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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucentus Darklance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taikina has chosen Cookie song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucentus Darklance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taikina swings for the body but Darklance moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Taikina.
Darklance shoots in for a takedown but Taikina shows good takedown defense.
Taikina moves into the clinch.
Darklance is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taikina misses with an elbow over the top.
Taikina is struggling to control the position.
Taikina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darklance is defending well for now.
Darklance jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taikina walks away with a smile on his face. Darklance gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucentus Darklance. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darklance closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taikina circles away.
Darklance gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darklance managing to block the knees to the body from Taikina.
Darklance tries to pull guard but Taikina holds him up against the cage and eventually Darklance drops back down to his feet.
Taikina pushes off an throws an elbow but Darklance leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darklance can't get the takedown.
Taikina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darklance jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taikina walks away with a smile on his face. Darklance gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taikina misses with a straight right.
Darklance closes the distance and pushes Taikina back into the cage.
Darklance avoiding damage as Taikina throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taikina.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darklance's brow.
Taikina throws a head punch that misses.
Taikina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darklance goes for a takedown attempt but Taikina pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Darklance fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taikina avoids it really well and circles away.
Taikina scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina tries to clinch but Darklance moves away
and Darklance counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Darklance being controlled against the cage.
Taikina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taikina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taikina lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darklance backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taikina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darklance fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Darklance takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Lucentus Darklance has been cut.
Taikina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darklance avoiding damage as Taikina throws knees to the body.
Taikina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Taikina to work.
Taikina lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darklance backwards.
Darklance fails to pull guard.
Darklance is trying to break the clinch but Taikina is controlling him.
Taikina tries to work over Darklance's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taikina throws an elbow but it misses.
Taikina pushes off an throws an elbow but Darklance leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taikina creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Darklance's defenses.
Taikina throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Taikina scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darklance is trying to pull guard but Taikina turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Taikina creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Darklance's defenses.
Darklance blocks the elbow strike.
Taikina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darklance is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darklance has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taikina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darklance avoids it.
Darklance blocks an elbow strike.
Taikina makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darklance is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Taikina to keep the fight standing.
Darklance tries to pull guard but Taikina won't allow it.
Darklance's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darklance letting Taikina take a breather here.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Taikina.
Darklance is rocked!
Taikina throws an elbow that misses.
Taikina slowing the pace effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darklance's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Taikina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucentus Darklance's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taikina tries to clinch there but Darklance circles away.
Darklance drives through and clinches with Taikina against the cage.
Darklance prevents a body shot from Taikina.
Taikina comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darklance changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Taikina fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Darklance changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taikina tries to avoid it but Darklance manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taikina to the ground. Taikina escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Taikina digs a good hook to Darklance's body.
Darklance has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taikina throws an elbow but it misses.
Taikina swings wildly with an uppercut but Darklance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taikina lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darklance backwards.
Nice elbow from Taikina.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darklance jumps guard but Taikina stands there with Darklance around his waist. Darklance gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucentus Darklance. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darklance fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Darklance avoids the elbow strike from Taikina, against the cage.
Taikina misses with a punch on the inside.
Darklance drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taikina gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Darklance jumps guard but Taikina turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tero Taikina seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taikina lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taikina is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taikina trying to land knees to the body.
Taikina misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Taikina.
Darklance tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taikina lands an elbow inside that Darklance shrugs off.
Oh Darklance is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taikina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taikina softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taikina throws a big uppercut that drops Darklance! More strikes from Taikina and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Darklance lies dazed against the cage as Taikina celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tero Taikina!
In his post fight interview, Tero Taikina gave a big smile as he said 'My coach promised to bake me a cookie for every win I have if I win this fight. That makes now 14 absolutely delicious cookies! Yum!'.
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energy
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hype
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