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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Bjurstrom (ranked 1354 p4p, 889 weight class) and Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 173 p4p, 114 weight class). Kimmo Peramaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173
28 - 15 - 0 |
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170
43 - 26 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Bjurstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjurstrom misses with a wild combination.
Bjurstrom plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Peramaki throws a series of punches but Bjurstrom moves out of range.
Peramaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peramaki thuds his right hand into Bjurstrom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjurstrom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peramaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bjurstrom counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Bjurstrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bjurstrom.
Peramaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Bjurstrom.
Peramaki tries to clinch there but Bjurstrom circles away.
Peramaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bjurstrom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bjurstrom throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Peramaki misses with a wild combination.
Peramaki is looking to clinch but Bjurstrom is avoiding it.
Bjurstrom throwing a counter right hand but Peramaki manages to avoid it.
Bjurstrom walks into a straight right hand from Peramaki.
Bjurstrom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peramaki tries to clinch but Bjurstrom is having none of it.
Bjurstrom is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Peramaki throws a series of punches but Bjurstrom moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bjurstrom manages to break the clinch.
Bjurstrom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bjurstrom connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peramaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bjurstrom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Peramaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Marco Bjurstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjurstrom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bjurstrom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bjurstrom keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by Bjurstrom misses
and Peramaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjurstrom lands a right hook to the body.
Bjurstrom loads up on a big right hand but Peramaki slips the punch.
Bjurstrom misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Peramaki.
Bjurstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjurstrom misses with a double jab.
Peramaki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Peramaki fails with the takedown.
A quick step to the side and Bjurstrom tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peramaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bjurstrom avoids the body shot from Peramaki.
Bjurstrom half committed to a counter leg kick.
Peramaki is looking to clinch but Bjurstrom is avoiding it.
Bjurstrom scores with a head kick. Peramaki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Peramaki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Peramaki tries to clinch there but Bjurstrom circles away.
Bjurstrom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki throws a shot from downtown. Bjurstrom moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Peramaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bjurstrom closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bjurstrom lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peramaki looking for subs off his back but Bjurstrom has passed one foot through into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bjurstrom in particular looking to stall.
Peramaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bjurstrom is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Bjurstrom dominated that round.
That's time! Bjurstrom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bjurstrom throws a head kick that misses.
Peramaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bjurstrom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Peramaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Peramaki throws a right and a left that Bjurstrom avoids nicely.
Peramaki fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Bjurstrom misses.
Peramaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom jabs Peramaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bjurstrom throws a head kick that Peramaki semi-blocks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjurstrom is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Peramaki's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peramaki actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bjurstrom is working away from the top position though.
Bjurstrom is trying to control. Peramaki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bjurstrom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peramaki can do to turn this around?
Peramaki looking for submissions off his back.
Peramaki is defending against the submission attempts here by Bjurstrom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bjurstrom 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Peramaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjurstrom seems to be working for a kimura but Peramaki defends the submission attempt.
Bjurstrom tries to pass the half guard into mount. Peramaki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bjurstrom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Peramaki holds on and takes a little breather.
Bjurstrom has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bjurstrom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peramaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peramaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bjurstrom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bjurstrom trying to control the position from guard on top but Peramaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bjurstrom engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Peramaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Peramaki looks to land a left hand but Bjurstrom moved out of range nicely.
Peramaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjurstrom.
Peramaki throws out a counter right but Bjurstrom avoids it with no problem.
Peramaki throws a shot from downtown. Bjurstrom moves away and avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bjurstrom. That's going to slow Peramaki down.
Bjurstrom punishes Peramaki's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick by Bjurstrom misses
and Peramaki counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Bjurstrom dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peramaki throws a series of punches but Bjurstrom moves out of range.
Peramaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bjurstrom counters with a nice uppercut.
Marco Bjurstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peramaki misses with a hook.
Peramaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjurstrom throws a right and a left that Peramaki avoids nicely.
Peramaki wants to counter the offense by Bjurstrom and move into the clinch position.
Bjurstrom looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peramaki is trying to keep Bjurstrom in close.
Bjurstrom is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramaki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bjurstrom escapes and throws Peramaki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Peramaki is being controlled here.
Peramaki is trying to get back to half guard.
Peramaki struggling a bit here.
Bjurstrom staying calm.
Peramaki is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bjurstrom's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kimmo Peramaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bjurstrom is working for a kimura but Peramaki is defending it quite comfortably.
Peramaki punching from the bottom.
Peramaki is positioning himself well to prevent Bjurstrom advancing to mount.
Bjurstrom is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki is trying to maintain the position but Bjurstrom is very close to passing his half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Peramaki is controlling Bjurstrom's trapped leg to prevent Bjurstrom from advancing to side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peramaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bjurstrom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peramaki.
Bjurstrom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peramaki throws a shot from downtown. Bjurstrom moves away and avoids it.
Bjurstrom throwing a counter right hand but Peramaki manages to avoid it.
Bjurstrom misses with a double jab.
Peramaki tries to bum rush Bjurstrom with a series of wild strikes but Bjurstrom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom works over Peramaki's head and body with a nice combination.
Bjurstrom tries to keep at a distance but Peramaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bjurstrom scores with a shot to the side of Peramaki's head.
Peramaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A shot in the inside from Bjurstrom.
Peramaki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peramaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peramaki jumps guard but Bjurstrom turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marco Bjurstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimmo Peramaki.
Peramaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bjurstrom just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bjurstrom lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bjurstrom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bjurstrom just stands there and leans against the cage.
Peramaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marco Bjurstrom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peramaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Bjurstrom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bjurstrom 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Bjurstrom!
Marco Bjurstrom seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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