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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Harjakainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Joyner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harjakainen comes into the arena with Let's Go Fiesta blaring out of the sound system. 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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212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Harjakainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Russell Joyner!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harjakainen ducks under a wild hook from Joyner.
Joyner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harjakainen.
Harjakainen misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Joyner misses the target.
Harjakainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joyner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Harjakainen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Joyner passes into half guard.
Joyner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harjakainen's head.
Harjakainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Joyner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Joyner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joyner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harjakainen tries to get to full guard but Joyner has control of the leg.
Harjakainen manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joyner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harjakainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joyner throwing strikes from guard but Harjakainen blocks nicely.
Harjakainen working a defensive guard here.
Harjakainen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Joyner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joyner really wants to buck Harjakainen off and get back to his feet.
Harjakainen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Joyner has worked his arm free - good work by Joyner!
Joyner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Harjakainen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harjakainen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Joyner is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Harjakainen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Joyner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harjakainen's best efforts.
Harjakainen throws a strike but Joyner avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Harjakainen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Joyner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Joyner has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harjakainen has momentary wrist control but Joyner slips an elbow through the middle.
Harjakainen working for a triangle but Joyner defends it easily.
Joyner wants to control from the top but Harjakainen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyner is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Joyner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harjakainen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Joyner wants to control from the top but Harjakainen keeps moving.
Harjakainen is looking for a triangle but Joyner pushes his legs off easily.
Harjakainen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Joyner uses it to pass to side control.
Joyner working the ground and pound from side control.
Harjakainen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Joyner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Joyner working the ground and pound from side control.
Joyner controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harjakainen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harjakainen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harjakainen is looking for a kimura but Joyner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harjakainen to get the leverage.
Joyner is trying to stand.
Joyner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harjakainen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harjakainen stops Joyner from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Joyner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joyner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harjakainen.
Joyner throws a right hand that misses
and Harjakainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Harjakainen throws out a loose jab but Joyner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harjakainen moves out of range as Joyner strikes.
Timo Harjakainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joyner misses with a few strikes there.
Joyner misses with an uppercut.
Harjakainen misses with an uppercut. Joyner saw that one coming.
Joyner misses with a lunging right hand
and Harjakainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Russell Joyner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harjakainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joyner.
Joyner throws a big shot that misses.
Harjakainen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Harjakainen.
The fighters circling - Joyner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joyner tries to bum rush Harjakainen with a series of wild strikes but Harjakainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joyner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Joyner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harjakainen.
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!
Joyner looks to score with a jab to the body but Harjakainen is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joyner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harjakainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Harjakainen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harjakainen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harjakainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harjakainen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Harjakainen scores with a four punch combination!
Harjakainen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Timo Harjakainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Harjakainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joyner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joyner is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Joyner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joyner tries to bum rush Harjakainen with a series of wild strikes but Harjakainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harjakainen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harjakainen ducks under a wild hook from Joyner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joyner. Harjakainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joyner misses with an uppercut
and Harjakainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joyner. Harjakainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harjakainen throws a hook to the side of Joyner's head but Joyner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harjakainen tests Joyner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harjakainen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joyner's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harjakainen. Joyner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joyner looks to throw the jab but Harjakainen is out of range.
Joyner misses with a hook. Harjakainen ducked under it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harjakainen!
Joyner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harjakainen misses with a hook. Joyner ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Joyner.
Joyner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harjakainen but Harjakainen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harjakainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Timo Harjakainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harjakainen looks to land a combination but Joyner avoids it well.
Joyner misses with a takedown attempt - Harjakainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harjakainen.
Joyner misses with a hook. Harjakainen ducked under it nicely.
Harjakainen lands a nice hook to Joyner's body. Joyner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harjakainen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joyner misses the jab.
Harjakainen moves out of range as Joyner strikes.
Joyner connects with a crisp jab.
Harjakainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harjakainen with a hook.
Harjakainen cracks Joyner with an open hand slap.
Joyner throws a series of punches but Harjakainen avoids them all with ease.
Joyner throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Harjakainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Joyner missing with a left hand there. Harjakainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harjakainen slips a straight right by Joyner.
Harjakainen catches Joyner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Joyner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harjakainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harjakainen jabs Joyner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joyner is breathing heavily.
Joyner misses with a series of wild punches.
Joyner fails with the takedown.
Timo Harjakainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Joyner.
Joyner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harjakainen.
Harjakainen misses with a body shot.
Harjakainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harjakainen scores with a one two! Joyner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Joyner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joyner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joyner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joyner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joyner scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Harjakainen dominated that second round.
That's time! Harjakainen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Joyner misses with a hook. Harjakainen ducked under it nicely.
Harjakainen looks to land a combination but Joyner avoids it well.
Good exchange - Harjakainen coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Harjakainen.
Joyner catches Harjakainen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Harjakainen.
Joyner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harjakainen as he avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Harjakainen.
Joyner throws the left hand but Harjakainen avoids the punch easily.
Harjakainen staying out of range there.
Joyner moves out of range of the body kick.
Harjakainen lands a nice looking body shot.
Joyner misses with a hook.
Harjakainen works the jab nicely.
Harjakainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Harjakainen cracks a nice hook into Joyner's ribs.
Joyner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joyner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harjakainen to score with a decent uppercut.
Harjakainen is looking to chop away at Joyner's legs.
Joyner moves away from the strike by Harjakainen.
Joyner misses with a hook. Harjakainen ducked under it nicely.
Harjakainen lands a jab-cross combination.
Harjakainen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harjakainen digs a good hook to Joyner's body.
Joyner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harjakainen staying out of range there.
Harjakainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joyner.
Harjakainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harjakainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Harjakainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Joyner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harjakainen stuns Joyner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot by Harjakainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joyner throws a series of punches but Harjakainen moves out of range.
Joyner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harjakainen manages to avoid it.
Harjakainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joyner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harjakainen throws an overhand right that lands on Joyner's shoulder, as Joyner tries to avoid the shot.
Harjakainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joyner.
Joyner blocks a head kick by Harjakainen.
Harjakainen throws a hook but Joyner avoids it easily.
Joyner loads up on a big right hand but Harjakainen slips the punch.
Harjakainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joyner.
Harjakainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Joyner looks to land a combination but Harjakainen avoids it well.
Harjakainen slips under a jab from Joyner.
Harjakainen lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Joyner misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyner throws out a powerful jab.
Harjakainen misses with a hook.
Joyner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harjakainen.
Harjakainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Harjakainen as Joyner shoots in.
Harjakainen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joyner backs up against the cage.
Harjakainen moves away from the strike by Joyner.
Harjakainen's corner calls for a 1-2. Harjakainen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Joyner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harjakainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harjakainen lands with a right hand.
Harjakainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Joyner blocks a jab.
Joyner throws out a loose jab but Harjakainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joyner throws a combination that misses
and Harjakainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four 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!
Joyner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harjakainen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Harjakainen scores with a punch to the head.
Harjakainen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harjakainen ducks under a wild hook from Joyner.
Harjakainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left and a right from Harjakainen both land. Nice combination.
Harjakainen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joyner backs up against the cage.
Joyner misses with a hook.
Joyner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joyner throws a lazy right hand but Harjakainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harjakainen moves out of range as Joyner strikes.
Harjakainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Harjakainen as he connects with a hook.
Harjakainen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Harjakainen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harjakainen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Harjakainen!
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RATING
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