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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Kesselring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Kesselring!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kesselring throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Michael lands with a cross.
Kesselring misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kesselring stuffs the takedown attempt from Michael. Michael gets slowly back to his feet.
Kesselring misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michael looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Michael is stalling here. Kesselring is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Michael seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kesselring has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Michael is looking to regain half guard here but Kesselring keeps moving and retains side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael is not content to let Kesselring control the position.
Michael manages to get back to half guard.
Michael keeping hold of Kesselring's head, controlling as best he can.
Michael is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kesselring pulls his head out easily.
Michael wants to get back to full guard.
Michael works his way to full guard. Good work.
Michael is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kesselring is aware though and is defending well.
Michael looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael has Kesselring pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Michael manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kesselring manages to get himself to full guard.
Kesselring can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Michael controls the pace.
Michael wants to control from the top but Kesselring keeps moving.
Michael is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kesselring is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Michael is controlling him.
Michael drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Michael jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael trying to control but Kesselring is working from the bottom.
Michael slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Michael prevents Kesselring from getting back to his feet.
Michael trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Michael pushing down on Kesselring's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kesselring tries to kick Michael off but Michael keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Michael wants to pass the guard but Kesselring is defending well.
Kesselring is trying to stand up here but Michael is controlling him well.
Kesselring looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael is controlling the pace.
Michael is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kesselring defends it well.
Michael wants to work for an arm triangle but Kesselring is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Michael is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michael works his way into full mount!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Michael dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Michael closes the distance and clinches up with Kesselring, looking for a takedown. Michael pushes Kesselring against the ropes but Kesselring circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kesselring throws a shot from downtown. Michael moves away and avoids it.
Kesselring throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kesselring slaps away a takedown attempt from Michael, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michael takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Michael.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Michael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michael throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michael slips a jab and a cross from Kesselring.
Michael fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnny Michael is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesselring gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Michael to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Michael drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Michael seems to have locked his on tight now - Kesselring screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Michael, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Johnny Michael!
An out of breath Johnny Michael thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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