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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jani Hurme (ranked 2677 p4p, 2295 weight class) and Kristian Kent (ranked 289 p4p, 265 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Hurme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kristian Kent!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent stuns Hurme with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hurme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hurme misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Kent on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kent throws a poor cross that misses
and Hurme counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hurme slips under a jab from Kent.
Nice straight punches there by Kent. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kent.
Hurme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurme takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hurme lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Kristian Kent has been cut.
Hurme throws a body punch but Kent moves out of range.
Hurme cracks Kent with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kent moves out of range as Hurme throws a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurme looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kent is fending him off so far but Hurme persists. Nope, Kent circles away and we're back to standing.
Hurme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kent scores with a shot to the body.
Hurme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurme is looking to clinch but Kent is avoiding it.
Hurme scores with a hook.
Hurme clinches up with Kent and pushes him back against the cage.
Hurme scores a nice knee to the body.
Hurme misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hurme fails to land.
Kent slowing the pace effectively.
I was talking to Hurme's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hurme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hurme tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kent avoids it.
Kent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hurme has him pressed against the cage.
Kent tries to break the clinch but Hurme is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Kent scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hurme lands a shot to the body.
Kent misses with a punch to the body.
Kent swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurme uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent tries to break the clinch but Hurme is controlling the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kent.
Kent breaks from the clinch.
Hurme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kent doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hurme takes a swing at Kent's ribcage but misses.
Hurme dips to his left and cracks Kent with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kent scores with a jab.
Kent throws a jab when Hurme was well out of range.
Hurme lands with a cross.
Kent missing with a left hand there. Hurme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hurme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kent.
A big right from Hurme misses.
Hurme takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent looks to land a right hand but Hurme moved out of range.
Hurme is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kent's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hurme connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kent scrambles back to his feet.
Hurme gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kent counters with a stiff right hand.
Hurme lands a nice looking body shot.
Hurme throws an off balance right hand
and Kent counters with a nice uppercut.
Kent misses with the combination.
Kent takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hurme misses with a head kick.
Kent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurme blocks a jab.
Hurme stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hurme swings for the body but Kent moves out of range.
Hurme looks to land a left hand but Kent moved out of range nicely.
Kristian Kent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Kent.
Hurme throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Kent on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hurme takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hurme throws out a powerful jab.
Kent misses with the combination.
Hurme shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hurme showed some decent athleticism there.
Hurme works his way into full mount!
Hurme controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jani Hurme will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kristian Kent's cut.
That's time! Hurme's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hurme misses with a hook.
Hurme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kent manages to avoid it.
Kent throws a lazy right hand but Hurme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hurme throws a head kick that misses.
Hurme misses with a combination
and Kent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hurme misses with a few strikes there.
Kent scores with a one two! Hurme had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurme.
Hurme misses with a wild body shot.
Hurme keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kent might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kent takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hurme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jani Hurme is winning the standup battle so far.
Kent looks to throw the jab but Hurme is out of range.
Hurme was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kent listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurme stuns Kent with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hurme lands with a good body shot.
Hurme blocks a jab.
Kent slips a jab and a cross from Hurme.
Hurme connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kent walks into a jab.
A left and a right from Kent both land. Nice combination.
Hurme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kent misses with a wild body shot.
Kent misses with a lunging right hand
and Hurme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hurme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Kent looks to land a right hand but Hurme moved out of range.
Kent throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kent misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kent slips a straight right by Hurme.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent throws a nice looking combination but Hurme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hurme throws a shot from downtown. Kent moves away and avoids it.
Kent jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Hurme misses.
Kent uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hurme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hurme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kent misses with a hook. Hurme ducked under it nicely.
Kent moves out of range of the body kick from Hurme.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hurme lands with a right hand.
Kent misses with a series of wild punches.
As Kent tries to get set, Hurme tries to push him back and clinch up but Kent manages to avoid the attempt.
Hurme clinches up with Kent and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent tries to stall but Hurme uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Hurme with that takedown attempt.
Hurme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kent swings widly with a right hand
and Hurme counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hurme wants to clinch up but Kent keeps it at a distance.
Hurme blocks a jab.
Hurme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hurme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kent was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurme.
Kent throws a jab when Hurme was well out of range.
Kent slips under a jab from Hurme.
Hurme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hurme.
Kent lands a jab-cross combination.
Kent throws a right hand that misses
and Hurme counters with a left to the body.
Hurme throws a hook to the side of Kent's head but Kent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurme lands with a hook. Kent tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kent throws a one two combo.
Hurme wants to land a leg kick but Kent is out of range.
Kent throws a poor cross that misses
and Hurme counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kent misses the target.
Hurme changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kent looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurme looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kent is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hurme's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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 cut man is working on Kristian Kent's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hurme swings widly with a right hand
and Kent counters with a one-two to the body.
Hurme is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Kent missing with a left hand there. Hurme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kent fails to land with a series of punches.
Hurme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hurme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kent misses with a hook. Hurme ducked under it nicely.
Hurme loads up on a big right hand but Kent slips the punch.
Hurme slips a jab from Kent.
Hurme seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hurme throws a right hand that misses
and Kent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kent looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hurme throws a head kick that Kent semi-blocks.
Hurme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kent throws out a counter right but Hurme avoids it with no problem.
Kent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurme misses with an uppercut. Kent saw that one coming.
Kent throws a poor cross that misses
and Hurme makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurme was well out of range. Poor timing from Kent.
Hurme fails with the takedown.
Hurme throws a looping overhand right but Kent ducks down to avoid it.
Kent now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hurme. Kent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kent throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hurme counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kent is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hurme misses with a right hand
and Kent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hurme takes a swing at Kent's ribcage but misses.
Kent connects with a looping right hand.
Kent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hurme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Kent - just one landing.
Oh Hurme is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kent is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Hurme flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Hurme is out cold! Kent holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kristian Kent!
Kristian Kent seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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