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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeggu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Nookie. Duddy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dropkick Murphys - 'Loyal to No One'. John Duddy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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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
26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeggu Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Duddy!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy looks to land a right hand but Bomb moved out of range.
Duddy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bomb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duddy throws out the jab.
Bomb misses with a lunging right hand
and Duddy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duddy takes a swing at Bomb's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Bomb's head coaches at Athletic Advantage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Duddy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bomb's corner calls for a 1-2. Bomb obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Duddy misses with a lunging right hand
and Bomb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bomb takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duddy delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duddy lands a nice hook to Bomb's body. Bomb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bomb throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duddy counters with a nice leg kick.
Duddy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Duddy throws a looping overhand right but Bomb ducks down to avoid it.
Bomb misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Bomb checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb connects with a right hand. Duddy shakes it off.
Bomb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Duddy misses the target.
Bomb takes the fight into the clinch.
Duddy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bomb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bomb with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Duddy has been cut.
Duddy can't break the clinch.
Duddy is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Bomb.
Bomb tries to work over Duddy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bomb looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Duddy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bomb has double underhooks.
Bomb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duddy backwards.
Bomb tries to land knees in the clinch but Duddy avoids the damage to the body.
Bomb digs a right hand underneath Duddy's ribcage. Duddy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duddy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duddy wants to stall.
Bomb lands with a light punch inside.
Bomb is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bomb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bomb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duddy avoids it.
Duddy tries to pull guard but Bomb forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bomb fails to land.
Bomb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bomb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duddy or not.
Duddy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bomb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duddy backwards.
Bomb tries to work over Duddy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duddy taking a breather.
Duddy managing to block the knees to the body from Bomb.
Bomb lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bomb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bomb misses with a body punch.
Bomb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bomb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duddy prevents a body shot from Bomb.
Bomb misses with the head strike.
Bomb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Duddy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bomb landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bomb tries to land knees in the clinch but Duddy avoids the damage to the body.
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 Jeggu Bomb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Duddy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Duddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bomb.
A slow jab from Duddy misses its intended target.
Bomb tries to work over Duddy's front leg with a kick but Duddy checks it.
Bomb moves out of range of the body kick from Duddy.
Bomb misses with the body kick
and Duddy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bomb's knee momentarily.
Bomb's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bomb duly obliges.
Bomb blocks a head kick by Duddy.
Bomb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duddy.
Bomb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bomb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bomb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duddy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Jeggu Bomb has been cut.
Duddy checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duddy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duddy checks a leg kick.
Duddy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bomb lands a jab to the nose.
Bomb lands a nice looking body kick.
Bomb blocks the body kick.
Bomb slips under a jab.
Bomb blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Duddy misses.
Duddy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
John Duddy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duddy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bomb holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duddy.
Duddy is trying to maintain a safe position but Bomb gets an underhook and turns Duddy into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duddy avoiding damage as Bomb throws knees to the body.
Bomb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duddy backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomb tries a body shot but Duddy blocks it.
Duddy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Duddy seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Duddy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bomb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bomb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bomb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duddy is trying to maintain a safe position but Bomb gets an underhook and turns Duddy into the cage.
Duddy avoiding damage as Bomb throws knees to the body.
Bomb lands with a short shot to the head.
Bomb lands an elbow inside.
Bomb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bomb tries to work over Duddy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bomb pushes off an throws an elbow but Duddy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bomb lands a knee to the body.
Bomb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duddy dodges an elbow strike from Bomb.
Duddy blocks a body shot from Bomb.
Jeggu Bomb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bomb struggles to land a body shot inside as Duddy controls his hands.
Duddy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bomb misses with the head strike.
Bomb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bomb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duddy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bomb has him pressed against the cage.
Bomb lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomb misses with some punches.
Duddy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bomb tries to land a knee to the head but Duddy blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeggu Bomb dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Duddy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bomb at a distance.
Duddy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bomb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duddy throws a body kick that misses.
Duddy feints and then cracks Bomb's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bomb down.
Bomb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duddy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duddy tries a head kick but it misses.
Bomb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bomb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duddy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duddy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duddy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bomb misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bomb checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duddy with a jab.
Duddy tests Bomb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duddy misses with a straight left.
Bomb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duddy.
Duddy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bomb.
Duddy misses with a looping left.
Bomb throws a low kick, looking for Duddy's leg but Duddy calmly moves out of range.
Bomb feints and then cracks Duddy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duddy down.
Duddy slips a jab and a cross from Bomb.
Duddy misses with a hook. Bomb ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duddy.
Duddy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bomb.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duddy.
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!
Duddy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bomb counters by moving into the clinch.
Bomb cracks Duddy with a nice body shot.
Bomb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duddy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duddy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bomb tries to work over Duddy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duddy is trying to break the clinch but Bomb has him pressed against the cage.
Bomb misses with a body punch.
Bomb tries to land knees in the clinch but Duddy avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Duddy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duddy is trying to keep Bomb in close.
John Duddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duddy has Bomb pulled in close to control his posture.
Bomb controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Duddy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bomb passes into half guard.
Duddy manages to get to full guard.
Bomb seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jeggu Bomb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy is trying to hold Bomb in close to prevent damage but Bomb has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duddy wants to get back to full guard but Bomb has passed into side control.
Duddy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here as Bomb stalls from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Duddy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bomb has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeggu Bomb!
Jeggu Bomb decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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