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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonas Karjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karjalainen has chosen Eminem: Go to Sleep as his entrance music. Dom Baker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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171 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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, Dom Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Karjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karjalainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baker throws a head kick that Karjalainen semi-blocks.
Karjalainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karjalainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
Karjalainen swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karjalainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karjalainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baker throws a big shot that misses.
Baker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Karjalainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baker throws a low kick but Karjalainen moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baker. Karjalainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karjalainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karjalainen manages to avoid it.
Baker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a left to the body.
Karjalainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Karjalainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Baker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karjalainen.
Karjalainen with a hook.
Dom Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karjalainen misses with a hook. Baker ducked under it nicely.
Baker misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker ducks right into an uppercut from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen misses with a straight left.
Karjalainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karjalainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baker tries to bum rush Karjalainen with a series of wild strikes but Karjalainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karjalainen.
Baker tries a head kick but it misses.
Baker throws a shot from downtown. Karjalainen moves away and avoids it.
Baker thows a leg kick but Karjalainen checks it
and Karjalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karjalainen scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses the jab.
Baker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Karjalainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karjalainen.
Baker misses with an uppercut. Karjalainen saw that one coming.
Baker moves to clinch but Karjalainen breaks away
and Karjalainen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karjalainen misses with a double jab.
Baker closes the distance but Karjalainen moves to the side
and Karjalainen counters with a nice body shot.
Karjalainen checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen connects with a crisp jab.
Baker tries to land a leg kick but Karjalainen saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Baker.
Baker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karjalainen connects with a jab.
It looks like Dom Baker has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker throws a wild body kick that Karjalainen sees coming a mile off.
Baker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baker misses with a leg kick
and Karjalainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baker is looking to clinch but Karjalainen is avoiding it.
Baker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karjalainen counters with a two punch combo.
Karjalainen throws the left hand but Baker avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joonas Karjalainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dom Baker's cut.
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.
Karjalainen scores with a jab. Baker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baker throws a body punch but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Karjalainen moves away from the strike by Baker.
Baker misses with a left hand
letting Karjalainen counter with a right hand.
Karjalainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dom Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karjalainen punishes Baker's body with a nice straight punch.
Baker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karjalainen throws out the jab.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Karjalainen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Baker is rocked!
Karjalainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Karjalainen misses.
Karjalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen throws a hook but Baker blocks it.
Baker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karjalainen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Baker moves out of range as Karjalainen strikes.
Karjalainen works the jab nicely.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Karjalainen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baker's head backwards.
Karjalainen scores with a sloppy right hand. Baker should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen cracks Baker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baker is looking to clinch.
Baker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karjalainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karjalainen scores with the left hand. Baker knows he should have avoided that one.
Karjalainen circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Baker to the canvas! Baker doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Karjalainen keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joonas Karjalainen!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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