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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roosevelt Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Viljakainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Let it Burn by Ignite. Viljakainen has chosen I'm Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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160 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roosevelt Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dude Viljakainen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viljakainen scores with a nice strike.
Viljakainen misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Viljakainen throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Viljakainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Viljakainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Viljakainen throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Viljakainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viljakainen misses with a right hand
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Viljakainen swings widly with a right hand
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson scores with a jab. Viljakainen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot by Viljakainen.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Viljakainen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Viljakainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Viljakainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Viljakainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Viljakainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Viljakainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Viljakainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jackson defending well as Viljakainen loads up on a big left hand.
Viljakainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Viljakainen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook but Viljakainen blocks it.
Jackson slips a jab from Viljakainen.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viljakainen manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Viljakainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson cracks Viljakainen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viljakainen swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Viljakainen scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roosevelt Jackson dominated that 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.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Viljakainen throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Viljakainen.
Roosevelt Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Viljakainen throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viljakainen misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Viljakainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viljakainen misses with a wild body shot.
Viljakainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Viljakainen misses.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Viljakainen.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two 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.
Viljakainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with an outside leg kick.
Jackson misses the body punch
and Viljakainen counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Viljakainen slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson swings for the body but Viljakainen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Viljakainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viljakainen cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Viljakainen moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Viljakainen's belly button to the back.
Viljakainen misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Viljakainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Viljakainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viljakainen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Viljakainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Viljakainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roosevelt Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viljakainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Viljakainen ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Viljakainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Viljakainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Viljakainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Jackson.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Viljakainen.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Viljakainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Viljakainen staying out of range there.
Viljakainen throws a lazy uppercut
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Viljakainen slips a straight right by Jackson.
Viljakainen misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a leg kick.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Viljakainen off the cage and back into rage.
A slow jab from Viljakainen misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Viljakainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viljakainen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Viljakainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Viljakainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Viljakainen defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Viljakainen lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Viljakainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Viljakainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Viljakainen scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson throws a jab when Viljakainen was well out of range.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Viljakainen is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Roosevelt Jackson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Viljakainen misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viljakainen.
Viljakainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viljakainen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Viljakainen finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Viljakainen takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Viljakainen finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Viljakainen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Viljakainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Viljakainen is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Viljakainen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson misses with a hook. Viljakainen ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Viljakainen misses
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Viljakainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Viljakainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Viljakainen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Viljakainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Viljakainen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Viljakainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Viljakainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Viljakainens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen scores with a nice strike.
Viljakainen throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Viljakainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Viljakainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Viljakainen slips a straight right by Jackson.
Viljakainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Viljakainen just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Viljakainen dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Viljakainen moves away and avoids it.
Viljakainen throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Viljakainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viljakainen manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viljakainen throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Viljakainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viljakainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viljakainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Viljakainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Viljakainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Viljakainen.
Viljakainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson moves out of range as Viljakainen strikes.
Viljakainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Viljakainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Viljakainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dude Viljakainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viljakainen throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Viljakainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Viljakainen moved out of range.
Viljakainen misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Viljakainen.
Viljakainen is rocked!
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Viljakainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Viljakainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Viljakainen stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viljakainen just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roosevelt Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roosevelt Jackson!
Roosevelt Jackson retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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