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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauta Vaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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174 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauta Vaara!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kirk.
Kirk clinches.
Kirk lands with a short shot to the head.
Kirk is working Vaara over against the cage.
Kirk manages to break the clinch.
Kirk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
James Kirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaara avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vaara closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vaara is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vaara is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vaara is keen to just control but Kirk is a slippery customer.
Kirk looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Vaara pushes past his half guard into mount!
Kirk is desperately trying to improve his position but Vaara has a good base and remains in mount.
Kirk gets back to half guard.
Kirk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vaara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaara is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kirk keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kirk manages to get to full guard.
Vaara postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kirk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Vaara, into his guard.
Kirk cracks Vaara with a solid left hand.
Vaara can't keep his opponent in guard - Kirk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaara is trying to stand.
Kirk 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 pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirk 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.
Vaara has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kirk is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kirk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kirk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kirk is thwarting Vaara's attempts to control the position.
Kirk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kirk is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vaara!
Kirk with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kirk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kirk swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Vaara is now in Kirk's guard. A big mistake from Kirk there, giving up the dominant position!
Kirk trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaara trying to control but Kirk is working from the bottom.
Kirk trying to keep a closed guard but Vaara is proving a slippery customer.
Vaara tries to stand but Kirk is controlling from the bottom.
Kirk pulls Vaara in to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vaara throws a series of punches but Kirk moves out of range.
Kirk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Kirk dominated that 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.
Vaara checks a low kick from Kirk.
Vaara fails with the takedown.
Vaara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kirk finds it's way round the side to connect with Vaara's head.
Kirk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vaara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kirk tries to score with a low kick but Vaara moves his leg out of the way.
Kirk stuffs the takedown attempt from Vaara. Vaara gets slowly back to his feet.
Vaara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kirk.
A low kick from Kirk is predictable there
and Vaara counters with a single leg into guard. Kirk didn't expect that.
Kirk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vaara!
Kirk working Vaara over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirk is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Vaara to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Vaara shrugs it off.
Vaara is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kirk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kirk with the ground and pound from mount.
Kirk is working for a guillotine from mount but Vaara frees his head quite easily.
Kirk working Vaara over with strikes here.
Kirk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vaara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kirk landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirk working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Vaara looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Kirk! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Kirk!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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