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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao Goulart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacky Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goulart comes to the ring accompanied by Shaggy - Mr. Boombastic. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Goulart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacky Blue!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goulart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.
Goulart has managed to clinch.
Blue throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blue using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goulart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Goulart has had enough of the clinch but Blue keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Blue.
Blue landing knees to the body.
Goulart wants to get back to striking at distance but Blue won't allow it.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but Goulart blocks with his arms.
Goulart trying to stall but Blue improves his position.
Blue scores with a shoulder strike.
Goulart takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Joao Goulart has been cut.
Blue unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goulart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Goulart displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blue up against the ropes.
Goulart fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Goulart blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but Goulart blocks with his arms.
Blue missing with knees to the body.
Blue lands with a short shot to the head.
Goulart managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Goulart tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blue just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Goulart has had enough of the clinch but Blue keeps him there for the moment.
Goulart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blue lands a knee to the body.
Blue throws an elbow that misses.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Goulart blocks it.
Blue is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blue misses with a knee to the head.
Blue crunches a lovely knee into Goulart's ribcage.
Goulart managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Goulart looking to slow down the pace here.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blue.
Blue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Goulart fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Goulart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blue tries to land knees in the clinch but Goulart avoids the damage to the body.
Goulart has Blue pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Blue manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Goulart stalling.
Goulart breaks the clinch.
Blue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goulart throws out the jab.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Blue closes the distance but Goulart moves to the side
and Goulart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blue checks the leg kick.
Blue keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses the jab.
Blue buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blue tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goulart looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blue!
Blue is trying desperately to improve position.
Goulart avoids the attempt from Blue to control.
Goulart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blue is looking to escape.
Blue regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Goulart is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blue tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Goulart keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Blue keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blue is staying active underneath Goulart, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Goulart prevents Blue from improving his position.
Goulart controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacky Blue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Goulart's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goulart lands with a nice combination. Blue backs away looking to recover.
Goulart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blue.
Goulart has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goulart taking a breather.
Blue trying to land knees to the body.
Blue lands a nice knee to the body.
Goulart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blue avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blue tries to stall but Goulart uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Goulart avoids the elbow strike from Blue, against the ropes.
Goulart is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Goulart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blue up against the ropes.
Blue looking to throw knees to the head but Goulart is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goulart taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blue lands a knee to the head.
Goulart takes a knee right on the jaw!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Goulart wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Goulart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blue is looking to control Goulart's arms but Goulart gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blue has his back to the ropes.
Goulart avoids the elbow strike from Blue, against the ropes.
Blue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goulart blocks it with crossed arms.
Blue looking to throw knees to the head but Goulart is blocking nicely.
Blue controlling the action here for a moment.
Blue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goulart taking a breather.
Goulart avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goulart is trying to maintain a safe position but Blue gets an underhook and turns Goulart into the ropes.
Blue landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Goulart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blue working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Goulart managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Blue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but Goulart blocks with his arms.
Goulart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goulart wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blue misses with a knee to the head.
Blue is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goulart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blue missing with knees to the body.
Blue taking a breather.
Blue looking to throw knees to the head but Goulart is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blue as Goulart tries to tie him up.
Blue connects with a knee to the head.
Goulart managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Goulart tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Goulart's face.
Goulart trying to control the position but instead, Blue has worked for underhooks and has pushed Goulart into the ropes.
Goulart blocks an elbow strike.
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.
Blue throws an elbow but it misses.
Blue misses with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Goulart to work.
Goulart tries to break the clinch but Blue is controlling the position.
Blue is trying to stall.
Goulart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blue tries to land knees in the clinch but Goulart avoids the damage to the body.
Blue prevents Goulart from breaking the clinch.
Goulart has hold of one of Blue's legs. Blue is fighting the takedown attempt but Goulart gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blue can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blue trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goulart working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Goulart looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacky Blue will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joao Goulart's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Goulart misses with a double jab
and Blue counters with a body kick that stops Goulart in his tracks momentarily.
Blue throws a head kick but Goulart moves out of range.
Blue tries a head kick but it misses.
Blue lands a right hook to the body.
Goulart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blue.
Blue fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goulart.
Goulart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goulart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blue.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blue lands with a cross.
Blue closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goulart taking a breather.
Goulart avoids a wild elbow strike from Blue.
Goulart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goulart avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Blue stalling the fight.
Goulart displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blue up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Goulart as Blue tries to tie him up.
Blue lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goulart backwards.
Goulart can't break the clinch.
Blue connects with a knee to the head.
Goulart wants to stall.
Blue looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Goulart avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Blue stalling in the clinch but Goulart improves position.
Blue stalls.
Goulart avoids the elbow strike from Blue, against the ropes.
Goulart content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goulart blocks it with crossed arms.
Goulart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Goulart blocks it.
Goulart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goulart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goulart throws a series of strikes that have Blue backpedaling.
Goulart has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blue finds it's way round the side to connect with Goulart's head.
Jacky Blue is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goulart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blue at a distance.
Jacky Blue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blue lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Goulart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blue moves out of range as Goulart strikes.
Goulart tries to clinch up but Blue circles away and keeps his distance.
Goulart throws a series of punches but Blue avoids them all with ease.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goulart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goulart avoids the head kick by Blue.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goulart.
Goulart avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blue lands a nice looking body kick.
Goulart closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Goulart lands in his opponent's guard.
Goulart trying to control the position from guard on top but Blue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joao Goulart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goulart sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Goulart trying to control the position from guard on top but Blue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacky Blue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blue winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacky Blue!
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