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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viking Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darnell Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Viking Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darnell Cane!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cane.
Cane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cane lands a nice shot that snaps Alexander's head back.
Cane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alexander counters with a stiff right hand.
Alexander misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexander. Cane does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Cane releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexander.
Cane scores with a punch to the head.
Cane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alexander momentarily.
Alexander definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexander manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Alexander tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexander gets tackled into the cage by Cane. Cane maintains the clinch.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cane scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexander trying to control the position but instead, Cane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alexander into the cage.
Cane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alexander tries to avoid it but Cane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alexander to the ground. Alexander escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alexander throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Cane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cane.
Cane swings for the body but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Viking Alexander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexander moves into the clinch.
Cane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cane is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alexander gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Alexander fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexander.
Cane blocks an uppercut.
Cane lands with a left to the head.
Cane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cane throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexander.
Cane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander tries to stall but Cane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alexander blocks an uppercut.
Alexander misses with a body punch.
Alexander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander blocks an uppercut.
Alexander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Alexander fails to land.
Alexander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cane wants a takedown but no success here.
Viking Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darnell Cane.
Alexander lands with a left to the head.
Alexander leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexander.
Cane has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alexander seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cane can turn it around.
Cane has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alexander avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alexander blocking some punches.
Cane misses with the head strike.
Cane wants a takedown but no success here.
Cane tries to stall but Alexander uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alexander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane misses with the head strike.
Alexander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alexander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alexander lands a nice uppercut.
Cane can't break the clinch.
Cane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alexander is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexander.
Alexander is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cane is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alexander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
Alexander misses with the head strike.
Alexander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alexander working aggressively here.
Alexander blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexander connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cane. Cane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cane looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexander is just out of range.
Cane throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexander throws a head kick but Cane moves out of range.
Alexander takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alexander misses with a straight right.
Cane avoids a kick to the body.
Alexander throws a body punch but Cane moves out of range.
Cane misses with a looping right.
Cane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alexander stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darnell Cane will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cane looks to land a left hand but Alexander moved out of range nicely.
Alexander half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alexander takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darnell Cane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cane throws a lazy right hand but Alexander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cane swings for the body but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander misses the shot to the body.
Cane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexander moves away.
Alexander jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alexander misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexander lands a leg kick that knocks Cane off balance momentarily.
Cane lands a nice hook to Alexander's body. Alexander takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darnell Cane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cane. Alexander does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane lunges at Alexander with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alexander's hand.
Alexander scores with a decent looking hook.
Cane blocks a head kick by Alexander.
Alexander scores with a nice strike.
Cane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alexander looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander.
Alexander moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cane scores with a jab to the body.
Cane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cane looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexander is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cane misses with a wild body shot.
Alexander stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane misses with a body shot
and Alexander counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cane's knee momentarily.
Cane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alexander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Cane misses
and Alexander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cane takes a swing at Alexander's ribcage but misses.
Cane misses with an uppercut. Alexander saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Alexander misses the target.
Alexander throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cane's head.
Cane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Cane catches Alexander right on the button with a cross.
Cane checks the leg kick.
Alexander throws a leg kick but Cane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is looking to clinch.
Alexander throws a body shot but no joy.
Cane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alexander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alexander tries a low kick but Cane avoids it.
Cane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alexander rather than just go for the knockout.
Alexander tries to clinch there but Cane circles away.
Alexander lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexander was well out of range. Poor timing from Cane.
A quick step to the side and Alexander tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cane blocks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Cane.
Cane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cane loads up on a big right hand but Alexander slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Alexander.
Alexander throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alexander lands with an uppercut that bounces Cane off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Darnell Cane has been cut.
Cane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alexander's head backwards.
Cane checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander scores with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Alexander.
Cane scores with a hook.
Cane throws a lazy uppercut
and Alexander counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alexander throws an overhand right that lands on Cane's shoulder, as Cane tries to avoid the shot.
Cane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alexander.
Cane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alexander misses with a hook. Cane ducked under it nicely.
Cane digs a good body shot into Alexander's ribs.
Cane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darnell Cane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Darnell Cane's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Alexander connects with a body shot that sends Cane's belly button to the back.
Alexander listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alexander misses with a head kick.
Cane moves into the clinch.
Alexander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cane.
Alexander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cane has a couple of punches blocked by Alexander.
Nice body punch from Alexander.
Alexander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cane blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane blocks an uppercut.
Alexander lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cane being controlled against the cage.
Alexander is looking to control Cane's arms but Cane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexander has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexander.
Cane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cane.
Cane blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cane.
Alexander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Viking Alexander has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexander is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cane blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Alexander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Cane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexander lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
Alexander tries to throw a body punch but Cane avoids it by throwing Alexander back against the cage.
Cane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cane scores with a shoulder strike.
Darnell Cane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexander.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexander swings wildly with an uppercut but Cane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Alexander.
Cane is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alexander swings wildly with an uppercut but Cane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Cane.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexanders head.
Alexander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cane.
Alexander is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Cane.
Alexander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane blocking some punches.
Alexander's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cane misses with some punches.
Alexander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Alexander taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cane.
Alexander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Alexander fails to land.
Cane blocking some punches.
Viking Alexander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cane blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viking Alexander showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cane 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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