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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Roncesvalles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roncesvalles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Walk. The key to victory for Sami Vasara has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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163 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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152 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Roncesvalles!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasara leaves Roncesvalles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roncesvalles swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasara.
Roncesvalles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vasara throws a hook but Roncesvalles avoids it easily.
Vasara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roncesvalles.
Vasara lands a nice shot that snaps Roncesvalles's head back.
Roncesvalles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Roncesvalles moves into the clinch.
Roncesvalles digs a right hand underneath Vasara's ribcage. Vasara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vasara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roncesvalles is defending well for now.
Vasara digs a right hand underneath Roncesvalles's ribcage. Roncesvalles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vasara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasara throws a hook but Roncesvalles avoids it easily.
Vasara delivers a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Roncesvalles. Those never looked like landing.
Vasara tries to score with a low kick but Roncesvalles moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roncesvalles shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vasara as he avoids it easily.
Vasara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roncesvalles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roncesvalles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasara gets a clinch.
Roncesvalles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vasara connects with a knee to the head.
Roncesvalles tries to stall but Vasara uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vasara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Roncesvalles blocks with his arms.
Vasara stalling in the clinch.
Vasara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roncesvalles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roncesvalles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vasara landing knees to the head.
Vasara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Roncesvalles is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sami Vasara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonah Roncesvalles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Roncesvalles blocks with his arms.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
Roncesvalles takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roncesvalles wants to break free but Vasara has control.
Roncesvalles is looking for a takedown.
Roncesvalles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Roncesvalles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Roncesvalles fails to land.
Vasara lands a nice knee to the body.
Vasara wants to get back to striking at distance but Roncesvalles won't allow it.
Roncesvalles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vasara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roncesvalles.
Vasara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roncesvalles blocks it with crossed arms.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vasara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roncesvalles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a knee to the head.
Roncesvalles has had enough of the clinch but Vasara keeps him there for the moment.
Vasara blocks a body shot from Roncesvalles.
Roncesvalles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vasara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roncesvalles's face.
Vasara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roncesvalles blocks it with crossed arms.
Vasara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roncesvalles jumps guard but Vasara turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vasara blocks the elbow strike.
Roncesvalles drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vasara pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vasara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roncesvalles is able to avoid easily.
Vasara slips under a jab.
Vasara misses with a wild body shot.
Roncesvalles takes a swing at Vasara's ribcage but misses.
Roncesvalles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vasara in his tracks.
Roncesvalles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sami Vasara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roncesvalles shoots in but no luck this time.
Vasara misses with a body shot.
Vasara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roncesvalles was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasara.
Vasara misses with a series of wild punches.
Vasara misses with a straight left.
Vasara throws a front kick that sends Roncesvalles stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roncesvalles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vasara moves into the clinch successfully.
Roncesvalles tries to throw a body punch but Vasara avoids it by throwing Roncesvalles back against the cage.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
Vasara is trying to maintain a safe position but Roncesvalles gets an underhook and turns Vasara into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roncesvalles tries to score a body lock takedown but Vasara shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
Roncesvalles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roncesvalles tries to pull guard but Vasara holds him up against the cage and eventually Roncesvalles drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara dominated that round.
That's time! Vasara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vasara moves in looking to clinch but Roncesvalles pushes him off.
Vasara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roncesvalles misses with a two punch combination.
Vasara takes a swing at Roncesvalles's ribcage but misses.
Vasara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roncesvalles.
Vasara lunges at Roncesvalles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roncesvalles's hand.
Roncesvalles scores with a hook to the body. Vasara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Vasara finds it's way through Roncesvalles's defenses.
Vasara wants to clinch up but Roncesvalles keeps it at a distance.
Vasara misses with a wild body shot.
Vasara forces Roncesvalles back against the cage and clinches.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Roncesvalles blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vasara as Roncesvalles tries to tie him up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roncesvalles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara looking to throw knees to the head but Roncesvalles is blocking nicely.
Vasara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vasara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roncesvalles gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Roncesvalles is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vasara has managed to free his arm - good work.
Roncesvalles prevents Vasara from improving his position.
Vasara trying to control here.
Roncesvalles is just content to waste time from the top position. Vasara takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vasara seems keen to control Roncesvalles's posture.
Roncesvalles trying to control but Vasara is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roncesvalles is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Vasara wants to control but Roncesvalles passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasara gets back to full guard.
Roncesvalles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roncesvalles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vasara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roncesvalles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vasara keeping moving, preventing Roncesvalles from controlling successfully.
Roncesvalles trying to move into half guard but instead Vasara has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roncesvalles looking for a triangle here. Vasara is fighting it but it looks tight! Roncesvalles pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Vasara is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jonah Roncesvalles!
A victorious Jonah Roncesvalles thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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