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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Horner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Du Bois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horner's entrance music is Roky Erickson - Stand For The Fire Demon. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Horner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Du Bois!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horner scoring well with a low kick there.
Horner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Du Bois's hands.
Horner clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Horner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Du Bois is trying to break the clinch but Horner has him pressed against the cage.
Horner lands a body punch.
A short right from Horner.
Horner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Du Bois catches Horner right on the button with a cross.
Horner jabs Du Bois right on the nose. Du Bois blinks but takes it well.
Horner closes the distance and clinches.
Horner presses Du Bois against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Horner manages to break the clinch.
Du Bois throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Du Bois - just one landing.
Du Bois scores with a one two! Horner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horner feints and then cracks Du Bois's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Du Bois down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horner. That's going to slow Du Bois down.
Du Bois slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Du Bois walks into a jab.
No joy there for Du Bois, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horner connects with a leg kick. Du Bois looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Horner lands a head kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Horner.
Mike Horner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Horner.
Horner throws a combination that misses
enabling Du Bois to counter with a crisp jab.
Du Bois throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horner forces Du Bois back against the cage and clinches.
Horner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Du Bois.
Horner breaks the clinch.
Horner connects with a looping right hand.
Du Bois takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Du Bois throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Du Bois throws a hook but Horner blocks it.
Du Bois lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Horner circles away quickly and effectively.
Horner lands a glancing blow to the side of Du Bois's head.
Horner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Du Bois throws a series of punches but Horner avoids them all with ease.
Du Bois throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body kick from Horner.
Du Bois looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Du Bois walks into a left hand.
Horner cracks the inside of Du Bois's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horner throws a nice head kick!
Horner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Horner is looking to slow Du Bois down with leg kicks.
Horner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Du Bois fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Du Bois tries to move into range but Horner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horner lands a head kick. Du Bois smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Horner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Du Bois. That did some damage!
Nice cross by Horner.
Du Bois throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Du Bois tries to move into range but Horner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Horner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Du Bois will feel that in the morning.
Horner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Horner connects with a solid leg kick.
Du Bois ducks right into an uppercut from Horner.
Horner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Du Bois takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Horner throws a leg kick which misses Du Bois's front leg but catches the back leg as Du Bois tries to avoid it.
Horner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Horner. Horner obviously looking to wear him down.
Horner has Du Bois up against the cage in a clinch.
Horner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Horner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Du Bois looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Horner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horner cracks Du Bois with a right hand to the side of the head.
Horner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horner lands with a hook. Du Bois tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Horner lands with a slapping head kick.
Horner moves into the clinch.
Horner breaks the clinch.
Du Bois takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Horner tenderised Du Bois's leg. Du Bois is trying to keep his angry face on.
Du Bois throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Du Bois throws a series of punches but Horner avoids them all with ease.
Du Bois takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Horner scores with a head kick. Du Bois tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Horner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Du Bois drops his hands momentarily and Horner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Horner lands but Du Bois takes it in his stride.
Du Bois takes a kick to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Horner.
Jab, jab by Horner - just one landing.
Horner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Du Bois takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horner closes the distance and pushes Du Bois back into the cage.
Horner is leaning against Du Bois and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Horner manages to break the clinch.
Du Bois takes one to the chin there.
Du Bois has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Horner.
Horner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Du Bois chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horner can pounce on him.
Du Bois takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Du Bois tries to keep at a distance but Horner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Horner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Horner.
Horner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Horner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Horner connects with a looping right hand.
Horner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Du Bois, pushing him back against the cage.
Horner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Horner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Victor Du Bois is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horner drives through and clinches with Du Bois against the cage.
Horner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horner rushes Du Bois and presses him up against the cage.
Horner lands with a left to the head.
Horner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horner looks to throw the jab but Du Bois is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Horner. That snapped Du Bois's head back.
Du Bois misses with a wild combination.
Horner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Du Bois's calf.
Du Bois's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Du Bois takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Du Bois pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Horner misses.
Du Bois chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horner can pounce on him.
Mike Horner is winning the standup battle so far.
Du Bois throws a series of punches but Horner avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horner is looking to slow Du Bois down with leg kicks.
Horner connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Du Bois. Those never looked like landing.
Horner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Du Bois is breathing heavily.
Horner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Horner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Du Bois throws a series of punches but Horner avoids them all with ease.
Du Bois takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Du Bois, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horner cracks the inside of Du Bois's front leg.
Du Bois on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Du Bois misses with a series of wild punches.
Du Bois sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Horner scores with a jab to the head.
Horner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Du Bois. Du Bois circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Horner moves into range and clinches up with Du Bois.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horner keeps control of Du Bois as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Horner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Horner scores with a jab.
Horner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horner cracks Du Bois with a good jab.
Horner scores with a kick to the body.
Du Bois tries to bum rush Horner with a series of wild strikes but Horner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Du Bois has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick from Horner.
Horner lands the left hand.
Du Bois takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Du Bois has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Horner instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Horner.
Horner manages to break the clinch.
Du Bois takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Horner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Du Bois takes a step back to recover.
Horner lands a leg kick that knocks Du Bois off balance momentarily.
Horner feints and then cracks Du Bois's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Du Bois down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Horner rushes Du Bois and presses him up against the cage.
Horner is leaning against Du Bois and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Horner breaks the clinch.
Horner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Du Bois.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horner.
Du Bois takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Horner tenderised Du Bois's leg. Du Bois is trying to keep his angry face on.
Du Bois takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Horner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Horner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Du Bois takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Du Bois takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Horner lands with a slapping head kick.
Horner connects with a solid leg kick.
Horner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horner throws a front kick that sends Du Bois stumbling back into the cage.
Horner is looking to slow Du Bois down with leg kicks.
Du Bois takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horner with a hook.
Horner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horner throws a head kick that Du Bois semi-blocks.
Horner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Du Bois on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Horner. Horner obviously looking to wear him down.
Horner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Horner tenderised Du Bois's leg. Du Bois is trying to keep his angry face on.
Horner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Horner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Du Bois walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Horner is looking to slow Du Bois down with leg kicks.
Horner cracks the inside of Du Bois's front leg.
Horner rushes Du Bois and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Horner.
Mike Horner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Horner lands with a light punch inside.
Horner scores with a shot to the side of Du Bois's head.
Horner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Horner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Horner dominated that second round.
That's time! Horner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Horner looks to land a combination. Du Bois sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A good leg kick by Horner.
Horner misses with a head kick.
Du Bois throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horner connects with a single shot there.
Horner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Horner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Horner throws a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Horner.
Du Bois tries to bum rush Horner with a series of wild strikes but Horner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Du Bois throws a series of punches but Horner moves out of range.
Horner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Horner lands.
Du Bois throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Du Bois rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Du Bois. That did some damage!
Du Bois swinging wildly here.
Du Bois takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horner scores with a jab. Du Bois acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horner cracks the inside of Du Bois's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horner. That's going to slow Du Bois down.
Du Bois chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horner can pounce on him.
Horner moves into the clinch.
Horner lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Horner.
Horner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Du Bois tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Du Bois.
Horner scores with a head kick.
Horner throws a nice head kick!
Horner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Du Bois can do to turn this around?
Horner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Du Bois looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That kick from Horner tenderised Du Bois's leg. Du Bois is trying to keep his angry face on.
Horner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horner connects with a leg kick. Du Bois looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Du Bois throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Horner does it's job there.
Du Bois misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Horner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Horner moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Horner.
Horner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horner breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Du Bois, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horner connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Du Bois's head.
Horner fakes the leg kick and cracks Du Bois in the body.
Horner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Horner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Horner cracks Du Bois with a nice body shot.
Horner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Du Bois misses with a two punch combination.
Horner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Horner prevents Du Bois from breaking the clinch.
Horner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Horner breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horner lands a high kick!
Horner scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Du Bois throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horner lands with an uppercut that bounces Du Bois off the cage and back into rage.
Horner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Du Bois throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horner lands a glancing blow to the side of Du Bois's head.
Du Bois takes a kick to the side of the head.
Horner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horner throws a nice head kick!
Du Bois takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Du Bois takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Horner throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Horner.
Du Bois chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horner can pounce on him.
Horner jabs Du Bois right on the nose. Du Bois blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Horner.
Horner pushes Du Bois up against the cage in a clinch.
Horner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Du Bois takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Horner rushes Du Bois and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Horner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Du Bois takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Horner throws a good cross that connects.
Du Bois throws the left hand but Horner avoids the punch easily.
Horner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Victor Du Bois has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Horner connects with an inside leg kick.
Horner lands a two punch combo.
Horner lands a head kick. Du Bois smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Horner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Du Bois misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Du Bois takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Horner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Du Bois misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Horner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Horner 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Horner!
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