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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petter Norlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Darren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren has chosen Here's to the losers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. James Darren will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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186 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petter Norlin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Norlin's head coaches at Raztafarai Training Camp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Darren lands a nice looking body kick.
A leg kick checked by Norlin.
Norlin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Darren.
Darren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darren.
Norlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darren throws out the jab.
Norlin misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Norlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darren moves away.
Darren uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Darren closes the distance and clinches.
Norlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darren lands an elbow that stopped Norlin in his tracks for a moment.
Darren avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Darren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Darren is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darren has Norlin pushed against the cage.
Darren trying to control the position but instead, Norlin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darren into the cage.
Norlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darren in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Norlin trying to land knees to the body.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darren.
Darren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darren avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darren.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darren is defending well for now.
Norlin blocks a body shot from Darren.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but Darren blocks with his arms.
Darren lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darren is working Norlin over against the cage.
Darren managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norlin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Norlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norlin avoids the elbow strike from Darren, against the cage.
Norlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Darren avoids the damage to the body.
Darren avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Darren leaning against his opponent.
Darren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Petter Norlin has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darren.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darren manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Darren managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Darren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Darren - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Norlin controls his hands.
Darren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Darren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but Darren blocks it.
Norlin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Darren throws an elbow but it misses.
Darren misses with the head strike.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darren avoids it.
Norlin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darren misses with a punch to the body.
Norlin tries to throw a body punch but Darren avoids it by throwing Norlin back against the cage.
Darren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norlin blocks an elbow strike from Darren.
Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Darren is blocking nicely.
Norlin lands a knee to the body.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Norlin controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Darren - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darren throws a head punch that misses.
Norlin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Norlin controls his hands.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darren is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Darren.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darren is trying to maintain a safe position but Norlin gets an underhook and turns Darren into the cage.
Norlin prevents a body shot from Darren.
Darren avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Norlin misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Darren.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Darren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Norlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darren avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Norlin controls his hands.
Darren lands a nice elbow.
Darren avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Darren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Darren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petter Norlin's cut.
That's time! Norlin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norlin misses with a lunging right hand
and Darren counters with a low kick, right behind Norlin 's knee.
Norlin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Norlin misses with a wild body shot.
Norlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darren was well out of range. Poor timing from Norlin.
Darren lands a nice shot that snaps Norlin's head back.
Norlin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norlin.
A countering left hand to the body from Darren misses.
A punch lands to the side of Norlin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Norlin blocks the body kick.
Norlin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Darren manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren tests Norlin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Norlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darren moves away.
Norlin misses with a wild body shot.
Norlin staying out of range there.
Norlin throws an overhand right that lands on Darren's shoulder, as Darren tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren tries to keep at a distance but Norlin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Darren tries to stall but Norlin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Norlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darren misses with an elbow strike.
Darren lands a damaging elbow.
Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Darren is blocking nicely.
Darren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darren lands an elbow just above Norlin 's eye.
Darren wants to stall.
Norlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Darren won't want to take too many of those.
Darren throws an elbow that misses.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Darren misses with a body punch.
Norlin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darren.
Darren is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norlin lands a damaging elbow.
Norlin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Norlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norlin crunches a lovely knee into Darren's ribcage.
Darren managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Norlin lands a knee to the head.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but Darren blocks with his arms.
Norlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Darren avoids the damage to the body.
Norlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Darren avoids the damage to the body.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norlin being controlled against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Darren pushes Norlin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren lands an elbow just above Norlin 's eye.
Darren throws a punch but it's blocked by Norlin.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Darren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norlin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Darren lands an elbow inside that Norlin shrugs off.
Norlin misses with a knee to the head.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Norlin controls his hands.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darren avoids it.
Darren lands a nice elbow.
Darren lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darren avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren is struggling to control the position.
Norlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Darren.
Petter Norlin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darren avoids it.
Norlin avoids a wild elbow strike from Darren.
Darren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norlin's elbow.
Darren gets through Norlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Darren's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Darren.
Norlin misses with a knee strike.
Norlin prevents a body shot from Darren.
Darren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darren.
Darren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norlin backwards.
Norlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Darren avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Darren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Petter Norlin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Darren drops Norlin with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Norlin! Darren dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Darren!
James Darren is the new welterweight champion!
James Darren 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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pop
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