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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland De Roncevaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julle Hallava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Roncevaux 's entrance music is Menousis. A fine choice. Hallava comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nightcall kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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206 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Roland De Roncevaux !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julle Hallava!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Hallava scores with a four punch combination!
Hallava on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hallava has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
De Roncevaux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hallava is looking to clinch.
De Roncevaux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De Roncevaux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hallava throws a lazy uppercut
and De Roncevaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Roncevaux bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Roncevaux feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hallava's calf.
De Roncevaux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Roncevaux connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hallava momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Roncevaux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Roncevaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Roncevaux throws the left hand but Hallava avoids the punch easily.
De Roncevaux misses with a looping right.
Hallava thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Roncevaux if he has to take too many more of those.
Hallava tries to clinch but De Roncevaux moves away
and De Roncevaux counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hallava looks for the body kick but De Roncevaux saw that one coming.
Hallava thumps De Roncevaux with a low kick.
De Roncevaux ducks under a wild hook from Hallava.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Roncevaux .
Hallava throws a jab but it's blocked by De Roncevaux .
Hallava thuds his right hand into De Roncevaux 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Roncevaux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hallava lands with a shot to the body.
Hallava scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Roncevaux in his tracks.
Hallava is looking to slow De Roncevaux down with leg kicks.
De Roncevaux throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hallava throws a fast counter high kick but De Roncevaux manages to duck under it in time.
De Roncevaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hallava connects with a single shot there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hallava lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Roncevaux has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Roncevaux and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Julle Hallava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallava lands a nice shot that snaps De Roncevaux 's head back.
De Roncevaux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Roncevaux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hallava's sensitive parts.
De Roncevaux moves out of range as Hallava strikes.
De Roncevaux fakes the leg kick and cracks Hallava in the body.
De Roncevaux fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallava closes the distance and clinches.
Hallava misses with an elbow over the top.
De Roncevaux lands a shot to the body.
Hallava takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Julle Hallava has been cut.
Nice body punch from De Roncevaux - that landed with a thud.
Hallava throws an elbow but it misses.
De Roncevaux scores with a shot to the side of Hallava's head.
De Roncevaux unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hallava looks winded!
De Roncevaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Roncevaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Roncevaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Roncevaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Roncevaux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Roncevaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hallava stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hallava misses with a body kick.
Crunch! De Roncevaux slams his shin into Hallava's torso.
De Roncevaux lands a jab to the nose.
De Roncevaux moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallava fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Roncevaux avoids a wild elbow strike from Hallava.
De Roncevaux breaks the clinch.
Hallava throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Roncevaux .
Hallava looks to throw the jab but De Roncevaux is out of range.
Hallava keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by De Roncevaux there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Roncevaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Hallava tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Roncevaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Hallava.
De Roncevaux cracks Hallava with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux staying out of range there.
Hallava throws a push kick but De Roncevaux slaps the foot to one side.
Hallava moves out of range of the leg kick from De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux jabs Hallava right on the nose. Hallava blinks but takes it well.
De Roncevaux misses with a straight right.
De Roncevaux is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hallava. That's going to slow De Roncevaux down.
Hallava throws a sloppy head kick and De Roncevaux moves out of range easily.
De Roncevaux blocks a jab.
Hallava doesn't manage to clinch there - De Roncevaux circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hallava throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Roncevaux lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hallava has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hallava and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hallava throws the kick towards the body but De Roncevaux avoids it.
Hallava throws a body kick that misses.
Hallava misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab lands there for De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hallava has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Roncevaux looks to land a right hand but Hallava moved out of range.
Hallava throws a lazy right hand but De Roncevaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hallava closes the distance and clinches.
De Roncevaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallava avoids the damage to the body.
De Roncevaux connects with a knee to the head.
De Roncevaux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland De Roncevaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julle Hallava'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.
Hallava bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hallava lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hallava moves out of range of the leg kick from De Roncevaux .
Roland De Roncevaux is winning the standup battle so far.
De Roncevaux cracks Hallava with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hallava throws a sloppy head kick and De Roncevaux moves out of range easily.
De Roncevaux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Roncevaux . Hallava shrugs it off though.
De Roncevaux moves away from the strike by Hallava.
De Roncevaux scores with a spinning back kick!
De Roncevaux tries a low kick but Hallava avoids it.
De Roncevaux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Roncevaux moves out of range as Hallava strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallava misses the jab.
De Roncevaux pushes Hallava up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hallava just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Roncevaux 's brow.
Hallava misses with some punches.
De Roncevaux lands a knee to the body.
Hallava is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from De Roncevaux - that landed with a thud.
De Roncevaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hallava can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Roncevaux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Roncevaux lands a body shot.
De Roncevaux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Roncevaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Roncevaux tries to land a front kick but Hallava steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Roncevaux scores with a jab.
De Roncevaux dips to his left and cracks Hallava with an uppercut!
Hallava is looking to clinch.
Hallava takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Roncevaux moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hallava takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Roncevaux scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux scores with a jab to the head.
Hallava fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Roncevaux checks it well.
De Roncevaux scores with a push kick.
De Roncevaux connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallava takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Roncevaux lands a head kick!
De Roncevaux lands a glancing blow to the side of Hallava's head.
That kick from De Roncevaux tenderised Hallava's leg. Hallava is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hallava cracks De Roncevaux with a good jab.
Hallava's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Roncevaux bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Roncevaux blocks a jab.
De Roncevaux seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
De Roncevaux tests Hallava's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Roncevaux connects with an inside leg kick.
De Roncevaux moves into the clinch.
Hallava working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Roncevaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hallava looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Roncevaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Roncevaux lands a nice looking body shot.
De Roncevaux thumps Hallava with a low kick.
De Roncevaux feints and then cracks Hallava's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hallava down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Roncevaux , as that shot connected.
De Roncevaux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hallava keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hallava tries to keep at a distance but De Roncevaux has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hallava tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Roncevaux avoids the elbow strike from Hallava, against the cage.
De Roncevaux landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallava goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Roncevaux digs a right hand underneath Hallava's ribcage. Hallava let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roland De Roncevaux has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Roncevaux lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Roncevaux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hallava backwards.
Hallava misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hallava doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Roncevaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Roncevaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hallava has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hallava.
De Roncevaux struggles to land a body shot inside as Hallava controls his hands.
De Roncevaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hallava backwards.
De Roncevaux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Roncevaux lands a nice elbow.
De Roncevaux can't find room to land a body shot as Hallava controls the action.
De Roncevaux looking to throw knees to the head but Hallava is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Roncevaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallava.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland De Roncevaux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julle Hallava'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. This is the final round!
De Roncevaux keeps the fight on the outside.
De Roncevaux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hallava tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hallava misses with an uppercut
and De Roncevaux makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Roncevaux scores with a nice strike.
De Roncevaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hallava.
Hallava steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux lands an overhand right.
Hallava tries to keep at a distance but De Roncevaux has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hallava lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Roncevaux lands with a right to the head.
Hallava swings wildly with an uppercut but De Roncevaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Roncevaux scores with a shot to the side of Hallava's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Roncevaux lands with a light punch inside.
Hallava is rocked!
De Roncevaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hallava misses its intended target.
De Roncevaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hallava throws out the jab.
A clash of legs there as Hallava blocks the low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Roncevaux , right into the meat.
Hallava has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hallava takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice defenses there by De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De Roncevaux moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hallava moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Roncevaux ducks under a wild hook from Hallava.
A big left from Hallava misses.
Hallava throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Roncevaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Roncevaux darts in and clinches Hallava up against the cage.
De Roncevaux dodges an elbow strike from Hallava.
Hallava is trying to pull guard but De Roncevaux has him pressed against the cage.
Hallava takes a shot to the head.
Hallava misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Roncevaux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hallava throws a head punch that misses.
Hallava tries a body shot but De Roncevaux blocks it.
Hallava throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Roncevaux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Roncevaux breaks from the clinch.
Hallava swings for the body but De Roncevaux moves out of range.
Julle Hallava has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Roncevaux moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from De Roncevaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Roncevaux scores with a punch to the head.
De Roncevaux takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Roncevaux throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hallava takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hallava gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Roncevaux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Roncevaux . Hallava shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallava has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Roncevaux finds it's way round the side to connect with Hallava's head.
Hallava takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hallava jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Roncevaux connects with an inside leg kick.
De Roncevaux blocks the body kick.
De Roncevaux sizes up Hallava with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Roncevaux connects with a right hand. Hallava shakes it off.
Hallava throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from De Roncevaux misses its target.
De Roncevaux drops Hallava with a left and a right! Oh, Hallava is hurt - De Roncevaux dives into side control looking to finish!
Hallava is still in real trouble! Can De Roncevaux finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Roncevaux taking a breather here.
Hallava seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Roncevaux works to advance to full mount. Hallava defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
De Roncevaux can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hallava is looking to escape.
Hallava regains half guard.
Roland De Roncevaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hallava looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Roncevaux is taking a breather. Hallava 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roland De Roncevaux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Roncevaux has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland De Roncevaux !
A less than humble Roland De Roncevaux misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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