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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Tays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rozafa Arben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arben has chosen P.O.D. - The Messenjah as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rozafa Arben was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 cm
25
205 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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198 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Tays! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rozafa Arben! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tays lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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It looks like Rozafa Arben has been cut. Tays connects with a jab. Arben uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Arben scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tays doesn't seem bothered though. Tays misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arben.
Tays walks into a left hand. The fighters circling - Tays throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Arben throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Tays swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arben looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A slow jab from Arben misses its intended target. Arben scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Arben stuns Tays with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Tays keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arben. Arben lands a really nice looking cross but Tays seems unphased.
Arben ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tays moves away. Arben closes the distance and lands a one-two.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Tays jabs at Arben's body. Tays takes a swing at Arben's ribcage but misses. Tays throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arben stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Arben throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arben uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tays. Tays fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arben manages to avoid it. Tays swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arben counters with a lovely straight right hand! Arben fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tays looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Arben takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Tays misses with a shot to the body and Arben counters with a two punch combo. Arben connects with a single shot there. John Tays seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Arben misses with a hook. Arben swings for the body but Tays moves out of range.
Arben has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Arben dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Tays swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tays takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Tays uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arben.
Tays throws a big shot that misses. Arben takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tays misses with a jab to the body
and Arben counters with a two punch combo. Tays throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Arben throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Tays bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Tays misses with a hook
and Arben counters with a stiff right hand. Arben throws a right hand that Tays ducks under and follows up with a left that Tays also avoids with ease. Arben throws a combination that misses and Tays counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Tays scores with a jab. Arben acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Tays takes a shot right to the bread basket. Arben looks to land a left hand but Tays moved out of range nicely.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Arben looks to score with a jab to the body but Tays is just out of range. Arben connects with a jab. Arben fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tays manages to avoid it. Tays steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arben. Tays closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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Arben is rocked! Tays lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Arben head around and knocks him out cold! Tays hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Tays! John Tays retains his light heavyweight title!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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