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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 36
Date: Oct 08, 2016 |
#R1#
James misses with a two punch combination.
Joy James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James tries to clinch there but Rusted circles away.
James throws a looping overhand right but Rusted ducks down to avoid it.
Rusted goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Rusted counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #CL2#
James drives through and clinches with Rusted against the cage.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rusted lands a right hand.
Rusted is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James avoiding damage as Rusted throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted prevents a body shot from James.
James working aggressively here.
#BC#
Rusted breaks from the clinch.
James misses with a straight right.
Rusted misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Rusted fails with a takedown attempt.
Rusted defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
James tries to clinch there but Rusted circles away.
Rusted scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from James.
Rusted cracks the inside of James's front leg.
Rusted avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rusted scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rusted swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rusted throwing a counter right hand but James manages to avoid it.
James scores with a body shot.
Rusted is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rusted keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rusted looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rusted throws a leg kick #CL2#
and James counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by James. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
Rusted misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Rusted manages to break the clinch.
James throws a combination. Rusted tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James is looking to clinch.
A left lands for Rusted.
Nice uppercut there from Rusted.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Rusted.
James throws a series of punches but Rusted moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as James lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rusted doesn't seem phased though.
Rusted connects with a solid leg kick.
James moves forwards but Rusted connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rusted lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rusted avoids the body shot from James.
Rusted thinks about countering with a body kick.
James lands a jab.#T3#
James throws an overhand right that lands on Rusted's shoulder, as Rusted tries to avoid the shot.
Rusted half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rusted digs a good body shot into James's ribs.
Rusted's jab looks to have found its range, popping James under the eye.
Rusted is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rusted.
James on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rusted misses with a wild combination.
#TD#
Rusted manages to get an easy takedown there - catching James on his heels. He'll look to pass James's guard now, I'm sure.
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rusted. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rusted trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James trying to control the position here.
Rusted showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T4#
Rusted lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rusted passes James's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rusted wants to pass the guard but James is defending well.
James wants to improve his position but Rusted is controlling well.
Rusted not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jethro Rusted dominated that round.
That's time! Rusted's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
James on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
James moves in looking to clinch but Rusted pushes him off.#CL2#
James clinches.
Rusted slows down the pace here.
James lands with a light punch inside.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Rusted blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rusted softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Rusted breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rusted connects with a high kick. #CL2#
James drives through and clinches with Rusted against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rusted. #T1#
James misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Rusted escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rusted. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rusted.
Rusted works the jab nicely.
James swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
and Rusted counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rusted is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rusted wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Rusted throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
James is trying to control the position but Rusted postures up.
Rusted is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
James is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rusted content to stall in guard here.
James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rusted throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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!
Rusted lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rusted bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
James throws a lazy uppercut
and Rusted counters with a leg kick. #T3##TD#
Rusted looking to score a takedown here. James is defending well but Rusted drives through and ends up in James's guard.
Rusted with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rusted trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jethro Rusted overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rusted pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
Rusted won't allow James to sweep him here.
Rusted postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T4#
Rusted cracks James with a solid left hand.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rusted manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Rusted is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and James defends well.#SUB#
Rusted is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
James seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB#
James stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Rusted throws up his legs and catches James in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! James tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Rusted! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jethro Rusted!
Jethro Rusted thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 29
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1#
James throws an overhand right that lands on Speed's shoulder, as Speed tries to avoid the shot.
James works Speed's body with a nice hook.
James walks into a left hand.
James feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Speeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Speed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James misses with a head kick.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James avoids the head kick by Speed.
James takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
James scores with a decent looking hook.
Joy James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Speed misses with a jab to the body
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Speed connects with the punch.#CUT2#
It looks like Joy James has been cut.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Speed slips a jab and a cross from James.
James throws a head kick but Speed moves out of range.
James tries to clinch but fails miserably #KD2#
and Speed counters with a crisp right hand that drops James! Speed lets James back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#
James is rocked!
Speed seems to be stalking James here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! James drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tyson Speed!
Tyson Speed very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 27
Date: Jul 30, 2016 |
#R1#
James throws a sloppy head kick and Bogart moves out of range easily.
Bogart avoids the head kick by James.
Bogart feints the counter takedown.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Bogart tries to counter it with a takedown but James pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bogart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
James gets in close and instigates a clinch. #KD#
James drops Bogart onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bogart is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Bogart is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Bjorn Bogart has been cut.
I was talking to James's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Bogart is blocking nicely.
Bogart is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bogart blocks it with crossed arms.
James dips a shoulder and cracks Bogart with a mighty uppercut! Bogart falls back against the cage and James unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bogart is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - James screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joy James!
A relieved looking Joy James 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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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 22
Date: Jun 18, 2016 |
#R1#
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snow.
Snow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Snow looks for a takedown but James sprawls well.
It looked like James wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Snow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
James misses with a hook. Snow ducked under it nicely.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Snow should have avoided that one. #CUT#
It looks like Jon Snow has been cut.#KD#
James cracks Snow with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Snow looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can James finish him?
#ROC#
Snow is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Snow's head, knocking him out cold! James is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joy James!
An out of breath Joy James thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 19
Date: May 28, 2016 |
#R1#
James connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nurkkanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
James connects with a nice looking jab.
Nurkkanen misses with a takedown attempt
and James counters with a big right hand! Oh Nurkkanen is in trouble here! James follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joy James!
Joy James thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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