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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Highfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Highfield is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Highfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Wick is just out of range.
Wick lands with an uppercut that bounces Highfield off the ropes and back into range.
Highfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Wick scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like James Highfield has been cut.
Highfield throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Highfield lands with a nice combination. Wick backs away looking to recover.
Highfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Highfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wick moves away.
Wick tries to clinch but Highfield moves out of range.
Highfield scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Highfield's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Highfield duly obliges.
Highfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Highfield avoids the head kick by Wick.
The fighters circling - Highfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wick tries to bum rush Highfield with a series of wild strikes but Highfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wick staying out of range there.
Highfield scores with a one two! Wick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Highfield scores with a push kick.
Wick throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Highfield back to the ropes. Wick follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Highfield misses with a looping right.
Wick throws a head kick but Highfield moves out of range.
Wick wants to slow Highfield down by chopping away at his legs.
A cross from Highfield lands.
Wick scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Highfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Highfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wick moves away.
Wick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wick tries to clinch but Highfield moves away
and Highfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wick blocks a leg kick.
Highfield misses with the combination.
Highfield swinging wildly here.
Highfield scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Highfield.
Highfield swinging wildly here.
Wick is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Highfield misses.
Wick misses with a takedown attempt - Highfield sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Highfield takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Wick scores with a four punch combination!
Wick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Wick.
Highfield is rocked!
Wick moves away from the strike by Highfield.
Oh Highfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Highfield misses with a hook.
Highfield seems to have got his legs back now.
Wick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Highfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Wick backs away, Highfield returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Highfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Highfield throws a body punch but Wick moves out of range.
Highfield lands a jab.
Highfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wick misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Wick misses the target.
Wick throws a head kick that misses.
Wick takes one to the chin there.
Highfield takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wick is working the combinations to good effect here.
Highfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Highfield is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wick misses with a double jab.
Highfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Highfield lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Highfield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James Highfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Highfield circles away quickly and effectively.
Wick checks a leg kick.
Highfield throws a lazy right hand but Wick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Highfield gets tackled into the ropes by Wick. Wick maintains the clinch.
Highfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Highfield scores with a decent looking hook.
Wick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Highfield.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Highfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wick tries to counter with a clinch but Highfield shakes him off and moves away.
Highfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Wick tries to counter it with a takedown but Highfield pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Highfield gets tackled into the ropes by Wick. Wick maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Highfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Highfield'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.
Wick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Highfield slips a jab and a cross from Wick.
Highfield misses with a straight left.
Wick is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wick tries to close the distance and clinch but Highfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Highfield throws a lazy right hand but Wick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Highfield tries to bum rush Wick with a series of wild strikes but Wick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Highfield.
Highfield throws a nice looking combination but Wick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Highfield.
Wick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James Highfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Highfield takes a swing at Wick's ribcage but misses.
Wick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick throws a sloppy head kick and Highfield moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wick moves out of range as Highfield strikes.
Wick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Highfield working hard to break the clinch.
Highfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highfield breaks from the clinch.
Wick has a takedown stuffed.
Highfield shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wick eats them both and turns towards Highfield to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Highfield misses with the combination.
A jab from Wick misses.
Wick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Highfield.
A little feinted left hand from Highfield on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Highfield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Highfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wick can do to turn this around?
Wick misses with a combination
and Highfield counters with a two punch combo.
Wick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Highfield but Highfield pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Highfield misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highfield lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wick tries to bum rush Highfield with a series of wild strikes but Highfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Highfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wick is breathing heavily.
Highfield throws a right hand that Wick ducks under and follows up with a left that Wick also avoids with ease.
Wick with the counter takedown but Highfield avoids it easily.
Wick moves into the clinch.
Highfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wick is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Highfield gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
James Highfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wick.
Highfield is trying to break the clinch but Wick has him pressed against the ropes.
Wick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Highfield has had enough of the clinch but Wick keeps him there for the moment.
Highfield has had enough of the clinch but Wick keeps him there for the moment.
Highfield breaks from the clinch.
Wick tries to bum rush Highfield with a series of wild strikes but Highfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Highfield throws a series of strikes that have Wick backpedaling.
Wick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wick throws a right and a left that Highfield avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highfield swinging wildly here.
A cross from Highfield lands.
Highfield scores with a sloppy right hand. Wick should have avoided that one.
Highfield cracks Wick with a good jab.
Highfield lands a nice hook to Wick's body. Wick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Highfield misses with a few strikes there.
Wick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by Highfield.
Wick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wick digs a good hook to Highfield's body.
Wick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Highfield finds it's way round the side to connect with Wick's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wick throws a combination that misses
and Highfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wick tries to clinch up but Highfield circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highfield slips a jab and a cross from Wick.
A punch lands to the side of Wick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Highfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Highfield to score with a decent uppercut.
Highfield connects with a crisp jab.
Highfield works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Highfield bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wick's head backwards.
Highfield scores with a body shot.
Highfield swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wick.
Wick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Highfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Highfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wick dodges the punch combination from Highfield.
Wick moves out of range as Highfield throws a body kick.
Wick changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Highfield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Highfield's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Highfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wick moves away.
Wick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Highfield.
Wick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Highfield.
Highfield sets himself, and Wick steps forward looking for the clinch! Highfield avoids it this time.
Highfield misses with a looping left.
Highfield looks to land a left hand but Wick moved out of range nicely.
Wick throws a right hand that Highfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Highfield also avoids with ease.
Wick misses with a two punch combination.
Highfield throws a leg kick that misses.
Wick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Highfield slips a jab and a cross from Wick.
Wick throws a sloppy head kick and Highfield moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick moves into the clinch successfully.
Wick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Highfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Wick won't allow it.
Highfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Highfield.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Highfield lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wick throws a series of punches but Highfield avoids them all with ease.
Highfield appears to be looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Highfield misses.
Wick misses with the combination.
As Wick looks to move away, Highfield throws a big counter combo bu Wick just gets out of the way.
Wick darts in and clinches Highfield up against the ropes.
Highfield working hard to break the clinch.
Wick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Highfield's efforts to push away.
Highfield is trying to break the clinch but Wick is controlling him.
Highfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wick misses with a head kick.
As Wick looks to move away, Highfield throws a big counter combo bu Wick just gets out of the way.
Highfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Highfield misses.
Wick is looking to clinch.
Highfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wick ducks under a wild hook from Highfield.
Wick clinches.
Highfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wick has him pressed against the ropes.
Wick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wick misses with the combination.
James Highfield is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wick moves in looking to clinch but Highfield pushes him off.
A left lands for Highfield.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Highfield misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highfield stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Highfield wants it to stay on the feet.
Wick walks into a straight right hand from Highfield.
Wick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Highfield missing with a left hand there. Wick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wick tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Highfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Wick shoots in for a takedown but Highfield shows good takedown defense.
Wick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Highfield seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Highfield throws a series of punches but Wick moves out of range.
Highfield lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wick backs up against the ropes.
Highfield lands a glancing blow to the side of Wick's head.
Highfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wick circles away quickly and effectively.
Wick is trying desperately to land a takedown but Highfield is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wick.
Wick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Wick misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wick throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wick fails with a takedown attempt.
James Highfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wick.
Wick shoots and misses
letting Highfield counter with a right hand.
Wick drops his hands momentarily and Highfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A combination from Highfield does no damage.
Wick changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Highfield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Highfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Highfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Highfield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
John Wick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Highfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Highfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Highfield, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Highfield!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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