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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vay Krenshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rooney has chosen Prodigy - Spitfire as his entrance music. The key to victory for Vay Krenshaw has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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178 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
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179 lbs
7 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vay Krenshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Rooney!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Krenshaw!
Krenshaw really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rooney moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krenshaw connects with the punch.
Krenshaw throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rooney on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krenshaw throws a right and a left that Rooney avoids nicely.
Krenshaw is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Krenshaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rooney clinches.
Rooney lands an uppercut.
Rooney lands with a short shot to the head.
Krenshaw avoids a wild elbow strike from Rooney.
Rooney controlling the action here for a moment.
Rooney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krenshaw avoids it.
Rooney stops a takedown attempt from Krenshaw.
Krenshaw is trying to force a seperation but Rooney has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Vay Krenshaw has been cut.
Krenshaw working hard to break the clinch.
Krenshaw has Rooney pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rooney manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rooney lands a right hand.
Rooney stalling against the cage.
Rooney misses with the head strike.
Krenshaw letting Rooney take a breather here.
Rooney trying to land knees to the body.
Krenshaw blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Rooney.
Rooney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krenshaw lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rooney displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krenshaw up against the cage.
Krenshaw goes for a takedown attempt but Rooney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vay Krenshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rooney walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vay Krenshaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krenshaw misses with a series of wild punches.
Rooney pushes Krenshaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Rooney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krenshaw avoiding damage as Rooney throws knees to the body.
Krenshaw wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krenshaw tries to circle away but Rooney has him pinned against the cage.
Rooney throws a head punch that misses.
Krenshaw has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rooney uses from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Krenshaw controls Rooney momentarily but Rooney frees himself.
Rooney looking to pass the guard.
Rooney is pushing down on Krenshaw's leg trying to pass to half guard. Krenshaw is fighting to maintain full guard but Rooney has managed to sneak the leg through.
Krenshaw has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rooney is working away from the top position though.
Krenshaw regains full guard. Nicely done.
Krenshaw wants to sweep here but Rooney controlling him for the moment.
Rooney looking to pass the guard.
Krenshaw will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rooney got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krenshaw has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rooney has managed to get both his arms back between Krenshaw's legs - danger averted.
Krenshaw has his foot on Rooney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rooney works his way back into a safe position though.
Rooney passes into half guard.
Rooney is trying to work for a kimura but Krenshaw is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rooney controlling the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krenshaw won't allow Rooney to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rooney seems to be working for a kimura but Krenshaw defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rooney trying to mount his opponent but Krenshaw defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vay Krenshaw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vay Krenshaw's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rooney tries to move into range but Krenshaw moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krenshaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rooney takes one to the chin there.
Rooney feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rooney has gone for a leg lock! Krenshaw slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rooney's guard.
Krenshaw trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Krenshaw pushing down on Rooney's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rooney is looking to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krenshaw looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krenshaw moves into full mount! Rooney won't be happy about that!
Rooney squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jamie Rooney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krenshaw is looking to stand but Krenshaw has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Rooney bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krenshaw looking to control.
Krenshaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Krenshaw is trying to keep Rooney in close.
Krenshaw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rooney gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Krenshaw trying to control the position.
Rooney trying to control the position from guard on top but Krenshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krenshaw looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rooney passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krenshaw gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Krenshaw is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Krenshaw is working to get back to half guard.
Rooney has control of Krenshaw's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Krenshaw regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rooney stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Krenshaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krenshaw's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rooney under the eye.
A head kick misses from Krenshaw.
Rooney closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rooney.
Krenshaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Rooney has double underhooks.
Krenshaw tries to circle away but Rooney has him pinned against the cage.
Rooney gets underhooks to prevent Krenshaw's takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krenshaw blocks the elbow strike.
Krenshaw tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rooney smiles and moves away.
Krenshaw digs a good hook to Rooney's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Krenshaw.
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 Vay Krenshaw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vay Krenshaw's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Krenshaw misses with a hook to the body
and Rooney counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rooney seems to be working for a kimura but Krenshaw defends the submission attempt.
Rooney is working for a kimura but Krenshaw is defending it quite comfortably.
Krenshaw is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rooney's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rooney's back!
Krenshaw is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Rooney is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vay Krenshaw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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