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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yair Rodriguez (ranked 5060 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanhempi Koira (ranked 4507 p4p, 229 weight class). Vanhempi Koira told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yair Rodriguez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vanhempi Koira!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koira doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Koira has a takedown stuffed.
Koira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koira.
As Koira tries to get set, Rodriguez tries to push him back and clinch up but Koira manages to avoid the attempt.
Koira moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Koira shoots in and drives through. Rodriguez sprawls well.
Yair Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vanhempi Koira.
Nice takedown defense from Koira. No joy for Rodriguez on that attempt.
Koira feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez . Koira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rodriguez or perhaps it was just good defense by Koira, which made it look bad.
Rodriguez fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koira tries for a takedown but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koira circles away.
Koira closes the distance and clinches.
Koira tries to pull guard but Rodriguez holds him up against the cage and eventually Koira drops back down to his feet.
Rodriguez looking for a takedown.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Koira gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Koira breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt - Koira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rodriguez leaves Koira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rodriguez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koira blocks the body kick.
Koira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodriguez is fending him off so far but Koira persists. Nope, Rodriguez circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Koira moves out of range.
Rodriguez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Koira circles away.
Rodriguez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Koira shoots and misses
and Rodriguez counters by moving into the clinch.
Koira is stalling here.
Koira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
Koira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodriguez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Koira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rodriguez circles away.
Koira tries to keep at a distance but Rodriguez has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Koira to work.
Koira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodriguez 's waist but Rodriguez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koira off to one side.
Rodriguez attempts a counter takedown but Koira avoids it well and moves away.
Koira looks winded!
Koira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodriguez scores with a takedown into Koira's guard.
Rodriguez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Koira's guard.
Rodriguez not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Yair Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rodriguez 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rodriguez takes the fight into the clinch.
Koira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown.
Koira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodriguez sprawls well. Rodriguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Koira gets slowly back to his feet.
Koira looks for a takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well.
As Koira tries to get set, Rodriguez tries to push him back and clinch up but Koira manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koira sprawls well. Koira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez goes for a double leg but Koira avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Koira continues to drive forward.
Rodriguez sets himself, and Koira steps forward looking for the clinch! Rodriguez avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yair Rodriguez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rodriguez defends well and Koira ends up having to push Rodriguez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koira tries to clinch there but Rodriguez circles away.
Koira wants to clinch.
Koira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rodriguez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown.
Rodriguez tries to counter by clinching up but Koira breaks away and moves out of range.
Yair Rodriguez is winning the standup battle so far.
Koira is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodriguez .
Koira lands a really nice looking cross but Rodriguez seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koira is defended easily by Rodriguez .
Rodriguez clinches up with Koira and pushes him back against the cage.
Koira is trying to pull guard but Rodriguez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rodriguez fails to pull guard.
Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koira shoots and misses
and Rodriguez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koira won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Koira to his feet.
Koira wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rodriguez is defended easily by Koira.
Rodriguez gets a double leg takedown into Koira's guard.
Rodriguez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez stays in close to Koira's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Koira's guard.
Koira thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yair Rodriguez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Koira fails to land the takedown.
Rodriguez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koira.
Rodriguez is looking to counter with head kicks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rodriguez or perhaps it was just good defense by Koira, which made it look bad.
Yair Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koira pinned against the cage. Koira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koira has closed the distance and engaged Rodriguez in a clinch.
Rodriguez is working for takedown but Koira is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yair Rodriguez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez goes for a takedown attempt but Koira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Koira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Rodriguez misses the target.
Koira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koira shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Koira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodriguez feints and as Koira raises his hands in defense, Rodriguez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rodriguez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rodriguez stands up from Koira's guard - Rodriguez perhaps looking for a knockout.
No luck for Koira with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira scores with a jab to the body.
Koira wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koira's waist but Koira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodriguez off to one side.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Koira moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown.
Rodriguez shoots in for a double leg but Koira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koira can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodriguez as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez drives through with a takedown into Koira's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rodriguez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rodriguez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodriguez lands a couple of elbows.
Rodriguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodriguez chips away with some ground and pound.
Koira is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rodriguez dives into side control.
Koira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodriguez . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez stands up.
Rodriguez clinches with his opponent.
Rodriguez manages to pull guard.
Koira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Koira postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rodriguez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Koira, into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yair Rodriguez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodriguez 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yair Rodriguez !
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RATING
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