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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasva Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Prozak - Under The Rain. Rasva Jorma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
21 - 15 - 1 |
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasva Jorma!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorma tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jorma has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jorma.
A short right from Jorma on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jorma fails to land.
Jones gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jorma regains guard.
Jorma looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jorma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jorma looking for a sweep. Not yet Jorma, not yet.
Jorma keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jorma cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jorma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jorma tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jorma's half guard.
Jones controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones controlling the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jordan Jones.
Jorma misses with a low kick.
Jab by Jorma.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jorma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jorma tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jorma. Jorma obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jorma is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jorma wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jorma manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jorma throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jones uses it to pass to side control.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jorma keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jorma has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorma tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Jorma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorma wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
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 Jordan Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jorma just misses with a punch to the body.
Rasva Jorma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jorma closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones tries to break free but Jorma pushes him back against the cage.
Jorma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jorma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jorma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Jorma.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jorma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jorma.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jorma stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jorma looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma tries to clinch up.
Jorma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones tries for a takedown but Jorma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jorma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jorma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jorma tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jorma scores with a hook.
Jorma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jorma.
Nice straight punches there by Jorma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jorma.
Jorma stuffs the takedown.
Jorma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones looks for a takedown but Jorma sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jorma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Jorma.
Jorma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jorma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jorma swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Rasva Jorma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jorma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jorma misses with a knee strike.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Jorma keeps him there for the moment.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Jorma.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Jorma pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jorma - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jorma. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Jorma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jorma thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looks to clinch
and Jorma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jorma connects with the punch.
Jorma tries a head kick but it misses.
Jorma tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jorma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jorma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the liver by Jorma. Beautiful body shot.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jorma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but Jorma moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasva Jorma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Jorma shows good takedown defense.
Jorma has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jorma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jorma keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jorma tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jorma drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jorma fails to land.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jorma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jorma lands a nice shot to the body.
Jorma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jorma.
Jorma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jorma tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jorma darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jorma pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jorma throws an elbow that misses.
Jorma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jorma lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jorma tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jorma after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jorma looking to stall.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Jorma keeps him there for the moment.
Jorma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorma scores with a hook to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jorma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jorma is keeping busy.
Jorma lands with a left to the head.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Jorma improves position.
Jorma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jorma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jorma walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jorma scores with a jab to the body.
Jorma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jorma lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Jorma works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones moves out of range as Jorma throws a body kick.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jorma.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jorma works the jab nicely.
Jones is rocked!
Jorma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma lands the left hand.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jorma connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jorma circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jones to the canvas! Jones doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Jorma keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rasva Jorma!
In his post fight interview, Rasva Jorma gave a big smile as he said 'Sometimes handling this awesomeness gets out of my hands. Then I just deal with by punishing my opponent. You just saw how it happens. You are welcome but next time you should cheer me more. Im much better than you in every way and we all know it.'.
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energy
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hype
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