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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brixton (ranked 1893 p4p, 917 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 230 p4p, 119 weight class). Brixton comes into the arena with JJBA: Diamond is Unbreakable blaring out of the sound system. Esa Kettu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 29 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Brixton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Kettu misses its intended target.
Brixton scores with a leg kick.
Kettu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brixton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kettu throws a sloppy body shot
and Brixton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kettu throws a leg kick
and Kettu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kettu, as that shot connected.
Kettu with a hook.
A low kick from Kettu is predictable there
and Brixton counters with a low kick, right behind Kettu 's knee.
Kettu just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu throws a wild body kick that Brixton sees coming a mile off.
Kettu checks a leg kick nicely.
Brixton needs to keep his hands up - Kettu had a free shot at his head there.
Brixton moves out of range of the strikes.
Kettu throws a sloppy head kick
and Brixton counters with a leg kick.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Esa Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kettu tries to work over Brixton's front leg with a kick but Brixton checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Brixton misses its target.
Kettu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brixton to score with a decent uppercut.
Brixton has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kettu stuns Brixton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brixton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kettu.
Brixton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
Brixton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jab from Kettu.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kettu.
Brixton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kettu.
Kettu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brixton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brixton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kettu throws out the jab.
Brixton jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Danny Brixton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brixton moves away.
Kettu scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kettu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brixton's sensitive parts.
Kettu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brixton rather than just go for the knockout.
Brixton keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brixton blocks a jab.
Kettu moves out of range as Brixton strikes.
Kettu throws out a counter right but Brixton avoids it with no problem.
Brixton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kettu throws out the jab.
Brixton drops his hands momentarily and Kettu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kettu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kettu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brixton keeps the fight on the outside.
Kettu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kettu loads up on a big right hand but Brixton slips the punch.
Kettu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brixton is able to avoid easily.
Kettu misses with an uppercut
and Brixton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kettu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brixton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kettu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kettu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kettu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kettu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brixton under the eye.
Brixton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kettu throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Brixton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kettu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kettu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brixton.
Kettu throws a hook to the side of Brixton's head but Brixton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kettu thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Brixton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kettu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kettu scoring well with a low kick there.
Brixton throws a jab but it's blocked by Kettu.
Kettu misses with a kick to the body
and Brixton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kettu tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Kettu misses its intended target.
Brixton moves forwards but Kettu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brixton lands with an uppercut that bounces Kettu off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Kettu misses
and Brixton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kettu throws a lazy uppercut
letting Brixton counter with a right hand.
Kettu thows a leg kick but Brixton checks it
and Brixton counters with a good low kick that Kettu was not able to check.
Kettu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kettu.
Brixton is looking to regain half guard here but Kettu keeps moving and retains side control.
Kettu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kettu working the ground and pound.
Kettu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brixton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brixton avoids the body shot from Kettu.
Brixton throws a hook but Kettu blocks it.
Kettu misses with a body punch
and Brixton counters with a stiff right hand.
Brixton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the liver by Brixton. Beautiful body shot.
Kettu looks to land a body kick but Brixton moved away.
Kettu misses with a hook. Brixton ducked under it nicely.
Brixton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kettu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brixton.
Nice body punch from Kettu.
Brixton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Kettu feints a counter leg kick.
Kettu sizes up Brixton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kettu swings for the body but Brixton moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kettu lands with an overhand left.
Kettu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kettu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Brixton as Kettu shoots in.
A jab lands there for Kettu.
We've been informed that Kettu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brixton moves away.
Brixton misses with a body kick.
Kettu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Esa Kettu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kettu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brixton needs to keep his hands up - Kettu had a free shot at his head there.
Brixton throws a shot to the body.
Kettu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Kettu misses.
A good leg kick by Brixton.
Kettu is looking to slow Brixton down with leg kicks.
Kettu lands with a straight right. Brixton didn't see that one coming.
Kettu throws a right hand that misses
and Brixton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brixton lands a nice shot to the body.
Kettu throws a poor cross that misses
and Brixton counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brixton moves away.
Kettu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brixton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kettu.
Brixton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brixton jabs at Kettu's body.
Kettu jabs at Brixton's body.
Kettu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kettu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brixton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kettu lands with an uppercut that bounces Brixton off the cage and back into range.
Kettu lands a jab to Brixton's midsection.
Kettu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Brixton to counter with a crisp jab.
Kettu throws a wild body kick that Brixton sees coming a mile off.
Kettu just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBrixton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kettu. Brixton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brixton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu tries to land a body kick
and Brixton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brixton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kettu.
Brixton misses with a low kick.
Kettu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brixton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kettu just misses with a punch to the body.
Brixton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brixton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kettu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kettu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brixton misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Kettu.
Kettu misses with a right hand
and Brixton counters with a left to the body.
Kettu shoots in but no luck this time.
Brixton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kettu looks for the body kick but Brixton saw that one coming.
Brixton is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Brixton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kettu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kettu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brixton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kettu is breathing heavily.
Kettu misses with a looping left.
Kettu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kettu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kettu lands a nice shot to the body.
Kettu misses with a looping right.
Kettu throws an off balance right hand
and Brixton counters with a good low kick that Kettu was not able to check.
Kettu throws a poor cross that misses
and Brixton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kettu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brixton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kettu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brixton can pounce on him.
Kettu misses with a left hand
and Brixton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Brixton misses the target.
Brixton slips a straight right by Kettu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Esa Kettu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kettu keeps Brixton at a distance using the push kick.
Kettu throws an overhand right that lands on Brixton's shoulder, as Brixton tries to avoid the shot.
Kettu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Brixton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kettu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brixton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kettu works Brixton's body with a nice hook.
Kettu cracks a nice hook into Brixton's ribs.
Brixton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brixton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kettu - that will leave a mark!
A head kick by Kettu misses
and Kettu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kettu walks into a stiff left hand from Brixton.
Kettu is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu misses the shot to the body.
Brixton throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Kettu scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kettu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brixton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kettu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brixton counters with a huge head kick that drops Kettu! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Brixton!
Danny Brixton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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