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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Ernest Henley (ranked 4189 p4p, 4150 weight class) and Raivo Roosna (ranked 447 p4p, 444 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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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Ernest Henley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raivo Roosna!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roosna fails with a takedown attempt.
Henley throws a low kick but Roosna avoids it.
Henley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henley misses with a low kick as Roosna jumps back.
Horrible takedown attempt by Henley or perhaps it was just good defense by Roosna, which made it look bad.
Roosna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Henley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roosna takes a swing at Henley's ribcage but misses.
Henley wants to slow Roosna down by chopping away at his legs.
Henley misses with a low kick.
Roosna looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley looks to score with a jab to the body but Roosna is just out of range.
Roosna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henley.
Roosna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roosna doesn't manage to clinch there - Henley circles away.
Roosna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henley scores with a nice right hand.
Henley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roosna.
Henley throws a hook to the side of Roosna's head but Roosna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Henley.
Henley misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Henley with that takedown attempt.
Roosna is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Ernest Henley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roosna darts in looking for a takedown but Henley gets double underhooks and turns Roosna into the cage.
A big right from Henley misses.
Henley closes the distance and clinches up with Roosna, looking for a takedown. Henley pushes Roosna against the cage but Roosna circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henley throws a leg kick
and Henley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henley shoots in but Roosna avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roosna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henley misses with a leg kick
and Roosna counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Henley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roosna appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Henley scores with a jab. Roosna acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roosna scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the liver by Roosna. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Henley is predictable there
and Roosna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Roosna was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Henley throws a low kick but Roosna avoids it.
Henley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henley staying out of range there.
Roosna takes a swing at Henley's ribcage but misses.
Henley throws a leg kick but Roosna moved away.
Henley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roosna as he jumps to the side.
Roosna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosna moves out of range as Henley strikes.
Henley throws a hook to the side of Roosna's head but Roosna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roosna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henley lands a really nice looking cross but Roosna seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roosna takes a swing at Henley's ribcage but misses.
Roosna closes the distance and clinches.
Roosna stalls.
Henley blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roosna misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raivo Roosna will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Henley throws an overhand right that lands on Roosna's shoulder, as Roosna tries to avoid the shot.
Henley misses with the combination.
Roosna avoids the head kick by Henley.
A slow jab from Henley misses its intended target.
Roosna doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Henley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henley throws a combination that misses
and Roosna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henley thinking.
Henley throws a hook but Roosna avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roosna tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Roosna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roosna clinches.
Roosna is trying to maintain a safe position but Henley gets an underhook and turns Roosna into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roosna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roosna is looking to control Henley's arms but Henley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roosna has his back to the cage.
Henley is pressed up against the cage. Roosna has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henley down to the mat. Henley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
William Ernest Henley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henley lands a left and a right that send Roosna crashing to the mat, dazed. Henley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Roosna is rocked!
Henley closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Roosna out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Ernest Henley!
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hype
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