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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Pearsons (ranked 7594 p4p, 396 weight class) and Finko Naikkorine (ranked 6386 p4p, 359 weight class). Naikkorine has chosen Mexico - The Dead Daisies as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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175 cm
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148 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Pearsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finko Naikkorine!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naikkorine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pearsons pinned against the cage. Pearsons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pearsons feints and as Naikkorine raises his hands in defense, Pearsons changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Naikkorine is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pearsons looking to sit in guard and control but Naikkorine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearsons controls Naikkorine momentarily but Naikkorine frees himself.
Naikkorine slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naikkorine's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pearsons is trying to control the position but Naikkorine postures up.
That's two 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.
Naikkorine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Naikkorine is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Naikkorine has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Naikkorine closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Naikkorine lands in his opponent's guard.
Pearsons is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearsons prevents a body shot from Naikkorine.
Naikkorine throws a head punch that misses.
Naikkorine dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pearsons is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pearsons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearsons fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Naikkorine to the ground. Pearsons is now in Naikkorine's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naikkorine wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pearsons looking to sit in guard and control but Naikkorine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Naikkorine tries to stand but Pearsons is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naikkorine controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearsons wants to get back to his feet but Naikkorine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Pearsons dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pearsons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Naikkorine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Naikkorine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pearsons tries a head kick but it misses.
Naikkorine tries to sprawl but Pearsons drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pearsons stalling away here and it's allowed Naikkorine to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pearsons would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Naikkorine is pulling down on Pearsons's head. It's preventing any offense from Pearsons, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naikkorine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pearsons is sitting in close to Naikkorine's body. Naikkorine has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pearsons is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pearsons is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Naikkorine.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Finko Naikkorine!
A victorious Finko Naikkorine thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
32% |
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