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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rokka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drowning Pool - Bodies. Vargas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heart of a Lion -- Kid Cudi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tero Rokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vargas scoring well with a low kick there.
Vargas cracks the inside of Rokka's front leg.
Vargas slips a straight right by Rokka.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vargas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vargas lands a nice hook to Rokka's body. Rokka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rokka is looking to slow Vargas down with leg kicks.
Rokka checks a leg kick nicely.
Rokka looks to land a right hand but Vargas moved out of range.
Vargas throws a body punch but Rokka moves out of range.
Vargas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rokka at a distance.
Vargas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rokka manages to avoid it.
Rokka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rokka swings for the body but Vargas moves out of range.
Rokka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rokka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rokka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vargas throws a right and a left that Rokka avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas thumps Rokka with a low kick.
Vargas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rokka in his tracks.
Vargas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rokka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vargas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rokka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rokka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rokka is looking to slow Vargas down with leg kicks.
A lazy left from Vargas finds it's target.
Tero Rokka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vargas sizes up Rokka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rokka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vargas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rokka.
Vargas scores with a nice right hand.
Vargas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rokka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vargas's head.
A head kick misses from Rokka.
Vargas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vargas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rokka rather than just go for the knockout.
Vargas looks to throw the jab but Rokka is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vargas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vargas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rokka. Vargas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vargas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rokka manages to avoid it.
Rokka clobbers Vargas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rokka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vargas moves away.
Vargas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rokka.
Rokka tries a head kick but it misses.
Vargas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vargas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rokka tries to avoid it but Vargas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rokka to the ground. Rokka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vargas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vargas misses with an uppercut. Rokka saw that one coming.
Vargas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rokka.
Rokka throws a head kick but Vargas moves out of range.
Rokka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vargas takes a step back to recover.
Rokka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rokka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rokka is breathing heavily.
Rokka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vargas.
An inside leg kick lands from Rokka.
Vargas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rokka throws a leg kick that misses.
Rokka misses with a body shot
and Vargas counters with a single leg into guard. Rokka didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vargas stays in close to Rokka's body and controls the position.
Vargas pushing down on Rokka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rokka defending well though.
Rokka preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Vargas controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Vargas 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.
Vargas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rokka.
Rokka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vargas manages to avoid it.
Vargas is looking to slow Rokka down with leg kicks.
Rokka thows a body shot but no joy.
Vargas throws a chopping leg kick but Rokka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vargas throws a series of punches but Rokka avoids them all with ease.
Rokka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Rokka.
An inside leg kick lands from Vargas.
Vargas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rokka fails to land with a series of punches.
Rokka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vargas 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.
The crowd cheers as Rokka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vargas doesn't seem phased though.
Vargas digs a good body shot into Rokka's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rokka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vargas is out of range and Rokka settles back down.
Vargas throws a push kick but Rokka slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rokka connects with a leg kick. Vargas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rokka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vargas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rokka.
Rokka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rokka throws a head kick that misses.
Rokka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rokka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vargas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rokka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vargas avoids the body shot from Rokka.
Rokka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vargas.
Vargas misses with a body kick.
Rokka is looking to chop away at Vargas's legs.
Vargas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rokka throws out a powerful jab.
Rokka throws a low kick but Vargas moves out of range easily.
Rokka avoids the head kick by Vargas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka takes a swing at Vargas's ribcage but misses.
Vargas lands a head kick. Rokka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rokka checks a leg kick.
Rokka feints and then cracks Vargas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vargas down.
Vargas stalks Rokka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rokka's face. Rokka staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Tero Rokka has been cut.
Rokka scores with a nice body kick.
Vargas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rokka lands a leg kick that knocks Vargas off balance momentarily.
Vargas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vargas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice jab there from Vargas.
Rokka jabs at Vargas's body.
Vargas swings for the body but Rokka moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Rokka.
Vargas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rokka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rokka throws out a loose jab but Vargas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rokka throws a body punch but Vargas moves out of range.
Rokka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vargas sizes up Rokka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rokka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vargas moves away.
Vargas is looking to score with low kicks.
Vargas throws a body kick that misses.
Rokka connects with a body shot.
Rokka looks for the body kick but Vargas saw that one coming.
Rokka checks a leg kick nicely.
Vargas blocks a head kick by Rokka.
Alex Vargas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vargas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses.
Vargas misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka clobbers Vargas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vargas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rokka.
Rokka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vargas.
Rokka looks to land a body kick but Vargas moved away.
Vargas tries to land a leg kick but Rokka saw it coming and moves away.
Rokka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rokka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vargas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rokka misses with a hook.
Vargas defending well as Rokka loads up on a big left hand.
Vargas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rokka.
Rokka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rokka misses with a wild body shot.
Rokka throws a body kick that misses.
Rokka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rokka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Vargas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tero Rokka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rokka throws a hook but Vargas avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Rokka.
Rokka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vargas.
Rokka blocks a head kick by Vargas.
Nice body kick from Rokka.
Vargas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vargas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rokka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vargas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vargas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rokka circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rokka. That's going to slow Vargas down.
Vargas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rokka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vargas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rokka scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Vargas blocks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vargas throws a leg kick
and Rokka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vargas really felt that one!
Vargas lands a glancing blow to the side of Rokka's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka is looking to slow Vargas down with leg kicks.
Rokka misses with a body kick.
Rokka misses the shot to the body.
Rokka staying out of range there.
Rokka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vargas scores with a nice head shot.
Rokka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vargas.
Vargas is looking to land body kicks.
Vargas connects with an inside leg kick.
Rokka throws a body punch but Vargas moves out of range.
Rokka thows a body kick. Vargas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A left and a right from Rokka both land. Nice combination.
Vargas connects with a right hand. Rokka shakes it off.
Rokka throws a body punch but Vargas moves out of range.
Rokka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vargas is looking to slow Rokka down with leg kicks.
Tero Rokka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rokka throws a push kick but Vargas slaps the foot to one side.
Vargas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vargas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rokka just misses with a punch to the body.
Vargas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rokka's head.
Vargas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rokka misses with a body kick.
Rokka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vargas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rokka lands a nice looking body kick.
Rokka is looking to chop away at Vargas's legs.
Vargas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rokka throws a head kick but Vargas moves out of range.
Rokka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vargas.
Vargas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rokka. Rokka obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas misses with a looping left.
Rokka throws a leg kick but Vargas checks it.
Rokka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rokka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alex Vargas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vargas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rokka takes a swing at Vargas's ribcage but misses.
Vargas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rokka.
Vargas keeps Rokka at a distance using the push kick.
That kick from Vargas tenderised Rokka's leg. Rokka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vargas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Vargas. That snapped Rokka's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vargas checks a leg kick.
Rokka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vargas checks the leg kick.
Vargas connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab from Vargas.
Vargas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rokka takes a swing at Vargas's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas throws a sloppy head kick and Rokka moves out of range easily.
Vargas avoids the head kick by Rokka.
Rokka throws a sloppy head kick
and Vargas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vargas throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rokka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vargas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vargas connects with a solid leg kick.
Rokka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vargas was well out of range. Poor timing from Rokka.
Vargas scores with a shot to the body.
Rokka throws a sloppy head kick
and Vargas counters with a straight right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vargas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vargas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rokka will feel that in the morning.
Rokka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vargas scores with a punch to the head.
Rokka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Vargas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vargas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Vargas!
A very excited looking Alex Vargas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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