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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Cane (ranked 815 p4p, 113 weight class) and Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 2234 p4p, 272 weight class). Darnell Cane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darnell Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane swings widly with a right hand
and Sigfridsson counters with a straight right hand.
Cane moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cane gets a clinch.
Sigfridsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cane has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sigfridsson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sigfridsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sigfridsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sigfridsson tries to keep at a distance but Cane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cane blocking some punches.
Cane is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Sigfridsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darnell Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cane is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Sigfridsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cane misses with some punches.
Cane lands a hook that snaps the head of Sigfridsson backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cane is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sigfridsson is defending well.
Sigfridsson stops a takedown attempt from Cane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfridsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sigfridsson can't find room to land a body shot as Cane controls the action.
Sigfridsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cane is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sigfridsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sigfridsson misses with the head strike.
Cane avoids a wild elbow strike from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sigfridsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sigfridsson defending well as Cane loads up on a big left hand.
Cane misses with a body punch
and Sigfridsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sigfridsson clinches up against the ropes.
Cane is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sigfridsson is defending well.
Sigfridsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cane has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sigfridsson after a bit of a struggle.
Sigfridsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sigfridsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cane.
Cane is looking for a takedown.
Cane is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Sigfridsson can't fight it off and eventually Cane manages to take the fight to the floor. Sigfridsson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sigfridsson is looking to stand up but Cane isn't so interested in that idea.
Cane throws a big right hand that misses.
Cane stops Sigfridsson from standing up.
Cane landing with the ground and pound.
Cane won't allow Sigfridsson to get back to his feet.
Sigfridsson wants to get back to his feet but Cane passes into half guard.
Cane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sigfridsson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Cane is on him like a limpet, forcing Sigfridsson back against the ropes.
Cane is looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sigfridsson gets underhooks to prevent Cane's takedown attempt.
A short right from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson's coach down at UnderGround Wrestling and Jiu Jitsu was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sigfridsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sigfridsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sigfridsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sigfridsson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sigfridsson is working Cane over against the ropes.
Cane drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sigfridsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sigfridsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Cane is breathing heavily.
Sigfridsson works on Cane's body with a couple of short punches.
Cane blocks an uppercut.
Sigfridsson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sigfridsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
Sigfridsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigfridsson.
Cane blocking some punches.
Sigfridsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Sigfridsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Sigfridsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cane.
Cane goes for a takedown attempt but Sigfridsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sigfridsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sigfridsson clinches up with Cane and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cane is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sigfridsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sigfridsson lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Sigfridsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sigfridsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cane is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sigfridsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sigfridsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cane has Sigfridsson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Sigfridsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Sigfridsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cane swats away the attempt to clinch by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson is looking to clinch but Cane is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sigfridsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cane changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sigfridsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cane is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sigfridsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cane is looking for a takedown.
Sigfridsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sigfridsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darnell Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cane looking for a takedown.
Sigfridsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cane blocks an uppercut.
Sigfridsson misses with an elbow strike.
Cane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sigfridsson's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Sigfridsson on the inside.
Cane can't get the takedown.
Sigfridsson is pressed up against the ropes. Cane has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sigfridsson down to the mat. Sigfridsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sigfridsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cane circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Sigfridsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson clinches up against the ropes.
Sigfridsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cane tries for a takedown but Sigfridsson manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sigfridsson gets underhooks to prevent Cane's takedown attempt.
Sigfridsson prevents the takedown attempt.
Sigfridsson throws a head punch that misses.
Sigfridsson lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sigfridsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson misses with the head strike.
Sigfridsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cane or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sigfridsson.
Cane blocking some punches.
Sigfridsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cane has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sigfridsson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sigfridsson misses with some punches.
Sigfridsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sigfridsson misses with the head strike.
Sigfridsson misses with the head strike.
Sigfridsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sigfridsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sigfridsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sigfridsson scores with a shot to the side of Cane's head.
Sigfridsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sigfridsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sigfridsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sigfridsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cane.
Cane blocking some punches.
Cane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sigfridsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson takes a shot to the head.
Cane blocking some punches.
Sigfridsson working aggressively here.
Sigfridsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Cane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson prevents the takedown attempt.
Sigfridsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sigfridsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Cane goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sigfridsson prevents it.
Cane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sigfridsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sigfridsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sigfridsson throws a head punch that misses.
Sigfridsson has a couple of punches blocked by Cane.
Sigfridsson gets underhooks to prevent Cane's takedown attempt.
Sigfridsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson lands a body punch.
Cane has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sigfridsson after a bit of a struggle.
Sigfridsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sigfridsson working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigfridsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sigfridsson tries a body shot but Cane blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Sigfridsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sigfridsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sigfridsson misses with an elbow strike.
Sigfridsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
Cane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sigfridsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sigfridsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Sigfridsson tries to clinch but Cane is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sigfridsson.
Cane keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Sigfridsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cane looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Darnell Cane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sigfridsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cane.
Sigfridsson is looking for the big counter here.
Sigfridsson blocks a jab.
Sigfridsson throws out a counter right but Cane avoids it with no problem.
Sigfridsson pushes Cane up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sigfridsson blocks an uppercut.
Sigfridsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
Sigfridsson working aggressively here.
Sigfridsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sigfridsson lands with a light punch inside.
Sigfridsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane is trying to drag Sigfridsson to the mat but Sigfridsson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darnell Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Sigfridsson.
Benjamin Sigfridsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfridsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cane is looking for a takedown.
Sigfridsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Sigfridsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Cane struggles to land a body shot inside as Sigfridsson controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigfridsson.
Cane drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sigfridsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sigfridsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cane circles away.
Benjamin Sigfridsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sigfridsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sigfridsson closes the distance and clinches.
Cane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sigfridsson backwards.
Cane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sigfridsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sigfridsson moves into the clinch.
Darnell Cane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson misses with some punches.
Cane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sigfridsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cane is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sigfridsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cane is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sigfridsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cane has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sigfridsson after a bit of a struggle.
Cane has a couple of punches blocked by Sigfridsson.
Cane drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sigfridsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sigfridsson tries to work over Cane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sigfridsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cane can't get the takedown.
Sigfridsson throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Sigfridsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson throws a head punch that misses.
Cane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cane has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sigfridsson after a bit of a struggle.
Cane blocks the elbow strike.
Sigfridsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cane can't get the takedown.
Sigfridsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Darnell Cane has been cut.
Sigfridsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Sigfridsson.
Cane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson lands with a right to the head.
Sigfridsson stops a takedown attempt from Cane.
Sigfridsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cane has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sigfridsson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sigfridsson gets underhooks to prevent Cane's takedown attempt.
Cane is looking for a takedown.
A short left from Sigfridsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sigfridsson is working Cane over against the ropes.
Cane blocking some punches.
Cane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sigfridsson prevents the takedown attempt.
Sigfridsson lands with a right to the head.
Sigfridsson lands with a left to the head.
Sigfridsson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sigfridsson blocking some punches.
Cane tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sigfridsson misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Sigfridsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sigfridsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Sigfridsson!
Benjamin Sigfridsson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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