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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Man (ranked 3917 p4p, 2098 weight class) and Juha Niska (ranked 0 p4p, 273 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boxing Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juha Niska!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niska throws a combination that misses
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man looks to land a left hand but Niska moved out of range nicely.
Niska misses with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Niska finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niska.
Man on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Niska scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Niska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niska has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Man tries to work over Niska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niska has hold of one of Man's legs. Man is fighting the takedown attempt but Niska gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niska is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Niska stands and steps away. Man gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niska has taken the fight to the clinch.
Niska tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niska has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Man after a bit of a struggle.
Niska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man gets underhooks to prevent Niska's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Niska.
Niska is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boxing Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Niska.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man gets through Niska's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man tries to work over Niska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niska lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Niska has Man pushed against the cage.
Man working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a left hand.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Niska.
Niska's coach down at Sparks gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Niska's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Niska looking to slow down the pace here.
Niska has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Man after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man letting Niska take a breather here.
Niska prevents a body shot from Man.
Niska is stalling here.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Niska backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niska has Man pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Niska.
Niska gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Niska decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Niska closes the distance but Man moves to the side
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man connects with the punch.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niska manages to avoid it.
Niska flicks out a counter leg kick but Man steps away.
Niska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niska feints a jab promting Man to slip. Niska then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Man slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Boxing Man has been cut.
Niska gets a clinch.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Niska lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Niska can't get the takedown.
Niska tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Niska is trying to drag Man to the mat but Man just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Niska blocks a body shot from Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niska.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Niska controls his hands.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Niska controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Niska.
Niska lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man works on Niska's body with a couple of short punches.
Niska has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Man after a bit of a struggle.
A body shot lands from Man.
Niska looks winded!
Niska slowing the pace effectively.
Niska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man lands a shot to the body.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Niska uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man is trying to push Niska away but Niska has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Niska avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Boxing Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boxing Man's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Niska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Niska misses with a wild combination.
Niska avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juha Niska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niska throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Niska moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Niska moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donk. Niska catches Man right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Niska - that will leave a mark!
Juha Niska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niska throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niska.
Niska on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niska tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Niska is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Niska keeps Man at a distance using the push kick.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Niska tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Niska shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Niska moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Man jabs Niska right on the nose. Niska blinks but takes it well.
A low kick from Niska misses
and Niska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niska misses with a wild combination.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man is looking to counter punch.
Man scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Niska's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boxing Man has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niska blocking some punches.
Niska stalling.
Man digs a right hand underneath Niska's ribcage. Niska let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Niska.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Niska.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Niska won't allow it.
Niska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Niska.
Niska is breathing heavily.
Niska misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Niska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niska tries to score a body lock takedown but Man shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Niska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niska is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Niska lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
Niska trying to control the position but instead, Man has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niska into the cage.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niska tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Man.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Niska has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Niska won't allow it.
Niska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niska is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Niska scores with a knee to the head.
Niska tries for a takedown but Man manages to get underhooks.
Boxing Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Niska.
Niska keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Man lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Man.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Niska backwards.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Niska controls his hands.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Niska controls the action.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niska's elbow.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niska can do to turn this around?
Niska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Niska prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boxing Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boxing Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Man looks to land a right hand but Niska moved out of range.
A low kick from Niska is predictable there
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick lands for Niska.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niska tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Niska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Niska swings away with a body shot that misses
and Niska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man throws a hook to the side of Niska's head but Niska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niska lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Niska misses with a double jab
and Niska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
Niska ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Niska
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Niska rushes Man and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Niska avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Niska gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Niska decides to stand and escape the position.
That kick from Niska tenderised Man's leg. Man is trying to keep his angry face on.
Niska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
A nice side step and Niska releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Niska throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Man misses with a looping left.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
Juha Niska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niska misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man throws a hook but Niska blocks it.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niska.
Niska swinging wildly here.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niska unleashes a big counter combination but Man bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Niska is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niska.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Niska's shoulder, as Niska tries to avoid the shot.
Niska moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Niska forces Man back against the cage and clinches.
Man misses with some punches.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Niska takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niska taking a breather.
Man lands an uppercut.
Man prevents the takedown attempt.
Man tries a body shot but Niska blocks it.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Niska won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niska.
Niska has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Man after a bit of a struggle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Niska blocking some punches.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niska using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Niska has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Man after a bit of a struggle.
Boxing Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Niska.
Niska blocks a body shot from Man.
Niska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks an elbow strike.
Niska keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Niska goes for a takedown attempt but Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Niska moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Niska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man connects with a good right hand that stumbles Niska. Niska circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Niska is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Niska misses with a double jab.
Boxing Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boxing Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boxing Man!
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energy
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hype
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