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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Villian (ranked 4582 p4p, 4499 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 cm 24 185 0 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm 19 185 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt Good kicks Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Villian! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Roberts ! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Roberts has managed to clinch.
Roberts has Villian pressed against the cage.
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Roberts avoiding damage as Villian throws knees to the body.
Roberts pressing his opponent against the cage. Roberts 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Roberts stuffs the takedown. Roberts loads up on a big right hand but Villian slips the punch. Villian is looking to clinch but Roberts is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Villian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Villian fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roberts . That's going to slow Villian down. Roberts dodges the punch combination from Villian.
Roberts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round. Villian throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily. Villian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts .
Horrible takedown attempt by Villian or perhaps it was just good defense by Roberts , which made it look bad. Roberts lands a head kick!
Roberts throws a head kick but Villian moves out of range.
Villian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Villian tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Villian. That's going to take a lot out of him. Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberts throws a hook but Villian avoids it easily. Villian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Roberts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Villian scrambles back to his feet. Roberts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Roberts throws a right hand that Villian ducks under and follows up with a left that Villian also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts . Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Villian tries to clinch there but Roberts circles away.
Roberts stuffs the takedown attempt from Villian. Villian gets slowly back to his feet. Roberts pushes Villian up against the cage in a clinch. Roberts controlling the action here for a moment.
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Jake Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Both fighters circling a little - Roberts finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Roberts throws a head kick that half lands.
Villian is breathing heavily. Roberts has Villian up against the cage in a clinch.
Villian has a couple of punches blocked by Roberts .
That's three minutes gone in the round. Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberts dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Roberts putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villian in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Villian looking for a takedown. Villian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage. Roberts lands an elbow that stopped Villian in his tracks for a moment. Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Roberts feints and then cracks Villian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Villian down. A punch lands to the side of Villian 's head but he takes it in his stride. Roberts pushes Villian away with a front kick. Roberts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Roberts working Villian over with knees to the body. Villian tries to pull guard but Roberts won't allow it.
Roberts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villian's efforts to push away. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Roberts takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Roberts 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Roberts lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Roberts connects with a solid leg kick. Roberts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Villian on the side of the head. Roberts lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Roberts lands with a slapping head kick. Roberts closes the distance and clinches. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Roberts dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Roberts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Villian. That did some damage! Roberts throws a front kick that sends Villian stumbling back into the cage. Roberts tries to bum rush Villian with a series of wild strikes but Villian uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Villian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roberts tries to avoid it but Villian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roberts to the ground. Roberts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Villian tries to clinch and Roberts counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Villian throws a series of strikes that have Roberts backpedaling.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Roberts . Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villian moves away. Villian fails with the takedown. Roberts fakes the leg kick and cracks Villian in the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Roberts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Villian. 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! Villian misses with a takedown attempt - Roberts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Villian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roberts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. A head kick from Roberts lands but Villian takes it in his stride.
Villian is rocked! Villian walks straight into a right hand from Roberts - that's dropped him! Roberts jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Villian from any more punishment! Villian complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jake Roberts !
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