Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SMASH: Menshikov vs Kapisi
Date: Oct 09, 2021

#R1#
Aurelius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pesonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aurelius scrambles back to his feet.#CL#
Pesonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Aurelius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pesonen fails with the takedown.
Aurelius misses with a looping right.
Pesonen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aurelius slips under a jab from Pesonen.
Pesonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aurelius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pesonen somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Aurelius has closed the distance and engaged Pesonen in a clinch.
Aurelius misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1##BC2#
Aurelius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Aurelius.
Marcus Aurelius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pesonen lands a jab to the nose.
Pesonen with a jab.
Aurelius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pesonen throws a hook to the side of Aurelius's head but Aurelius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pesonen dodges the punch combination from Aurelius.
A bone on bone clash there as Aurelius blocks the leg kick.
Aurelius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Aurelius on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pesonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aurelius appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aurelius blocks the body kick.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown but Aurelius shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesonen is looking to clinch.
Pesonen misses the jab.#T2#
Pesonen misses with an uppercut
and Aurelius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pesonen connects with a single shot there.
Aurelius fails to land with a series of punches.
Pesonen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aurelius takes a step back to recover. #CL#
Pesonen rushes Aurelius and presses him up against the cage.
Aurelius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pesonen avoids it.
Pesonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aurelius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aurelius tries to break free but Pesonen pushes him back against the cage.
Aurelius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3##TD#
Pesonen jumps into guard, dragging Aurelius to the mat.
Pesonen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Aurelius showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aurelius being controlled here momentarily.
Aurelius slips nicely into half guard.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aurelius works his way into full mount!
Pesonen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pesonen reaches up to try and control the position but Aurelius seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Pesonen rolls and tries to escape and now Aurelius has his back! #SUB2#
Aurelius has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Pesonen has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Aurelius doesn't have the hooks in and Pesonen manages to turn into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Aurelius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pesonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Aurelius counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Jallu Pesonen has been cut.
Pesonen throws a body kick that misses
and Aurelius counters with a nice body shot. #CL#
Pesonen rushes Aurelius and presses him up against the cage.
Aurelius is trying to maintain a safe position but Pesonen gets an underhook and turns Aurelius into the cage.
Pesonen has Aurelius pressed against the cage.
Aurelius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aurelius swings wildly with an uppercut but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen managing to block the knees to the body from Aurelius.
Pesonen keeps control of Aurelius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pesonen. #T1#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #BC2#
Aurelius breaks from the clinch.
Pesonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pesonen is looking to clinch.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aurelius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Pesonen backs off Aurelius throws a huge counter combo but Pesonen manages to avoid it all.
Pesonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aurelius leaves Pesonen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It seemed like Aurelius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pesonen throws a solid leg kick but Aurelius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pesonen.
Pesonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aurelius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pesonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pesonen delivers a nice body kick.#T2#
Pesonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Aurelius counter with a right hand.
Jallu Pesonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen misses with a left hand
and Aurelius counters with a stiff right hand.
Pesonen throws a right hand that misses
and Aurelius counters with a series of strikes. Pesonen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Aurelius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius needs to keep his hands up - Pesonen had a free shot at his head there.
Aurelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aurelius tests Pesonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good leg kick by Pesonen.
Pesonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aurelius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aurelius sprawls well. Aurelius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pesonen gets slowly back to his feet.#T3#
Pesonen misses with a few strikes there.
Pesonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelius manages to avoid it.
Aurelius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aurelius throws a body shot but no joy.
Pesonen 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.
Pesonen throws a sloppy head kick
and Aurelius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pesonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aurelius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pesonen scrambles back to his feet.
Pesonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aurelius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aurelius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.#T4#
Pesonen thows a leg kick but Aurelius checks it
and Aurelius counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesonen throws an off balance right hand
and Aurelius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pesonen looks to throw a body kick
enabling Aurelius to counter with a crisp jab.
Aurelius misses with a straight left.
Pesonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pesonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aurelius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aurelius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aurelius clobbers Pesonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aurelius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pesonen thows a body kick. Aurelius tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcus Aurelius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Aurelius throws a looping overhand right but Pesonen ducks down to avoid it.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut
and Aurelius counters with a nice uppercut.
Pesonen tries to clinch but Aurelius moves away
enabling Aurelius to counter with a crisp jab.
Pesonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelius slips a straight right by Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aurelius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pesonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelius. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy body kick from Pesonen
and Aurelius counters with a series of strikes. Pesonen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurelius throws out the jab.
Pesonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aurelius.
Aurelius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pesonen looks for a takedown but Aurelius sprawls well.#T1#
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aurelius sprawls well. Aurelius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pesonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Aurelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Pesonen - just one landing.
Aurelius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pesonen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesonen misses with a looping right.
Pesonen throws an overhand right that lands on Aurelius's shoulder, as Aurelius tries to avoid the shot.
Aurelius might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#TD#
Pesonen feints and as Aurelius raises his hands in defense, Pesonen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aurelius is looking to stand up but Pesonen isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Aurelius keeps moving. #T2#
Aurelius wants to stand up but Pesonen is controlling him.
Pesonen trying to control but Aurelius is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pesonen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Pesonen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aurelius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aurelius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pesonen checks it well.
Pesonen throws a big counter combination but Aurelius scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marcus Aurelius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pesonen tries to bum rush Aurelius with a series of wild strikes but Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pesonen scores with a leg kick. #CL2#
Pesonen gets tackled into the cage by Aurelius. Aurelius maintains the clinch.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut.
Pesonen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelius fails to land. #BC2#
Aurelius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aurelius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pesonen throws a head kick but Aurelius moves out of range.
Aurelius lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pesonen takes a step back to recover. #T4#
Good exchange - Pesonen coming out on top.
Aurelius lands with a cross.
Pesonen wants to clinch up but Aurelius keeps it at a distance.
Pesonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aurelius counters with a low kick, right behind Pesonen 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aurelius throws a good cross that connects.
Pesonen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aurelius will feel that in the morning.
Aurelius lands with a shot to the body.
Pesonen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aurelius counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Aurelius has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Aurelius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Aurelius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aurelius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Aurelius!
Marcus Aurelius really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: SMASH: Kneeland vs Kosmanov
Date: Sep 10, 2021

#R1#
Jodson misses the shot to the body.
Pesonen throws a half hearted mid kick.#TD2#
Pesonen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jodson did well to prevent Pesonen getting side control.
Pesonen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jodson is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Pesonen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pesonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jodson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T1#
Pesonen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB2#
Pesonen is looking for a kimura here.
Pesonen wants to take a breather but Jodson is having none of it.
Pesonen controlling the pace. #ES#
Jodson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jodson swings for the body but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jodson throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Pesonen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jodson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT#It looks like Jallu Pesonen has been cut.#T2##TD2#
Pesonen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Jodson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Pesonen is on him like a limpet, forcing Jodson back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jodson cracks Pesonen with a nice body shot.
Jodson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pesonen.
Jodson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pesonen pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC#
Jodson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jodson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pesonen swinging wildly here. #T3#
A good leg kick by Jodson.
Jodson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jodson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pesonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jodson pinned against the cage. Jodson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jodson throws out a loose jab but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jodson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pesonen.
Jodson tried to counter with a leg kick but Pesonen avoided it.
Pesonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jodson pushes Pesonen away with a front kick.
Pesonen moves out of range as Jodson throws a body kick.
Jodson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pesonen's hands.
Jodson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jodson.
Dohn Jodson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
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!
Pesonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jodson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jodson looks to throw the jab but Pesonen is out of range.
Pesonen feints and then cracks Jodson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jodson down.
Jodson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pesonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jodson fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Pesonen. Beautiful body shot.
Pesonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jodson. Jodson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jodson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesonen counters with a big head kick but Jodson shrugs it off.
Jodson throws a leg kick but Pesonen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pesonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jodson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pesonen is looking for the big counter here.
Good standup being displayed there by Jodson as he connects with a hook.
A cross from Pesonen lands.
A head kick misses from Jodson.
Jodson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
Jodson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pesonen.
Jodson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pesonen blocks a head kick by Jodson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dohn Jodson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Good standup being displayed there by Pesonen as he connects with a hook.
Jodson throws a hook but Pesonen avoids it easily.
Jodson fakes the leg kick and cracks Pesonen in the body.
Pesonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jodson throws a big shot that misses.
Jodson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
Pesonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jodson slips a jab and a cross from Pesonen.
Jodson tries to bum rush Pesonen with a series of wild strikes but Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pesonen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jodson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesonen can do to turn this around?
Pesonen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jodson connects with a right hand. Pesonen shakes it off.
Pesonen throws a nice looking combination but Jodson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jodson misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pesonen checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jodson blocks a head kick by Pesonen.
Pesonen thuds his right hand into Jodson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pesonen throws a series of punches but Jodson moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Jodson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Pesonen throws a head kick that Jodson semi-blocks.
Pesonen slips under a jab.
Jodson misses with the combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pesonen.
Jodson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jodson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jodson works Pesonen's body with a nice hook.
Dohn Jodson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jodson tries to work over Pesonen's front leg with a kick but Pesonen checks it.
Jodson missing with a left hand there. Pesonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jodson swinging wildly here.
Pesonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jodson misses with a low kick as Pesonen jumps back.
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Jodson.
A big right from Jodson misses. #T2#
Jodson throws a leg kick but Pesonen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jodson on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jodson. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jodson fails to land with a series of punches.
Pesonen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jodson backs up against the cage.
Pesonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jodson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jodson throws a leg kick but Pesonen moved away.
Jodson tries to work over Pesonen's front leg with a kick but Pesonen checks it.
Dohn Jodson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jodson lands a leg kick that knocks Pesonen off balance momentarily.
Jodson misses with an uppercut.
Jodson throws a leg kick but Pesonen moved away.
Jodson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD2#
Pesonen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pesonen pushes down on Jodson's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T3#
Pesonen slows the pace down in half guard.
Jodson is not content to let Pesonen control the position.
Jodson is trying to stand up here but Pesonen is controlling him well.
Jallu Pesonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pesonen throwing shots but Jodson is blocking nicely.
Pesonen stalling.
Pesonen scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Pesonen is working for a kimura but Jodson is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jodson tries to kick Pesonen off but Pesonen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pesonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pesonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jodson tries to work over Pesonen's front leg with a kick but Pesonen checks it.
Pesonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jodson throws out a loose jab but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Jodson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jodson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#CL2#
Pesonen drives through and clinches with Jodson against the cage.
Jodson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Pesonen. #BC#
Jodson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jodson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pesonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Dohn Jodson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jodson misses with a low kick as Pesonen jumps back.
Jodson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jodson avoids the head kick by Pesonen.
Pesonen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jodson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.
Jodson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Jodson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jodson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Jodson misses
and Pesonen counters with a two punch combo.
Jodson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pesonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T1#
Jodson thuds his right hand into Pesonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jodson misses with an uppercut.
Jodson looks to land a combination. Pesonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT#That has opened up Jallu Pesonen's cut even more.
A jab from Pesonen finds it's way through Jodson's defenses.
Jodson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
Pesonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jodson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jodson motions for Pesonen to come forward. Jodson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jodson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jodson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jodson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pesonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pesonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jodson misses with a low kick as Pesonen jumps back.
Pesonen cracks Jodson with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jodson.
Jodson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.#T2#
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Jodson.
Jodson misses with a body kick.
Jodson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pesonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jodson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pesonen just manages to avoid it.
Pesonen thuds his right hand into Jodson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jodson throws a one two combo.
Pesonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jodson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pesonen somewhat.
Pesonen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jodson is fending him off so far but Pesonen persists. Nope, Jodson circles away and we're back to standing.
Dohn Jodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jallu Pesonen.
Jodson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jodson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pesonen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jodson - the referee stops the clock and Pesonen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jodson. Pesonen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jodson throws a body kick that misses.
Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jodson.
Pesonen thuds his shin into the meat of Jodson's side.#T3#
Jodson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jodson takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Jodson misses with a two punch combination.
Pesonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pesonen misses with a head kick.
Pesonen tries to work over Jodson's front leg with a kick but Jodson checks it.
Jodson throws a low kick but Pesonen moves out of range easily.
Jodson backing away here, and Pesonen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jodson misses with a low kick.
Jodson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pesonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pesonen throws a counter combo.
Pesonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Pesonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pesonen.
Pesonen checks a low kick from Jodson.
Jodson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jodson lands a really nice looking cross but Pesonen seems unphased. #T4#
Nice sprawl there from Jodson as Pesonen shoots in.
It looked like Jodson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pesonen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pesonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pesonen misses with a double jab.
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!
Jodson scores with a one two! Pesonen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pesonen lands a slapping body shot.
Jodson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jodson scores with a hook to the body. Pesonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pesonen misses with a head kick.
Jodson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jodson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jodson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jodson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pesonen misses with an uppercut.
Jodson throws a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dohn Jodson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jodson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dohn Jodson!

Event: SMASH: Lesnar vs Ike
Date: Aug 28, 2021

#R1#
Pesonen misses with a hook. Cassino ducked under it nicely.
Cassino throws a body kick that misses.
Pesonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassino. #TD2#
Pesonen shoots in and gets a takedown into Cassino's guard.
Pesonen trying to control but Cassino is working from the bottom.
Cassino looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pesonen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pesonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Cassino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Pesonen is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassino tries to get to full guard but Pesonen has control of the leg. #T1#
Pesonen is looking to take a break and control but Cassino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cassino is trying to stand back up but Pesonen is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen is taking a breather. Cassino says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#SUB2#
Cassino is defending against the submission attempts here by Pesonen.
Pesonen stalling. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pesonen lands with a nice combination. Cassino backs away looking to recover.
Monte Cassino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassino punishes Pesonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Cassino throws out a leg kick but Pesonen moves out of range and Cassino only half commits.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassino.
Nice shot lands for Cassino.
Pesonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Cassino is looking to score with low kicks.
Cassino misses with an uppercut.
Cassino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Pesonen misses the target. #T3#
Pesonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Cassino circles away.
Pesonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cassino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cassino looks to land a left hand but Pesonen moved out of range nicely.
Pesonen scores with a kick to the body.
Pesonen lands a two punch combo.
Cassino throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Monte Cassino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pesonen checks a low kick from Cassino.
Cassino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cassino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pesonen on the side of the head.
Cassino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pesonen's sensitive parts.
Cassino throws an overhand right that lands on Pesonen's shoulder, as Pesonen tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Pesonen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pesonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cassino circles away quickly and effectively.
Pesonen checks a leg kick nicely.
Pesonen wants to counter with a clinch but Cassino pushes him away.
Pesonen misses with a hook to the body
and Cassino counters with a slapping leg kick. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Pesonen misses the target.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cassino as he jumps to the side.
Pesonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cassino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab from Cassino.
Pesonen throws a hook to the side of Cassino's head but Cassino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cassino misses with an uppercut.
Cassino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cassino lands a jab to the nose.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cassino as he avoids it easily.
Cassino jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pesonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cassino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pesonen in his tracks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cassino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pesonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cassino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Monte Cassino will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Cassino throws a leg kick but Pesonen checks it.
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Cassino.
Cassino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cassino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pesonen throws a right and a left that Cassino avoids nicely.
Pesonen lands a body shot.
Pesonen scores with a jab. Cassino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cassino cracks Pesonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cassino tries to land a leg kick but Pesonen saw it coming and moves away.
Cassino checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen takes one on the button.
Cassino avoids the head kick by Pesonen.
Cassino attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassino.
Pesonen misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cassino throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Cassino.
Pesonen slips under a jab from Cassino.
Cassino tries to land a front kick but Pesonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cassino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pesonen.
Monte Cassino is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Pesonen has managed to clinch.
Cassino working aggressively here.
Cassino struggles to land a body shot inside as Pesonen controls his hands.
Cassino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Cassino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassino tries to work over Pesonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cassino misses with the head strike.
Cassino misses with a body punch.
Cassino misses with the head strike. #T2#
Cassino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pesonen avoiding damage.
Cassino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino.
Cassino tries to work over Pesonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pesonen.
Cassino lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Cassino fails to land.
A short left from Pesonen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cassino.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino lands with a short shot to the head. #T3#
Cassino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Cassino.
Cassino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pesonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Cassino prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Cassino on the inside.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Cassino fails to land.
Pesonen pushes Cassino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut.
Cassino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Cassino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pesonen trying to control the position but instead, Cassino has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pesonen into the cage.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino lands with a right to the head.
Pesonen taking a breather.
Cassino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cassino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pesonen prevents a body shot from Cassino.
Cassino gets through Pesonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Cassino.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Monte Cassino dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Pesonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassino moves away.
Pesonen walks into a straight right hand from Cassino.
Good shot there by Cassino.#CL#
Cassino has Pesonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Pesonen prevents a body shot from Cassino.
Pesonen is looking to control Cassino's arms but Cassino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pesonen has his back to the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pesonen.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino working aggressively here.
Cassino lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino lands a left hand.
Pesonen trying to control the position but instead, Cassino has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pesonen into the cage.#T1#
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Cassino.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pesonen.
A short right from Cassino on the inside.
Pesonen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cassino is defending well.
Cassino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pesonens head.
Pesonen prevents a body shot from Cassino.
Cassino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cassino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pesonen wants to stall.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Cassino.
Pesonen stalling against the cage.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Cassino misses with some punches.
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cassino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Monte Cassino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassino tries a body shot but Pesonen blocks it.
Cassino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cassino tries to throw a body punch but Pesonen avoids it by throwing Cassino back against the cage.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen blocking some punches.
Cassino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino is pressed up against the cage. Pesonen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cassino down to the mat. Cassino avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jallu Pesonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T3#
Pesonen misses with a body kick.
It looked like Cassino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cassino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pesonen moves in looking to clinch but Cassino pushes him off.
Cassino lunges at Pesonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pesonen's hand.
Pesonen misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cassino blocks a low kick nicely.
Cassino lands a slapping body shot.
A clash of legs there as Pesonen blocks the low kick.
Cassino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cassino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Monte Cassino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jallu Pesonen.
Some bone on bone action there as Cassino checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Cassino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cassino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pesonen looks to land a combination but Cassino avoids it well. #T4#
Cassino avoids the body shot from Pesonen.
Cassino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pesonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cassino swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pesonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pesonen throws a looping overhand right but Cassino ducks down to avoid it.
Pesonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Pesonen. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body kick from Cassino.
Cassino is looking to chop away at Pesonen's legs.
Cassino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesonen can do to turn this around?
Cassino moves out of range as Pesonen throws a body kick.
Cassino is looking to chop away at Pesonen's legs.
Pesonen throws out a counter right but Cassino avoids it with no problem.
Pesonen throws a low kick but Cassino moves out of range easily.
As Pesonen tries to get set, Cassino tries to push him back and clinch up but Pesonen manages to avoid the attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pesonen.
Cassino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Cassino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Monte Cassino clearly takes 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.#R4#
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. Cassino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses #CL#
and Cassino counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cassino can't find room to land a body shot as Pesonen controls the action.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Cassino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cassino working aggressively here.
Cassino misses with a body punch.
Cassino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassino tries to work over Pesonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Pesonen prevents a body shot from Cassino.
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pesonen misses with a punch to the body.
Pesonen effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cassino.
Pesonen lands an uppercut.
Pesonen blocking some punches.
Cassino misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Cassino.
Pesonen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cassino is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#BC2#
Pesonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cassino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cassino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T2#
Pesonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Cassino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a hook to the side of Cassino's head but Cassino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cassino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cassino fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pesonen is out of range.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cassino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cassino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pesonen momentarily.
Pesonen throws a lazy right hand but Cassino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cassino feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pesonen has a takedown stuffed.
Cassino lands a really nice looking cross but Pesonen seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassino takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pesonen moves out of range of the body kick from Cassino.
Cassino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassino.
Cassino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pesonen.#T3#
Cassino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pesonen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown but Cassino shows good takedown defense.
Monte Cassino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jallu Pesonen.
Cassino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Cassino thumps Pesonen with a low kick.
Cassino tries to score with a low kick but Pesonen moves his leg out of the way.
Cassino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cassino jabs Pesonen right on the nose. Pesonen blinks but takes it well.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut
and Cassino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pesonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassino.
Pesonen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cassino avoids it really well and circles away.
Pesonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
Cassino fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pesonen.
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!
Pesonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL#
Cassino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut.
Cassino misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cassino gets through Pesonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cassino presses Pesonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cassino stops a takedown attempt from Pesonen.
Cassino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cassino misses with some punches.
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cassino.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Monte Cassino had his way with Jallu Pesonen in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
Cassino lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pesonen stalks Cassino and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cassino's face. Cassino staggers backwards, shaken.
Pesonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pesonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pesonen walks into a stiff left hand from Cassino.
Nice defenses there by Pesonen.
Pesonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cassino fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pesonen checks it well.
Cassino throws an overhand right that lands on Pesonen's shoulder, as Pesonen tries to avoid the shot.
Pesonen wants to clinch
and Cassino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pesonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cassino lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pesonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pesonen tries a quick counter leg kick but Cassino is wise to it.#T1#
Cassino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cassino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Cassino moves out of range of the leg kick from Pesonen.#CL2#
Pesonen clinches with his opponent.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pesonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cassino scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Cassino.
Cassino misses with some punches.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pesonen gets through Cassino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cassino has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen looking for a takedown. #T2#
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cassino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino.
Pesonen misses with a shot to the kidneys. #TD2#
Pesonen pulls guard effortlessly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassino engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T3#
Cassino tries to free his leg and advance position but Pesonen is retaining full guard.
Cassino looking to sit in guard and control but Pesonen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monte Cassino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pesonen content to stall in guard here.
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pesonen won't allow Cassino to sweep him here.
Cassino controlling the position.
Pesonen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pesonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cassino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters circling a little - Pesonen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pesonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cassino throws a front kick that sends Pesonen stumbling back into the cage.
Cassino throws a lazy right hand but Pesonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pesonen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pesonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monte Cassino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cassino, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monte Cassino!
Monte Cassino retains his featherweight title!
A less than humble Monte Cassino misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: PFC 280 Bapp vs Po
Date: Jul 18, 2021

#R1##TD#
Dhelan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pesonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pesonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dhelan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dhelan pushing down on Pesonen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Dhelan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pesonen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhelan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pesonen defending well though.
Dhelan is stalling here. Pesonen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dhelan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pesonen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #SUB2#
Pesonen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dhelan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T1#
Pesonen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dhelan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pesonen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB2#
Pesonen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dhelan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dhelan is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Pesonen tries for a kimura but Dhelan is defending well.
Dhelan is trying to get back to half guard.
Pesonen in the domination position with Dhelan hanging on.#SUB2#
Pesonen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dhelan, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dhelan regains half guard.#T2#
Pesonen wants to pass the guard but Dhelan is defending well.
Pesonen stalling.
Dhelan gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Dhelan is looking for a triangle here but Pesonen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Dhelan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dhelan tries to buck Pesonen off but Pesonen is having none of it.
Dhelan striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Pesonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dhelan keeps working.
Pesonen taking a breather here.
Dhelan tries to buck Pesonen off but Pesonen is having none of it.
Dhelan is working hard here to advance position.#T3#
Pesonen is looking to take a break and control but Dhelan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dhelan is looking for a sweep.
Dhelan regains half guard.
Pesonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dhelan keeps working.
Dhelan is trying to get back to full guard.
Pesonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dhelan keeps working.
Pesonen stalling. #SUB#
Dhelan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pesonen prevents Dhelan from improving his position.
Dhelan is pressing down on Pesonen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T4#
Pesonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Dhelan is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Dhelan working for submissions but it's allowed Pesonen to get to half guard.
Pesonen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB#
Dhelan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pesonen pulls his head out easily.
Dhelan is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dhelan trying to control but Pesonen postures up.
Pesonen trying to control the pace. #SUB2#
Pesonen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dhelan defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Dhelan connects with a body shot.
Dhelan throws a looping overhand right but Pesonen ducks down to avoid it.
Dhelan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Pesonen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dhelan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dhelan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Dhelan misses its intended target.
Pesonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dhelan walks into a stiff left hand from Pesonen.
Dhelan fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhelan thumps Pesonen with a low kick.
Dhelan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pesonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pesonen stuffs the takedown attempt from Dhelan. Dhelan gets slowly back to his feet. #T1##TD2#
Pesonen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dhelan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Dhelan looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Dhelan actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Dhelan is defending against the submission attempts here by Pesonen.
Pesonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Pesonen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dhelan is just riding it out for now. Pesonen eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Pesonen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dhelan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dhelan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T2#
Dhelan moves into full guard.
Pesonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Dhelan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pesonen connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB#
Pesonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dhelan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pesonen has managed to get both his arms back between Dhelan's legs - danger averted.
Pesonen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Dhelan keeps moving.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dhelan is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Dhelan looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pesonen has picked Dhelan up and slammed him! Dhelan can't keep hold of the triangle and Pesonen manages to pass to side control!
Dhelan is looking to reverse the position.#SUB2#
Pesonen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T3#
Dhelan is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Pesonen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dhelan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dhelan wants to control but Pesonen postures up.
Jallu Pesonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dhelan is trying to improve his position.
Pesonen trying to control the action but Dhelan is working from the bottom.
Dhelan is trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Pesonen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dhelan, who protects the arm well.
Dhelan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pesonen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pesonen controlling the position.
Dhelan is looking for a sweep.
Dhelan regains half guard.#SUB#
Dhelan looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Dhelan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pesonen pulls his head out easily.
Pesonen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Pesonen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dhelan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pesonen is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!#R3##TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pesonen enables Dhelan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pesonen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pesonen is controlling Dhelan's posture.
Dhelan wants to control from the top but Pesonen keeps moving.
Dhelan looking to pass the guard.
Dhelan passes Pesonen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhelan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Dhelan seems to be looking for submissions. #T1#
Pesonen gets back to full guard.
Dhelan throwing strikes from guard but Pesonen blocks nicely.
Dhelan scoring with some ground and pound.
Dhelan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB#
Dhelan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dhelan throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T2#
Pesonen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #SUB#
Dhelan is working for a kimura but Pesonen is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Dhelan is trying to work for a kimura but Pesonen is defending well.
Pesonen manages to get to full guard. #T3#
Dhelan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pesonen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Dhelan has control of Pesonen's left arm, preventing Pesonen from doing any damage.
Dhelan wants to hit a sweep here but Pesonen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dhelan there!
Jallu Pesonen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dhelan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dhelan is looking to escape.
Dhelan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zhan Dhelan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Dhelan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pesonen keeping full guard, as Dhelan tries to pass.
Pesonen has Dhelan pulled in close to control his posture.
Dhelan stopping the sweep attempt from Pesonen.#SUB#
Dhelan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pesonen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dhelan has Pesonen in his guard.#REVB#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Dhelan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zhan Dhelan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pesonen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jallu Pesonen!
Jallu Pesonen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.

Event: PFC 270 Petrov vs Williams
Date: Jun 06, 2021

#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jack lands an uppercut.
Jack lands an uppercut.
Jack lands a shoulder strike.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pesonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pesonen told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut.
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack working aggressively here.
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
A shot in the inside from Jack.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jack.
Jack scores with a shoulder strike.
Jack lands with a left to the head.
Pesonen lands a body punch.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Pesonen.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack misses with the head strike.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
Pesonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Jack. #T2#
Jack misses with the head strike.
Jack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack blocks a body shot from Pesonen.
Jack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pesonen blocking some punches.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Jack.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pesonen's elbow. #T3#
Pesonen stalling in the clinch.
Pesonen blocking some punches.
Jack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Jack.
Jack has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pesonen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Pesonen prevents a body shot from Jack.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Jack.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land. #T4#
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
A short left from Pesonen.
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack tries to throw a body punch but Pesonen avoids it by throwing Jack back against the cage.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Pesonen controls the action.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack misses with the head strike.
Pesonen wants to take the fight to the mat but Jack manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Jack controls his hands.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pesonen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jack keeps control of Pesonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pesonens head.
Jack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Jack dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Pesonen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesonen can do to turn this around?
Jack slips under a jab.
Jack defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pesonen.
Jack connects with a right hand. Pesonen shakes it off.
Pesonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jallu Pesonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pesonen tries to clinch up.
Jack tried to score with a low kick but Pesonen checks it.
Jack throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pesonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jack checks a leg kick nicely.
Jack misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack doesn't manage to clinch there - Pesonen circles away.
Pesonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jack.
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Jack. #T1#
Jack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pesonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Pesonen does no damage.
Pesonen 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.
Jack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jack throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pesonen misses with a takedown
and Jack counters with a low kick, right behind Pesonen 's knee.
Pesonen shoots in for a double leg but Jack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jack is looking to counter punch.
Taylor Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jallu Pesonen.
Pesonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jack blocks a head kick by Pesonen.
Jack with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
Jack tests Pesonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Jack scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jack slips a straight right by Pesonen.
Taylor Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack throws a low kick, looking for Pesonen's leg but Pesonen calmly moves out of range.
Pesonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor Jack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jack connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL#
Jack closes the distance and clinches.
Jack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pesonen lands a right hand.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pesonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jack lands with a light punch inside.
Pesonen is trying to maintain a safe position but Jack gets an underhook and turns Pesonen into the cage.#T3#
Pesonen scores with a hook to the body.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Jack on the inside.
Pesonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pesonen's elbow.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack tries a body shot but Pesonen blocks it.
Good body shot from Jack. #BC#
Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jack swings for the body but Pesonen moves out of range.
Jack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T4#
Pesonen misses with a combination
and Jack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jack keeps the fight on the outside.
Pesonen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pesonen on the side of the head.
Jack misses with a looping left.
Jack connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pesonen misses with the combination.
Jack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jack thuds a left hand into Pesonen's body.
Pesonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pesonen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pesonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pesonen throws a head kick but Jack moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Jack dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Jack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pesonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Jack scores with a leg kick.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pesonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jack thumps Pesonen with a low kick.#CL#
Jack moves into the clinch.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Jack.
Jack lands with a short shot to the head.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack letting Pesonen take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen tries to throw a body punch but Jack avoids it by throwing Pesonen back against the cage. #T1#
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Jack.
Jack misses with a body punch.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Jack on the inside.
Pesonen lands a nice shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jack lands a nice shot to the body.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Jack.
Jack tries a body shot but Pesonen blocks it.
Jack is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T2#
Pesonen blocking some punches.
Jack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jack pushes Pesonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pesonen tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pesonen tries to stall but Jack uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor Jack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Come on Pesonen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jack lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pesonen tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pesonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut.
Jack tries to work over Pesonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor Jack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pesonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Jack misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Come on Pesonen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jack.
Pesonen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jack 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Jack!
Taylor Jack seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: PFC 267 Joy vs Caunt
Date: May 23, 2021

#R1#
McArthur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from McArthur. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Pesonen. Those never looked like landing.
McArthur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pesonen will feel that in the morning.
McArthur does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pesonen throws a fast counter high kick but McArthur manages to duck under it in time.
Pesonen misses with a head kick.
McArthur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Donk. McArthur catches Pesonen right on the button with a cross.
Pesonen misses with a straight right.
McArthur moves out of range of the body kick from Pesonen.
McArthur tries to land a leg kick but Pesonen saw it coming and moves away.
A combination from Pesonen does no damage.
Pesonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT2#It looks like Kieran McArthur has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McArthur throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from McArthur misses.
McArthur misses with a kick to the body.
Pesonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pesonen cracks a nice hook into McArthur's ribs.
Pesonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Pesonen misses.
McArthur tried to score with a low kick but Pesonen checks it.#T1#
McArthur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McArthur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pesonen staying out of range there.
McArthur misses the body punch
and Pesonen counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for McArthur.
A head kick misses from Pesonen. #CL2#
Pesonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McArthur misses with a punch on the inside.
McArthur misses with some punches.
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by McArthur.
McArthur misses with the head strike.
McArthur misses with a body punch.
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McArthur. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McArthur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pesonen has McArthur pushed against the cage.
McArthur gets underhooks to prevent Pesonen's takedown attempt.
McArthur lands with a short shot to the head.
McArthur struggles to land a body shot inside as Pesonen controls his hands.
McArthur is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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 McArthur walks away with a smile on his face. Pesonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD2#
Pesonen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McArthur looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SUB2#
Pesonen tries for a kimura but McArthur is defending well.
Pesonen working away.
McArthur is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Pesonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but McArthur keeps working.
McArthur can't do much from the bottom here.
Pesonen trying to control the position but McArthur is working away.
McArthur sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pesonen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McArthur trying to control from the bottom.
McArthur works his way to full guard. Good work.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pesonen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McArthur has his hands on Pesonen's head, controlling the position.
McArthur keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Pesonen looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab from Pesonen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McArthur. Pesonen shrugs it off though.
A chopping leg kick lands by McArthur.
Pesonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McArthur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kieran McArthur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kieran McArthur's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
McArthur slaps away a takedown attempt from Pesonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pesonen looks to score with a jab to the body but McArthur is just out of range.
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McArthur.
McArthur throws a low kick, looking for Pesonen's leg but Pesonen calmly moves out of range.
Pesonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McArthur with a body shot.
Pesonen moves out of range of the body kick from McArthur.
The crowd cheers as Pesonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. McArthur doesn't seem phased though.
Pesonen goes for a double leg but McArthur avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McArthur continues to drive forward.
McArthur throwing a counter right hand but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
McArthur is looking to score with low kicks.
Pesonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sloppy strikes from Pesonen. Those never looked like landing.
McArthur lands a nice looking body kick.
Pesonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pesonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pesonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McArthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McArthur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pesonen walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Pesonen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McArthur was covering up waiting for the punch and Pesonen finishes the takedown easily into guard. #T1#
McArthur managing to control the position.
McArthur's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but McArthur keeps moving.
McArthur pulls Pesonen in to control the position. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but McArthur keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McArthur is trying to keep Pesonen in close. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pesonen is looking to land body kicks.
Pesonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kieran McArthur is winning the standup battle so far.
Pesonen blocks the body kick.
Pesonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from McArthur tenderised Pesonen's leg. Pesonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
McArthur misses with a two punch combination.
McArthur looks for the body kick but Pesonen saw that one coming.
McArthur misses with an uppercut.
Pesonen thows a leg kick but McArthur checks it
and McArthur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McArthur scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Pesonen has closed the distance and engaged McArthur in a clinch. #T3#
Pesonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
McArthur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McArthur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pesonen moves out of range as McArthur throws a body kick.
Pesonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McArthur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McArthur is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Pesonen shoots in and drives through. McArthur sprawls well.
Kieran McArthur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jallu Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a lazy right hand but McArthur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pesonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and McArthur counters with a stiff right hand.
Pesonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McArthur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Pesonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Pesonen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McArthur.
McArthur lands with an uppercut that bounces Pesonen off the cage and back into range.
Pesonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but McArthur is out of range and Pesonen settles back down.
McArthur half committed to a counter leg kick.
McArthur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pesonen is able to avoid easily.
McArthur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McArthur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pesonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T4#
McArthur throws a leg kick but Pesonen moved away.
McArthur scores with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from McArthur
and Pesonen counters with a nice body kick.
McArthur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pesonen. Pesonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McArthur scores with the left hand. Pesonen knows he should have avoided that one.
McArthur stuffs the takedown attempt from Pesonen. Pesonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kieran McArthur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pesonen throws a jab when McArthur was well out of range.
Pesonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pesonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McArthur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pesonen misses with a wild body shot.
Pesonen looks to score with a jab to the body but McArthur is just out of range.
McArthur throws a push kick but Pesonen slaps the foot to one side.
Pesonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McArthurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good standup being displayed there by McArthur as he connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kieran McArthur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kieran McArthur's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
McArthur cracks Pesonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pesonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McArthur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McArthur throws a big shot that misses.#TD2#
Pesonen gets a double leg takedown into McArthur's guard.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McArthur is keeping the position for now.
McArthur looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen tries to free his leg and advance position but McArthur is retaining full guard.
Pesonen is working McArthur over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pesonen working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Pesonen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pesonen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T1#
Pesonen is fighting to break McArthur's control of his arms but McArthur is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pesonen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McArthur keeping full guard, as Pesonen tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pesonen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pesonen slips a straight right by McArthur.
McArthur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McArthur leaves Pesonen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD2#
Pesonen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Check out the look on Pesonen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jallu Pesonen has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
McArthur is trying to get back to half guard.
McArthur struggling a bit here.
McArthur trying to remain calm as Pesonen controls from the top position.
Pesonen wants to control but McArthur is keeping him busy.
McArthur struggling a bit here.
Pesonen wants to control but McArthur is keeping him busy.
Pesonen taking a breather here. #T3#
Pesonen wants to control but McArthur is keeping him busy.
McArthur struggling a bit here.
Pesonen trying to control the position but McArthur is working away.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McArthur can't do much from the bottom here.
McArthur is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McArthur struggling a bit here.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pesonen works McArthur's body with a nice hook.
Pesonen scores with a hook.
No joy there for Pesonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jallu Pesonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McArthur.
McArthur lands with a thumping leg kick.
McArthur misses with an uppercut.
Pesonen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
McArthur misses with a low kick.
McArthur is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pesonen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pesonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McArthur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McArthur is looking to land body kicks.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch but McArthur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McArthur lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jallu Pesonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McArthur has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieran McArthur!
Kieran McArthur was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: PFC 263 Caunt vs Finn
Date: May 02, 2021

#R1#
A clash of legs there as Ho Joy blocks the low kick.
Pesonen defending well as Ho Joy loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Ho Joy.#CL#
Ho Joy closes the distance and pushes Pesonen back into the cage.
Ho Joy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho Joy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho Joy avoiding damage.
Ho Joy working aggressively here.
A short left from Ho Joy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen tries for a takedown but Ho Joy manages to get underhooks.
Ho Joy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ho Joy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T1#
Ho Joy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ho Joy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pesonen avoiding damage.
Ho Joy presses Pesonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ho Joy misses with a body punch.
Ho Joy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pesonen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ho Joy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ho Joy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy throws a head punch that misses.
Ho Joy tries to work over Pesonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Joy misses with a body punch.
Ho Joy lands a hook that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards. #T2#
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Joy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho Joy lands a shoulder strike.
Ho Joy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut.
Ho Joy tries to throw a body punch but Pesonen avoids it by throwing Ho Joy back against the cage.
Pesonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ho Joy backwards.
Pesonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Joy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho Joy letting Pesonen take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pesonen.
Ho Joy tries a body shot but Pesonen blocks it.
Ho Joy goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3#
Ho Joy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pesonen is stalling here.
Ho Joy can't find room to land a body shot as Pesonen controls the action.
Pesonen prevents a body shot from Ho Joy.
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pesonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pesonen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pesonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Ho Joy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Ho Joy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #CUT#It looks like Jallu Pesonen has been cut.
Ho Joy gets through Pesonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pesonen prevents a body shot from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ho Joy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards.
Ho Joy tries to work over Pesonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut.
Ho Joy tries a body shot but Pesonen blocks it.
Ho Joy tries to throw a body punch but Pesonen avoids it by throwing Ho Joy back against the cage.
Pesonen is trying to stall.
Ho Joy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pesonen blocking some punches.
Pesonen wants to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Do Ho Joy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Ho Joy staying out of range there.
Pesonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Joy's shoulder, as Ho Joy tries to avoid the shot.
Ho Joy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pesonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pesonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ho Joy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ho Joy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pesonen tries to clinch but Ho Joy moves out of range.
Ho Joy digs a good hook to Pesonen's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho Joy. That's going to slow Pesonen down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ho Joy as he avoids it easily.
Ho Joy throws a sloppy head kick and Pesonen moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Pesonen.
Ho Joy connects with an inside leg kick.
Ho Joy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T1#
Pesonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.
Ho Joy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesonen can do to turn this around?
Ho Joy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen throws a counter combo.
Pesonen shoots in but Ho Joy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pesonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Do Ho Joy is winning the standup battle so far.
Pesonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pesonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jallu Pesonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ho Joy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pesonen counters with a good, hard body kick but Ho Joy shrugs it off.
Do Ho Joy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Pesonen.
Ho Joy throws a solid leg kick but Pesonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ho Joy.
Pesonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pesonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Ho Joy misses with a body shot.
Pesonen moves out of range as Ho Joy strikes.
Pesonen tries to clinch up.#CL#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ho Joy closes the distance and pushes Pesonen back into the cage.
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!
Ho Joy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards. #BC#
Ho Joy manages to break the clinch.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but Pesonen moves away
and Pesonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho Joy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ho Joy with a hook.#TD2#
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Pesonen is looking for a kimura but Ho Joy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pesonen to get the leverage. #T3#
Ho Joy controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Pesonen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ho Joy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Ho Joy keeps moving.
Pesonen passes Ho Joy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pesonen wants to control but Ho Joy is keeping him busy. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pesonen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pesonen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ho Joy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Pesonen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ho Joy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pesonen.
Pesonen wants to take a breather but Ho Joy is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Do Ho Joy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. 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.#R3#
Ho Joy misses with a shot to the body
and Pesonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Joy scores with a body shot.
Ho Joy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ho Joy - that will leave a mark!
Ho Joy is looking to wear down Pesonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Ho Joy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ho Joy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#CL#
Ho Joy clinches up against the cage.
Pesonen has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Joy.
Do Ho Joy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ho Joy as Pesonen tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy taking a breather.
Ho Joy throws a punch but it's blocked by Pesonen. #T1#
Ho Joy struggles to land a body shot inside as Pesonen controls his hands.
Ho Joy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ho Joy throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Ho Joy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pesonen loads up on a big right hand but Ho Joy slips the punch.
Ho Joy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ho Joy misses with a head kick.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but Pesonen moves out of range. #CL2#
Pesonen clinches up against the cage.
Ho Joy lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Ho Joy.
Pesonen is trying to maintain a safe position but Ho Joy gets an underhook and turns Pesonen into the cage.
Ho Joy being controlled against the cage.
Ho Joy tries a body shot but Pesonen blocks it. #T2#
Pesonen wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho Joy.
Pesonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ho Joy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho Joy misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Joy has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut.
Pesonen tries a body shot but Ho Joy blocks it.
Ho Joy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho Joy working aggressively here.
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!
Ho Joy goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3#
Pesonen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ho Joy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Joy controlling the action here for a moment.
Ho Joy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Joy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pesonens head.
Ho Joy misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Ho Joy breaks from the clinch.
Ho Joy misses with a few strikes there.
Pesonen throws out a loose jab but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T4#
Ho Joy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pesonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ho Joy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pesonen. Ho Joy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Do Ho Joy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice shot lands for Ho Joy.
Ho Joy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pesonen.
Ho Joy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Ho Joy keeps the fight on the outside.
Ho Joy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ho Joy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ho Joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Do Ho Joy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ho Joy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Do Ho Joy!
Do Ho Joy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: PFC 258 Golovkin vs Caunt
Date: Apr 11, 2021

#R1#
Pesonen tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Pesonen throws a front kick aimed at Ramirez's knee but Ramirez avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramirez.
We've been hearing reports that Pesonen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ramirez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ramirez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Pesonen as he connects with a hook.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pesonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez tests Pesonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ramirez scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Ramirez coming out on top.
Ramirez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramirez 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.
Pesonen swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range. #T1#
Ramirez throws a body kick that misses.
Pesonen throws the kick towards the body but Ramirez avoids it.
It seemed like Ramirez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pesonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Pesonen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ramirez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pesonen's sensitive parts.
Pesonen lands a head kick. Ramirez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Iker Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez feints and then cracks Pesonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pesonen down.
Pesonen fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD#
Pesonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ramirez is positioning himself well to prevent Pesonen advancing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen wants to control but Ramirez is keeping him busy. #T2#
Ramirez trying to control here.
Pesonen wants to free his trapped foot but Ramirez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pesonen is taking a breather. Ramirez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pesonen prevents Ramirez from improving his position.
Ramirez is controlling Pesonen's position as best he can from this difficult position.#SUB#
Pesonen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ramirez defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pesonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Ramirez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T3#
Pesonen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ramirez controlling the position well. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pesonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pesonen wants to clinch.
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but Pesonen ducks down to avoid it.
Pesonen looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
Iker Ramirez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
Pesonen misses with a body kick. #T4#
Ramirez takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Pesonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ramirez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramirez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pesonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pesonen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.
Ramirez throws a big counter head kick but Pesonen avoids it with no problem.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pesonen. That did some damage!
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
It looked like Pesonen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ramirez.
Pesonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick by Pesonen misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pesonen looks to land a body kick but Ramirez moved away.
Ramirez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pesonen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
Pesonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Ramirez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses
and Ramirez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Ramirez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Iker Ramirez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Pesonen.
Pesonen shoots in but Ramirez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a right hand
and Ramirez counters with a three punch combo that has Pesonen backing up. Pesonen nods at Ramirez to acknowledge the strikes.
Pesonen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ramirez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pesonen tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Ramirez.
Pesonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramirez throws out a counter right but Pesonen avoids it with no problem.
Ramirez connects with a jab.
Pesonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pesonen throwing a counter right hand but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
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!
Pesonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Pesonen sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T1#
Pesonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ramirez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramirez as he connects with a hook.
Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Ramirez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pesonen scores with a head kick. Ramirez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pesonen lands a leg kick that knocks Ramirez off balance momentarily.
Pesonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramirez checks it well.
Ramirez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pesonen throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Pesonen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ramirez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ramirez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramirez takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Pesonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pesonen throws a leg kick which misses Ramirez's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramirez tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez scores with a jab. Pesonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jallu Pesonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pesonen throws a right and a left that Ramirez avoids nicely. #T2#
Ramirez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pesonen. Pesonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pesonen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramirez in his tracks. #CL#
Pesonen moves into the clinch.
Pesonen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ramirez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ramirez misses with the head strike. #TD#
Ramirez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pesonen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ramirez to the mat. Ramirez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pesonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramirez is retaining full guard.
Ramirez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pesonen is stalling in the full guard.
Pesonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramirez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
Pesonen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T3#
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramirez is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen is standing up over Ramirez. Ramirez looks to escape but Pesonen dives into side control. #SUB#
Ramirez wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Pesonen seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Ramirez is tapping! Wow, great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Jallu Pesonen!
In his post fight interview, Jallu Pesonen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: PFC 253 Golovkin vs Joy
Date: Mar 14, 2021

#R1#
A cross from Pique lands.
Pique has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pique connects with a looping right hand.
Pique throws a right hand that misses
and Pesonen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #TD#
Pesonen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen looks up at the clock and then as Pique takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pesonen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pique gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pique works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pesonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pique is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pesonen is fighting to break Pique's control of his arms but Pique is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pesonen throwing strikes from guard but Pique blocks nicely.
Pique looking for a sweep. Not yet Pique, not yet.
Pique avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Pique tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pesonen landing with the ground and pound.
Pesonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pesonen preventing the sweep.
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pique working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing.
Pique pulls Pesonen in to control the position.
Pique is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pesonen won't allow Pique to get back to his feet.
Pesonen is pushing down on Pique's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pique is fighting to maintain full guard but Pesonen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pique is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pesonen is nestled in close to Pique, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T2#
Pique tries to get to full guard but Pesonen has control of the leg.
Pique keeps trying to improve his position.
Pique has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pesonen is working away from the top position though.
Pesonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Pesonen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pique is trying to get back to full guard.
Pique is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pesonen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pesonen's back!
Pesonen trying to control the hands but Pique breaks the grip.
Pesonen looking very determined here, making life difficult for Pique.
Pesonen turns into Pique and is now in his guard. #T3#
Pique wants to sweep but no luck.
Pique preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pesonen postures up in Pique's guard and throws a big left but Pique blocks it.
Pesonen landing with the ground and pound.
Pesonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pique working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen connects with a couple of short punches.
Pique bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pesonen's guard. #REVB#
Pique wants to pass the guard but Pesonen is keeping the position.
Pique showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pique passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pesonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T4#
Pesonen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pique performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pique prevents Pesonen from improving his position.
Pesonen wants to control but Pique is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pique in particular looking to stall.
Pesonen is looking for a sweep. Pique is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Pesonen scores with a nice head shot.
Pique swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pesonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pique throws a head kick that misses.
Pique fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pesonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pesonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pique sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pesonen somewhat.
Pique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Pesonen misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pique digs a good hook to Pesonen's body.
Pique throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pique throws a leg kick which misses Pesonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pesonen tries to avoid it.
Pique chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T1#
Decent striking displayed by Pique there.
Pesonen moves out of range of the body kick.
Pique scores with a nice right hand.
Pique misses with a looping left.
Pique rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesonen counters with a straight right hand.
Pesonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pique swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juan Pique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pique connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pique lands a leg kick that knocks Pesonen off balance momentarily.
Pique connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Pique.
Pesonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pique checks a leg kick. #T2#
Pesonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Juan Pique has been cut.
Pesonen looks to throw the jab but Pique is out of range.
Pique looks to land a body kick but Pesonen moved away.
Pesonen misses with a body shot
and Pique counters with a stiff right hand.
Pique getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pique connects with a right hand. Pesonen shakes it off.
Pesonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pique scores with a shot to the body.
Pique throws the left hand but Pesonen avoids the punch easily.
Pique cracks Pesonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.
Pique scores with a push kick.#T3#
Pique moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Juan Pique seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pique throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pique just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPesonen.
Pique does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pesonen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Juan Pique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
Pesonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A leg kick checked by Pesonen.
Pesonen is looking to counter punch.
Pique swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A right-left combo lands from Pique.
Pesonen staying out of range there.
Pique misses with a jab to the body
and Pesonen counters with a straight right hand.
Pesonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice side step and Pique releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T4#
Pique tries to score with a low kick but Pesonen moves his leg out of the way.
Pique throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Pesonen to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pique scores with a body shot.
Pesonen tries to work over Pique's front leg with a kick but Pique checks it.
Pique feints a counter leg kick.
Pique has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pique scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pesonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pique looks to land a right hand but Pesonen moved out of range.
Pique fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pique ducks right into an uppercut from Pesonen.
Pesonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pique. Pique obviously looking to wear him down.
Pesonen throws a hook to the side of Pique's head but Pique sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pique scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Pique showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Pique's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Pique throws a hook to the side of Pesonen's head but Pesonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pique throws a poor cross that misses
and Pesonen counters with an inside leg kick.
Pique throws out a loose jab but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pesonen cracks Pique with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pique lands a nice looking body shot.
Pique swings for the body but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pique. That's going to slow Pesonen down.
A solid body kick from Pique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pique.
Pesonen checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Pesonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Pique - just one landing. #T1#
Pique misses with a body shot.
Pesonen thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pesonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Pique counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pique throws a shot from downtown. Pesonen moves away and avoids it.
Pesonen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pique throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pesonen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pique just manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Pique.
Pique scores with a kick to the body.
Pique closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pesonen is looking to chop away at Pique's legs.
Pique fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pesonen on the side of the head.
Pesonen throws a looping overhand right but Pique ducks down to avoid it.
Pique throws a jab when Pesonen was well out of range.#T2#
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.
Pesonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pique counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pique closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pesonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Pique dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pesonen. That did some damage!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pique.
Pique scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pesonen blocks a jab.
Pesonen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pique just manages to avoid it.
Pique lands a leg kick that knocks Pesonen off balance momentarily.
Pique lands with a nice body kick.
Pesonen misses with a hook.#T3#
Nice shot lands for Pesonen.
Pesonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pique.
Pique tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Pique.
A low kick from Pique is predictable there
and Pesonen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pique is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pesonen throws a hook but Pique blocks it.
Pique lands a jab to the head.
Pesonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pique scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pesonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Pesonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pique waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pique.#T4#
Pique scores with a jab. Pesonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pique is looking to land body kicks.
Pesonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pesonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pique lands a jab to the nose.
Pique thuds his right hand into Pesonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pique cracks Pesonen with a good jab.
Pique swings for the body but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen ducks under a wild hook from Pique.
Pesonen is looking for a counter combo.
Pique lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pesonen misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Pique.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Pique comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pique has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Pique!
Juan Pique decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: PFC 249 Blazkov vs Laine
Date: Feb 28, 2021

#R1#
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Human slips a jab from Pesonen.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pesonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Human.
The Human moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Pesonen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pesonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Human needs to keep his hands up - Pesonen had a free shot at his head there.
Good shot there by The Human.
The Human buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Human has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#TD#
Pesonen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The Human looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pesonen wants to control but The Human is keeping him busy. #ES2#
The Human throws Pesonen to one side and escapes!
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!
Pesonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Human's head.
The Human takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Human misses with a looping left.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown but The Human shows good takedown defense.
Pesonen backing away here, and The Human unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Pesonen darts in looking for a takedown but The Human gets double underhooks and turns Pesonen into the cage. #BC#
Pesonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Human walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pesonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Human to score with a decent uppercut.
Finn The Human is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
The Human slips a straight right by Pesonen.
The Human scores with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Human.
Pesonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Human connects with an inside leg kick.
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
The Human tries to clinch up.
The Human buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pesonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Human circles away quickly and effectively.
Pesonen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Human is fending him off so far but Pesonen persists. Nope, The Human circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Human loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.
The Human throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Pesonen misses the target.#TD#
Pesonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen stops The Human from getting back to his feet. #ES2#
The Human manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Pesonen keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The Human working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Human.
The Human scores with a hook to the body.#BC#
Pesonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Pesonen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pesonen stops The Human from standing up. #T2#
The Human wants to get back to his feet but Pesonen passes into half guard.
The Human wants to get back to his feet.
Pesonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Human's head.
The Human wants to get back to his feet.
Pesonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pesonen working the head and body with strikes.
The Human tries to kick Pesonen off but Pesonen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pesonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Human is trying to stand.
Pesonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Human looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pesonen not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Pesonen thows a huge punch but The Human dodges it nicely.
Pesonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen winds up and cracks The Human with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pesonen working The Human over with strikes.
The Human tries to kick Pesonen off but Pesonen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pesonen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pesonen thows a huge punch but The Human dodges it nicely.
Pesonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pesonen winds up and cracks The Human with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pesonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Human wants to get back to his feet.
Pesonen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pesonen trying to control from half guard but The Human is working away.
Pesonen working over The Human with some ground and pound. The Human looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T4#
The Human taking some punishment here, with Pesonen in his half guard.
Pesonen thows a huge punch but The Human dodges it nicely.
Pesonen winds up and cracks The Human with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pesonen connects with a nice short shot to The Human's temple.
Pesonen thows a huge punch but The Human dodges it nicely.
Pesonen prevents The Human from standing back up.
Pesonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Human keeps working.
The Human is trying to stand back up but Pesonen is controlling him
Pesonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Human is trying to stand. #ES2#
The Human has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Pesonen is on him like a limpet, forcing The Human back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pesonen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Human gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pesonen working aggressively here.
The Human lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Pesonen fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##TD#
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES2#
The Human pushes Pesonen off and gets back to his feet.
Pesonen takes one on the button.
Pesonen moves away from the strike by The Human.
The Human keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pesonen.
Pesonen sets himself, and The Human steps forward looking for the clinch! Pesonen avoids it this time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
A jab from The Human misses.
Pesonen staying out of range there.
The Human lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pesonen throws a hook but The Human avoids it easily.
The Human moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Human fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pesonen looks to land a right hand but The Human moved out of range.
Pesonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Human uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pesonen.
Pesonen slips under a jab from The Human.
The Human uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from The Human. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Human lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pesonen takes a step back to recover.
The Human does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Finn The Human seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Human lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pesonen's sensitive parts.
Pesonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Human sizes up Pesonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Human feints and then cracks Pesonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pesonen down.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
The Human jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Human lands with a cross.
The Human throws a hook but Pesonen avoids it easily.
Pesonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Human missing with a left hand there. Pesonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Pesonen. Beautiful body shot.
The Human throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.#T2#
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Human.
Pesonen shoots in but The Human avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Human misses with a low kick.
Pesonen moves out of range as The Human strikes.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. The Human was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pesonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Human to score with a decent uppercut.
The Human lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Human looks to land a body kick but Pesonen moved away.
Pesonen loads up on a big right hand but The Human slips the punch.
The Human has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pesonen finds it's way round the side to connect with The Human's head.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
An inside leg kick lands from The Human.
Pesonen lunges at The Human with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Human's hand.
The Human misses with a hook. Pesonen ducked under it nicely.
The Human misses the jab.
Pesonen misses with a wild body shot.
The Human throws a leg kick that misses. #T3#
Good standup being displayed there by The Human as he connects with a hook.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
The Human tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pesonen misses with a hook. The Human ducked under it nicely.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human connects with the punch.#CL2#
The Human gets a clinch.
Pesonen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Human is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#BC2#
The Human breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
Pesonen moves out of range of the leg kick from The Human.
Pesonen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Human tries to avoid it but Pesonen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Human to the ground. The Human escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Human lands a glancing blow to the side of Pesonen's head.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human thumps Pesonen with a low kick.#T4#
Pesonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Human throws a looping overhand right but Pesonen ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Pesonen misses. #TD#
Pesonen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Human is trying to defend but Pesonen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The Human pushes Pesonen off looking to stand but Pesonen dives back in and keeps control. #ES2#
The Human makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Human.
Pesonen shoots for a takedown but The Human saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Human dips to his left and cracks Pesonen with an uppercut!
The Human just misses with a punch to the body.
The Human misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
The Human throws a push kick but Pesonen slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human scores with a jab to the head.
The Human fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. The Human was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pesonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Human. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Finn The Human showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
The Human throws out a leg kick but Pesonen moves out of range and The Human only half commits.
Pesonen looks to score with a jab to the body but The Human is just out of range.
The Human misses the jab.
The Human throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pesonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Human looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Human connects with a high kick.
Pesonen scores with a nice head shot.
The Human clobbers Pesonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Human darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pesonen looks to land a left hand but The Human moved out of range nicely.
Pesonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Human.
Pesonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from The Human misses.
Pesonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Human thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Human lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Pesonen.
The Human throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
The Human moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pesonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Human swivels and escapes.
Nice defenses there by Pesonen.
Pesonen drops his hands momentarily and The Human takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Human misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Human throws a right and a left that Pesonen avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Pesonen misses its intended target.
The Human thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pesonen throws a right hand that The Human ducks under and follows up with a left that The Human also avoids with ease.
The Human throws a solid leg kick but Pesonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Human.
The Human waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.
Pesonen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Human connects with a looping right hand.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human. #CL2#
Pesonen gets tackled into the cage by The Human. The Human maintains the clinch. #BC2#
The Human pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut. The Human saw that one coming.
A jab from The Human does it's job there.
Pesonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Human finds it's way round the side to connect with Pesonen's head.
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!
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Pesonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Pesonen blocks a jab.
Pesonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Human sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pesonen somewhat.
The Human with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Human fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Human scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pesonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Human tries to counter by closing the distance.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
Pesonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Human pinned against the cage. The Human gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Human fakes the leg kick and cracks Pesonen in the body.
The Human has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Human lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
The Human stuns Pesonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Human scores with a jab. Pesonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Human tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pesonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pesonen takes one to the side of the head.
Pesonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
The Human attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen scores with a nice head shot.
Pesonen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Human avoids it really well and circles away.
Pesonen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Human connects with a leg kick.
The Human bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pesonen's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Human waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.#T4#
Pesonen fails with the takedown.
Pesonen swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pesonen. The Human does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Human tries to counter with a clinch but Pesonen shakes him off and moves away.
The Human rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pesonen shoots in looking for a takedown but The Human manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pesonen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Human looks for the body kick but Pesonen saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for The Human.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pesonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Human momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Human.
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Pesonen's shoulder, as Pesonen tries to avoid the shot.
The Human ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Human with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Human connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Human throws a looping overhand right but Pesonen ducks down to avoid it.
The Human defending well as Pesonen loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like The Human was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Finn The Human comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Human has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn The Human!
Finn The Human spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: PFC 245 Golovkin vs Pesonen
Date: Feb 07, 2021

#R1#
Golovkin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Golovkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Golovkin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pesonen throws a hook but Golovkin avoids it easily.
Pesonen catches Golovkin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Pesonen misses the target.
Golovkin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pesonen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pesonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Golovkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Golovkin jabs at Pesonen's body.
Golovkin looks to land a right hand but Pesonen moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Pesonen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Golovkin's guard.
Golovkin told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Pesonen chips away with some ground and pound.
Golovkin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Golovkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws an elbow that misses. Golovkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pesonen's guard. Nice move by Golovkin!#REVB#
Pesonen tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Golovkin content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Pesonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Golovkin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Golovkin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Pesonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pesonen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Golovkin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Golovkin in particular looking to stall.
Golovkin is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pesonen has a hand on Golovkin's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Golovkin takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Pesonen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pesonen is working hard here to advance position.#T3#
Pesonen is squirming around, avoiding Golovkin's attempts to control the action.
Pesonen is desperately trying to improve his position but Golovkin has a good base and remains in mount.
Pesonen wants to control but Golovkin is having none of it.
Golovkin prevents Pesonen from getting the reversal.#T4#
Golovkin controlling from mount.
Golovkin tries to control but Pesonen wriggling away.
Pesonen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Golovkin controlling from mount.
Pesonen is working to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Golovkin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Pesonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pesonen throws an off balance right hand
and Golovkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Golovkin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pesonen throws a low kick but Golovkin moves out of range easily.
Golovkin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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.
Nice uppercut there from Golovkin.
Pesonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pesonen slips under a jab from Golovkin.
As Golovkin looks to move away, Pesonen throws a big counter combo but Golovkin just gets out of the way.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Golovkin misses with a shot to the body
and Golovkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pesonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Golovkin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pesonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice body punch from Golovkin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pesonen throws a jab when Golovkin was well out of range.
Golovkin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pesonen misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pesonen.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Pesonen scores with a punch to the head.
Golovkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Pesonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Golovkin throws out a loose jab but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Pesonen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Golovkin on his heels. He'll look to pass Golovkin's guard now, I'm sure.
Golovkin keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Pesonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Golovkin keeps moving.
Pesonen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pesonen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Golovkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pesonen throws an elbow that misses. Golovkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pesonen's guard. Nice move by Golovkin!#REVB##T2#
Pesonen trying to control the position.
Golovkin is looking to stand up but Pesonen won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen has control of Golovkin's left arm, preventing Golovkin from doing any damage. #SUB#
Pesonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pesonen is trying to keep Golovkin in close.
Pesonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Golovkin manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##T3#
Pesonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing.
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pesonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing.
Pesonen works over Golovkin with some ground and pound from guard.
Pesonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pesonen postures up in Golovkin's guard and throws a big left but Golovkin blocks it. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pesonen postures up in Golovkin's guard and throws a big left but Golovkin blocks it.
Golovkin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Pesonen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pesonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Golovkin stopping the sweep attempt from Pesonen.
Pesonen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Golovkin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #SUB#
Pesonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Pesonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Golovkin checks it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pesonen, as that shot connected.
A jab lands there for Pesonen.
Nice defenses there by Pesonen.
Golovkin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the liver by Golovkin. Beautiful body shot.
Pesonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pesonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Golovkin sprawls well. He's pushed Pesonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pesonen.
Pesonen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Golovkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Golovkin lands a jab.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Pesonen does no damage.
Golovkin tries to bum rush Pesonen with a series of wild strikes but Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#TD#
Pesonen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Golovkin manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Pesonen keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #T1#
Golovkin lands a nice uppercut.
Golovkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Pesonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pesonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
Golovkin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Golovkin lands with an uppercut that bounces Pesonen off the cage and back into range.
Pesonen throws a lazy uppercut
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Pesonen moves away and avoids it.
Pesonen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Golovkin sprawls and moves away.
Golovkin lands a nice shot that snaps Pesonen's head back.
Pesonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golovkin swings for the body but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen throws a lazy right hand but Golovkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golovkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.
Pesonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golovkin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vadim Golovkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Golovkin lands a slapping body shot. #T2#
Golovkin checks a leg kick nicely.
Pesonen throws a low kick, looking for Golovkin's leg but Golovkin calmly moves out of range.
Golovkin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Pesonen's head but Pesonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy. #TD#
Pesonen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pesonen taking a break here but Golovkin is having none of it and regains half guard.
Golovkin is trying to control but can't.
Pesonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Golovkin is refusing to be controlled, as Pesonen sits in half guard.
Pesonen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T3#
Golovkin wants to improve his position but Pesonen is controlling well.
Pesonen winds up and cracks Golovkin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pesonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pesonen is trying to control. Golovkin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pesonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pesonen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pesonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pesonen with the ground and pound but Golovkin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pesonen stands up over Golovkin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pesonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Golovkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Pesonen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Golovkin is trying to keep Pesonen in close.
Pesonen lands a couple of digs.
Pesonen postures up in Golovkin's guard and throws a big left but Golovkin blocks it.
Pesonen is looking to advance position but Golovkin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Golovkin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pesonen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pesonen regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Vadim Golovkin just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a right and a left that Golovkin avoids nicely.
Pesonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
Golovkin blocks a low kick nicely.
Pesonen lands a nice shot that snaps Golovkin's head back.
Golovkin lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Golovkin misses its intended target.
Golovkin misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Pesonen - just one landing.
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
Pesonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Golovkin can pounce on him.
Pesonen connects with a body shot that sends Golovkin's belly button to the back.
Pesonen goes for a double leg but Golovkin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Golovkin continues to drive forward.
Pesonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Golovkin scores with a hook to the body.
Pesonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Golovkin lands with a right to the head.
Pesonen blocking some punches.
Pesonen is trying to drag Golovkin to the mat but Golovkin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pesonen tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pesonen blocking some punches.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Pesonen.
Pesonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Pesonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
Pesonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Golovkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Golovkin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pesonen. #T2#
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Pesonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen jumps guard but Golovkin stands there with Pesonen around his waist. Pesonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Vadim Golovkin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pesonen jumps guard but Golovkin stands there with Pesonen around his waist. Pesonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #BC#
Pesonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Golovkin scores with a body shot.
Golovkin looks to land a left hand but Pesonen moved out of range nicely.#T3#
Pesonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pesonen throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Pesonen lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pesonen.
Pesonen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Golovkin defends it nicely.
Pesonen misses with a hook.
Pesonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Golovkin lands a nice hook to Pesonen's body. Pesonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Golovkin throws out the jab.
A combination from Pesonen does no damage.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pesonen throws out the jab.
Pesonen misses with a hook. Golovkin ducked under it nicely.
Golovkin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Golovkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pesonen swings widly with a right hand
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
Pesonen ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Vadim Golovkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T4#
Golovkin loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golovkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pesonen.
Golovkin takes one to the chin there.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golovkin checks a leg kick.
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Golovkin.
Some bone on bone action there as Golovkin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice body punch from Golovkin.
Pesonen dives in for a single leg takedown but Golovkin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut.
Pesonen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut.
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pesonen misses with the head strike.
Pesonen misses with some punches. #BC#
Pesonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Golovkin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Golovkin dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Pesonen throws out a leg kick but Golovkin moves out of range and Pesonen only half commits.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Golovkin throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Golovkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Golovkin is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Golovkin.
Golovkin takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Pesonen defending well as Golovkin loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Golovkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a nice looking combination but Golovkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pesonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golovkin.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pesonen throws out the jab.
Golovkin lands a right hook to the body.
Golovkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen tries to counter with a takedown but Golovkin is quick to defend against it.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Golovkin throws the left hand but Pesonen avoids the punch easily.
Pesonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Golovkin finds it's way round the side to connect with Pesonen's head. #T1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Pesonen.
A big left from Pesonen misses.
Golovkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pesonen throws a looping overhand right but Golovkin ducks down to avoid it. #TD#
Pesonen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Golovkin controlling the position.
Pesonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Golovkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pesonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pesonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pesonen throwing strikes from guard but Golovkin blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pesonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pesonen throws an elbow that misses. Golovkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pesonen's guard. Nice move by Golovkin!#REVB#
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Golovkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Pesonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Pesonen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Golovkin has picked Pesonen up and slammed him! Pesonen can't keep hold of the triangle and Golovkin manages to pass to side control!
Golovkin gets to mount! Pesonen was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Pesonen is looking to improve his position but Golovkin isn't that keen on the idea.
Golovkin controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen is trying desperately to improve position.#T3#
Pesonen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pesonen is looking to get back to full guard here but Golovkin has managed to pass to side control instead.
Golovkin gets to mount! Pesonen was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Pesonen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pesonen trying to get back to full guard but Golovkin takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!#T4#
Pesonen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pesonen wants to control but Golovkin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pesonen gets full guard.
Vadim Golovkin has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Pesonen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Golovkin is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Pesonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Golovkin defends it easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Pesonen looking for a guillotine here but Golovkin defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vadim Golovkin.
I think Golovkin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Golovkin! Vadim Golovkin retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Vadim Golovkin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: PFC 234 Golovkin vs Finn
Date: Dec 27, 2020

#R1#
Matsunaga scores with a body shot.
Matsunaga slips under a jab.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga misses with a low kick.
Pesonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been hearing reports that Pesonen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pesonen throws a hook to the side of Matsunaga's head but Matsunaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matsunaga lands a nice shot that snaps Pesonen's head back.
Matsunaga lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pesonen moves out of range as Matsunaga strikes.
Pesonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matsunaga momentarily.
Matsunaga tries a head kick but it misses.
Matsunaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matsunaga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matsunaga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matsunaga walks into a straight right hand from Pesonen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsunaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pesonen throws a shot from downtown. Matsunaga moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Matsunaga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown but Matsunaga shows good takedown defense.
Pesonen works over Matsunaga's head and body with a nice combination.
Matsunaga connects with a single shot there.
A leg kick checked by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pesonen takes a step back to recover.
Pesonen loads up on a big right hand but Matsunaga slips the punch.
Matsunaga throws out a counter right but Pesonen avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Matsunaga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matsunaga misses with a hook.
Matsunaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Pesonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Pesonen misses.
Matsunaga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pesonen has a takedown stuffed.#TD#
Pesonen shoots in and bounces Matsunaga off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Matsunaga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Matsunaga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matsunaga tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Matsunaga is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pesonen defends well.#SUB2#
Matsunaga is looking for a triangle but Pesonen pushes his legs off easily. #T2#
Pesonen lands a couple of digs.
Matsunaga wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pesonen manages to pass to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen is trying to control. Matsunaga wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Matsunaga trying to control but Pesonen postures up.
Pesonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Matsunaga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Matsunaga wants to control but Pesonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pesonen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pesonen not doing much here. #T3#
Pesonen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pesonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matsunaga keeps working.
Matsunaga is looking to improve his position.
Pesonen scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB2#
Matsunaga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Matsunaga actively working from the bottom here.
Pesonen prevents Matsunaga from improving his position.#T4#
Pesonen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Matsunaga is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pesonen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pesonen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Matsunaga is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pesonen working Matsunaga over with strikes here.
Matsunaga tries to reverse the position but Pesonen maintains control.
Matsunaga sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Matsunaga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pesonen pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Pesonen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut. Pesonen saw that one coming.
Matsunaga misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A cross from Pesonen lands.
Matsunaga throws a looping overhand right but Pesonen ducks down to avoid it.
Pesonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a jab but it's blocked by Pesonen.
Matsunaga slips under a jab from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws the left hand but Matsunaga avoids the punch easily.
Matsunaga slips under a jab.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut. Pesonen saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pesonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pesonen ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
A slow jab from Pesonen misses its intended target.
Matsunaga throws a lazy right hand but Pesonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Pesonen connects with a leg kick.
Matsunaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pesonen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1#
Matsunaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Pesonen lands a jab to the nose.
Pesonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsunaga. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut. Matsunaga saw that one coming.
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Matsunaga dodges the punch combination from Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut.
Pesonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pesonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matsunaga staying out of range there.
Matsunaga misses with a hook.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pesonen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matsunaga misses with a body kick.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Matsunaga cracks Pesonen with an open hand slap.
Matsunaga throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pesonen. #T2#
Pesonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pesonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pesonen tries to bum rush Matsunaga with a series of wild strikes but Matsunaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Matsunaga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
Matsunaga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matsunaga lands a body shot.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pesonen throws the left hand but Matsunaga avoids the punch easily.
Futoshi Matsunaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matsunaga slips under a jab from Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a poor cross that misses
and Pesonen counters with an outside leg kick.
A combination from Matsunaga does no damage.
Pesonen throws a hook to the side of Matsunaga's head but Matsunaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matsunaga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pesonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Matsunaga responds with a good body kick, but Pesonen manages to step out the way in time.
Pesonen staying out of range there.
Matsunaga avoids the body shot from Pesonen.
Pesonen fails to land the takedown.
A jab from Matsunaga misses. #T3#
Pesonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsunaga manages to avoid it.
Pesonen misses with a hook. Matsunaga ducked under it nicely.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pesonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matsunaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsunaga throws a sloppy head kick and Pesonen moves out of range easily.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Pesonen avoids it easily.
Matsunaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pesonen.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Pesonen blocks it.
Matsunaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matsunaga throws a sloppy head kick and Pesonen moves out of range easily.
Matsunaga ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMatsunaga.
Pesonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pesonen misses with a two punch combination.
Pesonen works Matsunaga's body with a nice hook.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot.
Pesonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pesonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pesonen lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsunaga with a nice cross.#T4#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pesonen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Matsunaga moved away.
Matsunaga thinks about the counter body kick.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pesonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsunaga.
Pesonen scores with a shot to the body.
Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Pesonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matsunaga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pesonen throws a front kick aimed at Matsunaga's knee but Matsunaga avoids it well.
Pesonen stuns Matsunaga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pesonen throws a right hand that Matsunaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Matsunaga also avoids with ease.
Pesonen misses with a looping left.
A big left from Pesonen misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsunaga looks to land a left hand but Pesonen moved out of range nicely.
Pesonen lands a jab to the head.
Pesonen fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
Pesonen throws a push kick but Matsunaga slaps the foot to one side.
Matsunaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body punch from Pesonen.
Pesonen blocks a head kick by Matsunaga. #TD#
Pesonen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Matsunaga!

Matsunaga bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Matsunaga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab by Matsunaga.
Pesonen throws a right hand that Matsunaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Matsunaga also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Pesonen.
Pesonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matsunaga blocks a jab.
Pesonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pesonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Matsunaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Pesonen misses its intended target. #T1#
Matsunaga scores with a body shot.
Pesonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsunaga is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Pesonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pesonen.
Matsunaga lands a jab to Pesonen's midsection.
Matsunaga loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.#TD#
Pesonen looking to score a takedown here. Matsunaga is defending well but Pesonen drives through and ends up in Matsunaga's guard.#SUB2#
Matsunaga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pesonen working some strikes from top position.
Pesonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Matsunaga has momentary wrist control but Pesonen slips an elbow through the middle.
Jallu Pesonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Pesonen avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Matsunaga has his foot on Pesonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pesonen works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
Pesonen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matsunaga's head.
Pesonen distracts Matsunaga with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsunaga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pesonen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Matsunaga looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pesonen passes into half guard.
Matsunaga is staying active underneath Pesonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pesonen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB2#
Matsunaga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T3##SUB2#
Matsunaga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pesonen pulls his head out easily.
Pesonen lands with a punch from half guard.
Matsunaga is trying to control but can't.
Pesonen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pesonen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Matsunaga actively working from the bottom here.
Matsunaga slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Pesonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Matsunaga has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pesonen has managed to get both his arms back between Matsunaga's legs - danger averted.
Futoshi Matsunaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Matsunaga keeps moving. #SUB2#
Matsunaga is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pesonen is aware though and is defending well.
Pesonen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pesonen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matsunaga's head.
Pesonen trying to control but Matsunaga is working from the bottom.
Pesonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Matsunaga being controlled here, momentarily.
Pesonen stopping the sweep attempt from Matsunaga.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jallu Pesonen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pesonen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jallu Pesonen!
After the fight, Jallu Pesonen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: PFC 226 Terranova vs Boretti
Date: Nov 29, 2020

#R1#
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reynolds.
Pesonen misses with the combination.
Pesonen fails with the takedown
and Reynolds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Jallu Pesonen has been cut.
A head kick by Pesonen misses
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab.
Pesonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reynolds has time to react.
Reynolds misses with a head kick.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reynolds throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Pesonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen with the ground and pound but Reynolds uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pesonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pesonen throwing strikes from guard but Reynolds blocks nicely. #T1#
Pesonen preventing the sweep.
Reynolds controlling Pesonen's posture.
Pesonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reynolds wants to get back to his feet but Pesonen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Reynolds keeping full guard, as Pesonen tries to pass.
Pesonen throws an elbow that misses. Reynolds uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pesonen's guard. Nice move by Reynolds!#REVB#
Reynolds wants to control from the top but Pesonen keeps moving. #T2#
Reynolds wants to pass the guard but Pesonen is keeping the position.
Pesonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pesonen, not yet.
Reynolds seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pesonen wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Pesonen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reynolds is aware though and is defending well.
Reynolds wants to get up but he can't break Pesonen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB#
Pesonen has his foot on Reynolds's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reynolds works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Pesonen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Reynolds escapes and throws Pesonen's legs to the side, diving into side control! #SU2#
Reynolds decides to take the fight back to the feet. #T3#
Reynolds pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pesonen back to the cage. Reynolds follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pesonen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reynolds back to the cage. Pesonen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pesonen tries to score with a low kick but Reynolds moves his leg out of the way.
Cole Reynolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reynolds on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pesonen. Pesonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Reynolds throws a leg kick but Pesonen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pesonen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Reynolds just manages to avoid it.
Pesonen misses with a hook. Reynolds ducked under it nicely.
Pesonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Reynolds on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pesonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pesonen motions for Reynolds to come forward. Pesonen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pesonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T4##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pesonen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pesonen lands some shots froms side control.
An elbow from Pesonen crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Pesonen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pesonen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Reynolds takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Reynolds is looking to regain half guard here but Pesonen keeps moving and retains side control.
Pesonen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pesonen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Pesonen misses with a right hand
and Pesonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Pesonen.
Reynolds defending well as Pesonen loads up on a big left hand.
Reynolds follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pesonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reynolds cracks Pesonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pesonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Pesonen attempts a counter takedown but Reynolds avoids it well and moves away.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Reynolds sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pesonen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Reynolds's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
No luck for Pesonen with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pesonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reynolds stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pesonen takes one on the button.
Reynolds has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T1#
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reynolds.
Jallu Pesonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Pesonen misses with a leg kick
and Reynolds counters with a nice uppercut.
Reynolds has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pesonen.
Reynolds closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pesonen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pesonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pesonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reynolds misses with a hook.
Pesonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Reynolds counters with a nice uppercut.
Pesonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds throws a fast counter high kick but Pesonen manages to duck under it in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Pesonen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#T2#
Pesonen wants to pass the guard but Reynolds is keeping the position.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Pesonen preventing the sweep.
Pesonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pesonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pesonen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Pesonen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pesonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T3#
Pesonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reynolds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jallu Pesonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pesonen cracks Reynolds with a solid left hand.
Pesonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pesonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reynolds works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reynolds controlling Pesonen's posture. #ES2#
Reynolds is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds tries to break the clinch but Pesonen is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reynolds.
Pesonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Pesonen manages to break the clinch.
Pesonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T4#
Pesonen lands a right hook to the body.
Pesonen lands a nice shot that snaps Reynolds's head back.
Pesonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reynolds slips a jab from Pesonen.
Reynolds counters with a body kick.
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!
Pesonen throws a leg kick
and Reynolds counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reynolds looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reynolds has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pesonen needs to keep his hands up - Reynolds had a free shot at his head there.
Reynolds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reynolds doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Pesonen connects with a body shot.
Pesonen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reynolds in his tracks.
Good standup being displayed there by Pesonen as he connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen'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. This is the final round!#R3#
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Reynolds on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a looping overhand right but Pesonen ducks down to avoid it.
Reynolds has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pesonen.
Pesonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pesonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen throws a leg kick
and Reynolds counters with a straight right hand.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reynolds misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pesonen misses with a looping left.
Pesonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
Pesonen misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pesonen.
Pesonen takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
Reynolds swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reynolds takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pesonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reynolds looks for the body kick but Pesonen saw that one coming.
Pesonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reynolds.
Pesonen throws a leg kick
and Reynolds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pesonen moves away from the strike by Reynolds.
Pesonen with a poor takedown
and Reynolds counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#Jallu Pesonen's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesonen lands with a cross.
Pesonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reynolds counters with a body kick.
Reynolds walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pesonen.
Cole Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pesonen throws a combination that misses
and Reynolds counters with a nice body kick.
Pesonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Reynolds counters with a stiff right hand.
Reynolds misses with a looping left.
Reynolds pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pesonen moves out of range as Reynolds throws a body kick.
Pesonen throws a head kick but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds is trying to counter with his kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Pesonen misses the target.
Pesonen scores with a sloppy right hand. Reynolds should have avoided that one.
A lazy body kick from Pesonen
and Reynolds counters with a solid body kick.
A slow jab from Pesonen misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reynolds! But no joy.
Pesonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
Reynolds doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T3#
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Reynolds moved away.
Reynolds looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pesonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pesonen throws a nice head kick!
Pesonen with the inside leg kick.
Pesonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reynolds counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pesonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reynolds unleashes a big counter combination but Pesonen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reynolds's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reynolds! But no joy.
Reynolds uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pesonen.
Reynolds steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen throws a looping overhand right but Reynolds ducks down to avoid it.
Reynolds lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pesonen fails with the takedown
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Reynolds looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pesonen connects with the punch.
Pesonen looks to throw the jab but Reynolds is out of range.
Reynolds looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
Pesonen scores with a sloppy right hand. Reynolds should have avoided that one.
Reynolds looks to throw the jab but Pesonen is out of range.
Pesonen lands a slapping body shot.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
Reynolds lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pesonen scores with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jallu Pesonen.
Well Pesonen 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jallu Pesonen!
A less than humble Jallu Pesonen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: PFC 218 Graves vs Monkey
Date: Oct 30, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joteel checks a low kick from Pesonen.
Joteel lands with an uppercut that bounces Pesonen off the cage and back into range.
Joteel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pesonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen misses with a kick to the body.
Joteel loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.#TD2#
Pesonen dives in and scores a takedown into Joteel's guard.#ES#
Joteel has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pesonen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #TD2#
Pesonen feints and as Joteel raises his hands in defense, Pesonen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joteel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joteel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joteel keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Joteel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pesonen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Joteel trying to keep a closed guard but Pesonen is proving a slippery customer.
Pesonen trying to control but Joteel is working from the bottom.
Pesonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joteel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pesonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joteel keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Pesonen preventing the sweep.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joteel is keeping the position for now.
Joteel trying to control the position here.
Joteel keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joteel is keeping the position for now.
Joteel keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Pesonen throws a big right hand that misses.
Pesonen works over Joteel with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
Pesonen stands up over Joteel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pesonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joteel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing.
Pesonen stands up over Joteel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pesonen throws a big right hand that misses.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pesonen working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pesonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pesonen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Joteel controlling the position.
Pesonen postures up in Joteel's guard and throws a big left but Joteel blocks it.
Joteel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pesonen connects with a couple of short punches.
Pesonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pesonen lands a couple of digs.
Pesonen distracts Joteel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Joteel holds on and takes a little breather.
Pesonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Joteel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pesonen is one step ahead there.
Joteel controlling Pesonen's posture.
Pesonen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pesonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pesonen postures up in Joteel's guard and throws a big left but Joteel blocks it. #SUB2#
Pesonen drops back looking for a leg! Joteel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Joteel manages to kick Pesonen off! Pesonen jumps back into Joteel's guard.
Pesonen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pesonen working some strikes from top position.#T4#
Pesonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pesonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pesonen chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pesonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pesonen is working Joteel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pesonen is in close to Joteel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pesonen passes into half guard.
Pesonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pesonen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Joteel is not content to let Pesonen control the position.
Joteel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pesonen.
Pesonen is nestled in close to Joteel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pesonen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #ROC2#Joteel is rocked!
Joteel is looking for a sweep. Pesonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oh Joteel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pesonen drops an elbow to the side of Joteel's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesonen scores with a big shot! Joteel's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Joteel! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jallu Pesonen!
Jallu Pesonen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: PFC 212 Arendse vs Urani
Date: Oct 04, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a high kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramirez.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez shows good takedown defense.
Ramirez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ramirez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ramirez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A low kick from Ramirez is predictable there
and Ramirez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramirez throws the kick towards the body but Pesonen avoids it.
Ramirez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramirez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
An inside leg kick from Ramirez misses.
Pesonen swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1#
Ramirez cracks Pesonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A bone on bone clash there as Pesonen blocks the leg kick.
Pesonen tries for a takedown but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pesonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pesonen lands with a thumping leg kick. #TD2#
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ramirez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ramirez is looking for a sweep.
Pesonen in side control, throwing shots but Ramirez defends.
Pesonen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ramirez to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesonen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pesonen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ramirez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pesonen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ramirez is avoiding damage well.
Pesonen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly. #T2#
The strikes coming from Pesonen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ramirez sneaks back into half guard.
Pesonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ramirez defending well though.
Ramirez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pesonen.
Pesonen working Ramirez over with strikes.
Ramirez keeping control of the position.
Pesonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ramirez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pesonen.
Ramirez trying to hold on to Pesonen's head to control him but Pesonen postures up.
Ramirez controlling the position for now.#T3#
Ramirez is staying active underneath Pesonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pesonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pesonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramirez is looking to improve his position.
Pesonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramirez's head.
Pesonen 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pesonen lands a nice short elbow.
Pesonen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ramirez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pesonen.
Pesonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pesonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pesonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramirez's head.
Pesonen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ramirez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pesonen scores with a couple of nice shots.#T4#
Pesonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pesonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramirez's head.
Ramirez is looking for a sweep. Pesonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ramirez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pesonen is working away from the top position though.
Pesonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pesonen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pesonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pesonen prevents Ramirez from improving his position.
Ramirez trying to control from the bottom.
Ramirez controlling the position for now.
Ramirez is looking for a sweep. Pesonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Pesonen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ramirez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ramirez wants to control but Pesonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Ramirez cracks Pesonen with an open hand slap.
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick
and Pesonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramirez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pesonen on the side of the head.
Ramirez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pesonen. That did some damage!
Iker Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramirez swivels and escapes.
Pesonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramirez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Pesonen feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez checks the leg kick.
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramirez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T1#
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pesonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Ramirez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ramirez lands a head kick!
Pesonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramirez can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Pesonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Ramirez.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
Ramirez digs a good body shot into Pesonen's ribs.
Ramirez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Iker Ramirez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramirez keeps Pesonen at a distance using the push kick.
Ramirez connects with a crisp jab. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez connects with an inside leg kick.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Ramirez checks it.
Ramirez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pesonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pesonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ramirez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ramirez lands a jab to the head.
Ramirez throws a leg kick
and Pesonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. Ramirez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iker Ramirez is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesonen can do to turn this around?
Pesonen looks to throw the jab but Ramirez is out of range.
Pesonen takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Ramirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T3#
A slow jab from Pesonen misses its intended target.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Ramirez tenderised Pesonen's leg. Pesonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramirez slips a jab from Pesonen.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Pesonen takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Pesonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pesonen tries for a takedown but Ramirez manages to get underhooks. #BC#
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez throws a body shot but no joy.
Pesonen checks a low kick from Ramirez.#T4#
Ramirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramirez defending well as Pesonen loads up on a big left hand.
Pesonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramirez throws the kick towards the body but Pesonen avoids it.
Ramirez throws a low kick, looking for Pesonen's leg but Pesonen calmly moves out of range.
Ramirez connects with a right hand. Pesonen shakes it off.
Ramirez cracks Pesonen with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez misses with a body punch
and Pesonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pesonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramirez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pesonen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ramirez eats them both and turns towards Pesonen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT2#It looks like Iker Ramirez has been cut.
Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Pesonen misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iker Ramirez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Iker Ramirez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Pesonen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ramirez looks to land a body kick but Pesonen moved away.
Pesonen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ramirez dips to his left and cracks Pesonen with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Ramirez misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pesonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pesonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pesonen connects with a solid leg kick. #CL2#
Pesonen moves into the clinch.#T1#
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pesonen is trying to pull guard but Ramirez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pesonen.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pesonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
Ramirez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Ramirez.
Pesonen tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pesonen wants a takedown.
Ramirez tries to stall but Pesonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez blocks a body shot from Pesonen.
Ramirez stalling in the clinch but Pesonen improves position.
Ramirez lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramirez lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
Pesonen tries to pull guard but Ramirez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Iker Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jallu Pesonen.
Come on Ramirez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ramirez lands a right hand.
Ramirez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pesonen's elbow.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pesonen lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
A short right from Pesonen on the inside.
Ramirez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pesonen has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ramirez lands a nice uppercut.
Ramirez is trying to maintain a safe position but Pesonen gets an underhook and turns Ramirez into the cage.
A short right from Ramirez on the inside.
Pesonen scores with a hook to the body.
Pesonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Pesonen is leaning against Ramirez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
Pesonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Pesonen goes for a double leg but Ramirez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ramirez continues to drive forward.
Ramirez throws a quick counter head kick but Pesonen was just out of range.
Ramirez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pesonen takes one to the chin there.
Pesonen avoids a kick to the body.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Ramirez throws out a powerful jab.
Ramirez with a nice calf kick.#T4#
Pesonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Pesonen blocks the low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pesonen looks to throw the jab but Ramirez is out of range.
Pesonen tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pesonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pesonen scores with a one two! Ramirez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
Ramirez keeps Pesonen at a distance using the push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iker Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ramirez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iker Ramirez!
A relieved looking Iker Ramirez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: ICS 54
Date: Sep 06, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Experiment Il counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Jallu Pesonen has been cut.
Pesonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Experiment Il throws a leg kick which misses Pesonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pesonen tries to avoid it.
Experiment Il scores with a leg kick.
Experiment Il throws a head kick that Pesonen semi-blocks.
We've been told by Experiment Il's head coaches at The Lab that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Experiment Il moves out of range of the leg kick from Pesonen.
As Pesonen looks to move away, Experiment Il throws a big counter combo but Pesonen just gets out of the way.
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
As Pesonen looks to move away, Experiment Il throws a big counter combo but Pesonen just gets out of the way.
Experiment Il 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 uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Experiment Il.
Pesonen slips under a jab.
Experiment Il connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pesonen punishes Experiment Il's body with a nice straight punch.
Pesonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment Il moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment Il smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pesonen slips under a jab.
Experiment Il throws a poor cross that misses
and Pesonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD2#
Pesonen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Pesonen there. #T1#
Experiment Il keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pesonen is looking to advance position but Experiment Il won't allow it.
Pesonen throwing shots but Experiment Il is blocking nicely.
Pesonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Experiment Il's head.
Pesonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Experiment Il is looking for a sweep. Pesonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pesonen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pesonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pesonen throwing shots but Experiment Il is blocking nicely.
Experiment Il avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pesonen.
Experiment Il is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pesonen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pesonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pesonen misses with a head shot. Experiment Il uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pesonen throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
Experiment Il is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pesonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pesonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Experiment Il has wrist control.
Experiment Il has momentary wrist control but Pesonen slips an elbow through the middle.
Experiment Il looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Experiment Il controlling the position.
Experiment Il looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pesonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pesonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Experiment Il has wrist control.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Experiment Il is keeping the position for now.
Experiment Il tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pesonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Experiment Il works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pesonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T3#
Pesonen postures up in Experiment Il's guard and throws a big left but Experiment Il blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pesonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pesonen throws an elbow that misses. Experiment Il uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pesonen's guard. Nice move by Experiment Il!#REVR##SUB2#
Pesonen working for submissions but it's allowed Experiment Il to get to half guard.
Pesonen is pressing down on Experiment Il's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pesonen working a defensive guard here.
Experiment Il is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pesonen wants to sweep here but Experiment Il controlling him for the moment. #T4##SUB2#
Pesonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Experiment Il doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Experiment Il manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Experiment Il has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Experiment Il controlling from the top position. #SUB2#
Pesonen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Experiment Il has passed into half guard! #SUB2#
Pesonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Experiment Il throws a lazy right hand but Pesonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pesonen misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pesonen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pesonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pesonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Experiment Il walks into a jab.
Some wild striking there from Pesonen.
Experiment Il misses with a right hand
and Pesonen counters with a straight right hand.
Experiment Il checks a leg kick nicely.
Experiment Il misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
Pesonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen misses with a straight right.
Pesonen staying out of range there.
Experiment Il looks to land a left hand but Pesonen moved out of range nicely.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Experiment Il does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment Il misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finnish Experiment Il is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Experiment Il takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pesonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pesonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Experiment Il.
Nice defenses there by Experiment Il.
Pesonen misses with a looping right.
Pesonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Experiment Il throws the left hand but Pesonen avoids the punch easily.
Pesonen blocks a jab.
Pesonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Experiment Il's head backwards.#CL#
Experiment Il clinches up against the cage.
Pesonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pesonen misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Pesonen.
Pesonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen has had enough of the clinch but Experiment Il keeps him there for the moment.#T2#
Experiment Il blocks an uppercut.
Pesonen fails to pull guard.
Pesonen misses with a punch to the body.
Pesonen lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment Il effectively controlling the action here.
Pesonen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Experiment Il is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Experiment Il is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pesonen is defending well for now.
Pesonen misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pesonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pesonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment Il's elbow.
Experiment Il trying to control the position but instead, Pesonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Experiment Il into the cage.
Pesonen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Experiment Il smiles and moves away.
Finnish Experiment Il has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jallu Pesonen.
Experiment Il needs to keep his hands up - Pesonen had a free shot at his head there.#T3#
Experiment Il stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Experiment Il darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pesonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pesonen with the counter takedown but Experiment Il avoids it easily.#CL#
Experiment Il instigates a clinch.
Pesonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pesonen tries to work over Experiment Il's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Experiment Il is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pesonen is defending well for now.#BC2#
Pesonen breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Experiment Il.
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment Il.
Pesonen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #TD2#
Pesonen gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T4#
Pesonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pesonen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pesonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pesonen wants to free his trapped foot but Experiment Il is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Experiment Il tries to roll over but Pesonen keeps him under control.
Pesonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Experiment Il is looking for a sweep. Pesonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Experiment Il makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Experiment Il.
Experiment Il is trying to control the position but Pesonen postures up.
Pesonen landing some decent shots from guard.
Pesonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Experiment Il avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Pesonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Experiment Il throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Experiment Il's head backwards.
Pesonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Experiment Il connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pesonen scrambles back to his feet.
Pesonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il darts in trying to clinch
and Pesonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Pesonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Experiment Il scores with a hook to the body. Pesonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Experiment Il scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pesonen.
Experiment Il misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Experiment Il uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
Experiment Il half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Experiment Il 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Experiment Il moves out of range of the strikes.
Experiment Il staying out of range there.
Pesonen throws out a loose jab but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Pesonen misses with a hook. Experiment Il ducked under it nicely.
Pesonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment Il manages to avoid it.
Experiment Il throws a right hand that misses
and Pesonen counters with a series of strikes. Experiment Il will be more careful next time no doubt.
Experiment Il ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
A cross from Pesonen lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Experiment Il scores with a four punch combination!
Experiment Il misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 Experiment Il has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Experiment Il and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pesonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Experiment Il's sensitive parts.
Pesonen throws a chopping leg kick but Experiment Il manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pesonen throws a shot from downtown. Experiment Il moves away and avoids it.
Pesonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Experiment Il.
Experiment Il takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Experiment Il tries to clinch up.
Experiment Il connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Finnish Experiment Il has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Experiment Il misses with a low kick.
Pesonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Experiment Il. That did some damage!
Experiment Il scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Experiment Il throws a leg kick but Pesonen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pesonen works Experiment Il's body with a nice hook.
Pesonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Experiment Il can pounce on him. #CL#
Pesonen tries to keep at a distance but Experiment Il has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pesonen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Experiment Il trying to stall but Pesonen improves his position.
Experiment Il digs a right hand underneath Pesonen's ribcage. Pesonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pesonen gets through Experiment Il's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Experiment Il using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pesonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Experiment Il with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pesonen misses with the head strike.
Experiment Il is trying to stall. #T3#
Pesonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pesonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Experiment Ils head.
Experiment Il trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pesonen.
Pesonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Pesonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pesonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Pesonen.
Experiment Il lands a good knee to the midsection. Pesonen won't want to take too many of those.
Experiment Il gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pesonen.
A shot in the inside from Pesonen.
Pesonen avoiding damage as Experiment Il throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Pesonen as the two fighters clinch.
Experiment Il tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pesonen lands a body punch in the clinch. #T4#
Pesonen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Experiment Il prevents it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the head.
Experiment Il is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pesonen avoids it.
Pesonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Pesonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment Il throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Pesonen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Experiment Il missing with knees to the body.
Experiment Il misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Pesonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pesonen cracks Experiment Il with an open hand slap.
Pesonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Experiment Il's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jallu Pesonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pesonen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jallu Pesonen!
After the fight, Jallu Pesonen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: ICS 50
Date: Aug 08, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Megalos.
And Megalos counters with a quick kick to the body but Pesonen blocks it.
Megalos throws a body kick that misses.
Megalos is looking to slow Pesonen down with leg kicks.
Pesonen ducks right into an uppercut from Megalos.
Pesonen moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Megalos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Megalos connects with a right hand. Pesonen shakes it off.#CL#
Megalos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos tries to work over Pesonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pesonen fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Pesonen.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut. #TD2#
Pesonen jumps guard and drags Megalos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Megalos is stalling in the full guard. #T1#
Megalos trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
Pesonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Megalos stopping the sweep attempt from Pesonen.
Pesonen wants to control the position but Megalos says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Pesonen is looking for a sweep. Megalos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pesonen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pesonen.
Megalos won't allow Pesonen to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Pesonen working for a triangle but Megalos defends it easily. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pesonen controls Megalos momentarily but Megalos frees himself. #SUB2#
Pesonen looking for a guillotine here but Megalos defends easily.
Pesonen trying to keep a closed guard but Megalos is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Pesonen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T3#
Megalos postures up.
Megalos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Megalos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Megalos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Megalos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pesonen moves out of range as Megalos strikes.
Megalos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megalos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Megalos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pesonen. That did some damage!
Pesonen throws out a loose jab but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pesonen if he has to take too many more of those.
Megalos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T4#
Pesonen takes one to the side of the head.
Megalos lands with a straight right. Pesonen didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Megalos finds it's way through Pesonen's defenses.
Megalos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Megalos can pounce on him.
Pesonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Megalos.
A low kick lands for Megalos.
Megalos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pesonen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Megalos.#CL#
Megalos takes the fight into the clinch.
Megalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards. #TD2#
Pesonen pulls guard.
Megalos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Megalos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Megalos misses with a body shot.
Pesonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Megalos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Megalos lands with an uppercut that bounces Pesonen off the cage and back into range.
Megalos misses the shot to the body.
Pesonen checks a leg kick nicely.
No luck for Pesonen with that takedown attempt.
Megalos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pesonen! But no joy.
Pesonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Megalos lands a jab to Pesonen's midsection.
Pesonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Megalos connects with a jab.#T1#
A thudding body kick lands there by Megalos!
Megalos staying out of range there.
Megalos jabs at Pesonen's body.
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megalos was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a series of punches but Megalos moves out of range.
A lazy left from Megalos finds it's target.
Megalos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pesonen has time to react.
Megalos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pesonen. That did some damage!
Megalos is looking to land body kicks.
Pesonen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Megalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Megalos.
Pesonen swings for the body but Megalos moves out of range.
Megalos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pesonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pesonen! But no joy.
Megalos lands a head shot.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Megalos clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Pesonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Megalos tries to close the distance and clinch but Pesonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Megalos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
Megalos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Megalos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been told by Megalos's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Megalos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pesonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pesonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Megalos with a body shot.
Megalos tries to clinch there but Pesonen circles away.
Pesonen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A head kick by Megalos misses
and Pesonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Megalos with a hook.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.#T3#
Megalos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vasilios Megalos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Vasilios Megalos is winning the standup battle so far.
Megalos scores with a nice right hand.
Megalos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pesonen is able to avoid easily.
Pesonen slips under a jab from Megalos.
Pesonen moves out of range of the body kick from Megalos.
Pesonen with a jab.
Pesonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Megalos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pesonen scrambles back to his feet.
Megalos is looking to clinch but Pesonen is avoiding it.
Megalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesonen can do to turn this around?
Megalos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Megalos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pesonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Megalos thinking.
Pesonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Megalos has time to react.
Megalos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T4#
Pesonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos throws a solid leg kick but Pesonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Megalos.
Pesonen throws a jab when Megalos was well out of range.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown but Megalos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Megalos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC2#Megalos is rocked!
Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Oh Megalos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Megalos thuds his shin into the meat of Pesonen's side.
Megalos misses with a straight right.
Pesonen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Megalos seems to have got his legs back now.
Megalos lands with an overhand left.
Pesonen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Megalos is fending him off so far but Pesonen persists. Nope, Megalos circles away and we're back to standing.
Vasilios Megalos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jallu Pesonen.
Megalos lands a glancing blow to the side of Pesonen's head.
Megalos takes one on the button.
Megalos with the inside leg kick.
Pesonen misses with a wild body shot.
Megalos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Megalos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Pesonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It appears Megalos was looking to counter with a kick there.
Megalos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pesonen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pesonen cracks Megalos with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Megalos tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Pesonen pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Megalos is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jallu Pesonen!
A very excited looking Jallu Pesonen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: ICS 45
Date: Jul 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesonen ducks right into an uppercut from Intruder.
Intruder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pesonen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Intruder's head.
Intruder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Pesonen. That snapped Intruder's head back.
Pesonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Intruder.#TD2#
Pesonen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Intruder's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Intruder is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pesonen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen lands strikes from half guard.
Intruder manages to get to full guard.
Pesonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pesonen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Intruder's head.
Intruder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen won't allow Intruder to sweep him here.
Pesonen throwing strikes from guard but Intruder blocks nicely.
Pesonen preventing the sweep. #T1#
Intruder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pesonen's guard. #REVR#
Pesonen wants to sweep here but Intruder controlling him for the moment.
Intruder landing some decent shots from guard.
Intruder with a nice head shot there.
Intruder is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Intruder lands a couple of elbows.
Pesonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Intruder manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Intruder has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pesonen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pesonen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pesonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Intruder wants to sweep here but Pesonen controlling him for the moment.
Intruder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pesonen. #T2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pesonen preventing the sweep.
Pesonen lands a couple of elbows.
Pesonen stands up over Intruder, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pesonen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Intruder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Intruder looking for a sweep. Not yet Intruder, not yet.
Intruder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pesonen cracks Intruder with a solid left hand.
Pesonen working some strikes from top position.
Pesonen stopping the sweep attempt from Intruder.
Pesonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Intruder is pulling down on Pesonen's head. It's preventing any offense from Pesonen, at least for the moment.
Intruder wants to sweep here but Pesonen controlling him for the moment.
Pesonen advances position into side control!
Pesonen working the head with strikes. #T3#
Pesonen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pesonen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Intruder is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Intruder takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Intruder sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen throws an elbow but Intruder slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pesonen is working Intruder over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pesonen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pesonen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Intruder takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Intruder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pesonen lands an elbow.
Intruder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pesonen scores with punches from side control.
Pesonen throws a strike aimed at the side of Intruder's head but Intruder avoids it well.#T4#
Pesonen looks up at the clock and then as Intruder takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pesonen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Intruder is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pesonen connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen is working Intruder over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pesonen in side control, throwing shots but Intruder defends.
Intruder sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pesonen lands with a punch from half guard. #ROC2#Intruder is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pesonen lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Intruder is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pesonen is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Intruder is hurt! He's hurt bad - Pesonen fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Intruder from any more punishment! Congratulations to Pesonen! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jallu Pesonen!
Jallu Pesonen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: ICS 38
Date: Jun 14, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesonen throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pesonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pesonen slips under a jab.
Rodriguez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Pesonen attempts a counter takedown but Rodriguez avoids it well and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Pesonen. Those never looked like landing.
Pesonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pesonen.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Pesonen.
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Pesonen throws a quick inside leg kick. #TD#
Rodriguez gets caught flat footed, as Pesonen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES2#
Rodriguez has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Pesonen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Pesonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Pesonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
Rodriguez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pesonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Pesonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodriguez.
Nice shot lands for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Pesonen's head but Pesonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Rodriguez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#TD#
Pesonen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rodriguez quickly recovers to half guard.
Pesonen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen misses with a head shot. Rodriguez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rodriguez is looking to stand up but Pesonen isn't so interested in that idea. #T2#
Pesonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pesonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pesonen is controlling him.
Pesonen postures up in Rodriguez's guard and throws a big left but Rodriguez blocks it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pesonen.
Sloppy strikes from Rodriguez. Those never looked like landing.
Rodriguez lands a jab.#CUT2#It looks like Jallu Pesonen has been cut.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Pesonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Rodriguez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pesonen doesn't seem phased though.
Pesonen throws a push kick but Rodriguez slaps the foot to one side.
Rodriguez moves forwards but Pesonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pesonen misses with a hook.
Pesonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Pesonen throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Pesonen!
Pesonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T4#
Sloppy strikes from Pesonen. Those never looked like landing.
Rodriguez lands with an overhand left.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez ducks right into an uppercut from Pesonen.
Pesonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Pesonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodriguez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pesonen scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pesonen looks for a takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well.
Good shot there by Rodriguez.
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 Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Pesonen. That's going to slow Rodriguez down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pesonen. Rodriguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Jallu Pesonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pesonen walks into a jab.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Rodriguez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rodriguez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pesonen lunges at Rodriguez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rodriguez's hand.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donk. Rodriguez catches Pesonen right on the button with a cross.
Pesonen connects with a crisp jab. #TD#
Pesonen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in half guard, Pesonen seems content to control.#ES2#
Rodriguez kicks off Pesonen and gets to his feet. #T1#
Rodriguez lands a jab to Pesonen's midsection.
Ryan Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pesonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodriguez. That snapped Pesonen's head back.
Pesonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rodriguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pesonen lands a leg kick that knocks Rodriguez off balance momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pesonen! #ROC#Rodriguez is rocked!
Pesonen throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Pesonen finish him?
Rodriguez lands a glancing blow to the side of Pesonen's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Rodriguez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rodriguez.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a kick to the body.
Rodriguez drops Pesonen with a straight right hand, right on the button! Rodriguez follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Rodriguez!
Our winner, Ryan Rodriguez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: ICS 30
Date: May 10, 2020

#R1#
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ali but Ali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pesonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
Ali takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pesonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen tries to land a leg kick but Ali saw it coming and moves away.
Ali throws out a counter right but Pesonen avoids it with no problem.
Ali walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ali avoids the body shot from Pesonen.
Ali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pesonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali throws the left hand but Pesonen avoids the punch easily.
Pesonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pesonen backing away here, and Ali unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Pesonen tries to move into range but Ali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Pesonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Ali was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Ali walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pesonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ali lunges at Pesonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pesonen's hand.
Ali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ali takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pesonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen throws a shot from downtown. Ali moves away and avoids it.
Ali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pesonen.
Ali is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Ali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ali, right into the meat.
Pesonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ali. Pesonen shrugs it off though. #T2#
Ali lands with an uppercut that bounces Pesonen off the cage and back into range.
Ali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ali connects with a leg kick. Pesonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen moves away from the strike by Ali.
Ali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pesonen throws a leg kick
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pesonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Pesonen's head but Pesonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali moves out of range as Pesonen strikes.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Pesonen off balance momentarily.
Ali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pesonen has time to react.
Ali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pesonen. Pesonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ali throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ali connects with an inside leg kick.#TD#
Pesonen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES2#
Ali has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Pesonen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#T3#
Ali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards.
Ali prevents Pesonen from breaking the clinch.
Ali misses with some punches.
Pesonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ali tries a body shot but Pesonen blocks it.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pesonen's elbow.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen throws a head punch that misses.
Pesonen lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Pesonen fails to land.
Pesonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pesonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Pesonen avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage. #TD#
Pesonen drags the fight down to the ground. #SU2#
Pesonen is working an open guard so Ali takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pesonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Ali finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Pesonen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ali!
Pesonen landing strikes.
Pesonen scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali is pushing Pesonen's head away, looking to escape. Pesonen manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pesonen is looking to take a break and control but Ali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pesonen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ali is trying to get back to his feet.
Pesonen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ali down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pesonen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ali takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ali is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pesonen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pesonen grinds an elbow into Ali's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Pesonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali digs a good hook to Pesonen's body.
Ali swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pesonen.
Ali bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pesonen's head backwards.
Ali is looking to clinch.
Ali tries to clinch but Pesonen is having none of it.
Pesonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pesonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pesonen looks for a takedown but Ali sprawls well.
Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Ali walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pesonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ali. #CL2#
Ali drives through and clinches with Pesonen against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Ali.
Ali working aggressively here. #T1#
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Ali tries to work over Pesonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pesonen's elbow.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Pesonen lands with a light punch inside.
Ali has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pesonen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ali can turn it around.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Ali.
Ali tries a body shot but Pesonen blocks it.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Pesonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali. #BC#
Pesonen manages to break the clinch.
Ali avoids the head kick by Pesonen.
Ali wants to clinch.
Pesonen 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. #T2#
Ali throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pesonen on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ali sprawls well. Ali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pesonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Sarfraz Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pesonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pesonen throws a sloppy head kick and Ali moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Ali slaps away a takedown attempt from Pesonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Pesonen off balance momentarily.
Ali throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Pesonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali tests Pesonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3#
Ali scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pesonen in his tracks.
Ali misses the body punch
and Pesonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pesonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ali misses with a straight right.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Pesonen checks a low kick from Ali.
Pesonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ali finds it's way round the side to connect with Pesonen's head.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
Ali bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pesonen's head.
Pesonen throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen tries to work over Ali's front leg with a kick but Ali checks it.
Pesonen moves out of range as Ali throws a body kick.
Pesonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ali finds it's way round the side to connect with Pesonen's head.
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!
Pesonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Ali lunges at Pesonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pesonen's hand. #T4#
Ali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ali tries to clinch there but Pesonen circles away.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pesonen throws out the jab.
Pesonen cracks Ali with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ali walks into a left hand.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
Ali is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ali is looking to chop away at Pesonen's legs.
Pesonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ali.#CL2#
Ali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pesonen is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pesonen.
A nice left hand lands by Ali.
Ali lands a shoulder strike.
Pesonen throws a head punch that misses.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Ali.
Ali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarfraz Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Nice uppercut there from Ali.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Ali scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pesonen in his tracks.
The crowd cheers as Ali lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pesonen doesn't seem phased though.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ali was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ali throws a front kick aimed at Pesonen's knee but Pesonen avoids it well.
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.
Ali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali scores with a nice strike.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pesonen scores with a head kick. Ali tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Pesonen off balance momentarily.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Ali takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ali lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pesonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Ali.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch but Pesonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pesonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Ali misses with a straight left.
Pesonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ali misses with a leg kick
enabling Pesonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Pesonen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ali.
Ali is looking to land body kicks.
Ali misses with a hook.
Ali catches Pesonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ali explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ali with a nice cross.
Pesonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali checks a low kick from Pesonen.
Pesonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Pesonen.
The fighters circling - Pesonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali throws a wild body kick that Pesonen sees coming a mile off.
Pesonen walks into a jab.
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali scores with a kick to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Pesonen saw that one coming.
Pesonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pesonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ali.
Ali scores with a sloppy right hand. Pesonen should have avoided that one.
Pesonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ali throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Pesonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesonen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ali connects with an inside leg kick.#T3#
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
Ali throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pesonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pesonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ali lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pesonen swings widly with a right hand
and Ali counters with a thumping low kick.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Ali fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pesonen misses with a looping right.
Ali cracks Pesonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali lands a head shot.
Ali throws a quick inside leg kick. #T4#
Pesonen cracks Ali with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pesonen.
Pesonen is looking to land body kicks.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Pesonen counters with a body kick.
Ali stuffs the takedown attempt from Pesonen. Pesonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pesonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pesonen misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pesonen. Ali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pesonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Ali.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sarfraz Ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ali winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!
A victorious Sarfraz Ali thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: ICS 22
Date: Apr 12, 2020

#R1#
Pesonen scores with a punch to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pesonen swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger blocks the body kick.
Tiger defending well as Pesonen loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
Pesonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Tiger has closed the distance and engaged Pesonen in a clinch.
Pesonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pesonen misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Pesonen fails to land. #TD#
Tiger jumps guard and drags Pesonen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pesonen cracks Tiger with a solid left hand.
Tiger working a defensive guard here. #SUB#
Pesonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tiger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pesonen has managed to get both his arms back between Tiger's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Tiger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T1#
Pesonen works over Tiger with some ground and pound from guard.
Pesonen distracts Tiger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB#
Tiger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pesonen defends it easily.
Pesonen content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen advances position into side control!
Tiger tries to buck Pesonen off but Pesonen is having none of it.#T2#
Tiger prevents Pesonen from moving into mount.
Tiger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tiger is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tiger taking a bit of punishment here - Pesonen scoring with strikes.
Tiger manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pesonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Tiger is looking for a kimura here.
Pesonen is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Tiger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Pesonen actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Tiger looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB#
Tiger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pesonen sees it coming and defends easily.
Pesonen is not content to let Tiger control the position.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tiger throwing shots but Pesonen is blocking nicely.
Pesonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pesonen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tiger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tiger's back!
A lull in the action here.
Pesonen doesn't have the hooks in and Tiger manages to turn into his guard.
Tiger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Tiger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pesonen keeping full guard, as Tiger tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pesonen is on top in guard. #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Pesonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tiger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiger tries to clinch but Pesonen is having none of it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tiger or perhaps it was just good defense by Pesonen, which made it look bad.
Tiger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pesonen.
Pesonen lands a nice looking body shot.
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiger.
Pesonen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pesonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pesonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Tiger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pesonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pesonen takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pesonen.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Tiger appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A shot to the liver by Pesonen. Beautiful body shot.#T1#
Tiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
Tiger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pesonen can pounce on him.
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 Tiger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tiger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#TD#
Tiger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pesonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pesonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tiger manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Pesonen distracts Tiger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pesonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiger swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Tiger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pesonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T2#
Pesonen trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Tiger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pesonen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pesonen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tiger keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Pesonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tiger looking to control.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Tiger keeps moving.
Pesonen pushing down on Tiger's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T3##SUB#
Tiger actively working from the bottom here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pesonen working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Tiger has a hand on Pesonen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Pesonen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Pesonen working the ground and pound effectively.
Pesonen looking to control but Tiger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pesonen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tiger hang on?
Pesonen lands a heavy elbow.
Pesonen breaks from Tiger's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tiger tries to hold on but Pesonen pushes him away. #T4#
Pesonen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pesonen landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pesonen avoids the attempt from Tiger to control.
Pesonen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tiger hang on?
Tiger is trying to escape the mount.
Pesonen lands a big shot there that rocks Tiger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Pesonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pesonen connects with a jab.
Tiger slips a straight right by Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
A big right from Pesonen misses.
Tiger misses with a looping left.
Pesonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pesonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pesonen scores with a jab. Tiger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pesonen takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pesonen.
Pesonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pesonen, right into the meat.
Tiger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger lunges at Pesonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pesonen's hand. #T1#
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Tiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Tiger rushes Pesonen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pesonen lands a nice uppercut.
Tiger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Pesonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pesonen. #BC2#
Pesonen breaks the clinch.
Pesonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiger can pounce on him.
Pesonen misses with a body kick.
Pesonen looks to throw the jab but Tiger is out of range.
Tiger tries to counter with a takedown but Pesonen is quick to defend against it.
Pesonen walks into a stiff left hand from Tiger.
Pesonen scores with a jab.
Tiger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Pesonen. That snapped Tiger's head back. #ROC2#
Tiger is rocked!
Great Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen drops Tiger with a huge uppercut! Tiger drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Pesonen is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jallu Pesonen!
After the fight, Jallu Pesonen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: ICS 16
Date: Mar 22, 2020

#R1#
Pesonen misses with a body kick.
Ho Joy tried to counter with a leg kick but Pesonen avoided it.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen dives in and grabs Ho Joy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ho Joy pushes down on Pesonen's head and hops out.
Ho Joy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen misses with a leg kick
and Ho Joy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pesonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pesonen lands a head shot.
Pesonen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ho Joy's waist but Ho Joy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pesonen off to one side.
Ho Joy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ho Joy misses with a hook
and Pesonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pesonen lands a head kick!
Ho Joy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD2#
Pesonen shoots in and bounces Ho Joy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Joy is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Ho Joy looking to control.
Pesonen is fighting to break Ho Joy's control of his arms but Ho Joy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pesonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Ho Joy keeps moving.
Pesonen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pesonen won't allow Ho Joy to sweep him here.
Ho Joy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pesonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Ho Joy has wrist control.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pesonen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ho Joy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen is looking to advance position but Ho Joy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Pesonen wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Pesonen wants to escape the position.
Pesonen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T3#
Pesonen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Ho Joy keeps control of the position easily here as Pesonen tries to buck him off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I really don't envy Pesonen right now.
Ho Joy is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Pesonen wants to control his opponent's hands but Ho Joy gets his hands free. #T4#
Pesonen tries to escape but Ho Joy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ho Joy just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
A lull in the action here.
Ho Joy is riding his opponent, not letting Pesonen buck him off.
Ho Joy gets his hands free as Pesonen looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ho Joy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ho Joy struggles to land a body shot inside as Pesonen controls his hands.
Pesonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Joy scores with a shot to the side of Pesonen's head. #BC2#
Pesonen breaks the clinch.
Pesonen misses with a takedown attempt - Ho Joy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ho Joy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pesonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pesonen goes for a double leg but Ho Joy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ho Joy continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen throws a shot to the body.
Pesonen throws the left hand but Ho Joy avoids the punch easily.
Pesonen feints a jab promting Ho Joy to slip. Pesonen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ho Joy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ho Joy avoids the body shot from Pesonen.
Pesonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Ho Joy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pesonen.
Ho Joy misses the jab.
Pesonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pesonen lands a high kick!
Do Ho Joy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Joy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pesonen works Ho Joy's body with a nice hook.
Pesonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho Joy scores with a one two! Pesonen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT#
It looks like Jallu Pesonen has been cut.
Pesonen scores with a jab.
Pesonen connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pesonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ho Joy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Ho Joy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T2#
The crowd cheers as Ho Joy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pesonen doesn't seem phased though.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Ho Joy moved away.
Pesonen shoots for a takedown but Ho Joy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ho Joy thinks about countering with a head kick.
Do Ho Joy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jallu Pesonen.
Pesonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ho Joy counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Pesonen. Beautiful body shot.
Ho Joy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Ho Joy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Nice uppercut there from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy lands a nice shot to the body.
Pesonen jabs at Ho Joy's body.
Ho Joy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T3#
Ho Joy moves out of range as Pesonen strikes.
Pesonen misses with a few strikes there.
Pesonen misses with a hook. Ho Joy ducked under it nicely.
Pesonen misses with a jab to the body
and Ho Joy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pesonen ducks under a wild hook from Ho Joy.
Pesonen scores with a jab.
Ho Joy misses with a looping left.
Pesonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Joy is just out of range.
Pesonen throws a right and a left that Ho Joy avoids nicely.
Ho Joy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Pesonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pesonen.
Pesonen goes for a double leg but Ho Joy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ho Joy continues to drive forward.
Pesonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Joy is looking to counter punch.#T4#
Some wild striking there from Ho Joy.
Pesonen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ho Joy defends it well.
A low kick from Ho Joy misses
and Pesonen counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Joy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pesonen throws a hook but Ho Joy avoids it easily.
Ho Joy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pesonen looks to land a right hand but Ho Joy moved out of range.
Ho Joy tries to clinch up.
Ho Joy misses with a straight left.
Pesonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD2#
Pesonen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ho Joy did well to prevent Pesonen getting side control.
Pesonen with the ground and pound but Ho Joy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pesonen stands up over Ho Joy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ho Joy is adopting a defensive guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pesonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen'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. 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.
#R3#
Pesonen tries to bum rush Ho Joy with a series of wild strikes but Ho Joy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ho Joy throws a one two combo.
Ho Joy misses with a left hand
and Ho Joy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pesonen throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pesonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Joy lands a really nice looking cross but Pesonen seems unphased.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pesonen.
Some wild striking there from Ho Joy.
Pesonen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pesonen!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Joy takes one to the side of the head.
Ho Joy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pesonen's head.#T1#
Pesonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pesonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho Joy finds it's way round the side to connect with Pesonen's head. #CUT#
That has opened up Jallu Pesonen's cut even more.
Pesonen scores with a nice body kick.
Pesonen throws a push kick but Ho Joy slaps the foot to one side.
Ho Joy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ho Joy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ho Joy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy checks the leg kick.
Ho Joy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ho Joy misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pesonen. That's going to slow Ho Joy down.
Pesonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ho Joy's head backwards.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho Joy misses the target.
Ho Joy throws out a loose jab but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Joy blocks the body kick.
Ho Joy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Pesonen scores with a four punch combination!
Pesonen misses with an uppercut. Ho Joy saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pesonen. Ho Joy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Joy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pesonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Joy is just out of range.
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Joy was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.
A clash of legs there as Pesonen blocks the low kick.
Ho Joy misses with a wild body shot.
Pesonen misses with a right hand
and Pesonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Joy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Do Ho Joy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Ho Joy moves out of range of the body kick.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Ho Joy throwing a counter right hand but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Pesonen misses with a two punch combination.
Pesonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pesonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pesonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #KD#
and Ho Joy counters with a crisp one two that drops Pesonen! Ho Joy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pesonen to his feet! Pesonen is in big trouble!#ROC#
Pesonen is rocked!
Pesonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot to the liver by Pesonen. Beautiful body shot.
Pesonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Ho Joy finish him?
Pesonen misses with a double jab
and Ho Joy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pesonen seems to have recovered his senses.
Ho Joy misses with a double jab.
Ho Joy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pesonen.
Ho Joy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pesonen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T4#
Ho Joy just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Joy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho Joy misses the target.
Ho Joy misses with a double jab. #CL#
Ho Joy instigates a clinch.
Ho Joy works on Pesonen's body with a couple of short punches.
Ho Joy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Joy fails to land.
Ho Joy tries to stall but Pesonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pesonen presses Ho Joy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pesonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ho Joy backwards.
Ho Joy can't find room to land a body shot as Pesonen controls the action. #BC#
Ho Joy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pesonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ho Joy on the side of the head.
Ho Joy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jallu Pesonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pesonen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jallu Pesonen!
Jallu Pesonen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Do Ho Joy spoke after the fight, saying 'It is not important to be better then someone else, but to be better then yesterday. Jigoro Kano'.

Event: ICS Leapyear
Date: Feb 29, 2020

#R1#
Pesonen throws a sloppy head kick and Cooter moves out of range easily. #TD#
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES2#
Cooter manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cooter looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
Pesonen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pesonen defends it well.
Pesonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooter.
Cooter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pesonen under the eye.
Pesonen throws a predictable looking body shot #TD2#
and Cooter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pesonen won't be happy with that.
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!
What's Pesonen going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Cooter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pesonen some visible discomfort.
Pesonen sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pesonen trying to control here. #T1#
Cooter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB#
Pesonen looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Pesonen looking for submissions off his back.
Cooter winds up and cracks Pesonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pesonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Cooter trying to mount his opponent but Pesonen defends it.
Cooter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cooter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pesonen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooter.
Pesonen is refusing to be controlled, as Cooter sits in half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cooter working his ground and pound in the gym.#T2#
Pesonen wants to get back to full guard.
Pesonen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cooter drops an elbow to the side of Pesonen's head.
Pesonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cooter is trying to control the action in half guard but Pesonen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cooter working Pesonen over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen is trying to maintain the position but Cooter is very close to passing his half guard.
Pesonen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cooter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cooter's back!
Pesonen connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Cooter to escape the position.
Cooter turns into Pesonen and is now in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooter trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
Pesonen has momentary wrist control but Cooter slips an elbow through the middle.
Pesonen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T3#
Cooter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cooter lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB#
Pesonen has his foot on Cooter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cooter works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Pesonen working for a triangle but Cooter defends it easily.
Cooter wants to control from the top but Pesonen keeps moving.
Cooter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cooter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cooter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cooter lands a couple of digs.#T4#
Cooter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Pesonen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooter defends well.
Cooter trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
Pesonen looking to control.
Pesonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cooter's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Cooter has his foot on Pesonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pesonen works his way back into a safe position though.
Cooter wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooter is trying to keep Pesonen in close.
Pesonen won't allow Cooter to sweep him here.
Pesonen landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cobweb Cooter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Cooter misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pesonen misses with a head kick.
Cooter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooter misses with a wild body shot.
Cooter misses with a hook to the body
and Pesonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooter defending well as Pesonen loads up on a big left hand.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. Cooter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pesonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooter misses.
Good work by Cooter as he checks the leg kick.
Pesonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooter.
A little jabbing left from Cooter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Cooter as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Pesonen misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooter misses with a body shot
and Pesonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pesonen rather than just go for the knockout.
Pesonen misses with a low kick. #T1#
Cooter jabbing away but nothing is landing. #TD2#
Cooter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pesonen is trying to defend but Cooter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cooter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pesonen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pesonen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cooter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cooter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooter trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Pesonen working for submissions but it's allowed Cooter to get to half guard.
Pesonen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cooter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cooter's back!#T2#
Cooter is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cooter rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cooter is trying to control but can't.
Pesonen is nestled in close to Cooter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cooter wants to improve his position but Pesonen is controlling well.
Cooter is trying is best to control the position here.
Cooter wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Cooter looking for submissions off his back.#T3#
The fighters are battling for position here. Cooter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pesonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Cooter has wrist control.
Cooter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pesonen manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Pesonen wants to control but Cooter passes easily into half guard.
Cooter prevents Pesonen from improving his position.
Cooter working Pesonen over with strikes.
Cooter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB#
Pesonen looking for submissions off his back.#T4#
Pesonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Cooter drops an elbow to the side of Pesonen's head.
Cooter is thwarting Pesonen's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pesonen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cobweb Cooter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cooter trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Pesonen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cooter is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooter working some strikes from top position.
Cooter controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cobweb Cooter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Pesonen dips to his left and cracks Cooter with an uppercut!
Cooter loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.
Pesonen tries to counter with a takedown but Cooter is quick to defend against it.
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooter.
Pesonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pesonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooter.
Cooter darts in looking for a takedown but Pesonen gets double underhooks and turns Cooter into the cage.
Cooter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pesonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cooter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cooter throws the kick towards the body but Pesonen avoids it.
Pesonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pesonen.
Cooter tries to bench press Pesonen off him but Pesonen keeps the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#T1#
Cooter manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pesonen's best efforts.
Cooter is not content to let Pesonen control the position.
Cooter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cooter throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Cooter keeps moving.
Cooter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pesonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cooter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Cooter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
Cooter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pesonen is aware though and is defending well.
Pesonen preventing the sweep.
Pesonen is working Cooter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pesonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cooter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cooter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pesonen manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Pesonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooter trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom. #T3#
Pesonen keeping full guard, as Cooter tries to pass.
Pesonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooter is one step ahead there.
Pesonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Pesonen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooter defends well.#SUB#
Cooter avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Pesonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Pesonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Pesonen is looking for a triangle but Cooter pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Pesonen has an active guard here but Cooter has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB#
Pesonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jallu Pesonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cooter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cobweb Cooter!
During a confident post fight interview, Cobweb Cooter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Syn 669 Murphy vs Dog
Date: Feb 02, 2020

#R1#
Pesonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zeus looks to throw the jab but Pesonen is out of range.
Pesonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pesonen moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Zeus misses.
Zeus walks into a stiff left hand from Pesonen.
Pesonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pesonen feinted with a counter takedown.
That kick from Pesonen tenderised Zeus's leg. Zeus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pesonen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zeus will feel that in the morning.
Zeus misses with a hook.
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zeus.
Pesonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pesonen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pesonen misses with a body kick.
Zeus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zeus finds it's way round the side to connect with Pesonen's head.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zeus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pesonen delivers a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for Zeus.
Pesonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #CL#
Pesonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T1#
Pesonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Zeus breaks from the clinch.
Zeus misses with a two punch combination.
That kick from Pesonen tenderised Zeus's leg. Zeus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pesonen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pesonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pesonen sizes up Zeus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donk. Zeus catches Pesonen right on the button with a cross.#TD#
Pesonen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Zeus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pesonen throws a big right hand that misses.
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen trying to control but Zeus is working from the bottom.
Pesonen throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pesonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zeus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zeus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zeus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pesonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pesonen throwing strikes from guard but Zeus blocks nicely. #T3#
Pesonen works over Zeus with some ground and pound from guard.
Pesonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pesonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zeus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pesonen looking to pass the guard.
Pesonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pesonen landing some decent shots from guard.
Pesonen pushes down on Zeus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pesonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zeus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pesonen not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
Pesonen slips a nice elbow through Zeus's hands, connecting with Zeus's forehead.
Pesonen wants to control but Zeus is keeping him busy.
Pesonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zeus's head. #SUB#
Pesonen is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Zeus still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Zeus has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Pesonen is looking for a sweep.
Pesonen is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Zeus misses with a wild combination. #TD#
Pesonen gets the takedown into side control.
Pesonen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Zeus is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #SUB#
Pesonen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Zeus has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pesonen but great work by Zeus.
Zeus taking a breather here.
Pesonen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pesonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Pesonen wants to get back to full guard but Zeus has mounted him!
Pesonen manages to regain half guard. Good work. #T1#
Pesonen trying to get back to full guard but Zeus takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Zeus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pesonen wants to hold on but Zeus pushes him away.
Pesonen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zeus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pesonen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Zeus prevents Pesonen from improving his position.#T2#
Pesonen is trying to control but can't.
Pesonen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pesonen manages to get to full guard. #SUB#
Pesonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zeus wants to control from the top but Pesonen keeps moving.
Pesonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zeus is one step ahead there.
Pesonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Pesonen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pesonen controls Zeus momentarily but Zeus frees himself.
Pesonen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zeus advances position into side control!
Pesonen is trying to get back to half guard.
Pesonen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pesonen is looking to improve his position.
Pesonen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pesonen.
Pesonen being controlled here, momentarily.
Pesonen is trying to control the position but Zeus postures up.
Jallu Pesonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zeus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pesonen's guard.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pesonen lands a nice hook to Zeus's body. Zeus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dredman Zeus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Zeus moves out of range as Pesonen throws a body kick.
Pesonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zeus can do to turn this around?
Pesonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zeus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zeus throws a hook but Pesonen avoids it easily.
Pesonen tried to counter with a leg kick but Zeus avoided it.
Zeus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#TD#
Pesonen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Pesonen.
Zeus felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Zeus has hold of Pesonen's hands but Pesonen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zeus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pesonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pesonen connects with a nice short shot to Zeus's temple.
Nice strikes from Pesonen there.
Zeus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pesonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Pesonen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pesonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pesonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pesonen wants to take a breather but Zeus is having none of it.
Zeus has hold of Pesonen's hands but Pesonen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pesonen thows a huge punch but Zeus dodges it nicely.
Pesonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pesonen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pesonen misses with a head shot. Zeus uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pesonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pesonen lands a couple of elbows.#T2#
Pesonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Zeus has wrist control.
Pesonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pesonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pesonen connects with a couple of short punches.
Pesonen wants to pass the guard but Zeus is keeping the position.
Zeus is trying to keep Pesonen in close.
Zeus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pesonen trying to control but Zeus is working from the bottom.
Pesonen wants to pass the guard but Zeus is keeping the position.#T3#
Pesonen looking to sit in guard and control but Zeus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Pesonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zeus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zeus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Pesonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zeus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zeus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zeus trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Pesonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T4##SUB#
Pesonen working for submissions but it's allowed Zeus to get to half guard.
Pesonen moves into full guard. #SUB#
Pesonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zeus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zeus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pesonen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Zeus is now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zeus wants to control but Pesonen is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jallu Pesonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pesonen 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jallu Pesonen!
Jallu Pesonen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Syn 667 Whymer vs Nixon II
Date: Jan 19, 2020

#R1#
Pesonen misses with a straight right.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pesonen looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Pesonen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pesonen motions for Turner to come forward. Pesonen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pesonen feints and then cracks Turner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turner down.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turner slips a jab from Pesonen.
Turner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pesonen slips a straight right by Turner.
Turner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turner cracks Pesonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pesonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pesonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turner momentarily.
Pesonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pesonen misses with a wild body shot.
Pesonen moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Pesonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL2#
Pesonen clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turner.
Turner blocking some punches. #BC2#
Pesonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pesonen. That did some damage!
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Pesonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pesonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pesonen slips under a jab.
Pesonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turner lands with a straight right. Pesonen didn't see that one coming.
Pesonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pesonen.
Turner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turner misses with a hook to the body
and Pesonen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Turner.#TD2#
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SUB#
Turner looking for subs off his back but Pesonen has passed one foot through into half guard. #T2#
Turner is not content to let Pesonen control the position.
Turner gets back to full guard.
Turner has momentary wrist control but Pesonen slips an elbow through the middle.
Pesonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pesonen cracks Turner with a solid left hand.
Turner is pulling down on Pesonen's head. It's preventing any offense from Pesonen, at least for the moment.#SUB#
Pesonen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pesonen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pesonen lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Turner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pesonen defends it easily.
Turner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pesonen is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pesonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turner works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Pesonen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Turner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Turner wants to sweep here but Pesonen controlling him for the moment.
Pesonen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pesonen manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Pesonen trying to control the position.
Turner tries to free his leg and advance position but Pesonen is retaining full guard. #T4#
Pesonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
Turner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pesonen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Turner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Turner trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
Turner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pesonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Pesonen. #CL2#
Pesonen closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Pesonen manages to break the clinch.
Turner misses with a looping left.
Turner misses with a leg kick.
Elgin Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner scores with a shot to the body.
Pesonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Turner. No joy for Pesonen on that attempt.
Pesonen misses with a straight right.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner feinted with a counter takedown.
Turner misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Pesonen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Pesonen misses the target.
Pesonen feints a jab promting Turner to slip. Pesonen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Turner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Turner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking 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 defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pesonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turner slips under a jab.
Pesonen tries to land a front kick but Turner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T1#
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Pesonen.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pesonen's head backwards.
Pesonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pesonen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pesonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A jab from Pesonen finds it's way through Turner's defenses.
Turner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pesonen momentarily.
Turner misses with a straight right.
Pesonen throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Turner feints and then cracks Pesonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pesonen down.
Pesonen walks into a left hand.
Pesonen moves forwards but Turner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner needs to keep his hands up - Pesonen had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Turner there.
Turner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pesonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Turner misses.
Pesonen connects with a single shot there.#T2#
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Pesonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pesonen lands with an overhand left.
Turner digs a good body shot into Pesonen's ribs.
Turner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turner works over Pesonen's head and body with a nice combination.
Turner takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Pesonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pesonen misses with a wild body shot.
Turner lands a glancing blow to the side of Pesonen's head.
Pesonen throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Pesonen. That snapped Turner's head back.
Turner checks a leg kick nicely.
Turner swings for the body but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen lands a leg kick that knocks Turner off balance momentarily.
Turner lands a really nice looking cross but Pesonen seems unphased.
Turner misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Turner missing with a left hand there. Pesonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner slips a straight right by Pesonen.
Turner feinted with a counter takedown.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Pesonen.
Turner tries to counter with a takedown but Pesonen is quick to defend against it.
Turner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Elgin Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick there by Pesonen.
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.
Pesonen throws out a counter right but Turner avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesonen scores with a leg kick.
Turner misses with a jab to the body
and Pesonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Turner avoids the body shot from Pesonen.
Pesonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner jabs Pesonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen wants to clinch.#T4#
A shot to the body from Turner misses
and Pesonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Pesonen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pesonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pesonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen misses with a head kick.
Pesonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
The fighters circling - Pesonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesonen throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesonen looks to land a body kick but Turner moved away.
Turner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turner connects with a right hand. Pesonen shakes it off.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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 Elgin Turner will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Turner takes one to the chin there.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Pesonen throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
Turner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pesonen's calf.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Pesonen slips a jab from Turner.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner misses with the combination.
Pesonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pesonen.
Turner tries to counter with a takedown but Pesonen is quick to defend against it.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pesonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pesonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turner to score with a decent uppercut.
Turner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pesonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Pesonen shoots in and gets a takedown into Turner's guard.
Turner trying to control the position. #T1#
Turner wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Pesonen is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Turner has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Pesonen is looking to defend but Turner has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Pesonen! Turner pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Pesonen taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Elgin Turner!
Elgin Turner tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: Syn 665 Shamrock vs Built
Date: Jan 05, 2020

#R1#
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Pesonen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pesonen slips a jab from Turner.
Pesonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Turner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turner works the jab nicely.
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.
Turner connects with a nice looking jab.
Pesonen looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Turner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pesonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Turner is looking to clinch but Pesonen is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Pesonen throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Turner is looking to counter punch.
Turner throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pesonen tries a quick counter leg kick but Turner is wise to it.
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pesonen has time to react.
Pesonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pesonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
Turner misses the jab.#T1#
Pesonen throws the kick towards the body but Turner avoids it.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Pesonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pesonen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL#
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Turner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
Pesonen prevents a body shot from Turner.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Turner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pesonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Turner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Turner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pesonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pesonen digs a right hand underneath Turner's ribcage. Turner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
A body shot lands from Pesonen. #BC2#
Pesonen breaks from the clinch.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.
Turner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pesonen throws a push kick but Turner slaps the foot to one side.
Pesonen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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!
Pesonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pesonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turner takes one to the side of the head. #CL2#
Pesonen clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Pesonen manages to break the clinch.
Pesonen tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.
Pesonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pesonen throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot.
Pesonen looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Turner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Turner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pesonen catches Turner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pesonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pesonen misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Turner misses its target.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Pesonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pesonen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Turner defends it well.
Turner misses with a hook. Pesonen ducked under it nicely.
Turner slips a straight right by Pesonen.
A little feinted left hand from Turner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T3##CL#
Turner moves into range and clinches up with Pesonen.
Turner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Pesonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner lands a really nice looking cross but Pesonen seems unphased.
Pesonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turner is able to avoid easily.
Turner throws a hook but Pesonen avoids it easily.
Pesonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Pesonen. That snapped Turner's head back.
Pesonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Pesonen.
Pesonen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Turner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Turner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Pesonen saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner misses with a low kick.
Turner takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Pesonen cracks Turner with an open hand slap.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Pesonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Pesonen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Turner lands a jab to Pesonen's midsection.
Pesonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turner.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Pesonen ducks down to avoid it.
Turner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pesonen. That one must have hurt.
Pesonen slips a jab and a cross from Turner.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen lands a leg kick that knocks Turner off balance momentarily.
Pesonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turner.
Pesonen slips under a jab.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
Pesonen tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pesonen.
Turner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner walks into a left hand.
Turner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turner blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Pesonen misses its intended target.
Turner lands a jab.
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 Elgin Turner will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL2#
Pesonen pushes Turner up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Pesonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner punishes Pesonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Turner moves out of range as Pesonen throws a body kick.
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Turner avoids a kick to the body.
Turner throws a hook but Pesonen avoids it easily.
Turner misses the jab.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Turner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pesonen. Pesonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pesonen throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turner throws a jab when Pesonen was well out of range.
Nice body kick from Pesonen.
Turner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pesonen on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
Pesonen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pesonen ducks right into an uppercut from Turner. #T1#
Turner slips under a jab.
Pesonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turner misses with a hook to the body
and Pesonen counters with an inside leg kick.
Pesonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turner. That did some damage!
Turner walks into a jab.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD2#
Pesonen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Turner did well to prevent Pesonen getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pesonen wants to control but Turner is keeping him busy.
Turner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Turner wants to sweep but no luck.
Pesonen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pesonen stands up over Turner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pesonen landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pesonen. #T2#
Turner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Turner content to control rather than advance.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Pesonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pesonen tries to get to full guard but Turner has control of the leg.
Pesonen controlling the position well.
Turner slows the pace down in half guard. #T3#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pesonen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Turner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
Pesonen actively working from the bottom here.
Turner tries to pass to full mount but Pesonen defends it.
Well, if Turner is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pesonen is trying to maintain the position but Turner is very close to passing his half guard.
Pesonen wants to get back to full guard.
Turner not doing much here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Pesonen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pesonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Pesonen checks a low kick from Turner.
Pesonen throws out a counter right but Turner avoids it with no problem.
Turner connects with a nice looking jab.
Turner cracks Pesonen with an open hand slap.#TD2#
Pesonen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pesonen with a nice head shot there.
Turner is pulling down on Pesonen's head. It's preventing any offense from Pesonen, at least for the moment.
Turner working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Turner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL#
Turner has Pesonen up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pesonen.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Pesonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pesonen moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Pesonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner throws a hook but Pesonen avoids it easily.
Turner lands a glancing blow to the side of Pesonen's head.
Turner blocks a head kick by Pesonen.
Turner throwing a counter right hand but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Turner misses the target.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pesonen.
Some wild striking there from Pesonen.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Pesonen moved out of range.#T1#
Turner slips a straight right by Pesonen.
Turner throws a leg kick but Pesonen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pesonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pesonen scrambles back to his feet.#CL2#
Pesonen clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Pesonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pesonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen misses with a low kick. #CL#
Turner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Pesonen on the inside. #BC2#
Pesonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elgin Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Turner scores with a hook.
Pesonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pesonen tries to work over Turner's front leg with a kick but Turner checks it.
Turner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pesonen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen throws out a counter right but Turner avoids it with no problem.
Turner with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
Pesonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pesonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #CL#
Turner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pesonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pesonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Pesonen misses.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pesonen! But no joy.
Pesonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Pesonen cracks the inside of Turner's front leg.
A lazy left from Turner finds it's target.
A slow jab from Pesonen misses its intended target.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
Turner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pesonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Turner finds it's way through Pesonen's defenses. #T3#
Turner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pesonen back to the cage. Turner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pesonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pesonen.
Turner scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Turner punishes Pesonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Pesonen swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Turner cracks Pesonen with a good jab.
Pesonen defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Turner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Pesonen does it's job there.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pesonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Turner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pesonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
Pesonen scores with a nice head shot.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turner with a hook.
Turner connects with a right hand. Pesonen shakes it off.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Turner.
Pesonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turner's head.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pesonen.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pesonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pesonen.
Elgin Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jallu Pesonen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Pesonen.
Pesonen cracks Turner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pesonen misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Elgin Turner.
I think Turner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: Syn 661 Jones vs Toivonen
Date: Dec 15, 2019

#R1#
Pesonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pesonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pesonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Built counters with a nice body kick.
Pesonen misses with a straight right.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut
and Built counters with a nice kick to the body.
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pesonen.
Built slips under a jab from Pesonen.
Built lands a body shot.
Pesonen lands a leg kick that knocks Built off balance momentarily.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.
Built is looking to counter punch.
Pesonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pesonen connects with a looping right hand.
Built has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Pesonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Built was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pesonen.#T1#
Pesonen scores with a head kick. #CUT2#
It looks like Pa‘Akea Built has been cut.
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pesonen.
Built needs to keep his hands up - Pesonen had a free shot at his head there.
Pesonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CUT#
It looks like Jallu Pesonen has been cut.
Pesonen loads up on a big right hand but Built slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Built misses the target.
A slow jab from Pesonen misses its intended target.
Pesonen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pesonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Built counters with a series of strikes. Pesonen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Built ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Built throws an overhand right that lands on Pesonen's shoulder, as Pesonen tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Built has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pesonen.
Built looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
Built throws an overhand right that lands on Pesonen's shoulder, as Pesonen tries to avoid the shot.
Pesonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Built counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Built digs a good body shot into Pesonen's ribs.
Built tries to move into range but Pesonen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Built throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD2#
Pesonen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Built quickly recovers to half guard.
Built keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pesonen lands a nice short elbow.#T3#
Pesonen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Built to regain full guard.
Pesonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pesonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Built pulls Pesonen in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pesonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pesonen postures up in Built's guard and throws a big left but Built blocks it.
Pesonen is in close to Built's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pesonen stopping the sweep attempt from Built.
Pesonen is in close to Built's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Built avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pesonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Built works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T4#
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing.
Pesonen throws an elbow that misses. Built uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pesonen's guard. Nice move by Built!#REVR#
Pesonen is trying to keep Built in close. #SUB2#
Pesonen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Built has picked Pesonen up and slammed him! Pesonen can't keep hold of the triangle and Built manages to pass to side control!
Pesonen wants to control but Built postures up.
Pesonen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pesonen keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Built throws out a leg kick but Pesonen moves out of range and Built only half commits.
Pesonen throws a hook to the side of Built's head but Built sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Built. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Built.
Built misses with a wild combination.
Pesonen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Built.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built swings for the body but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pesonen lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
Pesonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Built. Built circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pesonen staying out of range there.
Built checks the leg kick nicely there.
Built throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pesonen misses with a body shot
and Built counters with a straight right hand.
Pesonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Built misses with a body punch
and Pesonen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Built goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pesonen slips under a jab.
Pesonen throws out a counter right but Built avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Built slips a straight right by Pesonen.
Built fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pesonen just manages to avoid it.
Built jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Built bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Built misses with a hook.
Built lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Pesonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Built looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Built throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Pesonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Built is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Built, as that shot connected.
Pesonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T3#
Built throws a leg kick
and Built takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pesonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pesonen cracks the inside of Built's front leg.
Pesonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Built's head.
Built misses with an uppercut. Pesonen saw that one coming.
Pesonen throws out a counter right but Built avoids it with no problem.
Built looks to land a left hand but Pesonen moved out of range nicely.
Pesonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Built moves away.
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
Pesonen throws a hook but Built avoids it easily.#T4#
Built scores with a decent looking hook.
Built lands a slapping body shot.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
Built throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pesonen avoids it.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.
Built fakes the leg kick and cracks Pesonen in the body.
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!
Built misses with a head kick.
Pesonen feints a counter leg kick.
Pesonen avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Built misses the target.
Built scores with a decent looking hook.
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Built.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pa‘Akea Built dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Built.
A big right from Built misses.
Built cracks Pesonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pesonen throws a hook but Built blocks it.
Pesonen connects with a body shot that sends Built's belly button to the back.
Pesonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Built slips a jab and a cross from Pesonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen misses with a wild body shot.
Built takes one on the button.
Pa‘Akea Built is winning the standup battle so far.
Built throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1#
Pesonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Built finds it's target.
Built connects with a jab.
Built blocks a head kick by Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a sloppy body shot
and Built counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pesonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pesonen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Built.
Jab by Built.
Pesonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Built.#T2#
Built fakes the leg kick and cracks Pesonen in the body.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
Pesonen avoids the head kick by Built.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen throws a hook to the side of Built's head but Built sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Built throws a sloppy body shot
and Pesonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Pesonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Built as he connects with a hook.
Built throws a jab when Pesonen was well out of range.
Built throws a lazy uppercut
and Pesonen counters with a straight right hand.
Pesonen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Built.
Pesonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Built. Built obviously looking to wear him down. #T3#
Pesonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Built uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pesonen.
Pesonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Built is able to avoid easily.
Built tries to land a body kick
and Pesonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Built throws a head kick but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen throws a body punch but Built moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Built throws an off balance right hand
and Pesonen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T4#
Built connects with a high kick.
Pesonen defending well as Built loads up on a big left hand.
Pesonen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Built is looking to counter punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Built misses with a body kick. #TD2#
Pesonen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pesonen showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Built is staying active underneath Pesonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jallu Pesonen just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Built pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Built scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Built.
Pesonen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pesonen moves out of range as Built strikes.
A good leg kick by Pesonen.
Built looks for the body kick but Pesonen saw that one coming.
Pesonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Built counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pesonen misses with a jab to the body
and Built counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Built finds it's way through Pesonen's defenses. #T1#
Pesonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Built doesn't seem bothered though.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Built is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pesonen is looking to chop away at Built's legs.
Built appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pesonen throws a sloppy head kick and Built moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Built misses
and Built takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pesonen cracks Built with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Built throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pesonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Built fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Built lands with a right hand.
Built goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pesonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Built cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pesonen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Built.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Built moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pesonen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBuilt.
Built waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.
Built fakes the leg kick and cracks Pesonen in the body.
Nice defenses there by Pesonen.
Built scores with a hook.#T3#
Built moves away from the strike by Pesonen.
Built jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pesonen throws a shot from downtown. Built moves away and avoids it.
Built takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pesonen throws a right hand that misses
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Pesonen backing up. Pesonen nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut
and Built counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Built lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pesonen doesn't seem phased though.
Built moves out of range of the leg kick from Pesonen.
Built tried to counter with a leg kick but Pesonen avoided it.
Pesonen moves forwards but Built connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T4#
Built jabs at Pesonen's body.
Built slips under a jab from Pesonen.
Built is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Pesonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Built moves away from the strike by Pesonen.
Pesonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Built sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Built tried to counter with a leg kick but Pesonen avoided it.
Built throws a lazy right hand but Pesonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Built stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Built misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pa‘Akea Built had his way with Jallu Pesonen in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Built slips a jab and a cross from Pesonen.
Pesonen connects with a right hand. Built shakes it off.
Pesonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Built.
Pesonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pesonen misses with a right hand
and Built counters with a straight right hand.
Built fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Built cracks Pesonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Pesonen as he connects with a hook.
Built ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
A little feinted left hand from Built on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Pesonen walks into a straight right hand from Built.
Pesonen drops his hands momentarily and Built takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pesonen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pa‘Akea Built is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Built throws a shot from downtown. Pesonen moves away and avoids it.
Built tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Built.
Nice body punch from Built.
Built rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pesonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. Built was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Built connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pesonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Built's head backwards.
Pesonen lands a really nice looking cross but Built seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Built counters with a series of strikes. Pesonen will be more careful next time no doubt. #ROC#
Pesonen is rocked!
Pesonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Built throws a body shot but no joy.
Built throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Built. #T3#
Built uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Pesonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Built throws a low kick but Pesonen moves out of range easily.
Built moves out of range as Pesonen strikes.
Built lands an overhand right.
A low kick from Built misses
and Pesonen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Built moves away from the strike by Pesonen.
Built misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pesonen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T4#
Pesonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Built.
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Built was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Built sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pesonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Built makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Built uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Built connects with a body shot.
Pesonen scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Built swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pesonen counters with a head kick. That will keep Built thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pa‘Akea Built.
I think Built has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pa‘Akea Built!
Pa‘Akea Built retains his lightweight title!
Pa‘Akea Built seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Syn 658 Warror vs Diggs V
Date: Nov 24, 2019

#R1#
Pesonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zeus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pesonen's head backwards.
Zeus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pesonen on the side of the head.
We've been told by Zeus's head coaches at Rickys House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zeus looks to throw the jab but Pesonen is out of range.
Pesonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pesonen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zeus connects with a nice looking jab.
Zeus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pesonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pesonen ducks under a wild hook from Zeus.
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zeus was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zeus.
Pesonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pesonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zeus.
Pesonen tries to bum rush Zeus with a series of wild strikes but Zeus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesonen looks to land a right hand but Zeus moved out of range.
Zeus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zeus misses with a wild body shot.
Pesonen is trying to counter with his kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pesonen. That's going to slow Zeus down.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeus. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Zeus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zeus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pesonen ducks right into an uppercut from Zeus.
Pesonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zeus.
Zeus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Zeus does it's job there.
Pesonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zeus.
Zeus throws a looping overhand right but Pesonen ducks down to avoid it.
Pesonen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zeus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pesonen.
Pesonen lands a jab to Zeus's midsection.#TD2#
Pesonen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zeus's guard.
Pesonen throws an elbow that misses. Zeus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pesonen's guard. Nice move by Zeus!#REVR#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Pesonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zeus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T2#
Pesonen pulls Zeus in close to his closed guard and prevents Zeus from doing any damage or advancing position.#SUB2#
Pesonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zeus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pesonen wants to control the position but Zeus says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Zeus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zeus prevents Pesonen from improving his position.
Zeus is trying to control the action in half guard but Pesonen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pesonen tries to get to full guard but Zeus has control of the leg.
Pesonen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T3#
Zeus is thwarting Pesonen's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pesonen manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Pesonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Pesonen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Zeus uses it to pass to side control.
Pesonen is looking for a sweep.
Zeus working away.
Zeus wants to control but Pesonen is keeping him busy.
Pesonen is looking for a sweep.#T4#
Pesonen is still trying to improve position.
Zeus controlling from side mount.
Pesonen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zeus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pesonen struggling a bit here.
Pesonen tries to improve position but can't.
Zeus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pesonen keeps working.
Zeus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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 Dredman Zeus will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Zeus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zeus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pesonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Zeus misses.
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Zeus.
Zeus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zeus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zeus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Pesonen misses its intended target.
Dredman Zeus is winning the standup battle so far.
Zeus lands a glancing blow to the side of Pesonen's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Zeus misses the target.
Pesonen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zeus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pesonen has time to react.
Zeus scores with a hook to the body. Pesonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pesonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pesonen feints and then cracks Zeus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zeus down.
Zeus throws a hook but Pesonen blocks it.
Pesonen scores with a decent looking hook.#T1#
Zeus connects with the punch.
Pesonen defending well as Zeus loads up on a big left hand.
Pesonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pesonen lands a head kick. Zeus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pesonen looks to land a right hand but Zeus moved out of range.
Zeus misses with a body shot.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zeus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dredman Zeus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pesonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pesonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pesonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zeus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pesonen.
Zeus looks to land a right hand but Pesonen moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeus scores with a jab. Pesonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Pesonen misses the target.
A jab from Zeus misses.
Nice jab there from Zeus. #T2#
Zeus throws a poor cross that misses
and Pesonen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zeus looks to throw the jab but Pesonen is out of range.
Pesonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zeus.
Pesonen is looking to slow Zeus down with leg kicks.
Pesonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zeus.
Zeus misses with a body shot.
Pesonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zeus throws a right hand that Pesonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pesonen also avoids with ease.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Zeus checks it.
Pesonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pesonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pesonen lands a nice shot that snaps Zeus's head back.
Zeus misses with a looping left.
Zeus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pesonen looks to land a right hand but Zeus moved out of range.
Pesonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pesonen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zeus's hands.#T3#
Zeus moves out of range as Pesonen throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Zeus misses the target.
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zeus was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.
Zeus dodges the punch combination from Pesonen.
Zeus swings widly with a right hand
and Pesonen counters with a good low kick that Zeus was not able to check.
Zeus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pesonen on the side of the head.
Zeus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice body punch from Zeus.
Pesonen moves away from the strike by Zeus.
Zeus looks to land a right hand but Pesonen moved out of range.
Zeus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pesonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zeus throws out a loose jab but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Zeus misses the target.
Zeus looks to land a right hand but Pesonen moved out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pesonen.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zeus avoids the body shot from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Zeus finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Zeus misses the target.
Zeus takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Zeus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pesonen's head.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Pesonen lands a nice shot that snaps Zeus's head back.
Pesonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Zeus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Pesonen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pesonen.
Zeus blocks a head kick by Pesonen.
Zeus throws a body shot but no joy.
Zeus 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Zeus throws an overhand right that lands on Pesonen's shoulder, as Pesonen tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pesonen.
Pesonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zeus misses with a body shot.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Zeus.
Nice shot by Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zeus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pesonen looks to land a left hand but Zeus moved out of range nicely.
Pesonen throws a lazy right hand but Zeus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zeus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zeus misses with a hook. Pesonen ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Zeus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen is looking to reverse the position.
Pesonen manages to get back to half guard.#T1#
Zeus is trying to control. Pesonen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pesonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Zeus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zeus slows the pace down in half guard.
Pesonen wants to improve his position but Zeus is controlling well.
Pesonen is not content to let Zeus control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pesonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zeus is trying to control the action in half guard but Pesonen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pesonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pesonen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pesonen.#SUB2#
Pesonen looking for a guillotine here but Zeus defends easily.
Pesonen trying to keep a closed guard but Zeus is proving a slippery customer.
Zeus wants to control from the top but Pesonen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB2#
Pesonen working for a triangle but Zeus defends it easily.
Zeus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pesonen is keeping the position for now.
Zeus is looking to stand up but Pesonen won't let him. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zeus checks a leg kick nicely.
Pesonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pesonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zeus's calf.
Zeus looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
Zeus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Zeus slips under a jab from Pesonen.
Pesonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zeus manages to avoid it.
Pesonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut. Zeus saw that one coming.
Zeus connects with a single shot there.
Zeus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeus.
Zeus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Zeus throws a hook but Pesonen avoids it easily.
Zeus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pesonen - that will leave a mark!
Zeus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pesonen.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown but Zeus shows good takedown defense.
Zeus sizes up Pesonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pesonen fails with the takedown.
Pesonen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jallu Pesonen.
I think Pesonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jallu Pesonen!
In his post fight interview, Jallu Pesonen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Syn 652 Keenan vs Jernit
Date: Oct 12, 2019

#R1#
Pesonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Mumu finds it's way through Pesonen's defenses.
Mumu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That kick from Mumu tenderised Pesonen's leg. Pesonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mumu throws a lazy right hand but Pesonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mumu throws a leg kick but Pesonen moved away.
Mumu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abdel Mumu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen misses with a few strikes there.
Mumu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mumu misses with a leg kick.
Pesonen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mumu misses with a low kick as Pesonen jumps back.
Mumu throws a body shot but no joy.
Pesonen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen lands a jab to Mumu's midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Mumu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mumu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
The fighters circling - Mumu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesonen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pesonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #T1#
Mumu missing with a left hand there. Pesonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mumu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pesonen throws a right hand that Mumu ducks under and follows up with a left that Mumu also avoids with ease.
Mumu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pesonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mumu.
Abdel Mumu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pesonen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mumu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Pesonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mumu doesn't seem phased though.
Pesonen throws a low kick, looking for Mumu's leg but Mumu calmly moves out of range.
Mumu wants to slow Pesonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Pesonen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mumu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a low kick as Mumu jumps back.
An inside leg kick from Mumu misses.
Mumu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mumu lands a nice hook to Pesonen's body. Pesonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumu. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mumu lands a nice shot that snaps Pesonen's head back.
Mumu misses with a low kick.
Mumu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pesonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pesonen blocks a jab.
Pesonen throws out a counter right but Mumu avoids it with no problem.
Mumu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mumu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mumu throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Pesonen counters with a takedown into side control.
Pesonen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pesonen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pesonen is trying to ground and pound but Mumu uses the momentary lack of control by Pesonen to regain half guard.
Mumu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3##SUB2#
Pesonen seems to be looking for submissions.
Mumu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pesonen.
Pesonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pesonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pesonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mumu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pesonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pesonen wants to free his trapped foot but Mumu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pesonen not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB2#
Pesonen seems to be working for a kimura but Mumu defends the submission attempt.
Mumu controlling the position well.
Pesonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T4#
Mumu tries to roll over but Pesonen keeps him under control.
Mumu is trying to maintain the position but Pesonen is very close to passing his half guard.
Pesonen lands with a punch from half guard.
Pesonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mumu's head.
Pesonen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mumu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mumu is refusing to be controlled, as Pesonen sits in half guard.
Mumu tries to get to full guard but Pesonen has control of the leg.
Mumu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pesonen.
Pesonen is looking to take a break and control but Mumu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pesonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mumu defending well though.
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 Abdel Mumu will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Mumu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pesonen has time to react.
Mumu punishes Pesonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Mumu thuds his right hand into Pesonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mumu misses with a leg kick
and Pesonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mumu dips to his left and cracks Pesonen with an uppercut!
Mumu misses with a straight right.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mumu lunges at Pesonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pesonen's hand.
Mumu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mumu scores with a punch to the head.
Pesonen looks to land a left hand but Mumu moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Mumu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pesonen.
Mumu lunges at Pesonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pesonen's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mumu throws a right hand that misses
and Pesonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Abdel Mumu has been cut.
A jab from Mumu does it's job there.
Pesonen throws a hook but Mumu blocks it.
Mumu pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T1#
Mumu throws a low kick, looking for Pesonen's leg but Pesonen calmly moves out of range.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Pesonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pesonen 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 slow jab from Mumu misses its intended target.
Pesonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Pesonen.
Jab by Mumu.
Mumu connects with a right hand. Pesonen shakes it off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mumu 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 Pesonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pesonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pesonen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mumu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mumu.
Mumu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumu. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Mumu as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mumu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pesonen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mumu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mumu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mumu lands the left hand.
Pesonen lands with a nice body punch.
Mumu connects with a single shot there.
Mumu moves out of range as Pesonen throws a body kick.
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mumu.
Pesonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pesonen fails with the takedown
and Mumu counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Pesonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mumu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mumu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pesonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mumu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mumu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pesonen.
Mumu is looking to slow Pesonen down with leg kicks.
Mumu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pesonen walks into a left hand.
Mumu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mumu misses with a wild combination.
Pesonen is looking for the big counter here.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abdel Mumu is winning the standup battle so far.
Mumu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pesonen is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mumu. That's going to slow Pesonen down.
The crowd cheers as Pesonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mumu doesn't seem phased though.
Mumu lands a nice shot to the body.
Pesonen blocks a jab.
Pesonen tries a low kick but Mumu avoids it.
Mumu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesonen can do to turn this around?
Nice jab there from Mumu.
Pesonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mumu misses with a hook.
Mumu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pesonen's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Mumu just misses with a punch to the body.
Pesonen throws a hook but Mumu avoids it easily.
Pesonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdel Mumu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdel Mumu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Mumu scores with a body shot.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mumu throws out the jab.
Mumu dips to his left and cracks Pesonen with an uppercut!
Mumu misses with a hook. Pesonen ducked under it nicely.
Mumu loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.
Mumu takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Mumu with a jab.
Pesonen lands with a nice body punch.
Mumu throws a body shot but no joy.
Mumu blocks a head kick by Pesonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mumu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pesonen. Pesonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mumu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pesonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pesonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumu moves away.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mumu throws out the jab. #T1#
Pesonen scores with a nice strike.
Pesonen tries to work over Mumu's front leg with a kick but Mumu checks it.
Mumu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mumu scores with a jab. Pesonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mumu misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Mumu.
Mumu misses the shot to the body.
Mumu connects with a leg kick. Pesonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pesonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pesonen misses with a head kick.
Mumu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mumu throws a leg kick which misses Pesonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pesonen tries to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Pesonen blocks the leg kick.
Pesonen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mumu 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 Pesonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pesonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Pesonen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mumu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mumu throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mumu.
Mumu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mumu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pesonen is out of range and Mumu settles back down.
A slow jab from Mumu misses its intended target.
Mumu backing away here, and Pesonen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mumu misses with a shot to the body
and Pesonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Mumu throws a low kick but Pesonen moves out of range easily.
Pesonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Mumu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pesonen throws a front kick that sends Mumu stumbling back into the cage.#T3#
A jab lands there for Pesonen.
Mumu tries a low kick but Pesonen avoids it.
Mumu throws out a powerful jab.
Mumu lands with a cross.
Mumu throws a leg kick
and Pesonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mumu's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pesonen thuds a left hand into Mumu's body.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Mumu missing with a left hand there. Pesonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mumu tries to land a leg kick but Pesonen saw it coming and moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pesonen! But no joy.
Pesonen throws out a loose jab but Mumu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mumu looks to land a right hand but Pesonen moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Mumu.
Mumu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pesonen throws out the jab.
Mumu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
Mumu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Mumu misses with a straight left.
Mumu takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Pesonen tries a quick counter leg kick but Mumu is wise to it.
Mumu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pesonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mumu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mumu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pesonen looks to land a left hand but Mumu moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Mumu does no damage.
Mumu avoids a punch combination nicely.
A leg kick checked by Pesonen.
Mumu just misses with a punch to the body.
Pesonen lands a nice hook to Mumu's body. Mumu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdel Mumu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mumu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdel Mumu!
A very excited looking Abdel Mumu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Syn 650 Avraam vs Warror
Date: Sep 28, 2019

#R1##CL#
Pesonen has managed to clinch.
Rhod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rhod lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pesonen or not. #BC2#
Rhod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pesonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pesonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pesonen thows a leg kick but Rhod checks it
and Pesonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Rhod gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A good leg kick by Rhod.
Pesonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen throws out a leg kick but Rhod moves out of range and Pesonen only half commits.
Pesonen throws a low kick, looking for Rhod's leg but Rhod calmly moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhod is looking to slow Pesonen down with leg kicks.
Rhod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pesonen throws out the jab.
Rhod thuds his right hand into Pesonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pesonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rhod connects with a jab.#TD#
Pesonen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rhod sprawls well initially but Pesonen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rhod on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rhod trying to hold on to Pesonen's head to control him but Pesonen postures up. #T1#
Pesonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rhod's head.
Rhod trying to control from the bottom.
Rhod has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Pesonen trying to mount his opponent but Rhod defends it.
Rhod is staying active underneath Pesonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Pesonen is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Rhod to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Rhod utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pesonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rhod swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pesonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Rhod has wrist control.
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rhod utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pesonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rhod avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rhod has momentary wrist control but Pesonen slips an elbow through the middle.
Pesonen postures up in Rhod's guard and throws a big left but Rhod blocks it.
Rhod trying to keep a closed guard but Pesonen is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Pesonen throws a big right hand that misses.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Rhod keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pesonen avoids a kick to the body.
Rhod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen lands a nice shot that snaps Rhod's head back.
Pesonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pesonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rhod manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rhod lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pesonen's sensitive parts.
Rhod buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Rhod. Beautiful body shot.
Rhod throws a sloppy head kick and Pesonen moves out of range easily.
Rhod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Pesonen wants to clinch.
Rhod stuffs the takedown.#T4#
Pesonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rhod manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pesonen or perhaps it was just good defense by Rhod, which made it look bad.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Rhod misses with a straight left.
Pesonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhod counters with a nice body shot.
Pesonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pesonen misses the jab.
Pesonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rhod misses with a hook.
Rhod lands a right hook to the body.
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen misses the jab.
It seemed like Rhod was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen throws a jab when Rhod was well out of range.
Rhod finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pesonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pesonen moves out of range as Rhod strikes.
Rhod misses with an uppercut.
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 Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Pesonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rhod at a distance.
Pesonen connects with a leg kick. Rhod looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pesonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rhod pinned against the cage. Rhod gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pesonen throws a hook but Rhod avoids it easily.
Pesonen misses with a body shot
and Rhod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pesonen ducks under a wild hook from Rhod.
Rhod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD#
Rhod tries to sprawl but Pesonen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pesonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rhod defending well though.
Pesonen thows a huge punch but Rhod dodges it nicely.
Pesonen trying to control from Rhod's half guard. Rhod has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pesonen trying to control but Rhod is working from the bottom.
Pesonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Pesonen stands up over Rhod, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pesonen lands a couple of digs.
Rhod keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rhod keeping full guard, as Pesonen tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhod pulls Pesonen in close to his closed guard and prevents Pesonen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pesonen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pesonen is fighting to break Rhod's control of his arms but Rhod is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T2#
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing that Pesonen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pesonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pesonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pesonen lands a couple of elbows.
Pesonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rhod controlling Pesonen's posture.
Pesonen throwing strikes from guard but Rhod blocks nicely.
Pesonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Rhod keeps moving. #T3#
Rhod is trying to keep Pesonen in close.
Pesonen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing.
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rhod looking to control.
Rhod preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Rhod keeps moving.
Pesonen postures up in Rhod's guard and throws a big left but Rhod blocks it.
Pesonen throwing strikes from guard but Rhod blocks nicely. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rhod is trying to keep Pesonen in close. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good leg kick by Pesonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhod takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pesonen.
Rudy Rhod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pesonen misses with the combination.
Pesonen defending well as Rhod loads up on a big left hand.
Pesonen throws a jab when Rhod was well out of range.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Rhod checks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed right hand from Pesonen misses the target.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rhod throws out the jab.
Pesonen slips under a jab.
Rhod throws a hook to the side of Pesonen's head but Pesonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rhod sprawls well. Rhod wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pesonen gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Rhod moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pesonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhod throws out a counter right but Pesonen avoids it with no problem.
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Rhod.
Pesonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rhod sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pesonen somewhat.
Rhod throws a head kick that Pesonen semi-blocks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pesonen takes one to the chin there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rhod!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen checks the leg kick.
Rhod cracks the inside of Pesonen's front leg.
Rhod thuds his right hand into Pesonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rhod takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rhod tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pesonen throws a right hand that misses
letting Rhod counter with a right hand. #T1#
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhod.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut.
Rhod is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rhod slips a jab from Pesonen.
Pesonen moves in looking to clinch but Rhod pushes him off.
Rhod takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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 throws out a loose jab but Rhod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pesonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Pesonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rhod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Pesonen throws the left hand but Rhod avoids the punch easily.
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
Pesonen swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL2#
and Rhod counters by clinching up.
Rhod working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Rhod breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rhod scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T2#
Rhod checks a leg kick.
Rhod thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pesonen wants to slow Rhod down by chopping away at his legs.
Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Pesonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhod.
Rhod scores with a punch to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pesonen. #TD#
Pesonen looking to score a takedown here. Rhod is defending well but Pesonen drives through and ends up in Rhod's guard.
Pesonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pesonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Rhod has wrist control.
Pesonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rhod is pulling down on Pesonen's head. It's preventing any offense from Pesonen, at least for the moment.
Pesonen throwing strikes from guard but Rhod blocks nicely. #T3#
Pesonen throws a big right hand that misses.
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rhod preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pesonen postures up in Rhod's guard and throws a big left but Rhod blocks it.
Pesonen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rhod pulls Pesonen in close to prevent any damage.
Pesonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Rhod has wrist control.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rhod is keeping the position for now.
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rudy Rhod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pesonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Rhod has wrist control.#SUB2#
Rhod escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pesonen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing.
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rhod ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pesonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Rhod's head.
Rhod fails to land with a series of punches.
Pesonen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rhod throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pesonen scores with a three punch combo!
Nice defenses there by Pesonen.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jallu Pesonen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pesonen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fotheringham scores the fight 30:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jallu Pesonen!
Jallu Pesonen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Syn 646: End of Summer Special
Date: Aug 31, 2019

#R1#
Green throws a front kick that sends Pesonen stumbling back into the cage.
Pesonen takes one to the side of the head.
Pesonen scores with a nice strike.
Pesonen moves out of range of the body kick.
Pesonen misses with a wild body shot.
Pesonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pesonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Green.
Pesonen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Green comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Green moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pesonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pesonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green half committed to a counter leg kick.
Green cracks Pesonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pesonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen throws a series of punches but Green moves out of range.
Pesonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Green takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick by Pesonen misses
and Green counters with a nice leg kick.
Green looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pesonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Pesonen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pesonen throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Green moves out of range as Pesonen strikes.
Pesonen lands with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Green.
Blake Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Green.
Green throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
Green definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.#T2#
Nice body punch from Green.
Blake Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green dips to his left and cracks Pesonen with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Pesonen's shoulder, as Pesonen tries to avoid the shot.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Green on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good exchange - Green coming out on top.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Green. Pesonen shrugs it off though.
Nice jab there from Green.
Pesonen misses the jab.
Pesonen tries to land a leg kick but Green saw it coming and moves away.
Green connects with an inside leg kick.
Green closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pesonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Green, right into the meat.
Green catches Pesonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circle momentarily. Green darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Pesonen's shoulder, as Pesonen tries to avoid the shot.
Green throws a wild body kick that Pesonen sees coming a mile off.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green avoids the head kick by Pesonen.
Green lands a nice hook to Pesonen's body. Pesonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pesonen walks into a left hand.
Pesonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Green thuds his shin into the meat of Pesonen's side.
Green swings away with a body shot that misses #TD2#
and Pesonen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Green's guard.
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!
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pesonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Pesonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pesonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pesonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pesonen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pesonen wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
Pesonen throws a strike but Green rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB2#
Pesonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Green doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Green manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pesonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Green dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Green lands a slapping body shot.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green is looking to counter punch.
Pesonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Green connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pesonen scrambles back to his feet.
Pesonen takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Green throws an off balance right hand
letting Pesonen counter with a right hand.
Pesonen thuds a left hand into Green's body.
Green misses with a leg kick
and Pesonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pesonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pesonen's sensitive parts.
Pesonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pesonen lands a jab-cross combination.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesonen can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green scores with a punch to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Green here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pesonen scores with a one two! Green had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #ROC2#
Green is rocked!
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Green as he avoids it easily.
Pesonen drops his hands momentarily and Green takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pesonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1##TD2#
Pesonen dives in and scores a takedown into Green's guard.
Pesonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Pesonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
Pesonen lands a couple of elbows.
Pesonen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T2#
Pesonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pesonen won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pesonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pesonen throws an elbow that misses. Green uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pesonen's guard. Nice move by Green!#REVR#
Pesonen is trying to control the position but Green postures up. #SUB2#
Pesonen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Green passes into half guard.
Pesonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3##SUB2#
Pesonen with the active half guard here but Green passes nicely into side control.
Pesonen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Green wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pesonen is being controlled here.
Pesonen is looking for a sweep.
Pesonen is trying to work for a sweep but Green has mounted him!
Pesonen can't escape the position. #T4#
Pesonen wants to hold on but Green pushes him away.
Green tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pesonen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pesonen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Green works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pesonen takes one to the chin there.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pesonen throws a leg kick which misses Green's front leg but catches the back leg as Green tries to avoid it.
Green lands with a good body shot.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Pesonen's shoulder, as Pesonen tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Pesonen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Green scores with a jab. Pesonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good exchange - Green coming out on top.
Green looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Green throws the kick towards the body but Pesonen avoids it.
Blake Green is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green lands a head kick!
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.
Green lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pesonen at a distance.
Green misses with a body shot. #T1#
Green connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pesonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Pesonen cracks Green with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pesonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pesonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.
Pesonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Green looks to land a body kick but Pesonen moved away.
Pesonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Green connects with a crisp jab.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Pesonen works Green's body with a nice hook.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Green as he jumps to the side.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pesonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T2#
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!
Green throws a hook but Pesonen avoids it easily.
Green looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesonen counters with a straight right hand.
Green throws a front kick that sends Pesonen stumbling back into the cage.
Pesonen scores with a jab. Green acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Green stuns Pesonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pesonen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green throws a shot to the body.
Pesonen tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Pesonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T3#
Green throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
It seemed like Pesonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Pesonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green works Pesonen's body with a nice hook.
Green bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Green scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#KD2#
Pesonen drops Green with a beautiful combination! Green stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pesonen is looking for the KO!
Oh Green is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green thumps Pesonen with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pesonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Pesonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pesonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pesonen's head backwards.
Green seems to have got his legs back now.
Pesonen throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Green throws a hook but Pesonen blocks it.
Pesonen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Green avoids it really well and circles away.
Pesonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T4#
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
Green jabs at Pesonen's body.
Pesonen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Green.
Green jabs Pesonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pesonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Pesonen throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Green on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body kick there by Green.
Green lands with a good body shot.
Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesonen walks into a left hand.
Pesonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Pesonen's shoulder, as Pesonen tries to avoid the shot.
Pesonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Green.
Pesonen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Green clearly takes that round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Pesonen misses with a double jab.
A big right from Green misses.
Pesonen tries to clinch up.
Green looks to land a body kick but Pesonen moved away.
Green swings for the body but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Pesonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Green can pounce on him.
Green scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Green with a nice cross.
Pesonen blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pesonen lands a nice hook to Green's body. Green takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pesonen walks into a straight right hand from Green.
Green lands a front kick.#T1#
Green throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pesonen! But no joy.
Pesonen lands a jab.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pesonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Green drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pesonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Green lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Green throws out a loose jab but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T2#
Green throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Green moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPesonen.
Pesonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Green does it's job there.
Pesonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green looks to land a body kick but Pesonen moved away.
Pesonen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Green.
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Green throws a shot to the body.
Pesonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pesonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Green feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pesonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T3#
Green misses with an uppercut. Pesonen saw that one coming.
Pesonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Green checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.
Pesonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Green is looking to counter punch.
Pesonen ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Pesonen with the counter takedown but Green avoids it easily.
Pesonen moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pesonen connects with a body shot that sends Green's belly button to the back.
Pesonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Green can pounce on him.
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T4#
Pesonen misses with a body kick.
Green lands a nice shot that snaps Pesonen's head back.
Pesonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Green.
Pesonen walks into a left hand.
Pesonen takes one on the button.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pesonen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Green - the referee stops the clock and Pesonen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Green. Pesonen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Green ducks right into an uppercut from Pesonen.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Pesonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Green with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Green had his way with Jallu Pesonen in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R5#
The fighters circle momentarily. Green darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pesonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Green moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Pesonen backs away, Green returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Green dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pesonen. That did some damage!
Green connects with a crisp jab.
Green connects with a body shot that sends Pesonen's belly button to the back.
Pesonen throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Green lunges at Pesonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pesonen's hand.
Pesonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the cage and back into range.
Green walks into a jab.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pesonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pesonen misses the jab.#T1#
Green stuns Pesonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Green works the jab nicely.
Pesonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
Nice body punch from Green.
Green punishes Pesonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Green lands a head kick. Pesonen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Green moves out of range of the body kick.
Pesonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pesonen looks for a takedown but Green sprawls well.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Green sprawls well. Green wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pesonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pesonen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green cracks a nice hook into Pesonen's ribs.#CL2#
Pesonen moves into range and clinches up with Green.
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!
Green tries to work over Pesonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green blocks a body shot from Pesonen.
Pesonen working aggressively here.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Pesonen avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pesonen throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Green.
A short left from Green.
Green lands with a left to the head.
Pesonen lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Green. #T3#
Pesonen tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Pesonen back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with the head strike. #BC#
Green manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Green throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
Green swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Green lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
Green lands a nice hook to Pesonen's body. Pesonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Green slips under a jab.
Green scores with a nice body kick.
Green cracks Pesonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pesonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T4#
Green cracks Pesonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Green connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pesonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Green misses with a telegraphed body shot #KD2#
and Pesonen counters with a crisp one two that drops Green! Pesonen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Green to his feet! Green is in big trouble!
Pesonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pesonen under the eye.
Green is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
Pesonen shoots and misses
and Green counters with an inside leg kick.
Blake Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jallu Pesonen.
Green lands with a right hand.
The fighters circle, before Pesonen throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Green's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Pesonen lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jallu Pesonen!
In his post fight interview, Jallu Pesonen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Syn 642 Jones vs Gravas
Date: Aug 03, 2019

#R1#
Angliese ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Angliese checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pesonen jabs Angliese to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pesonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Angliese tries a head kick but it misses.
Angliese moves forwards but Pesonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Angliese avoids a punch combination nicely.
Angliese is looking for a counter combo.
Pesonen misses with a body punch
and Angliese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#
It looks like Jallu Pesonen has been cut.
Angliese moves out of range of the body kick.
Angliese misses with the body kick
and Pesonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Pesonen throws a leg kick
and Angliese counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Pesonen.
A low kick from Pesonen is predictable there
and Angliese counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pesonen misses with a body shot
and Angliese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pesonen. #T1#
Pesonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen scores with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Pesonen.
Angliese moves out of range as Pesonen strikes.
We've been informed that Pesonen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Angliese checks the leg kick.
Pesonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Angliese counters with a straight right hand.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Angliese misses the target.
Angliese blocks a leg kick.
Pesonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Angliese counters with a good low kick that Pesonen was not able to check.
A shot to the body from Pesonen misses
and Angliese counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Angliese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pesonen takes a swing at Angliese's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Angliese swats away the attempt to clinch by Pesonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Angliese doesn't seem bothered though.
Angliese throws out a loose jab but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Angliese's head backwards.
Nice sprawl there from Angliese as Pesonen shoots in.#TD2#
Pesonen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Angliese did well to prevent Pesonen getting side control.
Angliese won't allow Pesonen to pass to mount.
Angliese is trying to stand back up but Pesonen is controlling him
Pesonen throwing shots but Angliese is blocking nicely.
Angliese tries to kick Pesonen off but Pesonen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pesonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pesonen thows a huge punch but Angliese dodges it nicely. #T3#
Pesonen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Angliese keeps working.
Angliese is trying to stand back up but Pesonen is controlling him #SUB2#
Pesonen wants to work for an arm triangle but Angliese is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Pesonen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Angliese is trying to stand.
Pesonen trying to control from half guard but Angliese is working away.
Pesonen prevents Angliese from standing back up. #T4##SUB2#
Pesonen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Angliese is trying to stand up here but Pesonen is controlling him well.
Pesonen tries to pass to full mount but Angliese defends it.
Pesonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Angliese's head.
Pesonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Angliese's head.
Pesonen is nestled in close to Angliese, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pesonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Angliese defending well though.
Pesonen trying to mount his opponent but Angliese defends it.
Ground and pound from Pesonen.
Pesonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pesonen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Angliese with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pesonen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Angliese to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen'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.
#R2##TD2#
Pesonen gets the takedown into side control.
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Angliese is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pesonen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Angliese sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pesonen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Angliese is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pesonen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pesonen wants to control for a moment but Angliese uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Angliese is trying to stand back up but Pesonen is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Angliese to regain full guard.
Angliese utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pesonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Angliese working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Angliese avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Pesonen wants to pass the guard but Angliese is keeping the position.
Pesonen postures up and lands a big shot to Angliese's brow.
Angliese wants to stand but Pesonen is controlling the position.
Pesonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Angliese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pesonen cracks Angliese with a solid left hand.
Pesonen stands up over Angliese, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pesonen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pesonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing. #ES#
Angliese manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#T2#
Good body shot from Pesonen.
Angliese is trying to break free.
Angliese working hard to break the clinch.
Angliese has had enough of the clinch but Pesonen keeps him there for the moment.
Pesonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Pesonen lands with a left to the head.
Pesonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pesonen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Angliese gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Pesonen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pesonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pesonen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Angliese prevents it. #BC#
Angliese escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Pesonen moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Angliese's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Angliese working hard to break the clinch.
Angliese is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T3#
Angliese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pesonen wants to take the fight to the mat but Angliese manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bo Angliese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jallu Pesonen.
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 Angliese walks away with a smile on his face. Pesonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pesonen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Angliese counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Angliese works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Angliese wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Angliese takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Angliese.
Angliese's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pesonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Angliese scrambles back to his feet.
Pesonen throws a sloppy head kick and Angliese moves out of range easily.
Angliese walks into a jab.
Angliese ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Angliese checks it.
Pesonen misses with a left hand
and Pesonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bo Angliese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Angliese moves out of range of the leg kick from Pesonen.
A little feinted left hand from Angliese on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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!
Angliese keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pesonen lands with a straight right. Angliese didn't see that one coming.
Angliese fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pesonen.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Angliese counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pesonen defending well as Angliese loads up on a big left hand.
Pesonen feints a jab promting Angliese to slip. Pesonen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Angliese slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pesonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen's cut.
That's time! Angliese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Pesonen connects with a body shot that sends Angliese's belly button to the back.
Pesonen throws a good cross that connects.
Pesonen lands a jab to Angliese's midsection.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pesonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen wants to slow Angliese down by chopping away at his legs.
Pesonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Angliese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Angliese misses with a straight right.
Angliese moves out of range as Pesonen strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Angliese misses the target.
Angliese looks to throw the jab but Pesonen is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen connects with a body shot that sends Angliese's belly button to the back.
Pesonen tries to clinch but Angliese moves away
and Angliese counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Pesonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Angliese doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Angliese checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Angliese went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T1#
A slow jab from Pesonen misses its intended target.
Pesonen throws an off balance right hand
and Angliese counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Angliese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pesonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pesonen jabs Angliese to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pesonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown but Angliese shows good takedown defense.
A cross from Angliese lands.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. Angliese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Angliese is looking for a counter combo.
Pesonen throws an off balance right hand
and Pesonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Angliese lands with a nice body punch. #T2#
Nice jab there from Angliese.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pesonen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Angliese defends well and Pesonen ends up having to push Angliese into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pesonen throws a body kick that misses.
Angliese avoids the head kick by Pesonen.
Pesonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pesonen misses with a combination
and Angliese counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Angliese swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pesonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Angliese counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Angliese.
Pesonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Angliese checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Angliese swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Angliese throws a hook but Pesonen blocks it.
Angliese slips a straight right by Pesonen.
It looked like Angliese was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T3#
Pesonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice sprawl there from Angliese as Pesonen shoots in.
Angliese swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bo Angliese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jallu Pesonen.
Angliese lands with a kick to the temple. Pesonen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pesonen looks to land a combination but Angliese avoids it well.
Pesonen throws an off balance right hand
and Angliese counters with a head kick. That will keep Pesonen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pesonen moves out of range of the body kick.
Angliese throws an off balance right hand
letting Pesonen counter with a right hand.
Angliese lands a two punch combo.
Angliese stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pesonen.
Angliese needs to keep his hands up - Pesonen had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angliese just misses with a punch to the body.
Bo Angliese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#TD2#
Pesonen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Angliese's guard.#ES#
Angliese uses the cage to get back to his feet. #T4#
Pesonen misses with an uppercut
and Angliese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pesonen throws a shot to the body.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Angliese.
Angliese is looking to counter punch.
Pesonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Angliese connects with a body shot that sends Pesonen's belly button to the back.
Angliese takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angliese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pesonen throws a good cross that connects.
Angliese avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Angliese wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jallu Pesonen.
Well Pesonen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jallu Pesonen!
After the fight, Jallu Pesonen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Bo Angliese had this to say: 'This can't be real. All of you are on steroids! Yeah I said it, EVERYONE IS ON STEROIDS!!!'.

Event: Syn 638 San Pedro vs Keenan 3
Date: Jul 06, 2019

#R1#
Pesonen cracks Rhod with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pesonen looks to land a combination but Rhod avoids it well.
Pesonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pesonen pushes Rhod away with a front kick.
Rhod takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhod loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.
Pesonen looks to land a right hand but Rhod moved out of range.
Pesonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhod takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pesonen misses with a few strikes there.
Rhod slips under a jab.
Pesonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pesonen throws a hook but Rhod blocks it.
Rhod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pesonen throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhod jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pesonen misses the body punch
and Rhod counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rhod throws a lazy right hand but Pesonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pesonen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pesonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rhod checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T1#
Rhod avoids the body shot from Pesonen.
Pesonen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rhod.
Nice defenses there by Rhod.
Rhod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhod checks a leg kick nicely.
Rhod throws a body shot but no joy.
Pesonen misses the jab.
Rhod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhod scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Pesonen.
Pesonen scores with a nice head shot.
Rhod slips under a jab.
Pesonen walks into a stiff left hand from Rhod.
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rhod.
Pesonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rhod takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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 Rhod slips the punch.
Rhod is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Pesonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Rhod misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rhod looks to land a combination but Pesonen avoids it well.
Rhod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhod.
Pesonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhod looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pesonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Rhod.
Rhod goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #TD#
Pesonen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rhod's guard.
Pesonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pesonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rhod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhod preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pesonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pesonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pesonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3#
Pesonen throws an elbow that misses. Rhod uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pesonen's guard. Nice move by Rhod!#REVB#
Rhod's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pesonen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Pesonen controls Rhod momentarily but Rhod frees himself. #SUB#
Pesonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rhod wants to control from the top but Pesonen keeps moving.
Pesonen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rhod won't allow Pesonen to sweep him here. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pesonen is looking for a triangle but Rhod pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Pesonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Pesonen working for a triangle but Rhod defends it easily.
Pesonen trying to keep a closed guard but Rhod is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A jab from Rhod misses.
Pesonen throws a body kick that misses.
Pesonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhod manages to avoid it.
Pesonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rhod! But no joy.
Pesonen looks to land a right hand but Rhod moved out of range.
Pesonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rhod.
A jab from Pesonen finds it's way through Rhod's defenses.
Pesonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pesonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rhod fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rhod throws the left hand but Pesonen avoids the punch easily.
Rhod defending well as Pesonen loads up on a big left hand.
Pesonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rhod lands a nice hook to Pesonen's body. Pesonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pesonen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pesonen tests Rhod's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Pesonen misses with an uppercut. Rhod saw that one coming.
Pesonen darts in looking for a takedown but Rhod gets double underhooks and turns Pesonen into the cage.
Pesonen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rhod on the side of the head.
Rhod tries to clinch but Pesonen is having none of it. #T1#
Rhod pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pesonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rhod misses with a body shot.
Pesonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rhod throws a hook but Pesonen blocks it.
Pesonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhod can do to turn this around?
Rhod moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pesonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Rhod counters with a nice body shot.
Rudy Rhod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
Pesonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rhod is out of range.
Pesonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
Pesonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rhod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pesonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhod.
Pesonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rhod's head.
Jallu Pesonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Rhod avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rhod misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Pesonen misses
letting Rhod counter with a right hand.
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Rhod. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rhod dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pesonen. That did some damage!
Rhod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rhod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
Pesonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Rhod swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from Rhod.
Rhod on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pesonen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rhod tries to avoid it but Pesonen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rhod to the ground. Rhod escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Pesonen looks to throw the jab but Rhod is out of range.
Rhod throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Pesonen tenderised Rhod's leg. Rhod is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pesonen shoots for a takedown but Rhod saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhod throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Rhod misses with a body kick.
Pesonen throws a chopping leg kick but Rhod manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rhod bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rhod waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.
Jab by Rhod.
Rhod moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rhod - that will leave a mark!
Rhod misses with a low kick.
Rhod lands with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen throws a hook to the side of Rhod's head but Rhod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pesonen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rhod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
Pesonen scores with a body shot.
Pesonen misses with the body kick
and Rhod counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhod scores with a jab. Pesonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pesonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rhod connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rhod connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rhod lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #T4#
Pesonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rhod has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pesonen swinging wildly here.
Rhod checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Rhod.
Rhod fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pesonen staying out of range there.
Rhod bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rhod throws the kick towards the body but Pesonen avoids it.
Rhod throws a front kick that sends Pesonen stumbling back into the cage.
Rhod thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pesonen lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pesonen backs up against the cage.
Rhod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rhod 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.
Rhod moves out of range as Pesonen strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Rhod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Rhod lands a front kick.
Pesonen misses with a body punch
and Rhod counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Pesonen there.
Rhod throws the left hand but Pesonen avoids the punch easily.
Pesonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rhod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhod wants to land a leg kick but Pesonen is out of range.
Rhod looks to throw the jab but Pesonen is out of range.
No luck for Pesonen with that takedown attempt.
Pesonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pesonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pesonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rhod now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rhod defending well as Pesonen loads up on a big left hand.
Rhod misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Pesonen. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen looks to land a combination but Rhod avoids it well.
Pesonen takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T1#
Pesonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rhod checks it well.
Pesonen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rhod on the side of the head.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rhod catches Pesonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rhod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pesonen.
Rhod throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rhod throws out a loose jab but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
Rhod fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pesonen on the side of the head.
Pesonen throws a sloppy body shot
and Rhod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rhod defending well as Pesonen loads up on a big left hand.
Rhod slips under a jab.
Pesonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pesonen throws out a leg kick but Rhod moves out of range and Pesonen only half commits.
Pesonen throws a low kick, looking for Rhod's leg but Rhod calmly moves out of range.
Pesonen blocks the body kick.
Pesonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rhod walks into a jab.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Rhod.
Rhod throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rhod misses with a body shot.
Pesonen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rhod connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pesonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rhod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pesonen ducks under a wild hook from Rhod.
Rhod checks a leg kick.
Pesonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pesonen throws a hook but Rhod avoids it easily.
Pesonen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pesonen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rhod looks to land a body kick but Pesonen moved away.
Rhod lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pesonen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rhod swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhod slips a straight right by Pesonen.#T3#
Pesonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pesonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pesonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rhod loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.
Rhod cracks Pesonen with an open hand slap.
Rhod's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rhod misses with a hook. Pesonen ducked under it nicely.
Rhod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rhod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhod tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pesonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rhod uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pesonen has time to react.
Pesonen staying out of range there.
Rhod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Rhod 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.
Rhod paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pesonen defending well as Rhod loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Rhod.
Rhod scores with a kick to the body.
Rhod gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pesonen.
Rhod loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.
Rhod slips a jab from Pesonen.
Pesonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rhod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pesonen throws out a leg kick but Rhod moves out of range and Pesonen only half commits.
Pesonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pesonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rhod fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pesonen on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhod. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Pesonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rhod can pounce on him.
Pesonen misses with a right hand
enabling Rhod to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rhod lands a glancing blow to the side of Pesonen's head.
Rhod lands with a hook. Pesonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rudy Rhod comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rhod has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudy Rhod!
Our winner, Rudy Rhod, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Syn 632 Correira vs Tower
Date: May 25, 2019

#R1#
A head kick from Lizotte lands but Pesonen takes it in his stride.
Lizotte lands with a cross.
Pesonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lizotte.
Pesonen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lizotte walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pesonen.
Pesonen jabs Lizotte right on the nose. Lizotte blinks but takes it well.
Pesonen tries to clinch there but Lizotte circles away.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lizotte throws out the jab.
Pesonen tries to clinch up but Lizotte circles away and keeps his distance.
Pesonen misses with a hook.
Lizotte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lizotte lands the left hand.
Pesonen throws an overhand right that lands on Lizotte's shoulder, as Lizotte tries to avoid the shot.
Pesonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Lizotte. #CL2#
Pesonen moves into the clinch.
Lizotte can't find room to land a body shot as Pesonen controls the action.
Lizotte has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pesonen can't find room to land a body shot as Lizotte controls the action. #T1#
Lizotte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pesonens head.
Pesonen can't get the takedown.
Pesonen can't find room to land a body shot as Lizotte controls the action.
Pesonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lizotte's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Lizotte.
Lizotte lands with a short shot to the head.
Lizotte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pesonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lizotte's elbow.
Pesonen pushes Lizotte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pesonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pesonen.
We've been informed that Pesonen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lizotte tries to work over Pesonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lizotte misses with a body punch.
Lizotte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Pesonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pesonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lizotte misses with a looping right.#T2#
Lizotte staying out of range there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lizotte.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Pesonen scores with a takedown into Lizotte's guard.
Pesonen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Lizotte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pesonen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pesonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lizotte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pesonen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lizotte wants to sweep here but Pesonen controlling him for the moment.
Lizotte has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Pesonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pesonen lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing.
Pesonen throwing strikes from guard but Lizotte blocks nicely.
Pesonen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lizotte looking to control.
Pesonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pesonen postures up.
Pesonen works over Lizotte with some ground and pound from guard.
Pesonen trying to control but Lizotte is working from the bottom. #T4#
Lizotte looking for a sweep. Not yet Lizotte, not yet.
Pesonen is working Lizotte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pesonen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pesonen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pesonen postures up.
Pesonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lizotte keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Pesonen is working Lizotte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pesonen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lizotte is pulling down on Pesonen's head. It's preventing any offense from Pesonen, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Lizotte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pesonen misses with the head strike.
Pesonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lizotte taking a breather.
Lizotte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lizotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lizotte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lizotte can't find room to land a body shot as Pesonen controls the action.
A short right from Pesonen.
Pesonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lizotte throws a punch but it's blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lizotte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pesonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pesonen has a couple of punches blocked by Lizotte.
Pesonen misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pesonen. #T1#
Pesonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lizotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lizotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lizotte tries to throw a body punch but Pesonen avoids it by throwing Lizotte back against the cage.
Pesonen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lizotte prevents it.
Pesonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pesonen is leaning against Lizotte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lizotte working aggressively here.
Pesonen blocking some punches.
Lizotte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards.
Pesonen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lizotte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pesonen lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pesonen.
Lizotte throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lizotte fails to land. #T2#
Lizotte blocks an uppercut.
Pesonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pesonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Pesonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lizotte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pesonen throws a head punch that misses.
Pesonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lizotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen misses with the head strike.
Pesonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lizotte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lizotte misses with a punch to the body.
Lizotte scores with a hook to the body.
Lizotte blocking some punches.
Lizotte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lizotte misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pesonen.
Lizotte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pesonen.
Lizotte misses with a hook to the ribs. #TD2#
Pesonen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lizotte clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pesonen not allowing Lizotte to control his hands.
Pesonen has the hooks in. Lizotte is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lizotte rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ground and pound from Pesonen.
Lizotte controlling the position for now.
Pesonen drops an elbow to the side of Lizotte's head. #T4#
Lizotte regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pesonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lizotte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pesonen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pesonen with a nice head shot there.
Pesonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lizotte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lizotte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pesonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Pesonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lizotte throws a counter high kick but Pesonen was just alert enough to avoid it.
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lizotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.
Pesonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pesonen shoots in and drives through. Lizotte sprawls well.
Pesonen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pesonen.
Pesonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lizotte is out of range.
Lizotte jabs Pesonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lizotte punishes Pesonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Pesonen tests Lizotte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stephan Lizotte is winning the standup battle so far.
Pesonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Lizotte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pesonen fails with the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lizotte slips a straight right by Pesonen.
Lizotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lizotte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Lizotte swinging wildly here.
Lizotte scores with a hook.
Lizotte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lizotte. That's going to slow Pesonen down.
Lizotte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lizotte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pesonen misses with a low kick.
Lizotte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pesonen finds it's way round the side to connect with Lizotte's head.
Lizotte throws a leg kick that misses.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Lizotte checks it.
Pesonen moves out of range of the body kick.
Pesonen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good work by Lizotte as he checks the leg kick.
Lizotte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pesonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T2#
Pesonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A good leg kick by Pesonen.
Stephan Lizotte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lizotte moves out of range of the body kick from Pesonen.
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Lizotte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pesonen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pesonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lizotte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pesonen.
Lizotte connects with a looping right hand.
Lizotte wants to clinch.
Pesonen lands with a nice body kick.
Lizotte connects with a solid leg kick.
Lizotte moves out of range as Pesonen strikes.
Pesonen pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T3#
Lizotte throws a right hand that Pesonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pesonen also avoids with ease.
Stephan Lizotte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lizotte checks a leg kick.
Pesonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pesonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lizotte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lizotte.
A big right from Pesonen misses.
A jab lands there for Lizotte.
Lizotte misses with a body shot.
Pesonen avoids the head kick by Lizotte.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lizotte misses with a head kick.
Lizotte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Pesonen. #TD2#
Pesonen drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pesonen controlling from the top position. #T4#
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lizotte is keeping the position for now.
Lizotte keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Pesonen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pesonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pesonen landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB#
Lizotte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lizotte tries to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jallu Pesonen.
I've got Pesonen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jallu Pesonen!
Jallu Pesonen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Syn 627
Date: Apr 14, 2019

#R1#
James throws a looping overhand right but Pesonen ducks down to avoid it.
James slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as James blocks the low kick.
Pesonen ducks under a wild hook from James.
James takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Pesonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that James has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD2#
James pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pesonen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
James looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pesonen passes into side control.
James can't do much from the bottom here. #T1#
Pesonen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pesonen is working James over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pesonen cracks James with an elbow. That is naaassty.
James keeps Pesonen under control for a moment.
Pesonen scoring with punches from side control.
Pesonen is putting a hurting on James here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James sneaks back into half guard.
Nice strikes from Pesonen there.
Pesonen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've been hearing that Pesonen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
James has hold of Pesonen's hands but Pesonen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#CUT#
It looks like Elmore James has been cut.
James is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pesonen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB2#
James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pesonen pulls his head out easily. #T2#
Pesonen winds up and cracks James with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #ROC#
James is rocked!
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!
Pesonen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks James with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
James is still in real trouble! Can Pesonen finish him?
Pesonen prevents James from improving his position.
James is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
Pesonen working the head and body with strikes.
Pesonen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
James actively working from the bottom here.
Pesonen controlling the action here.
Pesonen lands strikes from half guard.#SUB2#
James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pesonen pulls his head out easily.
Pesonen working James over with strikes. #T3#
Pesonen working James over with strikes.
Pesonen working the head and body with strikes. #SUB2#
James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pesonen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pesonen working the head and body with strikes.
Pesonen lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Pesonen there. #SUB2#
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
James won't allow Pesonen to pass to mount.
James wants to improve his position but Pesonen is controlling well.
Pesonen is trying to control. James wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4#
Pesonen lands with a punch from half guard.
Pesonen is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
James looking for submissions off his back.
Pesonen winds up and cracks James with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB2#
James looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Pesonen there.
Pesonen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
James actively working from the bottom here.
James has hold of Pesonen's hands but Pesonen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB2#
James has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Pesonen. Oh but James has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Pesonen goes limp - he's gone! James jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Elmore James!
A very excited looking Elmore James made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Syn 622 Boagrius vs Rocket II
Date: Mar 09, 2019

#R1#
Vegas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vegas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vegas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pesonen throws a leg kick which misses Vegas's front leg but catches the back leg as Vegas tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Vegas.
Vegas scores with a hook to the body. Pesonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vegas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pesonen tests Vegas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vegas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Vegas.
Vegas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vegas looks for the body kick but Pesonen saw that one coming.
Vegas lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vegas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.
Pesonen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vegas sprawls and moves away.
Pesonen lands with a hook. Vegas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A cross from Vegas lands.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Vegas throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Pesonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pesonen lands a head shot.
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
Pesonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Vegas to counter with a crisp jab.
Pesonen shoots in and drives through. Vegas sprawls well.
Pesonen is looking to slow Vegas down with leg kicks.
Pesonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vegas.
Vegas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vegas checks a leg kick nicely.
Vegas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pesonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A bone on bone clash there as Vegas blocks the leg kick.
Vegas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
Pesonen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pesonen darts in trying to clinch
and Vegas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vegas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown but Vegas shows good takedown defense.
Vegas scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.#T2#
Vegas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pesonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Pesonen misses with a straight right.
It looks like Pesonen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Vegas.
Vegas cracks Pesonen with a good jab.
Johnny Vegas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pesonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pesonen tries to clinch there but Vegas circles away.
Pesonen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vegas's waist but Vegas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pesonen off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesonen throws an overhand right that lands on Vegas's shoulder, as Vegas tries to avoid the shot.
Vegas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vegas lands with a slapping head kick.
Pesonen looks to land a left hand but Vegas moved out of range nicely.
Vegas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pesonen throws a body punch but Vegas moves out of range.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Pesonen tries a head kick but it misses. #T3#
Pesonen throws a hook but Vegas avoids it easily.#TD#
Pesonen shoots in and gets a takedown into Vegas's guard.
Vegas is pulling down on Pesonen's head to control his posture.
Pesonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vegas pulls Pesonen in close to prevent any damage.
Pesonen content to stall in guard here.
Vegas is trying to control the position but Pesonen postures up.
Pesonen won't allow Vegas to sweep him here.
Vegas seems keen to control Pesonen's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vegas trying to keep a closed guard but Pesonen is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
Pesonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vegas swivels and escapes.
Vegas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Vegas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL2#
Vegas moves into the clinch successfully.
Vegas lands a hook that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards.
Vegas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Pesonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vegas moves away from the strike by Pesonen.
Pesonen fails to land the takedown.
Pesonen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vegas.
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!
Pesonen misses with a jab to the body
and Vegas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vegas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Vegas.
Pesonen moves forwards but Vegas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pesonen tries for a takedown but Vegas circles away easily
and Vegas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Vegas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Vegas scores with a punch to the head.
Pesonen misses the body punch
and Pesonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Vegas instigates a clinch.
Pesonen throws a head punch that misses.
Pesonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
Pesonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pesonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vegas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vegas misses with a punch on the inside.
Pesonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas tries a body shot but Pesonen blocks it.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
Vegas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vegas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vegas working aggressively here.
Vegas pushes Pesonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vegas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vegas blocks a body shot from Pesonen. #T1#
Pesonen is leaning against Vegas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vegas blocking some punches.
Vegas lands a nice uppercut.
Vegas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vegas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pesonen can't break the clinch.
Pesonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vegas tries to work over Pesonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Vegas.
Vegas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pesonen tries for a takedown but Vegas manages to get underhooks.
Vegas misses with the head strike.
Pesonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Vegas lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Vegas.
Pesonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pesonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Vegas.
Pesonen is working Vegas over against the cage.
Pesonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Pesonen misses with some punches.
Pesonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vegas backwards. #BC#
Pesonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vegas throws a shot from downtown. Pesonen moves away and avoids it.
Pesonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Vegas punishes Pesonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Vegas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen is looking to clinch.
Johnny Vegas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pesonen throws a series of punches but Vegas avoids them all with ease. #T3#
Vegas throws an overhand right that lands on Pesonen's shoulder, as Pesonen tries to avoid the shot.
Pesonen loads up on a big right hand but Vegas slips the punch.
Pesonen throws a jab when Vegas was well out of range.#CL2#
Vegas clinches up with Pesonen and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vegas.
Pesonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Pesonen blocking some punches.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pesonen throws a head punch that misses.
Vegas misses with the head strike.
Pesonen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vegas smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vegas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pesonen lands a leg kick that knocks Vegas off balance momentarily.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vegas drops his hands momentarily and Pesonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vegas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T4#
Pesonen looks to land a right hand but Vegas moved out of range.
Vegas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pesonen is looking to clinch but Vegas is avoiding it.
Vegas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vegas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pesonen blocks the body kick.
Vegas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Vegas looks to land a left hand but Pesonen moved out of range nicely.
Pesonen misses with a left hand
and Vegas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Vegas.
Pesonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vegas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vegas scores with a nice head shot.
Vegas scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Vegas. That snapped Pesonen's head back.
Pesonen catches Vegas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vegas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a hook but Vegas blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Vegas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Vegas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pesonen, as that shot connected.
Vegas slips a jab from Pesonen.
A countering left hand to the body from Vegas misses.
Pesonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pesonen tries to clinch but Vegas moves out of range.
Pesonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vegas.
Pesonen loads up on a big right hand but Vegas slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Pesonen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pesonen scores with a jab. Vegas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Vegas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vegas slips a straight right by Pesonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Pesonen misses its intended target.
Vegas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Vegas blocks the leg kick.
Pesonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vegas.
A good leg kick by Vegas. #T1#
Pesonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pesonen takes one on the button.
Vegas missing with a left hand there. Pesonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pesonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vegas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vegas cracks the inside of Pesonen's front leg.
Pesonen blocks a jab.
Vegas lands a nice looking body shot.
Vegas's corner calls for a 1-2. Vegas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pesonen slips a straight right by Vegas.
Pesonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Vegas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vegas. That's going to slow Pesonen down.
Pesonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pesonen throws a hook but Vegas avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vegas was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.
Vegas feints a counter leg kick.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pesonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T2#
Pesonen closes the distance and clinches up with Vegas, looking for a takedown. Pesonen pushes Vegas against the cage but Vegas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vegas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pesonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vegas tests Pesonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pesonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pesonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vegas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pesonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vegas moves away.
Pesonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vegas tries to land a front kick but Pesonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pesonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vegas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pesonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vegas counters with a nice uppercut.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
A punch lands to the side of Pesonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A cross from Pesonen lands.
Vegas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vegas lands with a shot to the body.
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Vegas lands with a shot to the body.
Vegas checks a low kick from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a hook but Vegas blocks it.
Vegas throws a sloppy head kick and Pesonen moves out of range easily.
Johnny Vegas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vegas lands a head shot.
Vegas slips under a jab.
Pesonen throws an overhand right that lands on Vegas's shoulder, as Vegas tries to avoid the shot. #TD#
Pesonen shoots in and bounces Vegas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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!
Pesonen throws a big right hand that misses. #T4#
Pesonen pushing down on Vegas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vegas is trying to get back to full guard.
Vegas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pesonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vegas pulls Pesonen in close to his closed guard and prevents Pesonen from doing any damage or advancing position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pesonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Vegas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vegas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Vegas!
An out of breath Johnny Vegas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Syn Europe 99
Date: Feb 02, 2019

#R1#
Pesonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McBeth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McBeth misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Pesonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McBeth tries to roll over but Pesonen keeps him under control.
McBeth is still trying to improve position.
Pesonen lands with a punch from half guard.
McBeth trying to hold on to Pesonen's head to control him but Pesonen postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen wants to control but McBeth is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing that Pesonen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Pesonen is working for a kimura but McBeth is defending it quite comfortably.
Pesonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Pesonen thows a huge punch but McBeth dodges it nicely.
McBeth regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pesonen.
Pesonen won't allow McBeth to sweep him here.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but McBeth keeps moving.
Pesonen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but McBeth keeps moving.
McBeth has his hands on Pesonen's head, controlling the position.
Pesonen trying to control but McBeth is working from the bottom. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McBeth is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pesonen trying to control but McBeth is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pesonen jabs McBeth right on the nose. McBeth blinks but takes it well.
Paulski McBeth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McBeth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pesonen.
Pesonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen throws a leg kick which misses McBeth's front leg but catches the back leg as McBeth tries to avoid it. #TD#
Pesonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McBeth wants to control but Pesonen is keeping busy.
Pesonen tries to pass the half guard into mount. McBeth knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McBeth felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
McBeth moves into full guard. #T3#
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
McBeth wants to sweep here but Pesonen controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McBeth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pesonen cracks McBeth with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pesonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pesonen wants to pass the guard but McBeth is keeping the position.
Pesonen trying to control the position from guard on top but McBeth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McBeth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pesonen passes into half guard.
Pesonen thows a huge punch but McBeth dodges it nicely.
McBeth controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Pesonen throws a strike but McBeth avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pesonen throws a big elbow that misses.
McBeth trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pesonen chips away with some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McBeth holds on and takes a little breather.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but McBeth keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Pesonen throws a hook but McBeth avoids it easily.
McBeth looks to throw the jab but Pesonen is out of range. #CL#
Pesonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
McBeth trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pesonen.
Pesonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pesonen digs a right hand into McBeth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McBeth's gas tank.
McBeth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pesonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBeth.
McBeth blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from McBeth.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McBeth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pesonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McBeth can do to turn this around?
McBeth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pesonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McBeth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pesonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pesonen lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBeth has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pesonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBeth.
Pesonen jumps guard but McBeth stands there with Pesonen around his waist. Pesonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #T1#
Pesonen misses with some punches.
Pesonen blocking some punches.
Pesonen fails to pull guard.
McBeth struggles to land a body shot inside as Pesonen controls his hands. #BC#
Pesonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McBeth digs a good hook to Pesonen's body.
McBeth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pesonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McBeth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pesonen. Pesonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick from McBeth.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McBeth misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Pesonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pesonen throws a lazy right hand but McBeth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pesonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McBeth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pesonen takes a swing at McBeth's ribcage but misses.
McBeth thinks about the counter body kick.
McBeth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBeth.
McBeth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McBeth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McBeth doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pesonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McBeth checks it well.
McBeth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as McBeth blocks the low kick.
McBeth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McBeth cracks the inside of Pesonen's front leg.
Pesonen clobbers McBeth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheers as Pesonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. McBeth doesn't seem phased though.
McBeth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pesonen tests McBeth's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC#
McBeth is rocked!
Pesonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
McBeth is still on wobbly legs! Can Pesonen finish him?
McBeth throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pesonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pesonen cracks the inside of McBeth's front leg.
Pesonen connects with a body shot.
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
McBeth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McBeth throws a front kick aimed at Pesonen's knee but Pesonen avoids it well.
Pesonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McBeth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pesonen tests McBeth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pesonen.
McBeth misses with an uppercut. Pesonen saw that one coming.
Pesonen fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops McBeth to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! McBeth looks to clinch but Pesonen throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! McBeth taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jallu Pesonen!
Jallu Pesonen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: DARE 92
Date: Jan 05, 2019

#R1#
Pesonen throws a lazy right hand but Ribbler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pesonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ribbler.
Ribbler slips a jab from Pesonen.
No luck for Ribbler with that takedown attempt.
Ribbler throws a push kick but Pesonen slaps the foot to one side.
Ribbler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD#
Ribbler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ribbler working away.
Pesonen tries to improve position but can't.
Pesonen wants to control but Ribbler postures up.
Pesonen is looking to regain half guard here but Ribbler keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbler creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pesonen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pesonen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ribbler off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Pesonen working for a choke but Ribbler is defending well. #T1##SUB2#
Pesonen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ribbler tries to break free. #SUB2#
Pesonen looking for the choke but no joy.
Ribbler tries to roll but Pesonen sticks to his back.
Ribbler is working hard here to advance position.
Ribbler rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pesonen working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ribbler gets full guard.#T2#
Pesonen is working Ribbler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pesonen forces his way into half guard.
Ribbler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pesonen wants to take a breather but Ribbler is having none of it.
Ribbler is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Pesonen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ribbler sees it coming and defends easily.
Ribbler tries to get to full guard but Pesonen has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Pesonen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ribbler gets back to full guard. #T3##SUB#
Ribbler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pesonen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pesonen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ribbler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ribbler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribbler is keeping the position for now.
Pesonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ribbler working a defensive guard here. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ribbler wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Ribbler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribbler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pesonen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Pesonen moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ribbler lands a body shot. #BC2#
Pesonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ribbler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Pesonen misses with a looping right.#TD2#
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen 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.
#R2#
Ribbler tries to clinch but Pesonen is having none of it. #CL2#
Pesonen moves into range and clinches up with Ribbler.
Pesonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ribbler tries to land a knee to the head but Pesonen blocks with his arms.
Ribbler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ribbler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pesonen avoids the elbow strike from Ribbler, against the cage.
Pesonen working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pesonen.
Pesonen lands with a left to the head.
Ribbler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pesonen misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Pesonen.
Pesonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pesonen tries to work over Ribbler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pesonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ribbler controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribbler.
Pesonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pesonen swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
A short left from Pesonen.
Pesonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Ribbler has double underhooks.
Pesonen misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Ribbler has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Pesonen misses with some punches.
Pesonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Pesonen.
Ribbler throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pesonen.
Pesonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pesonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ribbler tries to throw a body punch but Pesonen avoids it by throwing Ribbler back against the cage.
Ribbler trying to control the position but instead, Pesonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ribbler into the cage.
Pesonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ribbler controls his hands.
Ribbler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pesonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Pesonen as the two fighters clinch.
Pesonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ribblers head. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribbler.
Pesonen is leaning against Ribbler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Pesonen.
Ribbler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ribbler taking a breather.
Maybe Ribbler would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Ribbler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ribbler working aggressively here.
Pesonen gets through Ribbler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ribbler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pesonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Ribbler backwards. #BC2#
Pesonen breaks the clinch.
Pesonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ribblers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ribbler 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 Pesonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pesonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#TD2#
Pesonen shoots in and bounces Ribbler off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pesonen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T3#
Pesonen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jallu Pesonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ribbler looking to control.
Pesonen stopping the sweep attempt from Ribbler.
Pesonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ribbler wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ribbler looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribbler, not yet.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribbler is keeping the position for now.
Ribbler seems keen to control Pesonen's posture.
Pesonen cracks Ribbler with a solid left hand.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ribbler can't keep his opponent in guard - Pesonen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ribbler manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pesonen is pushing down on Ribbler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ribbler is fighting to maintain full guard but Pesonen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ribbler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pesonen is working away from the top position though.
Ribbler is trying to control but Pesonen passes into side control!
Ribbler is trying to control Pesonen's posture but Pesonen avoids it.
Pesonen lands some shots froms side control.
Pesonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribbler keeps working.
Ribbler tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Pesonen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ribbler is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pesonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ribbler is out of range and Pesonen settles back down.
Ribbler throws a right hand that misses #CL2#
and Pesonen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ribbler looking to throw knees to the head but Pesonen is blocking nicely.
Pesonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ribblers head.
Ribbler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Pesonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pesonen scores with the left hand. Ribbler knows he should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Pesonen.
Ribbler misses with a leg kick
and Pesonen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ribbler moves out of range of the strikes.
Pesonen scores with a nice strike.
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribbler.
Ribbler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Ribbler misses. #TD#
Ribbler fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pesonen to the ground. Ribbler is now in Pesonen's guard.
Pesonen is trying to control the position but Ribbler postures up. #T1##SUB2#
Pesonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ribbler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ribbler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pesonen is on top in guard. #REVB#
Ribbler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribbler is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Pesonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ribbler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pesonen has managed to get both his arms back between Ribbler's legs - danger averted.
Ribbler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pesonen is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Ribbler has his foot on Pesonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pesonen works his way back into a safe position though.
Ibbe Ribbler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Ribbler keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Pesonen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pesonen looking to pass the guard.
Ribbler wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pesonen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
Ribbler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pesonen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pesonen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ribbler holds on and takes a little breather.
Pesonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Ribbler is retaining full guard. #T3#
Ribbler looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribbler, not yet.
Pesonen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pesonen passes Ribbler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ribbler trying to hold on to Pesonen's head to control him but Pesonen postures up. #SUB2#
Pesonen is working for a submission of some sort.
Pesonen is controlling the pace. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ribbler is staying active underneath Pesonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2#
Pesonen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ribbler defends it well.
Ribbler trying to control here. #SUB2#
Pesonen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pesonen is keen to just control but Ribbler is a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jallu Pesonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pesonen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jallu Pesonen!
A very excited looking Jallu Pesonen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: DARE INFERNO
Date: Dec 01, 2018

#R1#
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Magomedov moved away.
Pesonen throws a hook but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Pesonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magomedov.
Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. Magomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov throwing a counter right hand but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Magomedov dodges the punch combination from Pesonen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Magomedov misses the target.
Pesonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Magomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magomedov slips under a jab.
Magomedov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pesonen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pesonen. #TD#
Magomedov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pesonen is trying to defend but Magomedov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Magomedov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pesonen manages to get to full guard.
Pesonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Pesonen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magomedov defends well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T1#
Magomedov stopping the sweep attempt from Pesonen.#SUB2#
Pesonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Magomedov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pesonen is trying to control the position but Magomedov postures up.
Magomedov passes into half guard.
Magomedov is thwarting Pesonen's attempts to control the position.
Magomedov working Pesonen over with strikes.
Pesonen regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Pesonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Magomedov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Magomedov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pesonen wants to sweep here but Magomedov controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Magomedov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Magomedov advances to half guard.
Magomedov is looking to stall here but Pesonen recovers full guard.
Magomedov wants to pass the guard but Pesonen is keeping the position.
Magomedov forces his way into half guard.
Pesonen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Magomedov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Magomedov with the ground and pound from mount. #T3#
Magomedov looking to finish Pesonen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pesonen!
Magomedov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Magomedov raining down shots from the mount!
Magomedov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pesonen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov lands a big shot there that rocks Pesonen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Magomedov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pesonen?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov landing punches. #ROC#
Pesonen is rocked!
Pesonen is looking to get to half guard.
Pesonen is still in real trouble! Can Magomedov finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Magomedov! Pesonen is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marat Magomedov!
A victorious Marat Magomedov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: EFA 86 Pesonen Vs Egyptian
Date: Aug 19, 2018

#R1#
Pesonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pesonen throws a nice looking combination but Egyptian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pesonen throws a looping overhand right but Egyptian ducks down to avoid it.
Egyptian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CL#
Pesonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pesonen throws a head punch that misses.
Egyptian misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Egyptian breaks the clinch.
Egyptian clobbers Pesonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pesonen cracks the inside of Egyptian's front leg.
Egyptian misses with a kick to the body.
Pesonen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Egyptian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Egyptian 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pesonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pesonen throws out a loose jab but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Egyptian misses.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Egyptian darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL#
Egyptian tries to keep at a distance but Pesonen has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Pesonen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T1#
Pesonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pesonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Egyptian.#TD#
Pesonen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Egyptian uses from the top position. #SUB#
Pesonen has an active guard here but Egyptian has managed to pass into half guard.
Egyptian is looking to advance position but Pesonen won't allow it. #SUB#
Pesonen actively working from the bottom here.
Pesonen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pesonen keeping control of the position.
Pesonen regains full guard. Nicely done. #T2#
Egyptian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Egyptian avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pesonen is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Pesonen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Egyptian is aware though and is defending well.
Pesonen keeping moving, preventing Egyptian from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Pesonen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Egyptian has passed into half guard!
Egyptian is taking a breather. Pesonen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T3#
Pesonen is looking for a sweep. Egyptian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pesonen wants to control but Egyptian is keeping busy.
My spies in Secret Lab inform me that Egyptian has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Pesonen is doing well to control the position and prevent Egyptian from advancing to side control.#SUB#
Pesonen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Egyptian pulls his head out easily.
Pesonen tries to get to full guard but Egyptian has control of the leg.
Egyptian looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pesonen is looking for a sweep. Egyptian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pesonen is not content to let Egyptian control the position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Egyptian defending well as Pesonen loads up on a big left hand.
Pesonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Egyptian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Egyptian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pesonen.#CL#
Pesonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Egyptian tries to circle away but Pesonen has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Egyptian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Egyptian defending well as Pesonen loads up on a big left hand.
Pesonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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 Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Egyptian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egyptian tries a head kick but it misses.
Egyptian throws a lazy right hand but Pesonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Egyptian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
Egyptian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pesonen.
Egyptian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Egyptian moves away from the strike by Pesonen.
A little jabbing left from Egyptian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Egyptian has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Egyptian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen blocks a jab.
Pesonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with a wild body shot.
Pesonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Egyptian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Egyptian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Egyptian throws a lazy right hand but Pesonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pesonen misses with a low kick.
Pesonen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#T1#
Pesonen takes one to the chin there.
A low kick from Egyptian is predictable there
and Pesonen counters with a leg kick.
Egyptian takes one to the side of the head.
Egyptian throws a body shot but no joy.
Osiris Egyptian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Egyptian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
Egyptian digs a good body shot into Pesonen's ribs.
Pesonen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Egyptian's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Egyptian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Egyptian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pesonen.
Egyptian missing with a left hand there. Pesonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egyptian.
Pesonen misses the jab.
Egyptian is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Egyptian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pesonen.
Egyptian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Pesonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Egyptian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Egyptian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Egyptian moves away from the strike by Pesonen.
Egyptian throws out a loose jab but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Pesonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A good leg kick by Egyptian.
Pesonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Pesonen gets a clinch.
Egyptian takes a shot to the head.
Egyptian can't find room to land a body shot as Pesonen controls the action.
Pesonen fails to pull the fight into his guard. #BC2#
Egyptian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Egyptian stuns Pesonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Egyptian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pesonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Pesonen tries to bum rush Egyptian with a series of wild strikes but Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Egyptian jabs Pesonen right on the nose. Pesonen blinks but takes it well.
Pesonen takes one to the chin there.
Egyptian takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Egyptian lands a slapping body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Egyptian blocks the leg kick. #T3#
Egyptian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Pesonen misses with a hook
and Egyptian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Egyptian misses with a hook. Pesonen ducked under it nicely.
Pesonen misses with a shot to the body
and Egyptian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Egyptian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Egyptian.
Nice body kick there by Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
Egyptian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Egyptian misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Egyptian.
Pesonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Egyptian moves out of range as Pesonen strikes.
Pesonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Egyptian circles away.
Egyptian blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen throws the left hand but Egyptian avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Egyptian throws a leg kick but Pesonen sees it coming and moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Pesonen misses its target.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut
and Egyptian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pesonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Egyptian staying out of range there.
Egyptian throws the kick towards the body but Pesonen avoids it.
Egyptian misses with an uppercut.
Pesonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Egyptian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pesonen feints and then cracks Egyptian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Egyptian down.
Pesonen throws a shot from downtown. Egyptian moves away and avoids it.
Pesonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Egyptian. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egyptian scores with a body shot.
Egyptian needs to keep his hands up - Pesonen had a free shot at his head there.
Pesonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Egyptian just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osiris Egyptian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
A jab lands there for Egyptian.
Egyptian swings for the body but Pesonen moves out of range.
Egyptian tests Pesonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Egyptian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pesonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pesonen is looking to land body kicks.
Pesonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pesonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Egyptian can pounce on him.
Pesonen throws a right and a left that Egyptian avoids nicely.
Egyptian misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Egyptian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pesonen connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen cracks Egyptian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pesonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pesonen wants to slow Egyptian down by chopping away at his legs. #T1#
Egyptian lands with a nice body kick.
Egyptian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Egyptian misses with a wild body shot.
Pesonen tries to counter by clinching up but Egyptian breaks away and moves out of range.
Egyptian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pesonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pesonen looks to throw the jab but Egyptian is out of range.
Egyptian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pesonen scores with a nice right hand.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Egyptian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Egyptian lands a nice looking body shot.
Egyptian looks to land a left hand but Pesonen moved out of range nicely.
Egyptian misses with a hook.
Egyptian does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pesonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Egyptian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesonen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That kick from Egyptian tenderised Pesonen's leg. Pesonen is trying to keep his angry face on.#T2#
Egyptian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pesonen's calf.
Pesonen swinging wildly here.
Some bone on bone action there as Egyptian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some wild striking there from Egyptian.
Egyptian lands a right hook to the body.
Pesonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pesonen scores with a punch to the head.
Pesonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pesonen cracks Egyptian with an open hand slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Egyptian.
The fighters circling - Pesonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Egyptian connects with a solid leg kick.
Pesonen throws a low kick, looking for Egyptian's leg but Egyptian calmly moves out of range. #T3#
Pesonen misses with a looping right.
Egyptian throws a hook but Pesonen blocks it.
Pesonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Egyptian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Egyptian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen moves out of range as Egyptian strikes.
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 Egyptian has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Egyptian and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Egyptian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egyptian.
Some wild striking there from Pesonen.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Egyptian drops his hands momentarily and Pesonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pesonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pesonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pesonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Egyptian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Egyptian blocks a jab.
Egyptian moves away from the strike by Pesonen. #T4#
Egyptian lands a head shot.
Pesonen throws a hook but Egyptian blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egyptian lands with a hook. Pesonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A leg kick checked by Egyptian.
Egyptian scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pesonen. That's going to slow Egyptian down.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Egyptian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pesonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pesonen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick from Egyptian lands but Pesonen takes it in his stride.
Pesonen thumps Egyptian with a low kick.
Pesonen checks a low kick from Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egyptian throws a wild body kick that Pesonen sees coming a mile off.
Egyptian takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheers as Egyptian lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pesonen doesn't seem phased though.
Pesonen misses with a right hand
and Egyptian counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Osiris Egyptian just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Pesonen throws a lazy right hand but Egyptian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pesonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Egyptian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Egyptian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Egyptian throws a jab but it's blocked by Pesonen.
Egyptian tests Pesonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pesonen throws a jab when Egyptian was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Egyptian checks a leg kick.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Pesonen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pesonen. That's going to slow Egyptian down.
Pesonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pesonen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen is looking to chop away at Egyptian's legs.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Pesonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Egyptian lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egyptian thuds his shin into the meat of Pesonen's side.#T1#
Pesonen misses with a hook
and Egyptian counters with an inside leg kick.
Pesonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Egyptian. Egyptian obviously looking to wear him down.
Pesonen throws a front kick aimed at Egyptian's knee but Egyptian avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pesonen, as that shot connected.
Egyptian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
As Egyptian tries to get set, Pesonen tries to push him back and clinch up but Egyptian manages to avoid the attempt.
Egyptian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pesonen at a distance.
Pesonen moves out of range as Egyptian throws a body kick.
Egyptian misses with a straight right.
Pesonen misses with a straight right.
Egyptian throws a counter combo.
Pesonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Egyptian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Egyptian throws a hook but Pesonen blocks it.
Pesonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Egyptian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pesonen's head.
Pesonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pesonen misses with a body kick.
Egyptian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice side step and Egyptian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pesonen lands with a nice body kick.
Pesonen throws a jab when Egyptian was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a left hand
letting Egyptian counter with a right hand.
Egyptian misses the body punch
and Pesonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pesonen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Egyptian.
Pesonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Egyptian swinging wildly here.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pesonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little feinted left hand from Pesonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pesonen misses with a combination
and Egyptian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Pesonen throws a right and a left that Egyptian avoids nicely.
Pesonen needs to keep his hands up - Egyptian had a free shot at his head there.
Egyptian misses with a body kick.
Pesonen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Egyptian on the side of the head.
Egyptian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a leg kick.
Egyptian throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Egyptian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Egyptian throws a jab but it's blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
A jab from Egyptian does it's job there.
Pesonen misses with a hook.
Egyptian checks a leg kick.
Egyptian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Egyptian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Pesonen blocks the leg kick. #T4#
Pesonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pesonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian scores with a hook.
Pesonen misses with a leg kick
and Egyptian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pesonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Egyptian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
Egyptian just misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a low kick.
Pesonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pesonen, as that shot connected.
Egyptian just misses with a punch to the body.
Pesonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pesonen misses with a straight right.
Egyptian misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osiris Egyptian dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R5#
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Egyptian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Egyptian moves out of range of the leg kick from Pesonen.
Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen slips a jab from Egyptian.
Pesonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Pesonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Egyptian is looking to slow Pesonen down with leg kicks.
Pesonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Egyptian, as that shot connected.
Pesonen tries to land a leg kick but Egyptian saw it coming and moves away.
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pesonen tries to clinch up but Egyptian circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Egyptian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pesonen throws a hook to the side of Egyptian's head but Egyptian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pesonen throws out a loose jab but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Egyptian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed right hand from Pesonen misses the target. #T1#
Nice defenses there by Egyptian.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Pesonen feints and then cracks Egyptian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Egyptian down.
Pesonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Egyptian throws a sloppy head kick and Pesonen moves out of range easily.
Egyptian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Egyptian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Egyptian.
Egyptian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Egyptian finds it's target.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Egyptian let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Egyptian cracks Pesonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Pesonen.
Egyptian throws a lazy right hand but Pesonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Egyptian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pesonen tries to score with a low kick but Egyptian moves his leg out of the way.
Egyptian misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Egyptian misses.
Pesonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egyptian moves away.
Egyptian throws a body kick that misses.
Pesonen is looking to counter punch.
Egyptian slips a jab and a cross from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pesonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Egyptian throws out the jab.
Egyptian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pesonen.
Pesonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pesonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pesonen, right into the meat.
Pesonen thuds his right hand into Egyptian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pesonen ducks under a wild hook from Egyptian.
Pesonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T3#
Egyptian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pesonen sizes up Egyptian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Egyptian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Egyptian throws a shot to the body.
Pesonen throws a lazy body kick
and Egyptian counters with a nice body kick.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen misses with a right hand
and Egyptian counters with a nice body kick.
Egyptian misses with a wild combination.
Egyptian lunges at Pesonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pesonen's hand.
Pesonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Egyptian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Egyptian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pesonen on the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Pesonen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egyptian. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egyptian.
Nice shot lands for Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen motions for Egyptian to come forward. Pesonen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Egyptian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Egyptian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Egyptian moved away.
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egyptian was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.
Osiris Egyptian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Egyptian cracks Pesonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
Pesonen throws a body kick that misses.
Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
Egyptian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Egyptian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pesonen is out of range and Egyptian settles back down.
Egyptian throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A good leg kick by Pesonen.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Osiris Egyptian.
I think Egyptian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 47:48
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osiris Egyptian!
Osiris Egyptian is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Osiris Egyptian, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: EFA 83
Date: Jul 28, 2018

#R1#
Turner lands the left hand.
Pesonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pesonen misses with a low kick.
Turner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Turner lands with a good body shot.
Turner throws the left hand but Pesonen avoids the punch easily.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Turner takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pesonen slips under a jab from Turner.
Pesonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner tries to counter with a takedown but Pesonen is quick to defend against it.
Turner moves away from the strike by Pesonen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Turner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pesonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pesonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
A good leg kick by Turner. #CL#
Turner has closed the distance and engaged Pesonen in a clinch.
Pesonen working aggressively here.
Turner takes a shot to the head.
Turner working aggressively here.
A short right from Turner on the inside.
Turner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turner. #TD2#
Pesonen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Turner uses from the top position.
Pesonen keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Turner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pesonen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turner has managed to get both his arms back between Pesonen's legs - danger averted.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Pesonen has wrist control.#SUB2#
Pesonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Turner looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Pesonen being controlled here, momentarily.
Pesonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Pesonen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Turner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pesonen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turner has managed to get both his arms back between Pesonen's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turner chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Pesonen working for a triangle but Turner defends it easily. #SUB2#
Pesonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Turner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3#
Pesonen has momentary wrist control but Turner slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Pesonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Turner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Pesonen working for a triangle but Turner defends it easily. #SUB2#
Pesonen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pesonen keeping full guard, as Turner tries to pass. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pesonen controls Turner momentarily but Turner frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Pesonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pesonen is keeping the position for now.
Turner distracts Pesonen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pesonen is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB2#
Pesonen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Turner is aware though and is defending well.
Turner looking to pass the guard.
Turner connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elgin Turner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
Pesonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pesonen sprawls and moves away.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesonen can do to turn this around?
Pesonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Pesonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #TD#
Pesonen tries to sprawl but Turner drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pesonen is looking to improve his position.
Elgin Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Pesonen is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Turner is tapping! Great win for Pesonen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jallu Pesonen!
Jallu Pesonen is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Jallu Pesonen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Elgin Turner was interviewed post fight and said 'Wu Tang fuh eva!'.

Event: EFA 80 Murphy vs Samuals
Date: Jun 30, 2018

#R1#
A big right from Pesonen misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pesonen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pesonen. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick from Pesonen lands but Cooke takes it in his stride.
Pesonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Pesonen.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pesonen throws a leg kick which misses Cooke's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooke tries to avoid it.
Pesonen wants to slow Cooke down by chopping away at his legs.
Pesonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab by Cooke.
A nice combination there by Cooke. #T1#
Good work by Pesonen as he checks the leg kick.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Pesonen tenderised Cooke's leg. Cooke is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy left from Pesonen finds it's target.
Pesonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen motions for Cooke to come forward. Pesonen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen throws a front kick that sends Cooke stumbling back into the cage.
Pesonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Pesonen's body. Pesonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pesonen misses with the body kick
and Cooke counters with a nice body shot.
Pesonen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#TD2#
Cooke dives in and scores a takedown into Pesonen's guard.
Pesonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cooke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cooke stopping the sweep attempt from Pesonen.#SUB#
Cooke avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
Pesonen working for a triangle but Cooke defends it easily.
Cooke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pesonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cooke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T3##SUB#
Pesonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cooke won't allow Pesonen to sweep him here.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Pesonen keeps moving.
Pesonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooke is one step ahead there.
Pesonen keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Cooke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pesonen can't keep his opponent in guard - Cooke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cooke is trying to control. Pesonen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pesonen wants to control but Cooke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cooke in particular looking to stall.#SUB2#
Cooke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pesonen is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Pesonen looking for submissions off his back.
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 Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Pesonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke punishes Pesonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Cooke throws a jab when Pesonen was well out of range.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Pesonen throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke moves forwards but Pesonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Pesonen clinches with his opponent.
Cooke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pesonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke trying to land knees to the body.
Pesonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
Cooke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pesonen rather than just go for the knockout.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch but Pesonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Cooke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pesonen with a body shot.
Pesonen blocks the body kick.
Cooke throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Pesonen #TD2#
and Cooke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #T1#
Cooke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pesonen keeps working.
Cooke prevents Pesonen from improving his position.
Cooke trying to control the action but Pesonen is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Pesonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Pesonen looking for submissions off his back.
Pesonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Cooke is keen to just control but Pesonen is a slippery customer.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cooke connects with a nice short shot to Pesonen's temple.
Cooke wants to pass to mount but Pesonen is defending the position. #SUB#
Pesonen looking for submissions off his back.
Pesonen is not content to let Cooke control the position.
Cooke not doing much here.
Cooke passes into side control, despite Pesonen's attempt to control the position.
Pesonen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T3#
Cooke tries to roll over but Pesonen keeps him under control.
Cooke wants to control but Pesonen is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke wants to get back to full guard.
Pesonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Cooke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cooke is looking for a sweep. Pesonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pesonen trying to pass the guard but Cooke defending well. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cooke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pesonen preventing the sweep.
Pesonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Cooke is looking for a triangle but Pesonen pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Cooke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pesonen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pesonen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Cooke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pesonen is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pesonen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Samuel Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Pesonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pesonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pesonen connects with a single shot there.#CL2#
Cooke closes the distance and pushes Pesonen back into the cage.
Cooke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pesonen is defending well for now.
A short right from Pesonen. #BC#
Pesonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Pesonen.
Pesonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Pesonen. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pesonen. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke feints and then cracks Pesonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pesonen down.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Pesonen saw that one coming.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick from Pesonen misses. #T1#
Pesonen lands a nice looking body kick.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pesonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jallu Pesonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a low kick but Cooke moves out of range easily. #TD2#
Pesonen gets caught flat footed, as Cooke shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pesonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Cooke is looking to control Pesonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cooke avoid being mounted?#SUB#
Cooke is defending against the submission attempts here by Pesonen. #SUB#
Pesonen is trying to work for a kimura but Cooke is defending well. #T2#
Cooke wants to get back to full guard but Pesonen has passed into side control.
Cooke gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Pesonen moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Cooke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke wants to control but Pesonen postures up.#T3##SUB#
Pesonen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pesonen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Cooke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
Pesonen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cooke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cooke trying to control from half guard but Pesonen is working away. #SUB2#
Cooke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pesonen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pesonen keeping full guard, as Cooke tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jallu Pesonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pesonen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jallu Pesonen!
Jallu Pesonen 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.

Event: EFA 64 Vermeulen vs Wetness
Date: May 19, 2018

#R1#
Pesonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bohi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pesonen misses with a double jab.
Bohi is looking for a counter combo.
Bohi misses with a looping left.
Pesonen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pesonen jabs at Bohi's body.#CL#
Bohi moves into the clinch successfully. #TD2#
Pesonen jumps into guard, dragging Bohi to the mat. #SU#
Bohi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bohi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bohi blocks the body kick.
A quick step to the side and Bohi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen misses with a body kick.
Bohi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bohi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.
Bohi ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a shot from downtown. Bohi moves away and avoids it.
Bohi lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Pesonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T1#
Pesonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pesonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bohi throws a solid leg kick but Pesonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bohi.
Pesonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bohi.
Pesonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Bohi does it's job there.
Pesonen misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL2#
Pesonen drives through and clinches with Bohi against the cage.
Bohi misses with the head strike.
Pesonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pesonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bohi misses with the head strike.
Pesonen blocking some punches.
Bohi has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bohi fails to land. #T2#
Bohi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pesonen misses with some punches. #TD2#
Pesonen jumps guard and drags Bohi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Pesonen has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bohi should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Pesonen has tightened it up now! Bohi should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jallu Pesonen!
After the fight, Jallu Pesonen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 19, 2018

#R1#
Jensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
Jensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jensen jabs at Pesonen's body.
Pesonen blocks a head kick by Jensen.
Jensen moves in looking to clinch but Pesonen pushes him off.
Jensen is looking to clinch but Pesonen is avoiding it.
Jensen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jensen misses with a straight left.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen lands with a cross.
Pesonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jensen.
Jensen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pesonen momentarily.
Jensen misses with the combination.
Pesonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jensen's calf.
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!
Pesonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pesonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Jensen throws a series of punches but Pesonen avoids them all with ease.
Jensen dives in and grabs Pesonen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pesonen pushes down on Jensen's head and hops out.
Pesonen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jensen just manages to avoid it.#CL#
Pesonen clinches up with Jensen and pushes him back against the cage.
Pesonen prevents Jensen from breaking the clinch.
Jensen tries to break the clinch but Pesonen is controlling the position.
Pesonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pesonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Pesonen on the inside.
Jensen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#TD#
Pesonen jumps guard and drags Jensen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pesonen is pulling down on Jensen's head to control his posture.
Jensen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pesonen is trying to keep Jensen in close. #SUB#
Jensen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pesonen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jensen has managed to get both his arms back between Pesonen's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Jensen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pesonen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jensen has managed to get both his arms back between Pesonen's legs - danger averted.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Pesonen looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jensen is defending well. Pesonen quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jensen has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pesonen celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jallu Pesonen!
Jallu Pesonen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Steel Penn - ICON VI
Date: Oct 14, 2017

#R1#
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.#CL#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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!
#R2#
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.#CL#
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. #BC#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #CL#
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. #BC#
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. #T4#
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.
#R3#
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.#T1#
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!#T2#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
Urani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL#
Urani clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Urani.
Pesonen misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Urani manages to break the clinch.
Urani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Urani closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pesonen. #BC#
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. '.

Event: Steel Penn - ICON II
Date: Sep 22, 2017

#R1#
Pesonen misses with an uppercut
and Sheze counters with a straight right hand.
Pesonen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good leg kick by Pesonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pesonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheze just misses with a punch to the body.
Pesonen tries to clinch up.
Pesonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sheze! But no joy.
Sheze staying out of range there.
Pesonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sheze throws out a counter right but Pesonen avoids it with no problem.#TD2#
Sheze closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pesonen's guard.
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!
Pesonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sheze throwing strikes from guard but Pesonen blocks nicely.
Sheze postures up and lands a big shot to Pesonen's brow.
Sheze landing with the ground and pound. #T1#
Sheze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheze cracks Pesonen with a solid left hand.
Pesonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Pesonen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sheze defends well.
Sheze is working Pesonen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sheze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pesonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sheze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pesonen managing to control the position.
Pesonen wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
Sheze working some strikes from top position.
Sheze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pesonen's head.
Sheze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pesonen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Pesonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sheze.
Pesonen is trying to keep Sheze in close. #SUB2#
Sheze drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pesonen dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Sheze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pesonen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sheze is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Sheze is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pesonen defends well.#SUB#
Pesonen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T3#
Pesonen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sheze is trying to get back to half guard.
Pesonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheze keeps working.
Sheze manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pesonen keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sheze thows a huge punch but Pesonen dodges it nicely. #T4##SUB2#
Pesonen is defending against the submission attempts here by Sheze.
Pesonen is looking for a sweep. Sheze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Sheze is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pesonen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pesonen wants to get back to full guard.
Sheze lands strikes from half guard.#SUB2#
Pesonen is defending against the submission attempts here by Sheze.
Sheze is nestled in close to Pesonen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mnajdra Sheze dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Pesonen wants to clinch but Sheze slips to the side
and Pesonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sheze checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pesonen.
Sheze misses with a double jab.
Pesonen misses with a hook. Sheze ducked under it nicely.
Sheze misses with a looping right.
Pesonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Sheze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pesonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sheze's calf.
Sheze takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pesonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pesonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sheze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pesonen. That's going to slow Sheze down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pesonen misses with a right hand
and Sheze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pesonen connects with a leg kick. Sheze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pesonen lands a nice shot that snaps Sheze's head back. #T1#
Sheze takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
As Sheze backs away, Pesonen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sheze blocks a head kick by Pesonen.
Sheze's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pesonen under the eye.
Pesonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sheze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sheze ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
A cross from Pesonen lands.
Sheze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good work by Sheze as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Sheze misses.
Pesonen throws a looping overhand right but Sheze ducks down to avoid it.
Pesonen wants to clinch up but Sheze keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Pesonen.
Sheze throws out a loose jab but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheze is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pesonen throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Sheze counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesonen has hold of Sheze's hands but Sheze slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pesonen is trying to control but can't. #T2#
Sheze lands with a punch from half guard.
Sheze lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mnajdra Sheze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sheze landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Sheze is looking for a kimura here.
Sheze 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.
Sheze lands with a punch from half guard.
Sheze lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pesonen wants to control but Sheze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sheze connects with a nice short shot to Pesonen's temple. #T3#
Pesonen taking some punishment here, with Sheze in his half guard.
Sheze is nestled in close to Pesonen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Sheze there.
Sheze looks to land a strike but Pesonen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sheze cracks Pesonen with a solid left hand.
Sheze works over Pesonen with some ground and pound from guard.
Sheze distracts Pesonen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pesonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sheze manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Sheze throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pesonen uses it to pass to side control.
Sheze is looking to reverse the position.#T4#
Sheze gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB2#
Sheze looking for a kimura from the bottom but Pesonen passes into side control!
Pesonen wants to stand but Sheze is controlling his arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheze tries to improve position but can't. #SUB#
Pesonen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sheze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen trying to control the action but Sheze is working from the bottom.
Sheze regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mnajdra Sheze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sheze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pesonen. #TD2#
Sheze ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sheze no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB2#
Sheze working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pesonen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sheze is tightening it up a little... Pesonen has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Pesonen reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Pesonen taps out! Nice BJJ there by Sheze!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mnajdra Sheze!
After winning the bout, Mnajdra Sheze thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Last Hoorah
Date: Aug 19, 2017

#R1#
Pesonen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lassiter eats them both and turns towards Pesonen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lassiter misses with a wild body shot.
Lassiter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lassiter fails to land the takedown.
Pesonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pesonen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#ROC2#
Lassiter is rocked!
No joy there for Pesonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Lassiter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Look low, kick high! Pesonen uses the oldest trick in the book to send Lassiter tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Pesonen is absolutely delighted - when Lassiter wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jallu Pesonen!
A less than humble Jallu Pesonen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: SP ICON: Fresh Blood
Date: Jul 15, 2017

#R1#
Pesonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lassiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Lassiter.
Pesonen misses with a looping left.
A head kick from Pesonen lands but Lassiter takes it in his stride.
Lassiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
Lassiter dives in and grabs Pesonen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pesonen pushes down on Lassiter's head and hops out.
Pesonen cracks Lassiter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lassiter shoots in for a takedown but Pesonen shows good takedown defense. #TD#
Lassiter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pesonen is holding on to half guard well.
Lassiter thows a huge punch but Pesonen dodges it nicely.
Pesonen has hold of Lassiter's hands but Lassiter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pesonen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lassiter trying to control the action but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Lassiter's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pesonen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lassiter is working away from the top position though.#T1#
Pesonen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lassiter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lassiter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pesonen's head.
Lassiter is thwarting Pesonen's attempts to control the position.
Lassiter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lassiter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lassiter trying to control the action but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen gets full guard.
Pesonen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lassiter stopping the sweep attempt from Pesonen.#T2#
Lassiter slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lassiter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lassiter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pesonen keeps working.
Lassiter wants to free his trapped foot but Pesonen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lassiter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lassiter working over Pesonen with some ground and pound. Pesonen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pesonen is looking to improve his position.
Lassiter working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Pesonen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lassiter.
Lassiter is keen to just control but Pesonen is a slippery customer.
Pesonen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lassiter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pesonen is keeping the position for now.
Lassiter trying to control the position from guard on top but Pesonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pesonen can't keep his opponent in guard - Lassiter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lassiter is looking to stall here but Pesonen recovers full guard.
Lassiter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4#
Lassiter with a nice head shot there.
Pesonen controls Lassiter momentarily but Lassiter frees himself.
Lassiter throws a big elbow that misses.
Lassiter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pesonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lassiter preventing the sweep.
Lassiter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lassiter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pesonen looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lassiter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pesonen controls Lassiter momentarily but Lassiter frees himself.
Lassiter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Lassiter 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.
#R2##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lassiter.
Carlton Lassiter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lassiter wants to control but Pesonen is keeping him busy.
Pesonen tries to buck Lassiter off but Lassiter is having none of it.
Lassiter creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pesonen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lassiter is looking to take a break and control but Pesonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lassiter wants to take a breather but Pesonen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lassiter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lassiter trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
Pesonen is looking to sweep but instead, Lassiter has passed into half guard. #T1#
Lassiter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pesonen keeps working.
Lassiter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesonen can do to turn this around?
Lassiter stalling away here and it's allowed Pesonen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pesonen managing to control the position.
Lassiter looking to pass the guard.
Pesonen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lassiter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pesonen's guard. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lassiter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pesonen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lassiter in particular looking to stall.
Pesonen is trying to control but can't.
Pesonen tries to get to full guard but Lassiter has control of the leg.
Lassiter 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.
Pesonen is refusing to be controlled, as Lassiter sits in half guard.
Lassiter is really struggling to control Pesonen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pesonen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pesonen keeping full guard, as Lassiter tries to pass.
Pesonen looking to control. #T3#
Lassiter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pesonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lassiter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lassiter throws an elbow that misses. Pesonen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lassiter's guard. Nice move by Pesonen!#REVB#
Pesonen looking to pass the guard.
Pesonen stopping the sweep attempt from Lassiter.
Pesonen advances position into side control!#T4#
Lassiter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lassiter is trying to control Pesonen's posture but Pesonen avoids it.
Lassiter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pesonen off and has taken his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pesonen just looking to survive in the bad position.
Lassiter gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Lassiter dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lassiter.
Pesonen tries to improve position but can't.
Lassiter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lassiter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pesonen wants to control but Lassiter postures up.
Lassiter trying to control the position but Pesonen is working away.
Pesonen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lassiter's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lassiter throwing shots but Pesonen is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lassiter is looking to advance position but Pesonen won't allow it.
Lassiter is taking a breather. Pesonen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T1#
Lassiter throwing shots but Pesonen is blocking nicely.
Lassiter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lassiter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lassiter is looking to stall here but Pesonen recovers full guard.
Pesonen pulls Lassiter in to control the position.
Lassiter postures up and lands a big shot to Pesonen's brow.
Lassiter looking to sit in guard and control but Pesonen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Lassiter is trying to hold Pesonen in close to prevent damage but Pesonen has managed to pass into half guard.
Lassiter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Lassiter is looking to control Pesonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lassiter avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pesonen in particular looking to stall.
Pesonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Lassiter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pesonen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lassiter is looking for a sweep. Pesonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
Lassiter is working hard here to advance position.
Lassiter moves into full guard.
Pesonen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lassiter is looking for a sweep.
Pesonen wants to stand but Lassiter is controlling his arm.
Lassiter is looking for a sweep.#T4#
Pesonen working the ground and pound but Lassiter is defending the strikes.
Lassiter manages to get back to half guard.
Pesonen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lassiter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carlton Lassiter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lassiter controlling the position for now.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jallu Pesonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lassiter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lassiter has his takedown stuffed#KD2#
and Pesonen counters with a head kick that drops Lassiter to the mat! Lassiter scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#
Lassiter is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carlton Lassiter.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lassiter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlton Lassiter!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Carlton Lassiter made sure he mentioned //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Jallu Pesonen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Pffft.'.

Event: SP ICON: Happy Birthday Chael
Date: Jun 24, 2017

#R1#
A left lands for Pesonen.
Hoyo blocks a jab.
Hoyo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pesonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Pesonen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.#CL2#
Hoyo closes the distance and pushes Pesonen back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Pesonen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoyo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoyo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pesonen is trying to break the clinch but Hoyo is controlling him.
Hoyo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pesonen is trying to force a seperation but Hoyo has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Pesonen manages to pull guard. #SUB#
Hoyo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pesonen to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hoyo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pesonen pulls down on the head and he's put Hoyo to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jallu Pesonen!
After the fight, Jallu Pesonen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: SP ICON: The Red Wedding
Date: May 20, 2017

#R1#
Pesonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Sheze blocks the leg kick.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Sheze sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pesonen misses with a hook.
Sheze moves out of range of the leg kick from Pesonen.
Sheze moves out of range of the body kick.
Sheze throwing a counter right hand but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Sheze slips a jab from Pesonen.
Sheze throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sheze slips under a jab.
Sheze tries to counter with a takedown but Pesonen is quick to defend against it.
A shot to the liver by Pesonen. Beautiful body shot.
Pesonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sheze's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheze scores with a hook to the body. Pesonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sheze or perhaps it was just good defense by Pesonen, which made it look bad.
Sheze just misses with a punch to the body. #TD#
Sheze closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pesonen did well to prevent Sheze getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Sheze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pesonen defending well though.
Pesonen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sheze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pesonen wants to control but Sheze is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Sheze is working for a submission of some sort.
Sheze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pesonen is looking for a sweep. Sheze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sheze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pesonen is positioning himself well to prevent Sheze advancing to mount.
Pesonen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Sheze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Sheze is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pesonen trying to control but Sheze postures up. #T2#
Pesonen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sheze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pesonen wants to improve his position but Sheze is controlling well. #SUB#
Sheze is working for a submission of some sort.
Sheze winds up and cracks Pesonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sheze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pesonen defending well though.
Pesonen gets back to full guard. #T3#
Pesonen trying to control the position here.
Pesonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pesonen wants to sweep here but Sheze controlling him for the moment.
Pesonen is adopting a defensive guard.
Sheze scoring with some ground and pound.
Pesonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sheze won't allow Pesonen to sweep him here.
Sheze wants to control from the top but Pesonen keeps moving. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sheze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pesonen's head.
Sheze scoring with some ground and pound.
Sheze throws a big elbow that misses.
Sheze preventing the sweep.
Sheze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pesonen's head.
Sheze works over Pesonen with some ground and pound from guard.
Sheze trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
Sheze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sheze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sheze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pesonen's head.#SUB#
Sheze drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pesonen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pesonen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pesonen! #REVB#
Sheze is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mnajdra Sheze dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Nice shot lands for Pesonen.
Pesonen catches Sheze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Sheze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesonen moves forwards but Sheze connects with a nice, crisp jab.#TD#
Sheze shoots in and bounces Pesonen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pesonen keeping moving, preventing Sheze from controlling successfully.
Sheze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pesonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pesonen, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pesonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pesonen working a defensive guard here.
Pesonen pulls Sheze in close to prevent any damage. #T1#
Pesonen looking to control.
Sheze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sheze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pesonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Sheze throwing strikes but missing.
Mnajdra Sheze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pesonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Sheze stands up over Pesonen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pesonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pesonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
Pesonen pulls Sheze in to control the position.
Pesonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sheze's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Sheze is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pesonen is aware though and is defending well.
Pesonen trying to control but Sheze is working from the bottom.
Pesonen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sheze is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Sheze has his foot on Pesonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pesonen works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Sheze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pesonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Sheze is trying to control the position but Pesonen postures up. #SUB#
Sheze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pesonen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Sheze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sheze controlling Pesonen's posture. #SUB#
Sheze is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Sheze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Sheze keeps moving.
Sheze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Sheze looking for a guillotine here but Pesonen defends easily.
Pesonen trying to control but Sheze is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mnajdra Sheze dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Pesonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Sheze finds it's way through Pesonen's defenses.
Sheze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pesonen throws a push kick but Sheze slaps the foot to one side.
Sheze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheze.
Pesonen throws a nice looking combination but Sheze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sheze swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sheze shoots in for a takedown but Pesonen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pesonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Sheze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pesonen throws the kick towards the body but Sheze avoids it.
Sheze throwing a counter right hand but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen throws a push kick but Sheze slaps the foot to one side.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pesonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pesonen misses with a hook. Sheze ducked under it nicely.
Pesonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sheze. #T1#
Sheze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
Sheze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pesonen.
Sheze misses with a looping right.
Sheze blocks a head kick by Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a series of punches but Sheze moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sheze. That snapped Pesonen's head back.
Pesonen misses with a looping left.
Pesonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sheze slips under a jab.
Sheze swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pesonen takes one to the side of the head.
Pesonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#TD#
Sheze drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheze scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pesonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pesonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sheze throwing strikes from guard but Pesonen blocks nicely.
Sheze scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pesonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sheze throwing strikes but missing.
Sheze trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
Pesonen pulls Sheze in to control the position. #T3#
Sheze cracks Pesonen with a solid left hand.
Sheze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pesonen trying to control the position here.
Sheze throwing strikes from guard but Pesonen blocks nicely.
Sheze wants to control from the top but Pesonen keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sheze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pesonen is pulling down on Sheze's head. It's preventing any offense from Sheze, at least for the moment.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pesonen is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pesonen walks into a straight right hand from Sheze.
Sheze takes one to the chin there.
Jallu Pesonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheze lands a head shot.#CUT#
It looks like Jallu Pesonen has been cut.
Pesonen tries to land a body kick#TD#
and Sheze counters with a shoot takedown. Pesonen fights it but they end up in guard.
Pesonen looking to control.
Sheze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sheze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sheze working some strikes from top position.
Sheze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sheze's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Mnajdra Sheze did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
No joy there for Sheze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pesonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sheze shoots in looking for a takedown. Pesonen tries to sprawl out of it but Sheze keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pesonen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pesonen catches Sheze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pesonen misses with a body punch
and Sheze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheze connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pesonen momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Sheze.
Pesonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sheze swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pesonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pesonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Pesonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sheze is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sheze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
Sheze has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pesonen.
Pesonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sheze's calf.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pesonen.
Pesonen clobbers Sheze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sheze misses with a wild body shot.
Sheze looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pesonen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sheze counters with a left and a right that stings Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sheze tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pesonen defends well and Sheze ends up having to push Pesonen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pesonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Sheze. #T2#
Sheze throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Nice defenses there by Sheze.
Pesonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Sheze moved away.
Sheze takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sheze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sheze connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A cross from Pesonen lands.
Pesonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen lands a head shot.
Sheze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pesonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Sheze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen misses with a right hand
and Sheze counters with a stiff right hand.
Pesonen takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T3#
Sheze misses with a straight right.
Sheze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sheze tries for a takedown but Pesonen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mnajdra Sheze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesonen throws a hook but Sheze blocks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pesonen, right into the meat.
A punch lands to the side of Pesonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pesonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sheze walks into a jab.
Pesonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Pesonen.
Sheze misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Pesonen - just one landing. #T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Pesonen. Sheze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Pesonen there.
Sheze misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Sheze was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sheze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pesonen tries a low kick but Sheze avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Sheze 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pesonen throws a head kick but Sheze moves out of range.
Pesonen throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Sheze counters with a single leg into guard. Pesonen didn't expect that.
Pesonen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sheze landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheze walks into a jab.
Sheze takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sheze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Sheze sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sheze is looking for a counter combo.
Pesonen looks to throw a body kick
and Sheze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sheze dips to his left and cracks Pesonen with an uppercut!
Sheze has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sheze there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sheze scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen throws a head kick but Sheze moves out of range.
Pesonen throws a wild body kick that Sheze sees coming a mile off.
Sheze changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pesonen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T1#
Pesonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sheze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sheze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick from Pesonen.
Pesonen lands a nice shot that snaps Sheze's head back.
Sheze misses with an uppercut. Pesonen saw that one coming.
Sheze walks into a jab.
Sheze moves out of range of the strikes.
Sheze lands the left hand.#TD#
Sheze scores with a takedown into Pesonen's guard.
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!
Sheze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pesonen controls Sheze momentarily but Sheze frees himself.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Sheze is working Pesonen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sheze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sheze makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sheze landing with the ground and pound. #ROC#
Pesonen is rocked!
Pesonen keeping moving, preventing Sheze from controlling successfully.
Pesonen is still in real trouble! Can Sheze finish him?
Sheze connects with a couple of short punches.
Pesonen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sheze throws a big elbow that misses.
Pesonen seems to have recovered his senses.
Sheze chips away with some ground and pound.
Sheze connects with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Pesonen controls Sheze momentarily but Sheze frees himself.
Sheze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sheze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pesonen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sheze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sheze's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pesonen is looking to stand up but Sheze isn't so interested in that idea.
Pesonen controls Sheze momentarily but Sheze frees himself.
Pesonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sheze is one step ahead there. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sheze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sheze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pesonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pesonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Sheze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sheze chips away with some ground and pound.
Sheze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sheze wants to control from the top but Pesonen keeps moving.
Pesonen has momentary wrist control but Sheze slips an elbow through the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mnajdra Sheze showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sheze has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:46
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mnajdra Sheze!
Mnajdra Sheze retains his lightweight title!
Mnajdra Sheze 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.

Event: SP ICON: Lofmark vs Ryan II
Date: Apr 29, 2017

#R1#
Damkratov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CUT#
It looks like Jallu Pesonen has been cut.
Pesonen needs to keep his hands up - Damkratov had a free shot at his head there.
Damkratov misses with a wild combination.
Damkratov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pesonen.
Pesonen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pesonen scores with a jab. Damkratov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pesonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Damkratov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CUT2#
It looks like Grogory Damkratov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Damkratov eats them both and turns towards Pesonen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pesonen cracks a nice hook into Damkratov's ribs.
Damkratov misses with a straight left.
Pesonen with a nice cross.
Damkratov looks to land a right hand but Pesonen moved out of range.
Pesonen thuds his shin into the meat of Damkratov's side.
Pesonen's coach down at Gangsterdamage was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pesonen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pesonen walks into a jab.
Good shot there by Pesonen.
A solid body kick from Pesonen. #T1#
Pesonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damkratov. #CL2#
Damkratov tries to keep at a distance but Pesonen has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Pesonen manages to break the clinch.
Pesonen lunges at Damkratov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damkratov's hand.
Pesonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CL2#
Pesonen clinches up with Damkratov and pushes him back against the cage.
Pesonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damkratov backwards.
A hook to the body from Pesonen.
Damkratov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Pesonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damkratov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.
Pesonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Damkratov.#CUT2#
Grogory Damkratov's cut is getting worse.
Pesonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damkratov moves forwards but Pesonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Damkratov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pesonen. #T2#
Some wild striking there from Damkratov.
A jab from Pesonen does it's job there.
Damkratov missing with a left hand there. Pesonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damkratov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pesonen clobbers Damkratov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Damkratov misses the jab.
Pesonen thuds his shin into the meat of Damkratov's side.
Pesonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pesonen cracks Damkratov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Damkratov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#KD2#
Pesonen drops Damkratov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Damkratov looks back up at him and smiles so Pesonen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#
Damkratov is rocked!
Damkratov walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Pesonen swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jallu Pesonen!
Jallu Pesonen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: SP ICON: The Aftermath
Date: Apr 01, 2017

#R1#
A clash of legs there as Urani blocks the low kick.
Pesonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Urani looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pesonen.
Pesonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pesonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen slips under a jab from Urani.
Urani motions for Pesonen to come forward. Urani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pesonen misses with a hook. Urani ducked under it nicely.
Urani moves forwards but Pesonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pesonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urani moves away.
Urani only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen misses with a right hand
and Urani counters with a good low kick that Pesonen was not able to check.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pesonen. Urani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Urani instigates a clinch.
Urani working aggressively here. #T1#
Pesonen is trying to break free.
Urani struggles to land a body shot inside as Pesonen controls his hands.
Urani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Urani prevents Pesonen from breaking the clinch.
Urani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urani misses with a body punch.
Pesonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Urani can't find room to land a body shot as Pesonen controls the action.
A short left from Pesonen.
Urani tries to stall but Pesonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hand to the body from Urani.
Pesonen tries to work over Urani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Urani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pesonen is trying to break free.
Pesonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Urani.
Urani lands a body punch in the clinch.
Urani lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Urani swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Urani misses with a punch to the body.
Pesonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pesonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pesonen is trying to force a seperation but Urani has the dominant position.
Urani throws a punch but it's blocked by Pesonen.
Urani misses with a punch on the inside.
Urani stalling the fight.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Urani.
Urani scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pesonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Urani backwards.
Urani misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urani.
Urani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Urani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pesonen tries to throw a body punch but Urani avoids it by throwing Pesonen back against the cage.
Urani tries to throw a body punch but Pesonen avoids it by throwing Urani back against the cage.
Urani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pesonen working hard to break the clinch.
Urani blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Pesonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Urani trying to control the position but instead, Pesonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Urani into the cage.
Pesonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pesonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Pesonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pesonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Urani.
Pesonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urani lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pesonen lands a jab-cross combination.
Pesonen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pesonen takes one to the chin there.#T4#
Urani walks into a jab.
Pesonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Urani's head.
Pesonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pesonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Urani walks into a straight right hand from Pesonen.#CL2#
Urani gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Urani misses with a body punch.
Urani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pesonen can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urani.
Urani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pesonen.
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Urani lands with a short shot to the head.
Pesonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Urani controls his hands.
Pesonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Pesonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Urani. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Urani. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Pesonen. Those never looked like landing.
Pesonen throws a jab when Urani was well out of range.
Urani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
Urani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Urani throws a hook but Pesonen blocks it.
Jallu Pesonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Urani is looking to chop away at Pesonen's legs.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urani throws a poor cross that misses
and Pesonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urani slips under a jab.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
Urani checks a leg kick.
Pesonen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T1#
Pesonen takes a swing at Urani's ribcage but misses.
Pesonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urani can do to turn this around?
Urani moves out of range of the leg kick from Pesonen.
Pesonen fakes the leg kick and cracks Urani in the body.
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Urani avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pesonen connects with a high kick.
Pesonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Urani is just out of range.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pesonen.
Pesonen is looking to wear down Urani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Urani gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pesonen.
Nice uppercut lands for Pesonen. That snapped Urani's head back.
Pesonen scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Urani misses its intended target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urani.
Urani tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pesonen throws a hook but Urani avoids it easily.
Urani keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #T2#
A big right from Pesonen misses.
Urani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Pesonen misses
and Urani counters with a slapping leg kick.
Urani throws a right hand that misses
and Pesonen counters with a solid body kick.
Pesonen throws the kick towards the body but Urani avoids it.
Pesonen swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
Urani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Pesonen feints and then cracks Urani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urani down.
Urani moves out of range as Pesonen strikes.
A little jabbing left from Urani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pesonen looks to land a combination but Urani avoids it well.
Urani is looking for the big counter here.
Pesonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Urani.
Pesonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Urani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.#T3#
A decent looking cross lands there for Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a body punch but Urani moves out of range.
Urani now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pesonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Urani.
Pesonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Urani only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Urani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen looks to land a combination but Urani avoids it well.
Urani keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Urani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pesonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Urani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Urani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pesonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Pesonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pesonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen tried to score with a low kick but Urani checks it.
Urani is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T4#
Urani bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Urani throws out a loose jab but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Urani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pesonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Pesonen misses.
Urani feints and then cracks Pesonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pesonen down.
Pesonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pesonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Urani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Urani throws a lazy uppercut
letting Pesonen counter with a right hand.
Urani misses with a series of wild punches.
Pesonen lands a really nice looking cross but Urani seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Pesonen scores with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Pesonen as he connects with a hook.
Pesonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Urani counters with a left to the body.
Urani moves out of range as Pesonen strikes.
Pesonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Pesonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pesonen throws a leg kick
and Pesonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#
It looks like Jallu Pesonen has been cut.
Urani slips under a jab from Pesonen.
Urani wants to counter the offense by Pesonen and move into the clinch position.
Pesonen throws an off balance right hand
and Urani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Urani checks a low kick from Pesonen.
Urani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Urani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen throws a lazy body kick
and Urani counters with a straight right hand.
Urani moves away from the strike by Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a wild body kick that Urani sees coming a mile off.#T1#
Urani misses with a low kick.
Pesonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pesonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Urani.
Pesonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Urani checks it well.
Pesonen feints and then cracks Urani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urani down.
Urani tries to land a leg kick but Pesonen saw it coming and moves away.
Urani slips under a jab.
Urani moves out of range as Pesonen strikes.
Urani appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pesonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Urani is out of range and Pesonen settles back down.
Pesonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Urani throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Urani.
Urani dodges the punch combination from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a hook but Urani avoids it easily.#T2#
Pesonen connects with a nice looking jab.
Pesonen dodges the punch combination from Urani.
Pesonen throwing a counter right hand but Urani manages to avoid it.
Pesonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Urani momentarily.
Urani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pesonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urani walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Urani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pesonen throws a right hand that misses
and Urani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Urani is looking to land body kicks.
Pesonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Urani is out of range and Pesonen settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urani.
Pesonen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T3#
Pesonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pesonen tries to land a body kick
and Urani counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Urani is looking to clinch.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Pesonen motions for Urani to come forward. Pesonen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Urani takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pesonen throws the kick towards the body but Urani avoids it.
Urani lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pesonen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pesonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Urani is out of range.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. Urani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pesonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T4#
Pesonen misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Urani counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ephram Urani seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Urani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pesonens head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Urani.
Urani has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Urani backwards.
Urani cracks Pesonen with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Urani.
The referee is keeping an eye on Urani - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pesonen tries to break free but Urani pushes him back against the cage.
Urani blocking some punches.
Pesonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uranis head.
Urani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urani can't find room to land a body shot as Pesonen controls the action.
Urani digs a right hand into Pesonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pesonen's gas tank.
Ephram Urani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pesonen throws a head punch that misses.
Pesonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jallu Pesonen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pesonen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jallu Pesonen!
In his post fight interview, Jallu Pesonen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: SP ICON: Wasted Talent
Date: Mar 11, 2017

#R1#
Vila steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pesonen. That one must have hurt.
Pesonen with a nice cross.
Vila has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vila there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pesonen scores with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Vila as he connects with a hook.
Vila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pesonen.
Pesonen slips a straight right by Vila.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Vila misses.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Pesonen lands a leg kick that knocks Vila off balance momentarily.
Vila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vila slips a straight right by Pesonen.
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!
Vila misses the jab.
Pesonen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pesonen misses with a straight right.
A solid body kick from Pesonen. #T1#
Pesonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Vila lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vila scores with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pesonen.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pesonen ducks right into an uppercut from Vila.
Vila moves out of range of the body kick from Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vila looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pesonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vila on the side of the head.
Pesonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vila moves away.
Pesonen connects with a leg kick. Vila looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vila lands with a hook. Pesonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
Vila connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vila moves away from the strike by Pesonen.
Vila throws a poor cross that misses
and Pesonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Pesonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vila swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vila lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pesonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Vila misses with a two punch combination.
Pesonen cracks Vila with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pesonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vila connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pesonen scrambles back to his feet.#CUT2#
It looks like Jallu Pesonen has been cut.
Pesonen lands a head kick. Vila smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pesonen throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Vila does it's job there.
Vila is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pesonen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pesonen.
Vila misses with a left hand
and Pesonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pesonen misses with a head kick. #T3#
Pesonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vila doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Vila throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vila moves out of range of the strikes.
Pesonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vila.
Pesonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pesonen pushes Vila away with a front kick.
Pesonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pesonen slips under a jab.
Pesonen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vila just manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vila.
Pesonen slips under a jab from Vila.
Pesonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vila scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen connects with a single shot there.#T4#
Vila lands a nice shot to the body.
Vila has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pesonen.
Vila scores with a jab.
Pesonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vila.
Pesonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vila has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pesonen scores with a nice body kick.
Vila misses with a wild body shot.
Pesonen throws an overhand right that lands on Vila's shoulder, as Vila tries to avoid the shot.
Pesonen misses with a head kick.
Vila misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Pesonen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vila misses with a looping right.
Vila moves away from the strike by Pesonen.
Pesonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen'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.
#R2#
Pesonen lands a jab to Vila's midsection.
Pesonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vila can do to turn this around?
Pesonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Pesonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vila finds it's way round the side to connect with Pesonen's head.
Pesonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Vila looks to throw the jab but Pesonen is out of range.
A big left from Vila misses.
Vila's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vila misses with a looping left.
Pesonen throws out a loose jab but Vila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vila might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vila misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vila misses the jab.
Pesonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vila misses with a hook. Pesonen ducked under it nicely.
Pesonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pesonen punishes Vila's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Pesonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Pesonen misses its intended target.
Vila looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab from Pesonen.
Jallu Pesonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Vila misses with a right hand
and Pesonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab by Vila.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pesonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vila.
Pesonen scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen moves away from the strike by Vila.
Pesonen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pesonen lands with a good body shot.
Pesonen lunges at Vila with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vila's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2#
Pesonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pesonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vila throws a body shot but no joy.
Pesonen connects with a nice looking jab.
Vila looks to land a right hand but Pesonen moved out of range.
Pesonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vila might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pesonen has got the better of the exchanges.
Pesonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vila throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pesonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Pesonen cracks Vila with an open hand slap.
Vila takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pesonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Vila scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pesonen in his tracks.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
A little jabbing left from Vila on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Vila takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pesonen throws a sloppy head kick and Vila moves out of range easily.
Pesonen throws a head kick but Vila moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Vila on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Vila.
Pesonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pesonen misses with a two punch combination.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen ducks under a wild hook from Vila.
Pesonen misses with a combination
and Vila counters with a nice uppercut.
Vila closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Vila misses the target.
Vila chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pesonen can pounce on him. #T4#
A solid body kick from Pesonen.
Pesonen feints and then cracks Vila's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vila down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Pesonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Vila.
Pesonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vila.
A head kick from Pesonen lands but Vila takes it in his stride.
Pesonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vila looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pesonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Pesonen - just one landing.
Vila on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vila throws a hook to the side of Pesonen's head but Pesonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pesonen, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Pesonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pesonen!
Pesonen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pesonen slips a jab from Vila.
Pesonen connects with a body shot.
Vila steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pesonen. That one must have hurt.
Pesonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vila manages to avoid it.
Vila rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesonen counters with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pesonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vila throws a hook but Pesonen avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pesonen scores with a body shot. #T1#
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.
Vila throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pesonen throwing a counter right hand but Vila manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Pesonen.
An inside leg kick lands from Pesonen.
Pesonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vila.
Pesonen is looking to counter with head kicks.
A nice combination there by Pesonen.
Pesonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pesonen takes one to the chin there.
A punch lands to the side of Pesonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.
Pesonen throws a looping overhand right but Vila ducks down to avoid it.
Pesonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vila misses with an uppercut. #T2#
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!
Pesonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vila avoids a kick to the body.
Vila 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.
Pesonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pesonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vila misses with a wild body shot.
Vila slips under a jab.
Pesonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pesonen misses with a lunging right hand
letting Vila counter with a right hand.
Pesonen is looking to slow Vila down with leg kicks.
Vila avoids a kick to the body.
Pesonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pesonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vila.#T3#
Pesonen looks to land a right hand but Vila moved out of range.
Pesonen slips a jab and a cross from Vila.
Pesonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Pesonen is looking to slow Vila down with leg kicks.
Pesonen cracks Vila with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pesonen throws a nice looking combination but Vila bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pesonen misses with a low kick as Vila jumps back.
Vila takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Vila swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Pesonen counter with a right hand. #T4#
Pesonen throws an overhand right that lands on Vila's shoulder, as Vila tries to avoid the shot.
Pesonen scores with a push kick.
Vila has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vila throws an off balance right hand
and Pesonen counters with a good low kick that Vila was not able to check.
Vila swings widly with a right hand
and Pesonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen cracks Vila with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pesonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vila misses with an uppercut. Pesonen saw that one coming.
Pesonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pesonen lands a nice looking body kick.
Pesonen defending well as Vila loads up on a big left hand.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Vila doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vila scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joan Vila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vila has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pesonen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jallu Pesonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pesonen 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jallu Pesonen!
In his post fight interview, Jallu Pesonen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 18, 2016

#R1#
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tasuka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tasuka misses with an uppercut. Pesonen saw that one coming.
Pesonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pesonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Tasuka counters with a straight right hand.
Tasuka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pesonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Pesonen throws a body punch but Tasuka moves out of range.
Tasuka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tasuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tasuka misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen lands a head shot.
Tasuka misses the shot to the body.
Tasuka lands with an uppercut that bounces Pesonen off the cage and back into range.#CUT#
It looks like Jallu Pesonen has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tasuka lands a jab to Pesonen's midsection.
Pesonen thuds a left hand into Tasuka's body.
Tasuka could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T1#
Tasuka throws a body shot but no joy.
Pesonen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pesonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A combination from Tasuka does no damage.
Pesonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tasuka. Tasuka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pesonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pesonen misses with a looping left.
Tasuka is looking to wear down Pesonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tasuka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pesonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tasuka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tasuka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Pesonen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pesonen moves away from the strike by Tasuka.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pesonen! But no joy.
Tasuka cracks Pesonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tasuka throws a body shot but no joy.
Pesonen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pesonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
Nice shot by Tasuka.
Pesonen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tasuka backs up against the cage.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Tasuka appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tasuka staying out of range there.
It looked like Tasuka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pesonen.
Tasuka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tasuka.
Tasuka throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pesonen misses with a wild combination.
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Tasuka.
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pesonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T3#
Tasuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen throws an overhand right that lands on Tasuka's shoulder, as Tasuka tries to avoid the shot.
Tasuka throwing a counter right hand but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Tasuka throws a hook to the side of Pesonen's head but Pesonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tasuka.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tasuka. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Pesonen 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.
Pesonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tasuka manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tasuka. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen swings for the body but Tasuka moves out of range.
It looked like Tasuka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tasuka works the jab nicely.
Pesonen misses with a straight right.
Tasuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Tasuka.#T4#
Tasuka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Pesonen misses with a few strikes there.
Tasuka throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Pesonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tasuka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tasuka throws a hook to the side of Pesonen's head but Pesonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pesonen misses with a hook.
Pesonen misses with a looping right.
Pesonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tasuka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pesonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tasuka misses with a body shot.
Pesonen unleashes a big counter combination but Tasuka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tasuka.
Jab from Pesonen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesonen lands a nice hook to Tasuka's body. Tasuka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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 Chiyo Tasuka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen's cut.
That's time! Tasuka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Tasuka avoids the body shot from Pesonen.
Tasuka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Tasuka misses.
Pesonen punishes Tasuka's body with a nice straight punch.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut.
Pesonen scores with a jab. Tasuka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tasuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
Tasuka looks to land a left hand but Pesonen moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Pesonen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tasuka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen swings for the body but Tasuka moves out of range.
Tasuka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pesonen at a distance.
Tasuka ducks right into an uppercut from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tasuka appears to be looking for a big counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tasuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.#T1#
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tasuka.
It looked like Tasuka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pesonen.
Pesonen scores with a jab.#ROC2#
Tasuka is rocked!
Pesonen drops Tasuka with a huge uppercut! Tasuka drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Pesonen is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jallu Pesonen!
Jallu Pesonen made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Since you obviously can't fight, being a salaryman ain't that bad of a dream Tasuka-san. '.
Chiyo Tasuka was interviewed post fight and said 'Had I been allowed to set sliders, you would have gotten your ass kicked again Marky..! Just kidding ;)'.

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