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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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Good takedowns
Good kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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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