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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jani Hurme (ranked 1296 p4p, 738 weight class) and Joe Louis (ranked 159 p4p, 96 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Hurme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Louis!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis with a hook.
Hurme misses with a series of wild punches.
Hurme throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Louis misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hurme on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurme was well out of range. Poor timing from Louis.
Louis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hurme throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Louis to counter with a crisp jab.
Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hurme throws out a powerful jab.
Some wild striking there from Louis.
Hurme lands an overhand right.
Louis cracks Hurme with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurme misses with a left hand
and Louis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joe Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Louis as he connects with a hook.
Hurme scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Louis doesn't seem bothered though.
Hurme throws a series of punches but Louis avoids them all with ease.
Louis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurme was well out of range. Poor timing from Louis.
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Hurme bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Louis's head.
Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hurme cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurme.
Louis throws a series of punches but Hurme avoids them all with ease.
Louis misses the shot to the body.
Hurme appears to be looking for a big counter.
Louis misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hurme.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurme looks to land a combination but Louis avoids it well.
Louis misses with a body shot.
Hurme throws a right hand that misses
and Louis counters with a right hand to the body.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis misses with a hook
and Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hurme throws a head kick but Louis moves out of range.
Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Louis ducks under a wild hook from Hurme.
Hurme moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Hurme.
Louis misses with a looping right.
Louis punishes Hurme's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurme throws a lazy head kick
enabling Louis to counter with a crisp jab.
Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurme.
A nice side step and Louis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Louis fails to land with a series of punches.
Hurme staying out of range there.
Louis misses with a body shot.
Hurme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Louis misses with a hook
and Hurme cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Louis takes one to the side of the head.
Hurme looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hurme wants to land a leg kick but Louis is out of range.
A big right from Hurme misses.
A big right from Hurme misses.
Hurme looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Hurme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hurme on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Louis looks to land a left hand but Hurme moved out of range nicely.
Louis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurme connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Louis momentarily.
Louis lands an overhand right.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurme manages to avoid it.
Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hurme connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louis takes a swing at Hurme's ribcage but misses.
Hurme was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hurme connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Louis slips under a jab from Hurme.
Louis scores with a sloppy right hand. Hurme should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Louis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Louis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hurme to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Hurme.
Louis lands a right hook to the body.
Louis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hurme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hurme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Louis.
Hurme scores with a crisp jab that stopped Louis in his tracks.
Louis looks to land a right hand but Hurme moved out of range.
Louis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hurme on the side of the head.
Louis scores with a sloppy right hand. Hurme should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurme takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice jab there from Hurme.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurme looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Hurme is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis moves away from the strike by Hurme.
Hurme scores with a shot to the body.
Hurme pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hurme takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hurme misses with a hook.
Hurme misses with a straight right.
Hurme looks to land a right hand but Louis moved out of range.
Hurme takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hurme.
Louis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab lands there for Hurme.
Hurme missing with a left hand there. Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Louis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hurme with a body shot.
Hurme takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hurme moves away.
Hurme throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hurme loads up on a big right hand but Louis slips the punch.
Hurme throws a body punch but Louis moves out of range.
Louis throws a right and a left that Hurme avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hurme misses with a looping right.
Hurme avoids the body shot from Louis.
Joe Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Louis connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Hurme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hurme instigates a clinch.
Hurme throws a head punch that misses.
Louis wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurme throws a punch but it's blocked by Louis.
Hurme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Louis.
Hurme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hurme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Louis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hurme gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hurme slowing the pace effectively.
Hurme looking to throw knees to the head but Louis is blocking nicely.
Louis is looking to break free of the clinch but Hurme has double underhooks.
Louis jumps guard but Hurme turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jani Hurme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Louis.
Hurme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Louis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hurme up against the cage.
Louis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hurme.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hurme throws a punch but it's blocked by Louis.
Hurme tries to stall but Louis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Louis can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hurme.
Louis tries to score a body lock takedown but Hurme shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Louis tries a knee to the head but Hurme blocks it.
Louis tries to pull guard but Hurme forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Louis has Hurme pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Louis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hurme tumbling to the mat - Louis dives into Hurme's guard.
Hurme escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Louis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hurme working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jani Hurme will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Louis lands a nice shot to the body.
Hurme misses with an uppercut
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Hurme misses the target.
Louis connects with a single shot there.
Hurme throws a head kick but Louis moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hurme.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Hurme does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis takes a swing at Hurme's ribcage but misses.
Hurme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Louis jabs Hurme right on the nose. Hurme blinks but takes it well.
Hurme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louis.
A little feinted left hand from Hurme on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Louis looks to land a right hand but Hurme moved out of range.
Hurme throws a leg kick but Louis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hurme on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Louis scores with a nice right hand.
Louis digs a good body shot into Hurme's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Louis slips a straight right by Hurme.
A big right from Louis misses.
A low kick from Hurme is predictable there
letting Louis counter with a right hand.
Hurme misses the jab.
Hurme throws a head kick that misses
and Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hurme is rocked!
Louis walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hurme drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Louis swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hurme's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Louis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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