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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rod Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jokke Nappula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brave kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eco, Eco (somos de taleco). Nappula has chosen The Troggs- Wild Thing as his entrance music. Rod Brave could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jokke Nappula's chin.
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148 lbs
17 - 20 - 0 |
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165 cm
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151 lbs
21 - 13 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
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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
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rod Brave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Jokke Nappula!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brave throws a leg kick but Nappula sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brave throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nappula counters with a nice body kick.
Rod Brave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brave moves out of range of the body kick from Nappula.
Brave misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nappula fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brave has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nappula moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nappula feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Braves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nappula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brave throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brave works over Nappula's head and body with a nice combination.
Brave rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nappula moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brave misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Nappula checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brave is looking to slow Nappula down with leg kicks.
Nappula catches Brave with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brave lands a jab-cross combination.
Brave with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brave on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A leg kick checked by Nappula.
Brave tries to clinch there but Nappula circles away.
Brave misses with an uppercut.
Brave walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nappula.
Nice takedown defense from Brave. No joy for Nappula on that attempt.
Nappula throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Nappula misses.
Nappula tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brave is able to avoid easily.
Brave throws a nice looking combination but Nappula bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brave misses with a wild combination.
Nappula swats away the attempt to clinch by Brave.
Nappula cracks a nice hook into Brave's ribs.
Nappula blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nappula checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nappula looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brave tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nappula dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brave. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brave bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brave.
Nappula moves out of range of the leg kick from Brave.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nappula.
Brave scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brave takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brave shoots in looking for a takedown. Nappula tries to sprawl out of it but Brave keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nappula manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brave closes the distance and clinches.
Nappula avoids a wild elbow strike from Brave.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappula goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Brave.
Nappula avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
Nappula taking a breather.
Nappula is struggling to control the position.
Nappula scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nappula gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brave.
Nappula works on Brave's body with a couple of short punches.
Nappula lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brave or not.
Nappula looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Nappula.
Nappula swings wildly with an uppercut but Brave uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nappula blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brave throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nappulas head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nappula lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brave.
A short uppercut from Nappula.
Brave's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brave tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brave misses with a punch on the inside.
Brave lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nappula successfully pulls guard.
Brave stands and throws Nappula's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brave is staying tight to Nappula's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brave trying to control the position but Nappula is working away.
An elbow from Brave crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jokke Nappula will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brave misses with a two punch combination.
Nappula throws a head kick but Brave moves out of range.
Nappula scores with a spinning back kick!
Good work by Nappula as he checks the leg kick.
Brave tried to score with a low kick but Nappula checks it.
Brave throws a head kick but Nappula moves out of range.
Brave throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nappula avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brave throws a low kick but Nappula avoids it.
A combination from Brave does no damage.
Brave throws a series of punches but Nappula avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Brave does no damage.
Brave throws a leg kick which misses Nappula's front leg but catches the back leg as Nappula tries to avoid it.
Brave tries to clinch there but Nappula circles away.
Nappula lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brave's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nappula lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nappula misses with a head kick.
Brave fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nappula has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jokke Nappula seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nappula shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brave defends it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brave. Nappula does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brave rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nappula moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nappula throws a sloppy head kick and Brave moves out of range easily.
Brave swinging wildly here.
Nappula misses with a head kick.
Rod Brave is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nappula goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brave on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Brave there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nappula fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brave to the ground. Nappula is now in Brave's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nappula 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nappula tries to free his leg and advance position but Brave is retaining full guard.
Brave is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nappula in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brave tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nappula pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brave is keeping the position for now.
Nappula wants to control from the top but Brave keeps moving.
Nappula tries to free his leg and advance position but Brave is retaining full guard.
Nappula wants to control from the top but Brave keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappula throws an elbow that misses. Brave uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nappula's guard. Nice move by Brave!
Nappula has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brave can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nappula has control of Brave's left arm, preventing Brave from doing any damage.
Brave throws a big right hand that misses.
Brave looking to pass the guard.
Brave working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nappula is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nappula throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nappula has his foot on Brave's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brave works his way back into a safe position though.
Brave trying to control the position from guard on top but Nappula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brave looking to sit in guard and control but Nappula gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brave wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brave trying to control the position.
Brave is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nappula is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nappula looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jokke Nappula showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big right from Brave misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brave.
Brave takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brave tries to close the distance and clinch but Nappula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brave throws a head kick that misses.
Brave misses with a two punch combination.
Nappula throws a nice head kick!
Brave is rocked!
Nappula with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Brave is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nappula's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brave throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nappula counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Brave out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Nappula is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jokke Nappula!
Jokke Nappula tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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