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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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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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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
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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