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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarppi Virne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virne comes to the cage accompanied by Jeff van Dyck - Soldier's Chant. Candy has chosen zZzz as his entrance music. Jarppi Virne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Candy's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarppi Virne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Candy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virne moves in looking to clinch but Candy pushes him off.
Candy keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheers as Candy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Virne doesn't seem phased though.
Candy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Candy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Candy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Virne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Candy misses with a wild body shot.
Virne closes the distance but Candy moves to the side
and Candy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Virne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Candy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Candy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Virne.
Virne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Candy as he jumps to the side.
Virne moves to clinch but Candy breaks away
and Candy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Virne shoots in and drives through. Candy sprawls well.
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!
Virne wants to clinch up but Candy keeps it at a distance.
Virne looks to clinch
and Candy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Virne thinking.
Virne is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Candy slips under a jab.
Candy misses the shot to the body.
Candy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Virne tries to clinch up
and Candy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Virne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Candy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Virne.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarppi Virne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Virne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Candy is fending him off so far but Virne persists. Nope, Candy circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Virne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Candy.
It looks like Jarppi Virne has been cut.
Virne tries to clinch up but Candy circles away and keeps his distance.
Virne has Candy up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Virne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virne tries a knee to the head but Candy blocks it.
Virne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Candy to keep the fight standing.
Virne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Virne wants to clinch up but Candy keeps it at a distance.
Virne swings for the body but Candy moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Candy enables Virne to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Candy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Candy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Virne throws a big elbow that misses.
Virne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Virne throws an elbow that misses. Candy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Virne's guard. Nice move by Candy!
Candy stopping the sweep attempt from Virne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candy trying to control the position from guard on top but Virne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Candy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Virne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Virne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Candy sprawls well. Candy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Virne gets slowly back to his feet.
Virne closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Candy did well to prevent Virne getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Virne.
Candy is refusing to be controlled, as Virne sits in half guard.
Candy is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Virne jumps into side control!
Virne has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Virne looks to clinch
and Candy counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Virne tries to clinch up but Candy circles away and keeps his distance.
Candy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Virne.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Candy stuffs the takedown.
Candy misses the jab.
Virne wants to clinch up but Candy keeps it at a distance.
Virne is looking to clinch but Candy is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jarppi Virne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jarppi Virne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Virne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Candy pinned against the cage. Candy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Candy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Virne moves away.
Virne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Virne wants a takedown but no success here.
Virne jumps guard but Candy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarppi Virne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Virne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Candy is keeping busy.
Virne is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Candy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Virne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Virne has had enough of the clinch but Candy keeps him there for the moment.
Candy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Candy avoiding damage as Virne throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Virne misses with a knee strike.
Virne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Virne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Candy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Virne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Candy slaps away a takedown attempt from Virne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Virne walks into a straight right hand from Candy.
Candy lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Virne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Candy scores with a jab to the body.
Candy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Candy throws a series of punches but Virne avoids them all with ease.
John Candy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Candy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Candy. Those never looked like landing.
Jab by Candy.
Candy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Virne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Candy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Virne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Candy scores with a jab.
Virne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Candy swivels and escapes.
Virne walks into a left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Candy.
Virne tries to clinch but Candy moves out of range.
Virne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Candy misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Candy. Beautiful body shot.
Candy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left lands for Candy.
Candy throws a shot to the body.
John Candy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Candy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Candy.
Candy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Virne.
Candy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Candy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Candy misses with a wild body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Candy scores with a four punch combination!
Candy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Virne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jarppi Virne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Candy throws a good cross that connects.
Candy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Virne.
Candy cracks a nice hook into Virne's ribs.
Candy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candy lands with a good body shot.
Candy scores with a three punch combo!
Virne takes one to the chin there.
Virne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Candy throws a combination. Virne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Candy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Virne rather than just go for the knockout.
Virne fails to land the takedown.
Candy throws a one two combo.
Candy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Virne at a distance.
Virne tries to clinch
and Candy counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Candy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Virne in his tracks.
Virne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Candy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Virne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Candy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jarppi Virne's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Candy throws a nice looking combination but Virne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John Candy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Virne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Candy works over Virne's head and body with a nice combination.
Virne wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Candy as Virne shoots in.
Virne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Virne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Candy as he avoids it easily.
Candy stuns Virne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Candy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Candy.
Candy misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Candy lands a slapping body shot.
Candy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy throws a nice looking combination but Virne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Candy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Candy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Candy swats away the attempt to clinch by Virne.
A combination from Candy does no damage.
Virne moves in looking to clinch but Candy pushes him off.
Virne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Virne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Candy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Candy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Candy stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarppi Virne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Virne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Virne misses with a takedown
and Candy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Virne thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Candy, as that shot connected.
Virne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Candy.
Candy works over Virne's head and body with a nice combination.
Candy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Candy connects with a body shot that sends Virne's belly button to the back.
Candy cracks a nice hook into Virne's ribs.
Candy slaps away a takedown attempt from Virne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Virne tries to clinch up
letting Candy counter with a right hand.
Virne tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Candy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Candy as Virne shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Candy.
Candy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Virne.
Candy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Virne circles away quickly and effectively.
Candy lands a really nice looking cross but Virne seems unphased.
Candy lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Candy.
Virne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Virne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Virne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Virne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Candy but Candy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Candy throws a series of punches but Virne moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Virne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Candy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Virne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Candy throws a series of punches but Virne avoids them all with ease.
Candy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Candy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virne tries to close the distance and clinch but Candy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Virne moves into the clinch.
Virne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Candy blocks it with crossed arms.
Virne is working for takedown but Candy is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Candy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Candy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Candy!
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