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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zander Murie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Natalie Renee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natalie Renee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Murie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Natalie Renee!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renee scores with a jab. Murie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Natalie Renee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renee moves away.
Murie shoots in and gets a takedown into Renee's guard.
Murie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Renee has his feet on Murie's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Murie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Renee as he avoids it easily.
Renee wants to clinch.
Renee is looking to clinch.
Murie keeps the fight on the outside.
Renee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Renee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renee tries to clinch up but Murie circles away and keeps his distance.
Renee lands a jab to Murie's midsection.
Murie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Renee checks a leg kick.
Renee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Renee doesn't manage to clinch there - Murie circles away.
A jab lands there for Renee.
Murie fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zander Murie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Renee wants to clinch up but Murie keeps it at a distance.
Renee moves in looking to clinch but Murie pushes him off.
Murie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murie keeps the fight on the outside.
Natalie Renee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murie momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renee takes the fight into the clinch.
Renee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murie tries to land a knee to the head but Renee blocks with his arms.
Murie pushes off an throws an elbow but Renee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murie has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Renee is trying to keep an underhook but Murie manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Renee is concentrating on defense, preventing Murie from advancing position.
Murie working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Renee's thigh. Renee counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Renee is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Murie is looking to work some ground and pound but Renee has wrist control.
Murie tries to free his leg and advance position but Renee is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Renee is on top in guard.
Renee postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Murie tries a head kick but it misses.
Renee cracks a nice hook into Murie's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Renee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Murie.
Renee wants to clinch
and Murie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Renee really felt that one!
Renee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Renee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Renee lands with a cross.
Murie swats away the attempt to clinch by Renee.
Renee throws a hook to the side of Murie's head but Murie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murie dives in and grabs Renee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Renee pushes down on Murie's head and hops out.
Renee misses with a hook.
Renee is looking to clinch but Murie is avoiding it.
Renee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murie connects with a body shot that sends Renee's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renee looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Renee tries to close the distance and clinch but Murie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murie throws an overhand right that lands on Renee's shoulder, as Renee tries to avoid the shot.
Renee works over Murie's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renee tries to clinch up but Murie circles away and keeps his distance.
Renee is looking to clinch but Murie is avoiding it.
Murie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Renee.
Renee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Natalie Renee will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Renee wants to clinch but Murie slips to the side
and Murie counters with an outside leg kick.
Murie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Renee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Renee throws a leg kick but Murie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Renee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Murie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Renee is looking to clinch but Murie is avoiding it.
Murie misses with an uppercut.
Murie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Renee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Renee manages to avoid it.
Murie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Renee tries to close the distance and clinch but Murie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Renee is looking to clinch.
Murie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renee moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Renee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Renee 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murie.
Renee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Renee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murie misses with a body shot.
Renee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Renee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Renee tries to clinch up but Murie circles away and keeps his distance.
Murie ducks under a wild hook from Renee.
Renee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Renee has closed the distance and engaged Murie in a clinch.
Renee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Renee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Murie.
Murie breaks from the clinch.
Murie just misses with a punch to the body.
Murie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Renee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Renee tries to clinch up.
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!
Renee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Renee.
A right hook to the body lands for Renee.
Murie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Murie misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murie swats away the attempt to clinch by Renee.
Murie throws a hook but Renee avoids it easily.
Murie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Renee finds it's way round the side to connect with Murie's head.
Murie misses the shot to the body.
Murie throws a chopping leg kick but Renee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Renee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murie on the side of the head.
Murie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Renee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Murie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zander Murie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Renee doesn't manage to clinch there - Murie circles away.
Renee moves in looking to clinch but Murie pushes him off.
Renee misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murie throws a head kick but Renee moves out of range.
Nice shot by Renee.
Murie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murie tries to land a leg kick but Renee saw it coming and moves away.
Murie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Renee.
Renee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murie is looking to wear down Renee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Renee wants to clinch up but Murie keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renee drives through and clinches with Murie against the cage.
Renee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Renee's face.
Murie works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natalie Renee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Murie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Renee closes the distance and clinches.
Renee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Renee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murie misses with a punch to the body.
Renee misses with a punch on the inside.
Renee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Renee blocking some punches.
Murie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Renee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murie scrambles back to his feet.
Murie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Renee.
Murie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Renee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Renee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murie counters with a left to the body.
Renee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murie counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Renee swinging wildly here.
Renee tries to clinch up.
Renee has closed the distance and engaged Murie in a clinch.
Murie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Renee.
A head punch on the inside from Murie fails to land.
Murie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Murie looking to slow down the pace here.
Murie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murie swats away the attempt to clinch by Renee.
Renee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murie misses with a head kick.
Renee clinches up with Murie and pushes him back against the cage.
Murie lands a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renee keeping full guard, as Murie tries to pass.
Renee trying to control the position.
Murie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Renee wants to sweep here but Murie controlling him for the moment.
Zander Murie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murie is looking to work some ground and pound but Renee has wrist control.
Murie won't allow Renee to get back to his feet.
Murie looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murie.
Murie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Renee has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Murie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Renee clinches with his opponent.
Zander Murie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Renee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Renee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Renee swings wildly with an uppercut but Murie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Renee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Renee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murie.
Murie blocking some punches.
Renee struggles to land a body shot inside as Murie controls his hands.
Murie misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murie has had enough of the clinch but Renee keeps him there for the moment.
Murie has a couple of punches blocked by Renee.
Murie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murie is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Renee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murie backwards.
Murie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Renee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Renee moves into the clinch.
Murie working aggressively here.
Murie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Renee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Renee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Natalie Renee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murie gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Renee regains guard.
Natalie Renee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Murie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zander Murie.
I think Renee 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Natalie Renee!
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