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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teemu Yumma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darby's entrance music is Real American. A fine choice. Yumma is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Poison. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Darby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teemu Yumma!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darby throws a looping overhand right but Yumma ducks down to avoid it.
Darby connects with a single shot there.
Yumma tries to score with a low kick but Darby moves his leg out of the way.
Yumma moves into the clinch successfully.
Yumma tries a knee to the head but Darby blocks it.
A knee to the head by Yumma.
Darby dodges an elbow strike from Yumma.
Darby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yumma has a couple of punches blocked by Darby.
Yumma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yumma misses with a punch to the body.
Darby pushes off an throws an elbow but Yumma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darby blocks a body shot from Yumma.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yumma.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yumma.
Yumma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Darby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yumma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yumma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darby lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yumma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yumma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darby struggles to land a body shot inside as Yumma controls his hands.
Yumma lands a shoulder strike.
Darby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yumma.
Darby misses with a body punch.
Darby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darby tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumma avoids the damage to the body.
Yumma can't find room to land a body shot as Darby controls the action.
Darby avoids the elbow strike from Yumma, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Darby.
Yumma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darby is keeping busy.
Darby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yumma's elbow.
Yumma has Darby pressed against the cage.
Darby misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yumma.
It looks like John Darby has been cut.
Yumma wants to stall.
Darby tries to work over Yumma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yumma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Yumma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yumma lands an uppercut.
Yumma stalls.
Yumma lands a shot to the body.
Darby managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.
A short body shot lands from Darby as the two fighters clinch.
Darby misses with a punch to the body.
Darby works on Yumma's body with a couple of short punches.
Darby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Darby tries to work over Yumma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yumma stalling in the clinch but Darby improves position.
Darby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yumma.
Yumma leaning against his opponent.
Darby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yumma stalling in the clinch but Darby improves position.
Yumma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yumma misses with an elbow strike.
Darby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Teemu Yumma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darby with a jab.
John Darby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Darby.
Darby takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yumma shoots in but Darby avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yumma tries a head kick but it misses.
Darby keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Darby does no damage.
Yumma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yumma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yumma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darby.
Darby looks to land a right hand but Yumma moved out of range.
Darby scores with a one two! Yumma had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yumma throws a head kick but Darby moves out of range.
Darby jabs at Yumma's body.
Yumma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darby tries to bum rush Yumma with a series of wild strikes but Yumma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yumma is looking to clinch.
Darby just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Yumma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Darby there.
Darby misses the shot to the body.
Yumma lands a body shot.
Darby misses with an uppercut. Yumma saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teemu Yumma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Darby's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Darby misses with a body shot.
Yumma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yumma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darby.
Darby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yumma lands with a kick to the temple. Darby shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yumma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yumma doesn't manage to clinch there - Darby circles away.
Yumma avoids the body shot from Darby.
Yumma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yumma.
Darby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yumma moves into the clinch.
Darby misses with a punch to the body.
Darby tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumma avoids the damage to the body.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darby misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumma lands a body punch.
Yumma tries to land knees in the clinch but Darby avoids the damage to the body.
Darby is trying to push Yumma away but Yumma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yumma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darby.
Yumma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Darby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yumma misses with a knee to the head.
Darby tries to throw a body punch but Yumma avoids it by throwing Darby back against the cage.
Yumma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yumma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yumma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but Darby blocks with his arms.
Darby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yumma's elbow.
Yumma taking a breather.
Darby can't find room to land a body shot as Yumma controls the action.
Darby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darby misses with a punch to the body.
Yumma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darby or not.
Teemu Yumma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yumma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Darby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Darby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darby lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darby misses with a left hand
and Yumma counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A left hand lands to the body for Yumma.
Yumma misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Darby.
Darby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Darby is trying to break the clinch but Yumma is controlling him.
Yumma throws an elbow that misses.
Yumma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yumma throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Yumma.
Darby dodges an elbow strike from Yumma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Darby.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darby avoids it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yumma is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yumma trying to land knees to the body.
Darby tries a body shot but Yumma blocks it.
Darby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Yumma misses the target.
Yumma needs to keep his hands up - Darby had a free shot at his head there.
Nice sprawl there from Darby as Yumma shoots in.
Yumma avoids the body shot from Darby.
Good shot there by Darby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yumma tries a head kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Darby there.
Yumma throws a nice looking combination but Darby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darby lands with an overhand left.
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!
Darby misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Darby!
Darby scores with a shot to the body.
Yumma throws a shot from downtown. Darby moves away and avoids it.
Yumma wants to clinch up but Darby keeps it at a distance.
Darby scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Darby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darby tries to keep at a distance but Yumma has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darby misses with a body punch.
Darby trying to land knees to the body.
Yumma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Darby up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Darby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Darby's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yumma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yumma misses with a head kick.
Yumma tries to clinch there but Darby circles away.
Yumma tries a head kick but it misses.
Darby avoids the head kick by Yumma.
Darby swats away the attempt to clinch by Yumma.
Darby with a hook.
Darby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yumma.
Darby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yumma circles away quickly and effectively.
Yumma tries to clinch there but Darby circles away.
Darby on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yumma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darby moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yumma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darby jabs at Yumma's body.
Yumma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darby loads up on a big right hand but Yumma slips the punch.
Yumma slips under a jab.
Yumma rushes Darby and presses him up against the cage.
Yumma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yumma lands an uppercut.
Yumma blocks a body shot from Darby.
Yumma blocks a body shot from Darby.
Yumma is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darby digs a right hand into Yumma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yumma's gas tank.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yumma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yumma taking a breather.
Darby tries to circle away but Yumma has him pinned against the cage.
Darby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Yumma.
Darby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yumma.
Yumma scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yumma avoids it.
Darby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yumma.
Darby managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.
Darby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yumma's elbow.
Yumma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darby lands a hook that snaps the head of Yumma backwards.
Darby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darby misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yumma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yumma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yumma trying to control the position but instead, Darby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yumma into the cage.
Darby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darby tries a body shot but Yumma blocks it.
Darby tries to throw a body punch but Yumma avoids it by throwing Darby back against the cage.
Yumma managing to block the knees to the body from Darby.
Yumma is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yumma throws an elbow but it misses.
Darby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John Darby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yumma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darby stalks Yumma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yumma's face. Yumma staggers backwards, shaken.
Yumma wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yumma throws a looping overhand right but Darby ducks down to avoid it.
Yumma tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darby slips a jab from Yumma.
Darby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darby is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darby throws a nice looking combination but Yumma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darby looks to land a left hand but Yumma moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darby avoids the head kick by Yumma.
Yumma slips a jab and a cross from Darby.
Yumma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darby manages to avoid it.
Darby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yumma was well out of range. Poor timing from Darby.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Darby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darby 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Darby!
John Darby managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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