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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremi Jeremiski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toquinho Degente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toquinho Degente has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremi Jeremiski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toquinho Degente!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeremiski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jeremiski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jeremiski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jeremiski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Degente looks to throw a body kick
and Jeremiski counters with a big head kick but Degente shrugs it off.
Degente throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jeremiski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Degente is looking to land body kicks.
Jeremiski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Degente tries to keep at a distance but Jeremiski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jeremiski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Degente looking to pass the guard.
Jeremiski keeping moving, preventing Degente from controlling successfully.
Degente trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Degente is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jeremiski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jeremiski clinches up with Degente and pushes him back against the cage.
Jeremiski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Degente tries for a takedown but Jeremiski circles away easily
and Jeremiski counters with a takedown into side control.
Jeremiski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jeremiski trying to control the action but Degente is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Degente wants to control but Jeremiski postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeremiski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Degente knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Degente manages to get back to half guard.
Jeremiski is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Degente is trying to maintain the position but Jeremiski is very close to passing his half guard.
Jeremiski is trying to control the action in half guard but Degente is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jeremiski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Degente trying to control here.
Jeremiski wants to stand up but Degente manages to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Degente is trying to control the position but Jeremiski postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jeremiski trying to control but Degente is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick by Degente misses
and Jeremiski counters with a good, hard body kick but Degente shrugs it off.
Degente lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremi Jeremiski 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.
Degente throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jeremiski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Degente as he avoids it easily.
Degente thows a body kick. Jeremiski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Degente misses with a takedown
and Jeremiski counters with an outside leg kick.
Degente shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jeremiski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jeremiski is trying to control. Degente wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Degente has his hands clasped together around Jeremiski's back. He's all about the action.
Jeremiski prevents Degente from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremiski is trying to control. Degente wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jeremiski is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Degente reverses the position - he's now on top in Jeremiski's guard.
Degente stopping the sweep attempt from Jeremiski.
Jeremiski keeping moving, preventing Degente from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Degente lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jeremiski shoots in looking for a takedown. Degente tries to sprawl out of it but Jeremiski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Degente manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Degente fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Degente lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jeremiski takes a step back to recover.
Degente moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Degente lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Degente there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Degente misses with the body kick
and Jeremiski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jeremiski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Degente is proving hard to escape from.
Jeremiski trying to control but Degente is working from the bottom.
Degente trying to keep a closed guard but Jeremiski is proving a slippery customer.
Jeremiski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Jeremi Jeremiski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No luck for Degente with that takedown attempt.
Jeremi Jeremiski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toquinho Degente.
Degente gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jeremiski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Degente wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremi Jeremiski dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jeremiski moves out of range of the strikes.
Jeremiski forces Degente back against the cage and clinches.
Jeremiski jumps guard and drags Degente to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jeremi Jeremiski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Degente trying to control but Jeremiski is working from the bottom.
Degente is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jeremiski looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Degente puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Degente is keen to just control but Jeremiski is a slippery customer.
Degente stalling away here and it's allowed Jeremiski to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Degente trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Degente trying to control but Jeremiski is working from the bottom.
Jeremiski looking for a sweep. Not yet Jeremiski, not yet.
Jeremiski looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Degente with a flurry of punches that miss.
Degente wants to control from the top but Jeremiski keeps moving.
Jeremiski looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Jeremi Jeremiski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A swing and a miss from Degente.
Jeremi Jeremiski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Degente turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Degente.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Degente jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Degente thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jeremiski if he has to take too many more of those.
Degente lands a leg kick that knocks Jeremiski off balance momentarily.
Degente is looking to land body kicks.
Degente looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Degente misses with a kick to the body.
Jeremiski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Degente.
Degente scores with a head kick. Jeremiski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jeremiski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Degente shoots and misses
and Jeremiski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Degente is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Degente wants to sweep here but Jeremiski controlling him for the moment.
Degente has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Degente manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jeremiski wants to hold on but Degente pushes him away.
Degente is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jeremiski to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jeremiski shrugs it off.
Degente trying to control but Jeremiski is having none of it.
Toquinho Degente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeremi Jeremiski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jeremiski tries to lock up and control but Degente gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toquinho Degente.
I think Jeremiski 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremi Jeremiski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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