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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam James (ranked 3459 p4p, 445 weight class) and Juha Niska (ranked 1952 p4p, 282 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Come To Daddy by Aphex Twin. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juha Niska!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James moves forwards but Niska connects with a nice, crisp jab.
James moves out of range as Niska strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from James misses the target.
James scores with a jab. Niska acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Niska lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Niska does no damage.
Niska avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Niska on the side of the head.
James walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Niska tries to land a leg kick but James saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from James misses the target.
Niska darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
James throws out a loose jab but Niska uses good head movement to avoid it.
James ducks under a wild hook from Niska.
Niska keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Niska finds it's way through James's defenses.
James gets tackled into the cage by Niska. Niska maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Niska.
Good body shot from Niska.
Niska tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Niska struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James tries to break free but Niska pushes him back against the cage.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niska lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
We've been informed that Niska has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Niska being controlled against the cage.
Niska lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Niska struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
Niska lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James tries to break the clinch but Niska is controlling the position.
Niska lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Niska lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Niska's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
James wants to stall.
Niska has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Niska misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James is trying to break free.
Niska lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Niska.
Niska tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niska breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James slips under a jab from Niska.
Niska missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Niska there.
Niska misses with the combination.
James scores with a jab. Niska acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Niska misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from James.
James staying out of range there.
Niska moves away from the strike by James.
Niska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niska misses with a straight right.
James thuds a left hand into Niska's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to move into range but Niska moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Niska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Niska scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by James.
James misses with a looping right.
Niska with a nice cross.
Niska cracks James with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Niska misses with a looping left.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niska.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Niska is just out of range.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niska lands the left hand.
Niska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James lands with a cross.
Niska throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niska.
Niska scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Niska misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niska tries to land a leg kick but James saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niska. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niska is looking to land body kicks.
James moves into range and connects with a jab.
Niska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
Niska fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James on the side of the head.
Niska moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James throws a hook but Niska blocks it.
Niska misses with a wild body shot.
Niska takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Niska misses with a straight left.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Niska counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Niska throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Juha Niska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James misses with a hook. Niska ducked under it nicely.
James scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from James misses.
Niska lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Niska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Niska dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Niska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James slips a straight right by Niska.
A punch lands to the side of James 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Niska misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and James tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niska lands a nice shot to the body.
Niska staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Niska.
James looks to land a left hand but Niska moved out of range nicely.
Niska throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Donk. James catches Niska right on the button with a cross.
James scores with a jab to the jaw.
Niska lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niska scores with a nice head shot.
Niska is looking to clinch.
Niska blocks a jab.
Niska jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Niska throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
James misses with a right hand
enabling Niska to counter with a crisp jab.
James looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to bum rush Niska with a series of wild strikes but Niska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James blocks a jab.
Niska lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Niska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Niska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Niska fails to land with a series of punches.
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Niska counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niska takes the fight into the clinch.
Niska stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Niska prevents James from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niska creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Niska tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
Our sources have told us that James has been working on his elbows in the gym.
James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
James is trying to push Niska away but Niska has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Niska keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
James is trying to force a seperation but Niska has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska is working James over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Niska lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Niska lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
Niska pressing his opponent against the cage.
Niska lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
James blocks a body shot from Niska.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niska tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Niska lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niska makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Juha Niska seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Niska lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Niska - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James prevents a body shot from Niska.
Niska lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niska lands a left hand.
James prevents a body shot from Niska.
Niska stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Niska missing with knees to the body.
Niska lands a left hand.
Niska throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Niska misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niska stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niska misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niska breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James lands a jab-cross combination.
Niska with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
Niska throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James slips a straight right by Niska.
Niska throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niska misses with an uppercut.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Niska at a distance.
Niska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niska throws a big shot that misses.
Juha Niska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niska is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from James.
Niska ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Niska throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James defending well as Niska loads up on a big left hand.
Niska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Niska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Niska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Niska loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
Niska throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
James misses with an uppercut.
Niska jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Niska does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niska.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Niska moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
James lands with a right hand.
Niska missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niska misses with a hook
and James counters with a nice body shot.
James throws a hook but Niska blocks it.
James takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
James throws a shot from downtown. Niska moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
Niska slips a jab from James.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James throws out a loose jab but Niska uses good head movement to avoid it.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niska looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James misses with a body shot.
Niska throws a leg kick but James checks it.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niska.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niska.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niska swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Niska looks to clinch
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James walks into a jab.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
James misses with a left hand
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James blocks a jab.
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!
James scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
James throws a series of punches but Niska moves out of range.
A big left from Niska misses.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niska swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
James is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Niska.
Niska bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Niska closes the distance and clinches.
Niska goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niska swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Niska lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Niska misses with an uppercut.
James moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Niska has taken the fight to the clinch.
Niska lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niska tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niska throws a body shot but no joy.
Juha Niska is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Niska scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niska throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James misses with a looping left.
Niska just misses with a punch to the body.
Niska throws a jab when James was well out of range.
Niska is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
James moves forwards but Niska connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Niska - just one landing.
Niska throws a big shot that misses.
James swings for the body but Niska moves out of range.
A jab from James misses.
Niska fails to land with a series of punches.
James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a hook. Niska ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Niska, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James tries to move into range but Niska moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Niska scoring well with a low kick there.
Niska moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Niska takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James throws an off balance right hand
letting Niska counter with a right hand.
Niska ducks under a wild hook from James.
Niska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
A jab lands there for James.
Niska scores with a jab.
Niska defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Niska scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niska tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James staying out of range there.
Liam James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niska misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Niska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Niska has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juha Niska!
After winning the bout, Juha Niska thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Liam James had this to say: 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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energy
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hype
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