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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Veli Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Horner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horner has chosen Roky Erickson - Stand For The Fire Demon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Rokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Horner!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rokka throws a jab but it's blocked by Horner.
Horner moves out of range of the body kick from Rokka.
Rokka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Horner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rokka momentarily.
Rokka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rokka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Horner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rokka moves out of range as Horner throws a body kick.
Rokka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rokka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Horner checks a low kick from Rokka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horner connects with an inside leg kick.
Horner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rokka staying out of range there.
Horner scores with a sloppy right hand. Rokka should have avoided that one.
Rokka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab from Horner.
Horner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Horner misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka moves out of range of the leg kick from Horner.
Rokka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Veli Rokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horner tries a low kick but Rokka avoids it.
Rokka tries to close the distance and clinch but Horner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rokka instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horner.
A frustrated look appears on Horner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rokka misses with the head strike.
Horner wants to get back to striking at distance but Rokka won't allow it.
Horner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rokka has him pressed against the cage.
Rokka is struggling to control the position.
Horner tries to work over Rokka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka fails to land with a series of punches.
Horner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rokka.
Horner misses the jab.
Rokka slips under a jab.
Horner throws a push kick but Rokka slaps the foot to one side.
Rokka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horner throws a looping overhand right but Rokka ducks down to avoid it.
Rokka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rokka misses with a leg kick
and Horner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rokka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Horner. That's going to slow Rokka down.
Horner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rokka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rokka connects with a right hand. Horner shakes it off.
Rokka misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Rokka.
Rokka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horner.
Horner connects with a leg kick. Rokka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rokka.
Horner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rokka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Horner blocks a jab.
Horner moves out of range of the strikes.
Rokka throws the left hand but Horner avoids the punch easily.
Horner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rokka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horner.
Rokka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horner is looking to land body kicks.
Horner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Horner moves out of range of the leg kick from Rokka.
Horner throws out a leg kick but Rokka moves out of range and Horner only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Horner throws a body punch but Rokka moves out of range.
Rokka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Horner scores with a jab to the head.
Rokka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Horner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rokka thumps Horner with a low kick.
Rokka ducks under a wild hook from Horner.
Rokka misses with a wild body shot.
Rokka doesn't manage to clinch there - Horner circles away.
Rokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rokka with a nice cross.
Horner throws the left hand but Rokka avoids the punch easily.
Rokka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rokka in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Horner 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.
Rokka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Horner. Horner obviously looking to wear him down.
Mike Horner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Horner coming out on top.
Rokka connects with a single shot there.
Horner misses with a low kick.
Rokka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Horner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Horner throws a leg kick which misses Rokka's front leg but catches the back leg as Rokka tries to avoid it.
Rokka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Horner throws a leg kick but Rokka moved away.
Rokka scores with a hook to the body. Horner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Horner misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horner walks into a left hand.
Rokka misses with a head kick.
Horner slips under a jab.
Rokka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A clash of legs there as Rokka blocks the low kick.
Rokka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rokka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horner throws a body punch but Rokka moves out of range.
Rokka's corner calls for a 1-2. Rokka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rokka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Rokka blocks the low kick.
Rokka has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters circling - Rokka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horner lands a lovely overhand right.
Rokka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rokka.
Rokka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rokka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rokka moves in looking to clinch but Horner pushes him off.
Rokka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horner can pounce on him.
Rokka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horner connects with a body shot.
Rokka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Horner counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Horner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rokka.
Horner with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rokka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rokka misses with a few strikes there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Horner checks a leg kick.
Horner is looking to score with low kicks.
Horner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rokka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Horner tries a head kick but it misses.
Rokka blocks a head kick by Horner.
Horner slips a jab and a cross from Rokka.
Rokka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horner keeps the fight on the outside.
Horner avoids the body shot from Rokka.
Rokka misses with a low kick.
Rokka throws a low kick but Horner avoids it.
Horner scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rokka.
Rokka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rokka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rokka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horner lands a leg kick that knocks Rokka off balance momentarily.
Horner throws a leg kick which misses Rokka's front leg but catches the back leg as Rokka tries to avoid it.
Rokka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A clash of legs there as Rokka blocks the low kick.
Rokka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheers as Horner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rokka doesn't seem phased though.
Rokka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horner moves away.
Rokka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rokka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rokka's sensitive parts.
Horner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rokka checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horner misses with a kick to the body.
Horner takes a swing at Rokka's ribcage but misses.
Rokka scores with a body shot.
Horner lands with an uppercut that bounces Rokka off the cage and back into range.
Horner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rokka has time to react.
Rokka is rocked!
Rokka blocks a head kick by Horner.
A head kick misses from Horner.
Jab from Horner.
Oh Rokka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horner throws a monster overhand right that drops Rokka! Horner follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Horner!
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energy
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hype
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