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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas Michael could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sean Cunningham's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Douglas Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham throws a one two combo.
Cunningham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Michael tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cunningham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Cunningham does no damage.
A jab lands there for Michael.
Michael will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cunningham misses with a few strikes there.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Michael avoids them all with ease.
Michael will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michael throws a right and a left that Cunningham avoids nicely.
Cunningham throws a series of strikes that have Michael backpedaling.
Cunningham misses with a double jab.
Michael fails with a takedown attempt.
Cunningham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Michael moves in looking to clinch but Cunningham pushes him off.
Michael avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michael is looking to clinch.
Cunningham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michael has managed to clinch.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Michael.
Cunningham blocking some punches.
Michael misses with a punch to the body.
Michael has a couple of punches blocked by Cunningham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Michael lands a right hand.
Cunningham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Michael throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cunninghams head.
Michael has a couple of punches blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Michael uses from the top position.
Michael forces his way into half guard.
Michael blocks the strikes from Cunningham.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Michael stalling away here and it's allowed Cunningham to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Michael pushes down on Cunningham's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cunningham regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Michael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael passes Cunningham's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Michael is just content to waste time from the top position. Cunningham takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Michael wants to stand but Cunningham is controlling his posture from full guard.
Michael wants to control from the top but Cunningham keeps moving.
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 Douglas Michael will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A swing and a miss from Michael.
Cunningham tries to bum rush Michael with a series of wild strikes but Michael uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Michael, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Cunningham does no damage.
Michael lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Michael fails with a takedown attempt.
Michael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Douglas Michael is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michael has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cunningham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Michael smiles and moves away.
Michael misses with an uppercut.
Cunningham stuffs the takedown attempt from Michael. Michael gets slowly back to his feet.
Michael fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cunningham avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Michael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunningham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cunningham misses with a few strikes there.
Cunningham scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Michael doesn't manage to clinch there - Cunningham circles away.
Michael scores with a hook.
Michael takes a swing at Cunningham's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cunningham tries to avoid it but Michael manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cunningham to the ground. Cunningham escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michael tries to clinch up but Cunningham circles away and keeps his distance.
Michael misses with a wild combination.
Cunningham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cunningham's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cunningham duly obliges.
Michael shoots for a takedown but Cunningham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that Michael avoids nicely.
Michael fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Michael moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Michael takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sean Cunningham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michael misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michael takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Michael throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cunningham throws a right hand that Michael ducks under and follows up with a left that Michael also avoids with ease.
Cunningham closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cunningham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michael circles away quickly and effectively.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michael tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cunningham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cunningham lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Michael backs up against the cage.
Michael slips a jab and a cross from Cunningham.
Michael misses with a straight right.
Michael just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cunningham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cunningham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that Michael avoids nicely.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that Michael avoids nicely.
Michael misses with a double jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cunningham in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Michael has taken the fight to the clinch.
Michael swings wildly with an uppercut but Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Michael.
Michael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michael lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Michael lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Michael working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Michael lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cunningham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Michael working aggressively here.
Michael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Cunningham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michael throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
Michael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michael swings wildly with an uppercut but Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michael misses with the head strike.
Michael gets through Cunningham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Michael presses Cunningham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Michael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Michael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunningham.
Michael working aggressively here.
Michael lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Michael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Michael misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Michael holds him up against the cage and eventually Cunningham drops back down to his feet.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michael misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michael misses with some punches.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Michael holds him up against the cage and eventually Cunningham drops back down to his feet.
Michael working aggressively here.
A short left from Michael.
Michael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Michael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michael throws a head punch that misses.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Michael holds him up against the cage and eventually Cunningham drops back down to his feet.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Michael holds him up against the cage and eventually Cunningham drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunningham.
Michael lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Michael dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Michael throws a low kick, looking for Cunningham's leg but Cunningham calmly moves out of range.
Michael throws the left hand but Cunningham avoids the punch easily.
Michael fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michael jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michael throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cunningham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cunningham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Michael.
Michael shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cunningham defends it nicely.
Michael fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michael throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Cunningham misses.
Michael doesn't manage to clinch there - Cunningham circles away.
Cunningham takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Michael has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Michael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael misses with a hook.
Michael attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Some wild striking there from Cunningham.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Michael, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunningham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michael fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michael clinches.
Michael misses with the head strike.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Michael holds him up against the cage and eventually Cunningham drops back down to his feet.
Michael misses with the head strike.
Michael misses with a body punch.
Michael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Michael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Michael misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michael.
Michael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Michael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michael misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michael gets through Cunningham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Michael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michael lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Michael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A body shot lands from Michael.
Michael misses with some punches.
Cunningham blocking some punches.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michael working aggressively here.
Michael tries to throw a body punch but Cunningham avoids it by throwing Michael back against the cage.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Michael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Michael.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Michael just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cunningham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Michael walks away with a smile on his face. Cunningham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big left from Michael misses.
The crowd cheers as Michael lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cunningham doesn't seem phased though.
Cunningham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cunningham misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Cunningham.
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michael getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cunningham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cunningham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michael throws out the jab.
Michael tries to clinch up but Cunningham circles away and keeps his distance.
Michael misses with a looping left.
Cunningham keeps the fight on the outside.
Cunningham swinging wildly here.
Cunningham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Michael, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michael shoots for a takedown but Cunningham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Michael doesn't manage to clinch there - Cunningham circles away.
Cunningham throws a nice looking combination but Michael bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cunningham swinging wildly here.
Michael doesn't manage to clinch there - Cunningham circles away.
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
Michael misses with the combination.
Michael is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Michael throws a shot to the body.
Michael looks to throw the jab but Cunningham is out of range.
Sean Cunningham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael shoots for a takedown but Cunningham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cunningham throws a nice looking combination but Michael bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cunningham fails to land with a series of punches.
Sean Cunningham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michael tries to clinch there but Cunningham circles away.
Cunningham dodges the punch combination from Michael.
Cunningham moves away from the strike by Michael.
Cunningham misses with a wild combination.
Michael tries to close the distance and clinch but Cunningham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cunningham is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Michael.
Michael gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cunningham fails to pull guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michael misses with some punches.
Michael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas Michael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Michael fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Michael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Michael, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Michael!
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