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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sap De Aardwortel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric White will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sap De Aardwortel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric White!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Aardwortel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Aardwortel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Aardwortel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Aardwortel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sap De Aardwortel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Aardwortel dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on De Aardwortel's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses the shot to the body.
Eric White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Aardwortel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
White misses with a double jab.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Aardwortel moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Aardwortel drives through with a takedown into guard.
White lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Aardwortel!
White looking to ground and pound but De Aardwortel is blocking nicely.
White throws some wild stikes that De Aardwortel manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White looking to finish with strikes here!
White lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
White looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throwing strikes but De Aardwortel uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
White tries to pass to full mount but De Aardwortel defends it.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Aardwortel is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Aardwortel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White is pressing down on De Aardwortel's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Aardwortel is holding on for now.
De Aardwortel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from White.
White won't allow De Aardwortel to sweep him here.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Aardwortel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White stands up over De Aardwortel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Aardwortel is keeping the position for now.
White scoring with some ground and pound.
White postures up in De Aardwortel's guard and throws a big left but De Aardwortel blocks it.
White lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
White postures up in De Aardwortel's guard and throws a big left but De Aardwortel blocks it.
De Aardwortel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White gets to his feet - De Aardwortel follows without any prompting.
White misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric White 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.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White missing with a left hand there. De Aardwortel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Aardwortel rather than just go for the knockout.
De Aardwortel shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Aardwortel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.
De Aardwortel trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White pulls De Aardwortel in close to prevent any damage.
De Aardwortel content to stall in guard here.
De Aardwortel postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De Aardwortel moves out of range of the strikes.
De Aardwortel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Aardwortel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sap De Aardwortel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by White.
De Aardwortel fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Aardwortel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
De Aardwortel fails with the takedown.
De Aardwortel slips under a jab from White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel looks for a takedown but White sprawls well.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Aardwortel shoots in and drives through. White sprawls well.
White lands a jab to De Aardwortel's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
White misses with an uppercut. De Aardwortel saw that one coming.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White looks to land a combination but De Aardwortel avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Aardwortel looks for a takedown but White sprawls well.
White connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a straight right.
De Aardwortel staying out of range there.
De Aardwortel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Aardwortel.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White misses with a wild body shot.
De Aardwortel throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Aardwortel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sap De Aardwortel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Aardwortel fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from White misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Aardwortel has a takedown stuffed.
White connects with a nice looking jab.
Eric White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Aardwortel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric White!
Eric White 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriev Maxim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javed Iqbal Mughal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxim comes to the cage accompanied by Dolphin feat Stella - Eyes. Grigoriev Maxim has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigoriev Maxim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Javed Iqbal Mughal!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxim dives in and grabs Mughal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mughal pushes down on Maxim's head and hops out.
Mughal misses with a straight left.
Mughal throws a looping overhand right but Maxim ducks down to avoid it.
Maxim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mughal as he avoids it easily.
Mughal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Grigoriev Maxim has been cut.
Grigoriev Maxim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Maxim with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigoriev Maxim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maxim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mughal as he jumps to the side.
Maxim has his takedown stuffed
and Maxim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mughal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maxim's head backwards.
Maxim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mughal's waist but Mughal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maxim off to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maxim shoots in for a double leg but Mughal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Mughal misses.
Mughal clobbers Maxim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maxim fails with a takedown attempt.
Mughal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maxim tries for a takedown but Mughal circles away easily
and Mughal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mughal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maxim.
Maxim looks for a takedown but Mughal sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxim misses with a takedown attempt
and Mughal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maxim is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Mughal.
Mughal 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.
Mughal feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Maxim sprawling to the canvas! Maxim rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mughal finish him?!
Maxim is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maxim walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Mughal swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Javed Iqbal Mughal!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Javed Iqbal Mughal waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Backscratcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Backscratcher will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Backscratcher!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Backscratcher there.
Backscratcher leaves Hall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Backscratcher drops Hall with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hall! Backscratcher dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Backscratcher!
A relieved looking Brian Backscratcher thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Jarzyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarzyna comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Omen. Krzysztof Jarzyna could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cody Duncan's chin.
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164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krzysztof Jarzyna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cody Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jarzyna dodges the punch combination from Duncan.
Jarzyna lands a glancing blow to the side of Duncan's head.
Duncan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jarzyna.
Duncan throws a looping overhand right but Jarzyna ducks down to avoid it.
Duncan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duncan misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Duncan misses.
Duncan throws a nice looking combination but Jarzyna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jarzyna misses the shot to the body.
Duncan throws a series of punches but Jarzyna avoids them all with ease.
Jarzyna tries to close the distance and clinch but Duncan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jarzyna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duncan swinging wildly here.
Duncan misses with a few strikes there.
Jarzyna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jarzyna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Duncan misses.
Jarzyna thuds a left hand into Duncan's body.
Jarzyna tries to close the distance and clinch but Duncan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jarzyna cracks Duncan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duncan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Duncan is rocked!
Jarzyna throws a leg kick but Duncan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duncan is still on wobbly legs! Can Jarzyna finish him?
Jarzyna scores with a jab to the jaw.
Krzysztof Jarzyna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarzyna with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarzyna misses with a looping left.
Duncan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jarzyna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duncan seems to have recovered his senses.
Jarzyna connects with a jab.
Jarzyna cracks Duncan with a hook to the temple - Duncan is on wobbly legs here! Jarzyna swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Duncan falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Jarzyna wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Krzysztof Jarzyna!
Krzysztof Jarzyna 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Aleksandrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksandrenko comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - BURN IT DOWN. Al Cassidy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maxim Aleksandrenko's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Aleksandrenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleksandrenko is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Aleksandrenko.
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Cassidy.
Aleksandrenko could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cassidy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aleksandrenko's half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ground and pound from Cassidy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cassidy thows a huge punch but Aleksandrenko dodges it nicely.
Cassidy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Aleksandrenko wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Cassidy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksandrenko wants to try and get back to his feet.
Cassidy lands a big elbow.
Aleksandrenko trying desperately to get to his feet.
BOOM! Cassidy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cassidy controlling his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassidy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cassidy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Aleksandrenko is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Cassidy! Aleksandrenko is hurt baaadly! Cassidy is firing away with more strikes - Aleksandrenko is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Cassidy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Kilpinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Snooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Snooker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 lbs
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kilpinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Snooker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snooker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Snooker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kilpinen sprawls well. Kilpinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Snooker gets slowly back to his feet.
Snooker shoots in but Kilpinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilpinen.
Kilpinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Kilpinen.
Jaakko Kilpinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snooker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jaakko Kilpinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Snooker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kilpinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kilpinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kilpinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Snooker looks winded!
Kilpinen lands with a good body shot.
Kilpinen dips to his left and cracks Snooker with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kilpinen landing knees to the head.
It looks like Sam Snooker has been cut.
Kilpinen lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Kilpinen.
Snooker is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kilpinen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Snooker.
Kilpinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen landing knees to the body.
Kilpinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kilpinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snooker backwards.
Snooker is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Snooker is still on wobbly legs! Can Kilpinen finish him?
Kilpinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Snooker backwards.
A fake to the body and Kilpinen gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for Snooker! He should get out! Another devastating knee and Snooker falls head first to the ground. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jaakko Kilpinen!
A victorious Jaakko Kilpinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Draugovich Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mareks Stepaneks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grigori Draugovich Ii had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grigori Draugovich Ii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mareks Stepaneks!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepaneks misses with a takedown attempt
and Draugovich Ii counters with a nice body shot.
Draugovich Ii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stepaneks at a distance.
Stepaneks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stepaneks avoids the body shot from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stepaneks was well out of range. Poor timing from Draugovich Ii.
Nice cross by Draugovich Ii.
Stepaneks avoids a kick to the body.
Draugovich Ii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Draugovich Ii connects with a body shot.
Stepaneks misses with a takedown
and Draugovich Ii counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draugovich Ii misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepaneks takes one on the button.
Grigori Draugovich Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stepaneks takes one to the side of the head.
Draugovich Ii is looking to wear down Stepaneks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Draugovich Ii decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Draugovich Ii frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Draugovich Ii trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stepaneks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stepaneks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Draugovich Ii lands a big elbow.
Stepaneks is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Draugovich Ii.
Stepaneks is still in real trouble! Can Draugovich Ii finish him?
Draugovich Ii looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Stepaneks covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigori Draugovich Ii!
Grigori Draugovich Ii retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Grigori Draugovich Ii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Barris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koothrappali is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Punjab. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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148 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Barris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koothrappali wants to clinch.
Koothrappali throws a lazy head kick
and Barris counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Koothrappali!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Koothrappali is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barris looking to control but Koothrappali is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Koothrappali wants to hold on but Barris pushes him away.
Koothrappali wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barris.
Koothrappali wants to get back to his feet.
Koothrappali tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koothrappali tries to lock up and control but Barris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koothrappali tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barris working Koothrappali over with strikes here.
Barris is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Koothrappali can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barris avoids the attempt from Koothrappali to control.
Koothrappali wants to try and get back to his feet.
Barris seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Koothrappali is holding on tight.
Koothrappali tries to hold on but Barris postures up.
Barris lands a nice shot to the head.
You get the feeling that Koothrappali really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Koothrappali tries to hold on but Barris postures up.
Barris content just to control the position here.
Barris looking to control but Koothrappali is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koothrappali swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Barris is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Koothrappali is in real trouble.
Barris is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Koothrappali wants to control his opponent's hands but Barris gets his hands free.
Barris doesn't have the hooks in and Koothrappali manages to turn into his guard.
Barris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Koothrappali trying to control the position from guard on top but Barris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barris 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barris keeping full guard, as Koothrappali tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koothrappali throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barris pulls Koothrappali in close to prevent any damage.
Koothrappali sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Koothrappali trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barris's guard.
Rajesh Koothrappali has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Koothrappali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barris. That did some damage!
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barris.
Barris working away.
Koothrappali wants to get back to his feet.
Barris is staying tight to Koothrappali's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koothrappali is trying to control Barris's posture but Barris avoids it.
Barris tries to move to mount but Koothrappali blocks the move with his legs.
Barris advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barris wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Barris goes for an armbar but Koothrappali turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Koothrappali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Barris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koothrappali misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Koothrappali is predictable there
and Barris counters with an inside leg kick.
Koothrappali misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Barris with that takedown attempt.
Koothrappali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barris closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Koothrappali's guard.
Koothrappali looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Koothrappali escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koothrappali is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barris trying to control but Koothrappali is working from the bottom.
Koothrappali looking for a sweep. Not yet Koothrappali, not yet.
Barris content to stall in guard here.
Barris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koothrappali is keeping the position for now.
Barris stays in close to Koothrappali's body and controls the position.
Barris trying to control the position from guard on top but Koothrappali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Barris just wasn't active enough.
Koothrappali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali swings widly with a right hand
and Barris counters with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koothrappali 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 Barris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koothrappali tries to score with a low kick but Barris moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Koothrappali misses.
Barris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barris slips a straight right by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali misses with a body shot.
Barris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut
and Barris counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barris is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Koothrappali wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.
Barris checks a leg kick.
Barris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali misses the shot to the body.
Koothrappali lands a nice shot that snaps Barris's head back.
Koothrappali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koothrappali thinking.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but Barris checks it.
Barris works over Koothrappali's head and body with a nice combination.
Koothrappali tries to clinch there but Barris circles away.
Rajesh Koothrappali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Koothrappali darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barris throws a front kick aimed at Koothrappali's knee but Koothrappali avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koothrappali creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koothrappali looking to slow down the pace here.
Barris blocks the elbow strike.
Barris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but Barris is having none of it.
Barris looks for the body kick but Koothrappali saw that one coming.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but Barris moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Koothrappali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rajesh Koothrappali 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!
Koothrappali throws a leg kick
and Barris counters with a nice body shot.
Barris clinches with his opponent.
Barris has Koothrappali pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Koothrappali manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Koothrappali is looking to control Barris's arms but Barris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koothrappali has his back to the cage.
Barris goes for a takedown attempt but Koothrappali pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koothrappali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John Barris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Koothrappali wants to clinch up but Barris keeps it at a distance.
Koothrappali lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Koothrappali there.
Koothrappali throws a lazy body kick
and Barris counters with a big head kick but Koothrappali shrugs it off.
Koothrappali throws a hook but Barris blocks it.
Barris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koothrappali throws out the jab.
Barris misses with a wild combination.
Koothrappali stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koothrappali wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Barris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koothrappali throws a hook to the side of Barris's head but Barris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koothrappali has Barris up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koothrappali lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Koothrappali misses.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick
and Barris counters with a single leg into guard. Koothrappali didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barris tries to free his leg and advance position but Koothrappali is retaining full guard.
Barris postures up.
Barris looking to sit in guard and control but Koothrappali gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Koothrappali controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barris lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koothrappali!
Barris cracks Koothrappali with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barris is working for a guillotine from mount but Koothrappali frees his head quite easily.
Barris looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Koothrappali tries to control Barris's body but Barris pushes him off. Koothrappali squirms to his side and now Barris has his back!
Barris keeps control of the position easily here as Koothrappali tries to buck him off.
Koothrappali trying to control but not successfully.
Barris is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Koothrappali knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Koothrappali for a finish.
Koothrappali trying to control the action but Barris just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barris is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Koothrappali knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Koothrappali for a finish.
Barris not allowing Koothrappali to control his hands.
Koothrappali manages to reverse the position and now he's in Barris's guard. Nice work there by Koothrappali.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koothrappali trying to control but Barris is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koothrappali throws a strike but Barris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koothrappali can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barris controls the pace.
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 John Barris.
I think Barris 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Barris!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafinha Capoeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wazza Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafinha Capoeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazza Rooney!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capoeira is looking to clinch.
A combination from Rooney does no damage.
Wazza Rooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rooney misses with a combination
and Capoeira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rooney is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Capoeira to keep the fight standing.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Capoeira is pushing Rooney up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Capoeira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Capoeira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Capoeira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rooney lands with a straight right. Capoeira didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capoeira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Capoeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Rooney circles away.
Capoeira wants to clinch up but Rooney keeps it at a distance.
Capoeira tries to clinch up but Rooney circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capoeira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Capoeira dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Capoeira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rooney wants to break free but Capoeira has control.
Capoeira working Rooney over with knees to the body.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head.
Capoeira landing knees to the head.
Capoeira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rooney's efforts to push away.
Capoeira working Rooney over with knees to the body.
Rooney looks winded!
Capoeira lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rooney jumps guard but Capoeira turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rafinha Capoeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wazza Rooney.
Capoeira scores a nice knee to the body.
Capoeira connects with a knee to the head.
Capoeira landing knees to the head.
Capoeira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head.
Capoeira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rooney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Capoeira moves into the clinch.
Capoeira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rooney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Capoeira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Capoeira.
Capoeira lands an elbow that stopped Rooney in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Capoeira.
Rooney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Capoeira lands a nice knee to the body.
Capoeira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Capoeira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Capoeira darts in and clinches Rooney up against the cage.
Rooney takes a knee right on the jaw!
Capoeira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Capoeira landing knees to the body.
Capoeira landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rooney takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rooney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Capoeira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Capoeira working Rooney over with knees to the body.
Capoeira connects with a knee to the head.
Capoeira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Capoeira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rooney wants to break free but Capoeira has control.
Rooney takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rooney takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rooney throws a head punch that misses.
Rooney is trying to break the clinch but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage.
Capoeira slowing the pace effectively.
Capoeira scores with a knee to the head.
Rooney tries to break free but Capoeira pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rooney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capoeira lands a nice elbow.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rooney is trying to break the clinch but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage.
Capoeira lands a good knee to the midsection. Rooney won't want to take too many of those.
Capoeira looking to throw knees to the head but Rooney is blocking nicely.
Rooney working hard to break the clinch.
Rooney is trying to pull guard but Capoeira turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Capoeira has Rooney pressed against the cage, preventing Rooney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Capoeira lands a knee to the head.
Rooney has had enough of the clinch but Capoeira keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Capoeira scores with a knee to the head.
Rooney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafinha Capoeira 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.
Rooney is looking to score with low kicks.
Capoeira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rooney can do to turn this around?
Rooney misses with an uppercut. Capoeira saw that one coming.
Rooney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rooney throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rooney swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab from Rooney.
Rooney dips to his left and cracks Capoeira with an uppercut!
Capoeira has Rooney up against the cage in a clinch.
Capoeira scores with a knee to the head.
Capoeira scores with a knee to the head.
Capoeira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rooney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Capoeira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rooney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capoeira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rooney is breathing heavily.
Capoeira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capoeira landing knees to the head.
Rooney takes a knee right on the jaw!
Capoeira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rooney's face.
Rooney is looking to control Capoeira's arms but Capoeira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rooney has his back to the cage.
Rafinha Capoeira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Capoeira landing knees to the head.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Capoeira obliges.
Rooney is trying to push Capoeira away but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Capoeira.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Capoeira.
A frustrated look appears on Rooney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Capoeira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Capoeira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Capoeira connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rooney.
Capoeira with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Rooney misses.
Capoeira takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Capoeira fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rooney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Capoeira is looking to clinch but Rooney is avoiding it.
Capoeira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Capoeira 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.
Rooney takes a knee right on the jaw!
Capoeira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rooney is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Capoeira to keep the fight standing.
Capoeira lands an elbow that stopped Rooney in his tracks for a moment.
Rooney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Capoeira has Rooney pressed against the cage, preventing Rooney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rooney tries to pull guard but Capoeira won't allow it.
Rooney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Capoeira lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rooney's face.
A knee to the head by Capoeira.
Capoeira lands a good knee to the midsection. Rooney won't want to take too many of those.
Capoeira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rooney takes a knee right on the jaw!
Capoeira scores with a knee to the head.
Rooney tries to pull guard but Capoeira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rafinha Capoeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wazza Rooney.
Rooney takes an elbow to the temple.
Capoeira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Capoeira scores with a knee to the head.
Rooney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Capoeira landing knees to the body.
Capoeira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rooney's face.
Rooney is looking to break free of the clinch but Capoeira has double underhooks.
Capoeira with a knee to the head.
Rooney is trying to break the clinch but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but Rooney blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Rooney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rooney is trying to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rooney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rooney is trying to break the clinch but Capoeira is controlling him.
Capoeira scores a nice knee to the body.
Capoeira with a knee to the head.
Capoeira scores with a knee to the head.
Rooney has had enough of the clinch but Capoeira keeps him there for the moment.
Capoeira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rooney throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rooney looks to land a combination but Capoeira avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rooney throws a leg kick but Capoeira moved away.
Capoeira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Capoeira rushes Rooney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafinha Capoeira dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Rooney throws a looping overhand right but Capoeira ducks down to avoid it.
Capoeira slips under a jab from Rooney.
Capoeira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rooney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Capoeira gets a clinch.
Rooney working hard to break the clinch.
Capoeira leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rooney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rooney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rooney takes a knee right on the jaw!
Capoeira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rooney's efforts to push away.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Capoeira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capoeira slowing the pace effectively.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Capoeira leaning against his opponent.
Rooney is trying to break the clinch but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage.
Rooney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Capoeira keeps control of Rooney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rooney tries to break the clinch but Capoeira is controlling the position.
Rooney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rooney is trying to break the clinch but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage.
Capoeira blocks a body shot from Rooney.
Capoeira is struggling to control the position.
Rooney is trying to pull guard but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage.
Rooney tries to break free but Capoeira pushes him back against the cage.
Capoeira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rooney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Capoeira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Capoeira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capoeira breaks from the clinch.
Capoeira drives through and clinches with Rooney against the cage.
Capoeira with a knee to the head.
Capoeira scores with a knee to the head.
Rooney tries to circle away but Capoeira has him pinned against the cage.
Capoeira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Capoeira lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Capoeira.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rooney being controlled against the cage.
Capoeira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rooney scores with a jab to the head.
Capoeira tries to clinch up but Rooney circles away and keeps his distance.
Rooney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Capoeira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rooney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rafinha Capoeira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Capoeira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Capoeira.
Capoeira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Capoeira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rooney wants to get back to striking at distance but Capoeira won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Capoeira.
Rafinha Capoeira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head.
Rooney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Capoeira.
Rooney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Capoeira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rooney's efforts to push away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capoeira connects with a knee to the head.
Wazza Rooney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Capoeira is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rooney takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rooney wants to break free but Capoeira has control.
A knee to the head by Capoeira.
Capoeira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Capoeira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rooney's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafinha Capoeira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Capoeira, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafinha Capoeira!
Our winner, Rafinha Capoeira, 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.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolland Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rolland Pierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pierre has time to react.
Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balkan tries to avoid it but Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balkan to the ground. Balkan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pierre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Balkan counters with a leg kick.
Balkan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balkan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pierre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Balkan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Balkan has control of Pierre's left arm, preventing Pierre from doing any damage.
Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pierre advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre trying to control the action but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Pierre controls the position.
Pierre tries to stand but Balkan is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is looking to regain half guard here but Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
Pierre is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Balkan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rolland Pierre has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Balkan, looking for a takedown. Pierre pushes Balkan against the cage but Balkan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolland Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre fails with the takedown.
Balkan misses with a few strikes there.
Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balkan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is looking to clinch but Balkan is avoiding it.
Pierre shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Balkan eats them both and turns towards Pierre to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Balkan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Balkan feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Balkan lands a jab to the nose.
Balkan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Balkan quickly recovers to half guard.
Pierre is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Balkan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pierre trying to control from half guard but Balkan is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre moves nicely into side control.
Pierre decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Balkan throws a head kick but Pierre moves out of range.
Nice shot by Balkan.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Balkan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balkan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierre. Balkan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rolland Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolland Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice uppercut there from Balkan.
Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
Balkan throws an overhand right that lands on Pierre's shoulder, as Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Jami Balkan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balkan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pierre looks for a takedown but Balkan sprawls well.
Balkan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierre. That did some damage!
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balkan manages to avoid it.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Balkan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balkan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Balkan.
Balkan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Balkan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Balkan.
Balkan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre tries to clinch but Balkan is having none of it.
Balkan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan thumps Pierre with a low kick.
Balkan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Balkan counters with an outside leg kick.
Balkan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierre's calf.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolland Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balkan pinned against the cage. Balkan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balkan is fending him off so far but Pierre persists. Nope, Balkan circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balkan manages to avoid it.
Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balkan pinned against the cage. Balkan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Balkan wants it to stay on the feet.
Pierre walks forward, straight into a front kick from Balkan.
Pierre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Balkan defends it nicely.
Balkan connects with a leg kick. Pierre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Balkan scores with a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Balkan as Pierre shoots in.
Jab by Pierre.
Balkan feints a jab and as Pierre dips his head, Balkan unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Pierre right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Pierre falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Balkan smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jami Balkan!
Jami Balkan is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Jami Balkan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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