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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jani Hurme (ranked 1986 p4p, 1829 weight class) and Emberson Cabral (ranked 213 p4p, 199 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Hurme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emberson Cabral!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurme pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cabral takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cabral ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabral fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hurme, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Cabral on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hurme.
Hurme blocking some punches.
Hurme has a couple of punches blocked by Cabral.
Cabral blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cabral fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hurme is pushing Cabral up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cabral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurme throws a head punch that misses.
Cabral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hurme content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hurme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cabral.
Hurme trying to control the position but instead, Cabral has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hurme into the cage.
Cabral misses with some punches.
Hurme lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Hurme.
Cabral takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cabral fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cabral as Hurme tries to tie him up.
Cabral misses with the head strike.
Hurme missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral misses with some punches.
Hurme stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cabral blocks an uppercut.
Hurme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hurme blocks an uppercut.
Cabral managing to block the knees to the body from Hurme.
Cabral working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hurme using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cabral has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabral.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
Hurme misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Hurme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hurme.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hurme blocks an uppercut.
Cabral prevents a body shot from Hurme.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Hurme's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hurme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cabral backwards.
Hurme has a couple of punches blocked by Cabral.
Cabral misses with some punches.
Cabral lands with a short shot to the head.
Hurme blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hurme pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hurme throws a head punch that misses.
Cabral lands a nice uppercut.
Hurme misses with a body punch.
Hurme blocks an uppercut.
Cabral misses with the head strike.
Hurme has Cabral pressed against the cage.
A short right from Cabral.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabral blocks a body shot from Hurme.
Hurme landing knees to the body.
Cabral lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hurme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Emberson Cabral will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cabral takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hurme misses with a leg kick.
Hurme scores with a sloppy right hand. Cabral should have avoided that one.
Jani Hurme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabral sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cabral takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hurme misses with a hook.
Cabral closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hurme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hurme is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurme tries to land knees in the clinch but Cabral avoids the damage to the body.
Hurme working aggressively here.
Cabral avoiding damage as Hurme throws knees to the body.
Hurme tries to stall but Cabral uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hurme with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurme tries to land knees in the clinch but Cabral avoids the damage to the body.
Cabral misses with some punches.
Cabral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hurme lands a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hurme - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hurme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Cabral.
Hurme misses with some punches.
Hurme tries to land knees in the clinch but Cabral avoids the damage to the body.
Emberson Cabral seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hurme trying to stall but Cabral improves his position.
Hurme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hurme lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cabral.
Hurme throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabral.
Hurme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabral.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hurme misses with some punches.
Hurme blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Cabral.
Cabral lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hurme backwards.
Hurme blocks an uppercut.
Hurme is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cabral is defending well for now.
Hurme blocking some punches.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
Hurme pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hurme can't find room to land a body shot as Cabral controls the action.
Cabral lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hurme pushes Cabral back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hurme working aggressively here.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Hurme - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A shot in the inside from Cabral.
Hurme displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cabral up against the cage.
Cabral misses with some punches.
Hurme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cabral.
Cabral swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral misses with the head strike.
Hurme is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cabral is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hurme.
Cabral swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurme is looking to control Cabral's arms but Cabral gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hurme has his back to the cage.
Hurme throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabral.
Hurme misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabral lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Hurme creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hurme gets through Cabral's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hurme scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jani Hurme will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hurme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabral.
Hurme gets tackled into the cage by Cabral. Cabral maintains the clinch.
Hurme is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hurme blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hurme fails to land.
Hurme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cabral backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cabral fails to land.
Hurme will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cabral up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Hurme has a couple of punches blocked by Cabral.
Hurme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cabral.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral working aggressively here.
Cabral blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
Hurme swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hurme throws a head punch that misses.
Hurme trying to land knees to the body.
Cabral throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hurmes head.
Hurme misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hurme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hurme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabral blocks a body shot from Hurme.
Cabral lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cabral working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral avoiding damage as Hurme throws knees to the body.
Hurme's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cabral as Hurme tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurme.
Hurme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cabral backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurme is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cabral is keeping busy.
Cabral lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabral.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hurme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hurme blocks an uppercut.
Hurme blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hurme misses with the head strike.
Cabral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hurme throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hurme tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cabral avoids it.
Hurme is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hurme blocking some punches.
Hurme tries to work over Cabral's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hurme missing with knees to the body.
Hurme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabral's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hurme.
Hurme stalls.
Cabral misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurme looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hurme stalling the fight.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabral blocks an uppercut.
Cabral has a couple of punches blocked by Hurme.
Cabral has a couple of punches blocked by Hurme.
Cabral takes a shot to the head.
Hurme swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabral uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurme.
Hurme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cabral.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabral.
Hurme has a couple of punches blocked by Cabral.
Hurme misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurme tries to land a knee to the head but Cabral blocks with his arms.
Cabral's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jani Hurme showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hurme 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jani Hurme!
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