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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Michael Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Michael Dorian will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenny Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Michael Dorian!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Florian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Florian throws a head kick that misses.
Dorian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Florian pushes Dorian up against the cage in a clinch.
Dorian trying to land knees to the body.
Florian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dorian looks to land a combination. Florian sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Florian is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dorian's half guard.
Florian looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Florian postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dorian to stand up.
Dorian cracks the inside of Florian's front leg.
Dorian throws a right and a left that Florian avoids nicely.
Dorian stuffs the takedown attempt from Florian. Florian gets slowly back to his feet.
Florian gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian with the ground and pound but Dorian uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Florian trying to control the position from guard on top but Dorian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dorian looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dorian wants to stand and escape but Florian is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dorian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Florian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dorian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dorian lands a head shot.
Dorian throws out a powerful jab.
Florian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dorian manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Florian is breathing heavily.
Dorian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Florian is one step ahead there.
Florian slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Florian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dorian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Florian stopping the sweep attempt from Dorian.
Dorian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dorian wants to stand up but Florian is controlling him.
Dorian keeping moving, preventing Florian from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dorian throws a low kick but Florian avoids it.
John Michael Dorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dorian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Florian.
Decent striking displayed by Dorian there.
Dorian jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dorian checks a low kick from Florian.
A jab from Dorian does it's job there.
Florian dodges the punch combination from Dorian.
Dorian throws a nice outside leg kick.
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 Kenny Florian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Florian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Florian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Florian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Florian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dorian throws a series of strikes that have Florian backpedaling.
Dorian connects with the punch.
Florian shoots for a double leg takedown but Dorian sprawls well. He's pushed Florian's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dorian lands with a right hand.
Dorian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Florian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dorian as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Florian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dorian clobbers Florian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dorian.
Florian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Florian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kenny Florian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dorian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dorian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dorian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab from Dorian.
Florian ducks right into an uppercut from Dorian.
Dorian throws a series of strikes that have Florian backpedaling.
John Michael Dorian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dorian connects with a solid leg kick.
Florian takes one to the side of the head.
Florian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dorian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dorian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dorian scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Florian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dorian can pounce on him.
John Michael Dorian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dorian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dorian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Florian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dorian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dorian lands an overhand right.
Florian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Florian shoots and misses
and Dorian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Florian is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dorian.
Dorian cracks Florian with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dorian throws a leg kick which misses Florian's front leg but catches the back leg as Florian tries to avoid it.
Dorian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Dorian.
Florian tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dorian's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dorian duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Florian. That did some damage!
A jab from Dorian finds it's way through Florian's defenses.
Dorian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Florian on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Dorian.
Florian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dorian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Florian's calf.
Dorian lands with a nice combination. Florian backs away looking to recover.
Nice uppercut there from Dorian.
Dorian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Florian's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dorian.
Florian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dorian.
Dorian lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dorian moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dorian goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Florian. Florian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dorian throws a good cross that connects.
Dorian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Florian is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dorian.
Dorian lands with a hook. Florian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dorian's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dorian duly obliges.
Dorian throws a series of strikes that have Florian backpedaling.
Florian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dorian. Dorian obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorian lands with a right hand.
Dorian connects with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Florian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Florian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dorian can pounce on him.
Florian ducks right into an uppercut from Dorian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Michael Dorian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dorian.
Florian fails with the takedown
and Dorian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dorian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Florian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dorian. Dorian obviously looking to wear him down.
Florian with a poor takedown
and Dorian makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Florian.
Sloppy strikes there by Florian.
Dorian sneaks back into half guard.
Dorian is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Florian wants to take a breather but Dorian is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian is pressing down on Florian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Florian postures up.
Florian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dorian scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dorian scores with the left hand. Florian knows he should have avoided that one.
Florian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A combination from Florian does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dorian.
Dorian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Florian misses with a looping right.
Dorian looks to land a combination. Florian sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice cross by Dorian.
Dorian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dorian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Florian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dorian counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Florian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dorian tests Florian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dorian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Florian.
Dorian dips to his left and cracks Florian with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian wants to clinch but Dorian slips to the side
and Dorian makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Florian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dorian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dorian connects with a crisp jab.
Dorian scores with a leg kick.
Florian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dorian counters with a good low kick that Florian was not able to check.
Dorian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dorian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dorian scores with a sloppy right hand. Florian should have avoided that one.
Dorian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Dorian finds it's way through Florian's defenses.
Dorian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Florian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dorian can pounce on him.
Dorian looks to land a combination but Florian avoids it well.
Dorian connects with a jab.
Dorian jabs Florian right on the nose. Florian blinks but takes it well.
Florian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good work by Florian as he checks the leg kick.
Florian scores with a takedown into Dorian's guard.
Florian trying to control but Dorian is working from the bottom.
Florian drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dorian looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dorian looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dorian!
Dorian stands up and beckons Florian to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Michael Dorian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dorian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Michael Dorian!
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