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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Jaroslav (ranked 1495 p4p, 2972 weight class) and Anti Happy (ranked 113 p4p, 200 weight class). Jaroslav comes to the cage accompanied by The Sound of Running Feet. Happy has chosen Bvana iz lagune & Mikri Maus - AntiHepi as his entrance music. 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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 36 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Jaroslav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anti Happy!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaroslav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Happy.
Jaroslav wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jaroslav trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Happy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav wants to get back to his feet.
Happy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Happy working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Happy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jaroslav, who protects the arm well.
Happy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jaroslav has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Happy but great work by Jaroslav.
Happy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jaroslav wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Happy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jaroslav is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Happy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Happy gets back to half guard.
Happy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jaroslav gets to his feet - Happy follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav looks for the body kick but Happy saw that one coming.
Jaroslav throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jaroslav misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jaroslav looks to land a right hand but Happy moved out of range.
Happy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jaroslav tries to sprawl but Happy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Happy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Happy seems to be working for a kimura but Jaroslav defends the submission attempt.
Happy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Happy is trying to work for a kimura but Jaroslav is defending well.
Jaroslav won't allow Happy to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jaroslav is defending against the submission attempts here by Happy.
Happy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Happy prevents Jaroslav from standing back up.
Happy is working for a kimura but Jaroslav is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jaroslav on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Happy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Happy throwing shots but Jaroslav is blocking nicely.
Happy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jaroslav's head.
Jaroslav tries to kick Happy off but Happy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Happy is trying to work for a kimura but Jaroslav is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaroslav is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Happy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anti Happy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Happy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jaroslav throws the kick towards the body but Happy avoids it.
Jaroslav gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jaroslav uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jaroslav throws a body punch but Happy moves out of range.
Happy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jaroslav is fending him off so far but Happy persists. Nope, Jaroslav circles away and we're back to standing.
Jaroslav scores with a crisp jab that stopped Happy in his tracks.
A head kick from Jaroslav lands but Happy takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Happy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jaroslav pinned against the cage. Jaroslav gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jaroslav goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Jaroslav misses.
Happy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jaroslav's waist but Jaroslav gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Happy off to one side.
Felix Jaroslav has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anti Happy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav looks for the body kick but Happy saw that one coming.
Happy shoots in and gets a takedown into Jaroslav's guard.
Happy tries to free his leg and advance position but Jaroslav is retaining full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Happy working his ground and pound in the gym.
Happy passes into half guard.
Happy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jaroslav is staying active underneath Happy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jaroslav is trying to stand up here but Happy is controlling him well.
Happy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jaroslav is just riding it out for now. Happy eventually gives up the hold.
Happy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happy 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.
Anti Happy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jaroslav is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Happy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jaroslav wants to stand back up but Happy manages to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happy wants to control but Jaroslav is keeping him busy.
Happy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Happy wants to control but Jaroslav is keeping him busy.
Happy is working Jaroslav over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jaroslav is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Happy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Happy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jaroslav has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Happy but great work by Jaroslav.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav trying to control the action but Happy is working from the bottom.
Jaroslav decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Happy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jaroslav defends well and Happy ends up having to push Jaroslav into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Happy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sloppy strikes from Happy. Those never looked like landing.
Jaroslav throws a lazy right hand but Happy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Happy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
No luck for Happy with that takedown attempt.
Jaroslav dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Jaroslav dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Happy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jaroslav tries a head kick but it misses.
Happy avoids the head kick by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws an overhand right that lands on Happy's shoulder, as Happy tries to avoid the shot.
Jaroslav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Happy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jaroslav tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Happy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jaroslav napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Happy is trying to get an arm triangle but Jaroslav is defending well.
Jaroslav is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Happy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jaroslav, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav dodges the ground and pound from Happy.
Happy cracks Jaroslav with a big elbow.
Jaroslav is looking to get back to his feet here but Happy is keeping cool and he's managed to take Jaroslav's back.
Happy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jaroslav has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jaroslav is trying to get back to his feet but Happy has full control of the position and if anything, Jaroslav has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happy looking to break Jaroslav's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jaroslav remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Happy will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Jaroslav staying busy and making it hard for Happy to control.
Jaroslav defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Happy's arms.
Jaroslav wants to get back to his feet.
Happy patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Happy landing with strikes.
Well, with Happy on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Jaroslav is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happy is looking for the choke from the back position but Jaroslav is controlling his hands well.
Jaroslav showing good submission defense here.
Happy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaroslav covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Happy loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Jaroslav hold on?
Jaroslav trying to get back to his feet but Happy is in full control for now.
Happy lands strikes to the head.
Jaroslav fending off the submission attempt from Happy.
Happy lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Happy scores with punches from the back.
Jaroslav trying to get back to his feet but Happy is in full control for now.
Happy looking to break Jaroslav's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jaroslav remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Happy will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Happy looking to break Jaroslav's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jaroslav remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Happy will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Happy wants to control but Jaroslav is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anti Happy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Happy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anti Happy!
Anti Happy 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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RATING
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