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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Derouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmppa Kaataja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derouin has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Jarmppa Kaataja looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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190 lbs
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184 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
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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 Montreal, David Derouin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarmppa Kaataja!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derouin tries to land a front kick but Kaataja steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kaataja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaataja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Derouin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kaataja is trying to get back to his feet.
Derouin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kaataja!
Derouin is breathing heavily.
Kaataja is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Derouin has taken his back!
Kaataja wants to get back to his feet.
Kaataja is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Derouin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kaataja has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaataja is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Derouin off. It looks like it's working - Derouin slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Kaataja displaying calm under pressure there.
Kaataja rushes Derouin and presses him up against the cage.
Derouin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaataja.
Kaataja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaataja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaataja prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kaataja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaataja lands a knee to the head.
Kaataja with a knee to the head.
Kaataja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Derouin can't break the clinch.
Kaataja lands an elbow that stopped Derouin in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like David Derouin has been cut.
Kaataja with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kaataja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaataja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaataja lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Derouin has Kaataja pushed against the cage.
Kaataja with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kaataja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Derouin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Derouin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaataja lands an elbow that stopped Derouin in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derouin takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaataja lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kaataja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaataja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaataja comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Derouin wants a takedown but no success here.
Kaataja tries to land a knee to the head but Derouin blocks with his arms.
Derouin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Derouin takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaataja connects with a knee to the head.
Kaataja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaataja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A knee to the head by Kaataja.
David Derouin's cut is getting worse.
Kaataja lands an elbow just above Derouin 's eye.
Derouin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Derouin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaataja lands a nice elbow.
Kaataja lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Derouin takes an elbow to the temple.
Derouin tries to score a body lock takedown but Kaataja shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kaataja connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaataja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Derouin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Derouin looking to slow down the pace here.
Kaataja connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jarmppa Kaataja will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Derouin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kaataja throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jarmppa Kaataja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaataja wants to clinch.
Kaataja is looking to clinch but Derouin is avoiding it.
Kaataja tries to clinch but Derouin is having none of it.
Kaataja tries to clinch up but Derouin circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaataja moves in looking to clinch but Derouin pushes him off.
Kaataja wants to clinch up but Derouin keeps it at a distance.
Kaataja tries to clinch but Derouin is having none of it.
Kaataja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Derouin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaataja tries to clinch there but Derouin circles away.
Derouin misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaataja tries to close the distance and clinch but Derouin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaataja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaataja tries to close the distance and clinch but Derouin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaataja tries to close the distance and clinch but Derouin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Derouin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derouin tries to clinch there but Kaataja circles away.
Derouin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaataja tries to clinch up
and Derouin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kaataja!
Derouin throws some wild stikes that Kaataja manages to avoid easily.
Kaataja squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kaataja somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Derouin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Derouin as Kaataja shoots in.
Derouin tries to clinch but Kaataja moves out of range.
Derouin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kaataja pushes Derouin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Derouin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derouin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kaataja is trying to get back to his feet.
Derouin looks up at the clock and then as Kaataja takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Derouin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Derouin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kaataja is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kaataja is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Derouin is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Derouin feints and as Kaataja raises his hands in defense, Derouin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kaataja is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kaataja has his feet on Derouin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derouin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaataja tries to clinch up
so Derouin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Derouin wants to control from the top but Kaataja keeps moving.
Derouin won't allow Kaataja to get back to his feet.
Derouin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaataja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Derouin prevents Kaataja from getting back to his feet.
Derouin wants to control from the top but Kaataja keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Derouin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Derouin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kaataja tries to clinch up.
Kaataja darts in trying to clinch
and Derouin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kaataja's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Derouin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Derouin prevents Kaataja from getting back to his feet.
Derouin trying to control but Kaataja is working from the bottom.
Kaataja wants to get back to his feet but Derouin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kaataja is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Derouin gets to his feet - Kaataja follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derouin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kaataja is trying to stand up here but Derouin is controlling him well.
Derouin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Derouin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kaataja wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derouin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
You get the feeling that Kaataja really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Derouin is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Kaataja rushes Derouin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Derouin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kaataja fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derouin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kaataja avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Derouin.
Kaataja wants to get back to his feet.
Derouin is working for a kimura but Kaataja is defending it quite comfortably.
David Derouin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaataja wants to get back to his feet.
Derouin is trying to control the action in half guard but Kaataja is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaataja looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kaataja is staying active underneath Derouin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kaataja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Derouin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaataja tries to clinch
and Derouin moves into the clinch.
Kaataja gets underhooks to prevent Derouin's takedown attempt.
Derouin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Derouin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Derouin just leaning against Kaataja, taking a breather.
Kaataja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Derouin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Derouin.
Kaataja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Derouin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Derouin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Derouin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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