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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MR Taker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MR Taker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MR Taker!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taker misses with a double jab
and Porter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Porter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Porter slips a jab and a cross from Taker.
Taker staying out of range there.
Jab by Taker.
Porter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taker.
Nice uppercut lands for Taker. That snapped Porter's head back.
Porter lands a right hook to the body.
Taker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taker throws a hook but Porter blocks it.
Taker misses with a combination
and Porter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taker lands a really nice looking cross but Porter seems unphased.
Taker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Porter.
Porter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Porter.
It looks like MR Taker has been cut.
No joy there for Taker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Porter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taker in his tracks.
Taker misses with a combination
and Porter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taker misses with a combination
and Porter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MR Taker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taker looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Porter manages to avoid it.
Porter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taker in his tracks.
Porter takes a swing at Taker's ribcage but misses.
Taker looks to land a combination. Porter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Taker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Porter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Taker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Porter slips under a jab from Taker.
Porter lands the left hand.
Porter cracks Taker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Porter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Porter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taker was well out of range. Poor timing from Porter.
Taker throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter throws a shot to the body.
Taker misses with a hook. Porter ducked under it nicely.
Taker walks into a straight right hand from Porter.
Porter scores with a nice right hand.
Porter staying out of range there.
Porter lands with an uppercut that bounces Taker off the cage and back into range.
Taker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Porter.
Donk. Porter catches Taker right on the button with a cross.
Taker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taker misses with a double jab
and Porter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Porter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Porter cracks Taker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That has opened up MR Taker's cut even more.
Taker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice cross by Porter.
Porter jabs at Taker's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Porter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Taker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Porter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Porter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on MR Taker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Porter lands a glancing blow to the side of Taker's head.
Porter throws an overhand right that lands on Taker's shoulder, as Taker tries to avoid the shot.
Taker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Taker misses with an uppercut
enabling Porter to counter with a crisp jab.
Taker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Porter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Porter.
Taker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Porter under the eye.
Taker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Porter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Porter lands a nice hook to Taker's body. Taker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Will Porter is winning the standup battle so far.
Taker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Porter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from Porter.
Taker is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taker. Porter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Porter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Porter lands with a shot to the body.
Taker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Porter connects with a jab.
Porter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Porter jabs Taker right on the nose. Taker blinks but takes it well.
Taker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Porter lands a glancing blow to the side of Taker's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Porter lands a right hook to the body.
Taker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Porter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Porter.
Taker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Porter counters with a one-two to the body.
Taker throws a nice looking combination but Porter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheers as Porter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taker doesn't seem phased though.
Porter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Porter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taker momentarily.
Taker misses with a double jab
and Porter counters with a stiff right hand.
Taker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Porter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter scores with a sloppy right hand. Taker should have avoided that one.
Porter with a hook.
Porter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Porter cracks a nice hook into Taker's ribs.
Porter connects with a body shot.
Taker walks into a straight right hand from Porter.
Taker ducks right into an uppercut from Porter.
Taker throws a combination that misses
and Porter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Porter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Porter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter scores with a body shot.
Porter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Porter throws a body punch but Taker moves out of range.
Taker throws a jab when Porter was well out of range.
A combination from Taker does no damage.
Nice body punch from Porter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porter cracks Taker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Porter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taker throws a nice looking combination but Porter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Porter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Porter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on MR Taker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A combination from Taker does no damage.
Taker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Taker. Those never looked like landing.
Porter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Porter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taker lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch combination from Taker misses.
Taker misses with a combination
and Porter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Porter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Porter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter lands a jab.
Porter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Porter duly obliges.
Porter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Taker.
Taker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Porter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Porter punishes Taker's body with a nice straight punch.
Porter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Taker might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Porter has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taker misses with the combination.
Porter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taker manages to avoid it.
Taker moves forwards but Porter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Porter manages to avoid it.
Taker looks to score with a jab to the body but Porter is just out of range.
Porter scores with a jab to the body.
Porter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taker circles away quickly and effectively.
Porter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Porter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Porter lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter lands an overhand right.
Porter throws a series of punches but Taker moves out of range.
Porter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taker.
Taker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taker needs to keep his hands up - Porter had a free shot at his head there.
Taker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taker throws a series of punches but Porter moves out of range.
Porter lands a jab-cross combination.
Taker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Takers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Taker misses with a lunging right hand
and Porter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taker avoids the body shot from Porter.
Taker throws out a loose jab but Porter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porter lands a nice hook to Taker's body. Taker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Taker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Porter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taker swings widly with a right hand
and Porter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Porter.
MR Taker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Will Porter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Porter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Porter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Porter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Will Porter!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Will Porter!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Will Porter!
Will Porter wins by unanimous decision!
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