 weight class) and Pekka Pera (ranked 32 p4p, 5 weight class). 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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177 lbs
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Linus Akerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Pera!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Pera - just one landing.
Pera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akerman.
Pera's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pera's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pera lands the left hand.
Pera lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Akerman as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Pekka Pera has been cut.
Pera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pera misses with some punches.
Pera misses with a punch on the inside.
Akerman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Akerman.
Pera misses with a punch to the body.
Pera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pera tries to stall but Akerman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Pera fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerman lands a hook that snaps the head of Pera backwards.
Pera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pera can't find room to land a body shot as Akerman controls the action.
Akerman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akerman misses with the head strike.
Pera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pera misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Pera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akerman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pera is trying to maintain a safe position but Akerman gets an underhook and turns Pera into the cage.
Pera lands with a short shot to the head.
Pera throws a punch but it's blocked by Akerman.
Pera tries to throw a body punch but Akerman avoids it by throwing Pera back against the cage.
Akerman blocks a body shot from Pera.
Pera looking to slow down the pace here.
Akerman misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akerman throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Pera.
Pera misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akerman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Akerman throws a punch but it's blocked by Pera.
Akerman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akerman or not.
A head punch on the inside from Akerman fails to land.
Akerman lands with a right to the head.
Akerman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pera misses with the head strike.
Akerman has had enough of the clinch but Pera keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akerman backwards.
Akerman scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pera.
Pera can't find room to land a body shot as Akerman controls the action.
Akerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Pera uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akerman.
Akerman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pera backwards.
Akerman working aggressively here.
Pera misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Akerman fails to land.
Pera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akerman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akerman taking a breather.
Akerman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akerman working aggressively here.
Akerman lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akerman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akerman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akerman's elbow.
Pera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akerman's elbow.
Good body shot from Akerman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pera throws a head punch that misses.
Akerman lands a body punch.
Akerman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Akerman misses with a punch to the body.
Akerman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akerman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pera backwards.
Akerman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pekka Pera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pekka Pera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good leg kick by Akerman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Akerman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Akerman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pera scoring well with a low kick there.
Akerman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pera wants to counter with a clinch but Akerman pushes him away.
Akerman staying out of range there.
Linus Akerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akerman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pera moves away.
Akerman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pera 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 Akerman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Akerman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pera. Akerman shrugs it off though.
Pera moves out of range of the leg kick from Akerman.
Pera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akerman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Akerman misses with a straight left.
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!
Akerman scoring well with a low kick there.
Akerman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akerman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akerman scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Akerman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pera misses with an uppercut. Akerman saw that one coming.
Pera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pera lands a nice uppercut.
Akerman misses with a punch on the inside.
Akerman is trying to pull guard but Pera turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Akerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Pera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akerman lands a nice uppercut.
Pera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pera stalling the fight.
Pekka Pera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Akerman.
Pera misses with the head strike.
Pera misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Akerman lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Pera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pera struggles to land a body shot inside as Akerman controls his hands.
Pera tries to score a body lock takedown but Akerman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pera misses with a punch to the body.
Akerman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Akerman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pera leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akerman.
Akerman tries a body shot but Pera blocks it.
Akerman blocks a body shot from Pera.
Pera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pera working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerman has a couple of punches blocked by Pera.
Akerman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akerman is trying to break free.
Akerman lands a shoulder strike.
Pera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Akerman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pera lands with a left to the head.
Akerman breaks from the clinch.
Pera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akerman.
Linus Akerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akerman.
Pera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Akerman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akerman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akerman checks a low kick from Pera.
Akerman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Akerman.
Akerman checks a low kick from Pera.
A jab from Pera misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akerman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pera throws out a counter right but Akerman avoids it with no problem.
Akerman checks a low kick from Pera.
Pera takes a swing at Akerman's ribcage but misses.
Akerman tried to counter with a leg kick but Pera avoided it.
A big right from Pera misses.
Akerman throws a body punch but Pera moves out of range.
Akerman misses with a kick to the body.
Pera looks to score with a jab to the body but Akerman is just out of range.
Pera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Akerman is out of range and Pera settles back down.
Akerman misses with a straight right.
Pera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pera scores with a nice right hand.
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 Linus Akerman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pekka Pera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Akerman checks a leg kick.
Akerman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pera digs a good body shot into Akerman's ribs.
Pera slips a jab from Akerman.
Akerman throws an off balance right hand
and Pera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pera.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pera.
Pera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akerman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pera backwards.
Pera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akerman lands a body punch.
Akerman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pera misses with some punches.
Pera blocks an uppercut.
Pera lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pera throws a head punch that misses.
Pera tries to work over Akerman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akerman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pera stalling against the cage.
A short uppercut from Akerman.
Akerman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Akerman.
A nice left hand lands by Akerman.
Pera can't find room to land a body shot as Akerman controls the action.
Pera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akerman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akerman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akerman tries to throw a body punch but Pera avoids it by throwing Akerman back against the cage.
Akerman working aggressively here.
Pera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akerman misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akerman throws a punch but it's blocked by Pera.
Akerman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akerman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pera can't find room to land a body shot as Akerman controls the action.
Pera is trying to maintain a safe position but Akerman gets an underhook and turns Pera into the cage.
Pera misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pera prevents a body shot from Akerman.
Pera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pera scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Akerman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akerman tries to throw a body punch but Pera avoids it by throwing Akerman back against the cage.
Akerman misses with a punch on the inside.
Pera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akerman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akerman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pera.
Akerman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akerman lands a body punch.
Akerman lands a nice uppercut.
Akerman lands with a light punch inside.
Akerman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akerman throws a head punch that misses.
Akerman tries to throw a body punch but Pera avoids it by throwing Akerman back against the cage.
Pera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pera misses with a punch on the inside.
Pera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akerman is working Pera over against the cage.
Akerman lands an uppercut.
Akerman lands a hook that snaps the head of Pera backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akerman blocks an uppercut.
Pera can't get the takedown.
Pera tries a body shot but Akerman blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pera misses with a punch on the inside.
Pera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Akerman lands with a short shot to the head.
Pera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akerman blocking some punches.
Pera is trying to stall.
Pera pushes Akerman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Pera.
Akerman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pera takes a swing at Akerman's ribcage but misses.
Pera slips a straight right by Akerman.
Pera is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Akerman with a body shot.
Akerman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linus Akerman clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Pera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice body punch from Pera.
Akerman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akerman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pera wants to counter the offense by Akerman and move into the clinch position.
Akerman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pera.
Akerman misses the shot to the body.
Akerman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pera.
Pera swings for the body but Akerman moves out of range.
Akerman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pera swings widly with a right hand
and Akerman counters with a stiff right hand.
Akerman moves out of range of the strikes.
Akerman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akerman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pera's head backwards.
Akerman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pera's head.
That has opened up Pekka Pera's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Akerman.
Pera is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Akerman throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerman moves out of range of the body kick.
Pera misses with a body shot.
Akerman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Akerman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akerman scores with a head kick.
Akerman sizes up Pera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pera sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Akerman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pera is rocked!
The cut above Pekka Pera's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Akerman throws a hook but Pera blocks it.
Pera feints a counter leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Akerman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Akerman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Akerman misses.
Pera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pera throws a front kick that sends Akerman stumbling back into the cage.
Akerman looks to land a left hand but Pera moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Akerman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pera's sensitive parts.
Pera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Akerman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Akerman throws a leg kick but Pera moved away.
Pera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A low kick from Pera is predictable there
and Akerman counters with an inside leg kick.
Pera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akerman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Akerman thuds a left hand into Pera's body.
A lazy left from Pera finds it's target.
Pera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akerman, as that shot connected.
Pera moves out of range of the strikes.
Akerman rushes Pera and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerman has a couple of punches blocked by Pera.
Pera misses with some punches.
Akerman blocking some punches.
Pera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akerman lands a nice shot to the body.
Pera misses with a body punch.
Pera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akerman looking to stall.
Akerman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pera backwards.
Akerman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akerman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Akerman is looking to slow Pera down with leg kicks.
Pera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Akerman sprawls well. Akerman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pera gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pera misses with a takedown
and Akerman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pekka Pera's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Akerman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pera is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Akerman.
Pera is still on wobbly legs! Can Akerman finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pekka Pera's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Linus Akerman!
Post fight, an emotional Linus Akerman said 'Have fun in the bahamas, I hear it's great this time of the year'.
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