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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam James (ranked 1054 p4p, 145 weight class) and Eerikki Salmi (ranked 711 p4p, 99 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Come To Daddy by Aphex Twin. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 6 - 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eerikki Salmi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Salmi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salmi cracks James with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Salmi is predictable there
and James counters with a straight right hand.
Salmi missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salmi throws a leg kick
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salmi slips a jab from James.
Salmi staying out of range there.
Salmi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Salmi keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James tries to circle away but Salmi has him pinned against the cage.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salmi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salmi walks into a left hand.
Salmi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salmi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
A low kick from Salmi misses
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmi moves away from the strike by James.
A good leg kick by Salmi.
Salmi pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to James's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Salmi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James blocking some punches.
James blocking some punches.
Salmi lands a nice uppercut.
Salmi has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Salmi tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Salmi misses with a punch on the inside.
Salmi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salmi working aggressively here.
James is trying to break the clinch but Salmi has him pressed against the cage.
Salmi has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James blocking some punches.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salmi has him pressed against the cage.
Salmi blocks an elbow strike from James.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James breaks the clinch.
Salmi missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from James on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James looks to land a left hand but Salmi moved out of range nicely.
Salmi thinks about the counter body kick.
James works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James scores with a jab.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salmi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salmi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Salmi slips under a jab.
Salmi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
Salmi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Salmi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
James missing with a left hand there. Salmi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
James punishes Salmi's body with a nice straight punch.
Salmi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salmi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Salmi throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
Salmi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmi lands with an uppercut that bounces James off the cage and back into range.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from James misses.
A punch combination from James misses.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James misses with a body shot.
Salmi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and James counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Salmi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like James wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A combination from James does no damage.
James is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
James throws a looping overhand right but Salmi ducks down to avoid it.
Salmi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Salmi to counter with a crisp jab.
Salmi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from James misses.
James throws a shot from downtown. Salmi moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James misses with a wild body shot.
James loads up on a big right hand but Salmi slips the punch.
Salmi moves out of range as James strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salmi throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James throws a hook but Salmi blocks it.
Salmi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salmi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salmi defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Salmi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Salmi staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salmi! But no joy.
Salmi keeps James at a distance using the push kick.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James throws a shot from downtown. Salmi moves away and avoids it.
Salmi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by James.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Salmi.
Salmi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Salmi slips a straight right by James.
Salmi lands a jab to James's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salmi lands with an uppercut that bounces James off the cage and back into range.
James looks to land a right hand but Salmi moved out of range.
James misses with a body shot.
A jab from James finds it's way through Salmi's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Liam James will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A good leg kick by Salmi.
Liam James is winning the standup battle so far.
Salmi throws a chopping leg kick but James manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Salmi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from James does no damage.
Salmi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
James gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by James.
Salmi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James swings for the body but Salmi moves out of range.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Salmi backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from James misses.
James ducks under a wild hook from Salmi.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salmi was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
James throws a hook but Salmi avoids it easily.
James throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Salmi stumbling backwards into the cage! Salmi bounces back off the cage towards James, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! James lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! James celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Liam James!
A victorious Liam James thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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