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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rasva Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaughn Shaunessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorma's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Captain Awesome's Theme Song . Shaunessey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Die Antwoord - Enter the Ninja. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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164 cm
28
149 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasva Jorma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaughn Shaunessey!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A good leg kick by Shaunessey.
Sloppy strikes from Shaunessey. Those never looked like landing.
Jorma goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Vaughn Shaunessey has been cut.
Jorma throws the kick towards the body but Shaunessey avoids it.
Jorma takes a swing at Shaunessey's ribcage but misses.
Jorma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaunessey manages to avoid it.
Shaunessey lands a leg kick that knocks Jorma off balance momentarily.
Shaunessey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shaunessey wants it to stay on the feet.
Shaunessey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaunessey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jorma throws a shot to the body.
Jorma tries to clinch but Shaunessey moves out of range.
Jorma looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaunessey is just out of range.
Jorma is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jorma finds it's way through Shaunessey's defenses.
Shaunessey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jorma.
A big right from Shaunessey misses.
Jorma closes the distance but Shaunessey moves to the side
letting Shaunessey counter with a right hand.
A head kick from Shaunessey lands but Jorma takes it in his stride.
Jorma lands a right hook to the body.
Shaunessey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jorma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shaunessey. Shaunessey obviously looking to wear him down.
Jorma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaunessey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jorma fails to land with a series of punches.
Jorma throws out a loose jab but Shaunessey uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma takes a swing at Shaunessey's ribcage but misses.
Shaunessey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shaunessey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rasva Jorma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaunessey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jorma scores with a jab to the head.
Shaunessey misses with a low kick.
Shaunessey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jorma misses with a few strikes there.
Jorma misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shaunessey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Jorma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shaunessey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jorma lands a head kick. Shaunessey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shaunessey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shaunessey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jorma is out of range.
Shaunessey throws a series of punches but Jorma moves out of range.
Shaunessey swats away the attempt to clinch by Jorma.
Jorma tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaunessey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jorma misses with a combination
and Jorma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaunessey misses the target.
Shaunessey keeps the fight on the outside.
Shaunessey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shaunessey counters with a low kick, right behind Jorma 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Jorma lands.
Jorma scores with a hook.
Shaunessey is rocked!
Shaunessey lands a leg kick that knocks Jorma off balance momentarily.
Shaunessey is still on wobbly legs! Can Jorma finish him?
Jorma misses with a right hand
and Shaunessey counters with a right hand to the body.
Shaunessey seems to have recovered his senses.
Shaunessey tries to close the distance and clinch but Jorma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jorma throws a poor cross that misses
and Shaunessey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorma doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaunessey circles away.
Shaunessey lands a high kick!
Shaunessey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaunessey slips under a jab from Jorma.
Shaunessey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab from Shaunessey.
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 Rasva Jorma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vaughn Shaunessey'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.
Jorma throws a hook but Shaunessey blocks it.
Shaunessey lands a jab to the head.
Jorma takes a swing at Shaunessey's ribcage but misses.
Shaunessey slips under a jab from Jorma.
Jorma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shaunessey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jorma finds it's way round the side to connect with Shaunessey's head.
Shaunessey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jorma walks into a left hand.
Jorma tries to clinch but Shaunessey moves out of range.
Jorma scores with a jab to the body.
Shaunessey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jorma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaunessey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jorma doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma misses with a series of wild punches.
Jorma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shaunessey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jorma takes a swing at Shaunessey's ribcage but misses.
Shaunessey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shaunessey is looking to score with low kicks.
Shaunessey walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jorma.
A bone on bone clash there as Shaunessey blocks the leg kick.
Shaunessey misses with a hook.
A big left from Jorma misses.
Shaunessey throws a series of punches but Jorma moves out of range.
Jorma swings widly with a right hand
and Shaunessey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jorma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shaunessey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shaunessey, right into the meat.
Jorma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shaunessey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jorma looks to throw the jab but Shaunessey is out of range.
Jorma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jorma loads up on a big right hand but Shaunessey slips the punch.
Shaunessey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorma wants to clinch.
Jorma catches Shaunessey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good work by Jorma as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma thows a body shot but no joy.
Shaunessey misses with a body kick.
Jorma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jorma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jorma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shaunessey.
Shaunessey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jorma's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jorma duly obliges.
Jorma forces Shaunessey back against the cage and clinches.
Shaunessey is looking to control Jorma's arms but Jorma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shaunessey has his back to the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Shaunessey.
Shaunessey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shaunessey effectively controlling the action here.
Jorma managing to block the knees to the body from Shaunessey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shaunessey scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorma scores with a shot to the side of Shaunessey's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jorma is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jorma tries to pull guard but Shaunessey won't allow it.
Shaunessey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jorma is defending well for now.
Shaunessey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jorma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shaunessey trying to stall but Jorma improves his position.
Shaunessey lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorma throws a head punch that misses.
Jorma is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jorma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jorma working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rasva Jorma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vaughn Shaunessey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Jorma is looking to clinch but Shaunessey is avoiding it.
Jorma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaunessey was well out of range. Poor timing from Jorma.
Shaunessey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jorma's sensitive parts.
Shaunessey lands an overhand right.
Jorma lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shaunessey works Jorma's body with a nice hook.
Shaunessey throws a series of punches but Jorma avoids them all with ease.
Jorma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jorma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shaunessey dips to his left and cracks Jorma with an uppercut!
Shaunessey slips under a jab from Jorma.
Jorma misses with a body shot.
Jorma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma connects with a crisp jab.
Jorma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jorma throws a jab but it's blocked by Shaunessey.
Jorma misses the body punch
and Shaunessey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jorma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaunessey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shaunessey connects with a jab.
Shaunessey cracks the inside of Jorma's front leg.
Jorma swings for the body but Shaunessey moves out of range.
Shaunessey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jorma throws a low kick, looking for Shaunessey's leg but Shaunessey calmly moves out of range.
Jorma misses with an uppercut. Shaunessey saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shaunessey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shaunessey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jorma in his tracks.
Jorma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shaunessey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shaunessey throws a right and a left that Jorma avoids nicely.
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!
Shaunessey misses with a kick to the body
and Jorma counters with a left and a right that stings Shaunessey.
Jorma swinging wildly here.
Jorma tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shaunessey defends well and Jorma ends up having to push Shaunessey into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jorma misses with some punches.
Jorma gets through Shaunessey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jorma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jorma tries to pull guard but Shaunessey holds him up against the cage and eventually Jorma drops back down to his feet.
Jorma misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jorma misses with some punches.
Shaunessey struggles to land a body shot inside as Jorma controls his hands.
Jorma ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jorma no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shaunessey stopping the sweep attempt from Jorma.
Shaunessey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jorma is trying to keep Shaunessey in close.
Shaunessey 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shaunessey blocking the ground and pound.
Jorma in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vaughn Shaunessey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaunessey slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorma is taking a breather. Shaunessey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorma with the ground and pound but Shaunessey uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rasva Jorma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shaunessey trying to keep a closed guard but Jorma is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rasva Jorma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jorma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasva Jorma!
As Rasva Jorma got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Another awesome victory for captain Awesome!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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