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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Niemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soto Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soto Rojas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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161 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorma Niemi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Soto Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Niemi.
Rojas throws a jab when Niemi was well out of range.
Rojas misses with a straight left.
Niemi scoring well with a low kick there.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niemi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rojas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rojas staying out of range there.
Niemi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Niemi works the jab nicely.
Niemi looks to throw the jab but Rojas is out of range.
Rojas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niemi was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojas.
Rojas lands a glancing blow to the side of Niemi's head.
Rojas fails to land with a series of punches.
Rojas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niemi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niemi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rojas's sensitive parts.
Niemi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rojas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rojas in his tracks.
Jorma Niemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Niemi misses.
Niemi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niemi slips under a jab.
Niemi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojas.
The fighters circling - Rojas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niemi lands a body shot.
A big right from Rojas misses.
Niemi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rojas.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niemi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niemi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Niemi lands a jab.
Rojas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Niemi counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niemi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rojas dives in for a single leg takedown but Niemi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niemi.
Rojas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rojas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rojas misses with a straight right.
Niemi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niemi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rojas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Niemi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Niemi is out of range.
Rojas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Niemi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rojas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Niemi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rojas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niemi manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rojas. Niemi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rojas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas with the ground and pound but Niemi regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Rojas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rojas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Niemi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rojas seems to be working for a kimura but Niemi defends the submission attempt.
Niemi is refusing to be controlled, as Rojas sits in half guard.
Rojas is working for a submission of some sort.
Niemi is doing well to control the position and prevent Rojas from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rojas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rojas 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rojas is trying to work for a kimura but Niemi is defending well.
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 Jorma Niemi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Niemi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Niemi has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Niemi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rojas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Niemi misses with a right hand
enabling Rojas to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niemi. That's going to slow Rojas down.
Niemi loads up on a big right hand but Rojas slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niemi. Rojas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niemi.
That kick from Niemi tenderised Rojas's leg. Rojas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Niemi throws a body shot but no joy.
Niemi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Niemi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojas can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas scores with a jab. Niemi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rojas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rojas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niemi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niemi lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas shoots in but Niemi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jorma Niemi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niemi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rojas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Niemi pinned against the cage. Niemi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rojas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niemi.
Niemi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rojas looks to score with a jab to the body but Niemi is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Rojas.
Niemi lands a jab to the head.
Jorma Niemi is winning the standup battle so far.
Rojas misses the shot to the body.
Rojas misses with a right hand
and Niemi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rojas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rojas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemi scores with a body shot.
Niemi slips a straight right by Rojas.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niemi.
Rojas misses the shot to the body.
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!
Rojas moves forwards but Niemi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rojas swings widly with a right hand
and Niemi counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Niemi misses.
Niemi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rojas has a takedown stuffed.
Jorma Niemi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soto Rojas.
Rojas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rojas throws a right hand that misses
and Niemi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Niemi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Niemi cracks the inside of Rojas's front leg.
Niemi cracks Rojas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rojas throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemi scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Niemi does it's job there.
Rojas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niemi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rojas tries to move into range but Niemi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Rojas does no damage.
Niemi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rojas looks to land a combination but Niemi avoids it well.
Rojas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niemi.
Niemi feints and then cracks Rojas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rojas down.
Rojas moves away from the strike by Niemi.
Niemi tries to move into range but Rojas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niemi scores with a shot to the body.
Niemi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rojas's calf.
Rojas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rojas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niemi.
Rojas with the counter takedown but Niemi avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemi misses with a hook. Rojas ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Niemi tenderised Rojas's leg. Rojas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Niemi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Niemi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rojas misses with a body punch
and Niemi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niemi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rojas throws a lazy right hand but Niemi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niemi is looking to counter punch.
Rojas shoots for a double leg takedown but Niemi sprawls well. He's pushed Rojas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rojas misses the shot to the body.
Rojas misses with a hook. Niemi ducked under it nicely.
Niemi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niemi takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niemi throws a hook to the side of Rojas's head but Rojas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niemi scores with a three punch combo!
Rojas slips a jab from Niemi.
Niemi throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorma Niemi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Niemi feints and then cracks Rojas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rojas down.
Niemi connects with a nice looking jab.
Rojas scores with a jab.
Niemi scores with a hook.
Rojas throws a monster overhand right that drops Niemi! Rojas follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soto Rojas! Soto Rojas retains his lightweight title!
Soto Rojas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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