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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tayo Bamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bamba's entrance music is "Voices". A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Black's choice of entrance music: Zach's Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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208 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tayo Bamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Black!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black swings for the body but Bamba moves out of range.
Bamba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black throws a nice inside leg kick.
Black lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bamba.
Black scoring well with a low kick there.
Black fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bamba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bamba tries for a takedown but Black sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bamba is breathing heavily.
Bamba has his takedown stuffed
and Black counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bamba thinking.
Danga de danga de dang - Black scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Tayo Bamba has been cut.
Bamba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Black.
Black fakes the leg kick and cracks Bamba in the body.
Bamba is looking to clinch.
Black connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black scores with a nice body kick.
Black lands a jab to Bamba's midsection.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Bamba feinted with a counter takedown.
Jack Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black scores with a push kick.
Bamba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Tayo Bamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamba gets tackled into the cage by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Black scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Bamba's head.
Black lands a good knee to the midsection. Bamba won't want to take too many of those.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bamba backwards.
Black lands a good knee to the midsection. Bamba won't want to take too many of those.
Black should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Black.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Bamba backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Black.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Black has eaten all the pies!
Black landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black landing knees to the head.
Black works on Bamba's body with a couple of short punches.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bamba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bamba takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Bamba changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Black tries to bum rush Bamba with a series of wild strikes but Bamba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bamba shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tayo Bamba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black thumps Bamba with a low kick.
Black goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bamba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bamba.
Black clinches.
Bamba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Black prevents it.
Bamba tries for a takedown but Black manages to get underhooks.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bamba with a poor takedown
and Black counters with a nice body shot.
Black scores with a nice body kick.
Bamba tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Bamba will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Black pushes Bamba away with a front kick.
Black closes the distance and pushes Bamba back into the cage.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black lands with a right to the head.
Knees to the body from Black.
Black manages to break the clinch.
Black bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bamba seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bamba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Bamba fails to land the takedown.
Black throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black misses with a head kick.
Bamba moves out of range as Black throws a body kick.
Bamba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tayo Bamba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bamba.
Black feints and then cracks Bamba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bamba down.
Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Black crunches a lovely knee into Bamba's ribcage.
Black lands an elbow that stopped Bamba in his tracks for a moment.
Black lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Black obliges.
Black breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bamba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
Bamba shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Black scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black closes the distance and clinches.
Bamba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Black.
Black holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Bamba with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tayo Bamba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black thuds his shin into the meat of Bamba's side.
Black throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bamba's head.
Bamba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
Black throws a front kick that sends Bamba stumbling back into the cage.
Bamba shoots and misses
and Black counters with a head kick. That will keep Bamba thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bamba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jack Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black delivers a nice body kick.
Bamba blocks a head kick by Black.
Black tries to sprawl but Bamba drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bamba in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Black tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bamba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tayo Bamba!
Our winner, Tayo Bamba, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Jack Black stepped up to the mic, saying 'at least I'll try my best '.
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