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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Perkalla (ranked 5616 p4p, 5748 weight class) and Dharya Bhate (ranked 357 p4p, 360 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pekka Perkalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dharya Bhate!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhate closes the distance and clinches up with Perkalla, looking for a takedown. Bhate pushes Perkalla against the cage but Perkalla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bhate ducks under a wild hook from Perkalla.
Bhate looks for a takedown but Perkalla sprawls well.
A counter left hand to the body from Perkalla misses its target.
Perkalla looks to throw the jab but Bhate is out of range.
Perkalla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bhate shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Perkalla napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Perkalla is trying to improve his position.
Bhate has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ironbound MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bhate tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bhate goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Perkalla has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bhate but great work by Perkalla.
You can see the frustration on Bhate's face as Perkalla controls the position.
Perkalla working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkalla taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkalla has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bhate is looking for a sweep.
Bhate seems a little lost for a moment, as Perkalla dominates the positioning.
Perkalla'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.
Bhate looking for a sweep but Perkalla has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bhate working to try and regain half guard.
We've been hearing that Perkalla has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bhate is bucking up trying to escape but Perkalla cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Perkalla unloading with bombs!
Perkalla trying to control but Bhate is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla controlling the pace for now.
Bhate in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Perkalla with the ground and pound from mount.
Bhate keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Perkalla lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bhate is in all sorts of trouble here.
Perkalla raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhate really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Perkalla tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bhate slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bhate actively working from the bottom here.
Bhate works his way to full guard. Good work.
Perkalla with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bhate looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Perkalla passes into half guard.
Perkalla looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Perkalla scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Perkalla controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhate is looking to improve his position.
Bhate with the active half guard here but Perkalla passes nicely into side control.
Perkalla creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Perkalla landing strikes.
Bhate tries to bench press Perkalla off him but Perkalla keeps the position.
Perkalla scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bhate to see if he's OK.
Bhate tries to improve position but can't.
Perkalla working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkalla cracks Bhate with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bhate is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Perkalla dominated that round.
That's time! Perkalla's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perkalla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bhate.
Perkalla throws the left hand but Bhate avoids the punch easily.
Bhate wants to counter with a clinch but Perkalla pushes him away.
Bhate tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perkalla sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bhate somewhat.
A quick step to the side and Perkalla tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dharya Bhate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perkalla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bhate ducks under a wild hook from Perkalla.
Perkalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bhate was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkalla.
Bhate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bhate.
Perkalla appears to be looking for a big counter.
Perkalla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bhate has a takedown stuffed.
Pekka Perkalla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dharya Bhate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhate changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perkalla tries to avoid it but Bhate manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perkalla to the ground. Perkalla escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perkalla leaves Bhate with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Perkalla swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Perkalla throws a jab but it's blocked by Bhate.
Bhate with the counter takedown but Perkalla avoids it easily.
Perkalla displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bhate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkalla misses with a straight right.
Perkalla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bhate can do to turn this around?
Perkalla missing with a left hand there. Bhate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Bhate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Perkalla stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perkalla wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkalla misses the target.
Bhate misses with a takedown attempt - Perkalla sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Perkalla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bhate lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perkalla is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bhate's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bhate blocks a jab.
Pekka Perkalla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perkalla misses with a looping right.
Bhate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perkalla sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Perkalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bhate was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkalla.
Bhate changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perkalla tries to avoid it but Bhate manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perkalla to the ground. Perkalla escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pekka Perkalla is winning the standup battle so far.
Bhate is breathing heavily.
Perkalla throws the left hand but Bhate avoids the punch easily.
Bhate shoots in looking for a takedown. Perkalla tries to sprawl out of it but Bhate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perkalla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perkalla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bhate ducks under a wild hook from Perkalla.
Bhate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perkalla as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhate tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perkalla swivels and escapes.
Bhate blocks a jab.
Bhate moves out of range of the strikes.
Bhate fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bhate dives in and grabs Perkalla's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perkalla pushes down on Bhate's head and hops out.
Perkalla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bhate.
Perkalla throws a lazy right hand but Bhate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bhate looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perkalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bhate moves away.
Bhate slips a jab and a cross from Perkalla.
Dharya Bhate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkalla stuffs the takedown attempt from Bhate. Bhate gets slowly back to his feet.
Bhate shoots for a double leg takedown but Perkalla sprawls well. He's pushed Bhate's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Perkalla throwing a counter right hand but Bhate manages to avoid it.
Perkalla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bhate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bhate was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkalla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bhate has a takedown stuffed.
Perkalla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bhate.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bhate.
Perkalla misses with a wild body shot.
Perkalla stuffs the takedown.
Perkalla misses with an uppercut. Bhate saw that one coming.
Bhate defending well as Perkalla loads up on a big left hand.
Perkalla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bhate tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perkalla swivels and escapes.
Bhate closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perkalla circles away.
Perkalla misses with a wild combination.
Perkalla misses with a wild combination.
Bhate fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhate dives in for a single leg takedown but Perkalla sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Perkalla was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Perkalla throws a body punch but Bhate moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bhate is defended easily by Perkalla.
Perkalla looks to land a left hand but Bhate moved out of range nicely.
Bhate dodges the punch combination from Perkalla.
Perkalla misses with a straight left.
Bhate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perkalla sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bhate shoots in for a double leg but Perkalla sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bhate slips under a jab.
Perkalla throws a body shot but no joy.
Bhate throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perkalla's waist but Perkalla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bhate off to one side.
Perkalla throws a looping overhand right but Bhate ducks down to avoid it.
Perkalla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bhate manages to avoid it.
Perkalla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bhate manages to avoid it.
Perkalla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bhate shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perkalla sprawls well. Perkalla wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bhate gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Perkalla dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Perkalla loads up on a big right hand but Bhate slips the punch.
Bhate throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perkalla's waist but Perkalla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bhate off to one side.
No joy there for Perkalla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perkalla displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bhate.
Bhate shoots for a takedown but Perkalla saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pekka Perkalla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dharya Bhate.
Bhate shoots in looking for a takedown but Perkalla manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bhate's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Perkalla fails to land with a series of punches.
Perkalla throws a shot from downtown. Bhate moves away and avoids it.
Perkalla misses with a wild body shot.
Perkalla misses with a double jab.
Perkalla misses the shot to the body.
Perkalla stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perkalla wants it to stay on the feet.
Bhate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhate fails with a takedown attempt.
Perkalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bhate moves away.
Bhate shoots for a double leg takedown but Perkalla sprawls well. He's pushed Bhate's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bhate shoots in looking for a takedown. Perkalla tries to sprawl out of it but Bhate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perkalla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkalla throws the left hand but Bhate avoids the punch easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bhate.
Bhate slips under a jab.
Perkalla looks to land a right hand but Bhate moved out of range.
Bhate tries to counter with a clinch but Perkalla shakes him off and moves away.
Bhate shoots in looking for a takedown but Perkalla manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bhate's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bhate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkalla throws out the jab.
Bhate shoots in for a takedown but Perkalla shows good takedown defense.
Bhate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkalla.
Perkalla misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bhate is defended easily by Perkalla.
Perkalla lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pekka Perkalla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhate closes the distance and clinches up with Perkalla, looking for a takedown. Bhate pushes Perkalla against the cage but Perkalla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bhate has a takedown stuffed.
Perkalla looks to land a right hand but Bhate moved out of range.
Perkalla sets himself, and Bhate steps forward looking for the clinch! Perkalla avoids it this time.
Perkalla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkalla misses with a looping left.
Bhate wants to counter the offense by Perkalla and move into the clinch position.
Perkalla leaves Bhate with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Perkalla misses with a looping left.
Perkalla misses with a looping left.
Perkalla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bhate.
Perkalla misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bhate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkalla.
Bhate 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.
Pekka Perkalla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perkalla controlling Bhate's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhate postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Perkalla is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bhate, into his guard.
Bhate has an active guard here but Perkalla has managed to pass into half guard.
Perkalla content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Perkalla continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhate tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Perkalla has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Perkalla controlling his opponent.
Bhate tries to reverse the position but Perkalla maintains control.
Perkalla sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Perkalla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perkalla 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Perkalla!
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