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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eero Pelkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perkele Saatana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eero Pelkonen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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262 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Pelkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perkele Saatana!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelkonen misses with the body kick
and Saatana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pelkonen rushes Saatana and presses him up against the cage.
Saatana takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pelkonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saatana avoids it.
Pelkonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Saatana avoids the damage to the body.
Pelkonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saatana.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saatana lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pelkonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saatana is defending well for now.
Saatana turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saatana throws a strike aimed at the side of Pelkonen's head but Pelkonen avoids it well.
Pelkonen is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pelkonen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Saatana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Pelkonen.
Saatana looks gassed!
Pelkonen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pelkonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saatana jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pelkonen walks away with a smile on his face. Saatana gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Saatana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Saatana is trying to keep an underhook but Pelkonen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pelkonen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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!
Pelkonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pelkonen thows a huge punch but Saatana dodges it nicely.
Pelkonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pelkonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pelkonen working over Saatana with some ground and pound. Saatana looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pelkonen lands a nice short elbow.
Pelkonen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pelkonen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pelkonen working the head and body with strikes.
Pelkonen 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.
Nice strikes from Pelkonen there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saatana is looking to improve his position.
Pelkonen is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pelkonen drops an elbow to the side of Saatana's head.
Pelkonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pelkonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saatana has hold of Pelkonen's hands but Pelkonen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pelkonen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen lands with a punch from half guard.
Pelkonen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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. Pelkonen connects with a nice short shot to Saatana's temple.
Pelkonen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pelkonen controlling the action here.
Pelkonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Pelkonen 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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pelkonen.
Pelkonen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Saatana some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pelkonen wants to control but Saatana is keeping him busy.
Pelkonen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pelkonen working the head with strikes.
Pelkonen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Saatana tries to bench press Pelkonen off him but Pelkonen keeps the position.
Saatana is breathing heavily.
Saatana defending against the ground and pound.
Saatana on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelkonen cracks Saatana with a big right hand but Saatana just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pelkonen working the ground and pound.
Pelkonen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Saatana to see if he's OK.
Pelkonen is putting a hurting on Saatana here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pelkonen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Pelkonen cracks Saatana with a big right hand but Saatana just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pelkonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saatana can do to turn this around?
Pelkonen lands some shots froms side control.
Pelkonen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Saatana to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelkonen lands an elbow.
Pelkonen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Saatana some visible discomfort.
Saatana is rocked!
Eero Pelkonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saatana is trying to escape the position but Pelkonen is controlling the position.
Saatana is still in real trouble! Can Pelkonen finish him?
Pelkonen lands a strong strike to the head of Saatana. That's dazed him! Pelkonen looking to finish here. Saatana is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Pelkonen lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eero Pelkonen!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
93% |
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