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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Haapasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haapasalo comes to the cage accompanied by Korpiklaani - Let's Drink . Saari has chosen MACABRE - Serial Killer as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Haapasalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Saari!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapasalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saari.
Haapasalo has Saari up against the cage in a clinch.
Saari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haapasalo wants to stall.
Saari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haapasalo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saari.
Saari tries to bum rush Haapasalo with a series of wild strikes but Haapasalo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haapasalo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haapasalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saari.
Haapasalo instigates a clinch.
Saari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haapasalo backwards.
Saari is trying to push Haapasalo away but Haapasalo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saari throws a punch but it's blocked by Haapasalo.
Haapasalo digs a right hand underneath Saari's ribcage. Saari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haapasalo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haapasalo throws a head punch that misses.
Saari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haapasalo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saari's efforts to push away.
Haapasalo lands a hook that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Saari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haapasalo is pushing Saari up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Saari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haapasalo tries to work over Saari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haapasalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haapasalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haapasalo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haapasalo misses with a body punch.
Saari has had enough of the clinch but Haapasalo keeps him there for the moment.
Saari working aggressively here.
Haapasalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haapasalo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saari lands an uppercut.
Saari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saari working hard to break the clinch.
Saari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haapasalo lands a body shot.
Haapasalo pushes Saari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haapasalo lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Haapasalo fails to land.
Saari throws a punch but it's blocked by Haapasalo.
A right hand to the body from Haapasalo.
Saari looks gassed!
Haapasalo lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haapasalo.
A bit of stalling here from Haapasalo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saari avoiding damage as Haapasalo throws knees to the body.
Haapasalo digs a right hand underneath Saari's ribcage. Saari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haapasalo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saari blocking some punches.
Haapasalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Saari.
Haapasalo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
Haapasalo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saari blocking some punches.
Haapasalo lands an elbow inside that Saari shrugs off.
Haapasalo misses with the head strike.
Haapasalo lands with a light punch inside.
Haapasalo misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Haapasalo on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haapasalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Saari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saari is trying to push Haapasalo away but Haapasalo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haapasalo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Haapasalo on the inside.
Haapasalo has a couple of punches blocked by Saari.
A nice left hand lands by Haapasalo.
Haapasalo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Haapasalo.
Nice body punch from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
Saari blocks an elbow strike from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Haapasalo.
Saari manages to break the clinch.
Haapasalo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haapasalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haapasalo clinches up against the cage.
Haapasalo digs a right hand underneath Saari's ribcage. Saari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari tries to circle away but Haapasalo has him pinned against the cage.
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by Haapasalo.
Haapasalo tries to land knees in the clinch but Saari avoids the damage to the body.
Haapasalo wants to stall.
Haapasalo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haapasalo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haapasalo throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Saari tries to circle away but Haapasalo has him pinned against the cage.
Haapasalo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
Haapasalo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saari tries to break the clinch but Haapasalo is controlling the position.
Haapasalo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haapasalo lands with a short shot to the head.
Haapasalo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saari or not.
Haapasalo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Haapasalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Haapasalo lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haapasalo.
Haapasalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saari wants to break free but Haapasalo has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haapasalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Haapasalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Saari controls his hands.
Saari blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saari.
Haapasalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Saari breaks the clinch.
Haapasalo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haapasalo.
Haapasalo clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haapasalo misses with the head strike.
Saari breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Haapasalo.
Saari slips a jab from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haapasalo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haapasalo loads up on a big right hand but Saari slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Haapasalo. Those never looked like landing.
Henry Saari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haapasalo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haapasalo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saari throws a lazy right hand but Haapasalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haapasalo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haapasalo throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Haapasalo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Haapasalo throws a jab when Saari was well out of range.
Haapasalo tries to clinch up but Saari circles away and keeps his distance.
Saari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haapasalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saari.
Saari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haapasalo.
Saari looks to throw the jab but Haapasalo is out of range.
Saari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haapasalo thows a body shot but no joy.
Saari throws an overhand right that lands on Haapasalo's shoulder, as Haapasalo tries to avoid the shot.
Haapasalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saari looks to land a left hand but Haapasalo moved out of range nicely.
Haapasalo slips a jab from Saari.
The crowd cheers as Haapasalo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saari doesn't seem phased though.
Saari slips under a jab from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haapasalo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saari misses with a hook. Haapasalo ducked under it nicely.
Saari misses with a straight left.
Saari looks to land a left hand but Haapasalo moved out of range nicely.
Saari misses with a looping left.
Haapasalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saari throws out the jab.
Saari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haapasalo tries to bum rush Saari with a series of wild strikes but Saari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapasalo tries to clinch up.
Haapasalo is looking to clinch but Saari is avoiding it.
Saari lands with an uppercut that bounces Haapasalo off the cage and back into rage.
The fighters circling - Saari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saari misses with the combination.
Saari loads up on a big right hand but Haapasalo slips the punch.
That kick from Haapasalo tenderised Saari's leg. Saari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haapasalo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saari looks to land a right hand but Haapasalo moved out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Haapasalo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Saari lands the left hand.
Haapasalo tries to close the distance and clinch but Saari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Saari misses.
Saari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saari throws the left hand but Haapasalo avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Haapasalo misses.
Haapasalo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haapasalo tries to clinch up.
Haapasalo wants to clinch up but Saari keeps it at a distance.
Haapasalo lands with a nice body punch.
Haapasalo blocks a jab.
Saari throws a hook to the side of Haapasalo's head but Haapasalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari looks to land a left hand but Haapasalo moved out of range nicely.
Haapasalo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haapasalo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saari misses with an uppercut. Haapasalo saw that one coming.
Haapasalo thows a body kick. Saari tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Haapasalo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Saari misses.
Haapasalo throws a nice head kick!
Saari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saari lands a head shot.
Haapasalo moves in looking to clinch but Saari pushes him off.
Haapasalo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haapasalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saari moves away.
Haapasalo ducks under a wild hook from Saari.
Haapasalo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haapasalo rushes Saari and presses him up against the cage.
Haapasalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saari working aggressively here.
Haapasalo working aggressively here.
Haapasalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saari breaks from the clinch.
Saari throws a jab but it's blocked by Haapasalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapasalo misses with a looping left.
Saari tries to bum rush Haapasalo with a series of wild strikes but Haapasalo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saari looks to land a right hand but Haapasalo moved out of range.
Saari lands a lovely overhand right.
Good shot there by Saari.
Saari misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Saari.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haapasalo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haapasalo misses with a hook. Saari ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Saari misses.
Saari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haapasalo. Haapasalo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haapasalo misses with a looping right.
Saari blocks the body kick.
Haapasalo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haapasalo has a couple of punches blocked by Saari.
Haapasalo misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saari.
Saari scores with a shot to the side of Haapasalo's head.
Saari breaks the clinch.
Saari misses with a looping left.
Haapasalo is looking to score with low kicks.
Haapasalo wants to clinch up but Saari keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haapasalo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saari moves away from the strike by Haapasalo.
Saari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saari.
Saari looks to land a left hand but Haapasalo moved out of range nicely.
Haapasalo tries to clinch there but Saari circles away.
Saari misses with a looping right.
Saari lands a jab.
Haapasalo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haapasalo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saari's corner calls for a 1-2. Saari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henry Saari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haapasalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haapasalo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheers as Saari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haapasalo doesn't seem phased though.
Saari throws a hook but Haapasalo blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haapasalo, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haapasalo slips under a jab from Saari.
Haapasalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Haapasalo slips a straight right by Saari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Saari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Haapasalo throws a leg kick but Saari checks it.
Saari looks to land a combination but Haapasalo avoids it well.
Haapasalo tries to clinch up.
Saari throws a jab when Haapasalo was well out of range.
Haapasalo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Saari misses its intended target.
Haapasalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saari.
Saari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saari throws a hook but Haapasalo avoids it easily.
Haapasalo throws an overhand right that lands on Saari's shoulder, as Saari tries to avoid the shot.
Haapasalo slips a straight right by Saari.
A swing and a miss from Saari.
Saari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Saari misses.
Haapasalo misses with a looping right.
Saari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Saari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haapasalo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Haapasalo.
Haapasalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saari.
Haapasalo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haapasalo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saari missing with a left hand there. Haapasalo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haapasalo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saari scores with the left hand. Haapasalo knows he should have avoided that one.
Haapasalo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saari scores with a punch to the head.
Haapasalo doesn't manage to clinch there - Saari circles away.
Haapasalo tries to clinch but Saari is having none of it.
Haapasalo moves away from the strike by Saari.
Haapasalo punishes Saari's body with a nice straight punch.
Saari throws a lazy right hand but Haapasalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Saari.
Haapasalo misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Saari misses the target.
Saari moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Saari finds it's target.
Saari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haapasalo slips a jab from Saari.
Haapasalo scores with a shot to the body.
Haapasalo moves into the clinch.
Haapasalo gets through Saari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haapasalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Haapasalo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saari avoids it.
Saari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saari keeps the fight on the outside.
Haapasalo is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haapasalo misses with a hook. Saari ducked under it nicely.
Saari misses with a straight left.
Haapasalo tries to clinch up.
Saari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haapasalo in his tracks.
Saari throws a hook to the side of Haapasalo's head but Haapasalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haapasalo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saari momentarily.
Haapasalo moves into the clinch.
Antti Haapasalo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saari breaks from the clinch.
Haapasalo doesn't manage to clinch there - Saari circles away.
Haapasalo moves in looking to clinch but Saari pushes him off.
Saari misses with a hook.
Saari slips under a jab from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Haapasalo - just one landing.
Saari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saari catches Haapasalo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Saari misses the target.
Haapasalo slips under a jab from Saari.
A combination from Haapasalo does no damage.
Jab from Saari.
Saari swats away the attempt to clinch by Haapasalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari swats away the attempt to clinch by Haapasalo.
Haapasalo blocks a jab.
Haapasalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Haapasalo misses the target.
Saari throws a hook but Haapasalo avoids it easily.
Saari blocks the body kick.
Haapasalo moves in looking to clinch but Saari pushes him off.
Saari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haapasalo tries to clinch but Saari moves out of range.
Haapasalo ducks under a wild hook from Saari.
Haapasalo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haapasalo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saari cracks Haapasalo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saari throws a big shot that misses.
Saari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saari blocks a head kick by Haapasalo.
Saari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saari misses with a straight left.
Haapasalo walks into a straight right hand from Saari.
Saari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haapasalo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Haapasalo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haapasalo wants to clinch up but Saari keeps it at a distance.
Haapasalo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haapasalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saari throws out the jab.
Haapasalo staying out of range there.
Haapasalo connects with a crisp jab.
Saari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haapasalo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saari misses the jab.
Haapasalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saari.
Saari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo moves out of range as Saari strikes.
Saari misses with an uppercut.
Haapasalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haapasalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saari throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Saari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saari scores with a jab.
Haapasalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saari misses with an uppercut. Haapasalo saw that one coming.
Saari throws an overhand right that lands on Haapasalo's shoulder, as Haapasalo tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Saari misses.
Haapasalo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haapasalo tries to clinch but Saari is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henry Saari.
I think Saari 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Saari!
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