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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes van Bruggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes van Bruggen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Bruggen slips under a jab.
Hartola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
van Bruggen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! van Bruggen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hartola - the referee stops the clock and van Bruggen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hartola. van Bruggen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
van Bruggen lands with a good body shot.
van Bruggen connects with a body shot that sends Hartola's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick lands from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen moves out of range of the body kick from Hartola.
Hartola lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
van Bruggen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
van Bruggen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartola manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Hartola.
Hartola cracks van Bruggen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
van Bruggen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
van Bruggen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bruggen scores with a nice head shot.
van Bruggen throws a right hand that misses
and Hartola counters with a head kick. That will keep van Bruggen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hartola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. van Bruggen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartola. van Bruggen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but van Bruggen manages to avoid it.
van Bruggen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hartola tries to score with a low kick but van Bruggen moves his leg out of the way.
van Bruggen throws an off balance right hand
and Hartola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hartola blocks a low kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
van Bruggen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hartola stuns van Bruggen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hartola is looking to wear down van Bruggen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hartola misses with a body shot.
Hartola misses the jab.
van Bruggen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hartola keeps the fight on the outside.
van Bruggen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
van Bruggen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
van Bruggen looks gassed!
Hartola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits van Bruggens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hartola clobbers van Bruggen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hartola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
van Bruggen throws a chopping leg kick but Hartola manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hartola is looking to land body kicks.
van Bruggen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
van Bruggen avoids a kick to the body.
van Bruggen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hartola has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from van Bruggen finds it's way round the side to connect with Hartola's head.
Johannes van Bruggen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Bruggen loads up on a big right hand but Hartola slips the punch.
Hartola tried to score with a low kick but van Bruggen checks it.
van Bruggen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartola is just out of range.
Hartola ducks under a wild hook from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as van Bruggen throws out the jab.
van Bruggen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hartola throws a leg kick but van Bruggen checks it.
Hartola staying out of range there.
van Bruggen swinging wildly here.
van Bruggen looks for a takedown but Hartola sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Hartola.
van Bruggen checks the leg kick.
Hartola with a body punch. A glancing blow.
van Bruggen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartola cracks van Bruggen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by van Bruggen.
van Bruggen misses with a right hand
and Hartola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hartola is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
van Bruggen punishes Hartola's body with a nice straight punch.
Oooooh!!! Hartola has knocked van Bruggen down with a huge combo! Hartola steps away and waves a wobbly van Bruggen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
van Bruggen is rocked!
Hartola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
van Bruggen is still on wobbly legs! Can Hartola finish him?
Hartola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from van Bruggen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
van Bruggen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
van Bruggen seems to have recovered his senses.
van Bruggen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
van Bruggen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
van Bruggen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hartola.
Hartola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartola on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by van Bruggen. van Bruggen obviously looking to wear him down.
van Bruggen throws a lazy right hand but Hartola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
van Bruggen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hartola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
van Bruggen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hartola throws a nice looking combination but van Bruggen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from van Bruggen misses the target.
Hartola lands a jab to the head.
van Bruggen is breathing heavily.
van Bruggen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
van Bruggen blocks a head kick by Hartola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hartola.
van Bruggen instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on van Bruggen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hartola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
van Bruggen blocks a body shot from Hartola.
Stalling in the clinch from Hartola.
van Bruggen lands with a right to the head.
Hartola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hartola missing with knees to the body.
van Bruggen scores with a shot to the side of Hartola's head.
van Bruggen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hartola blocks an uppercut.
van Bruggen taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hartola as van Bruggen tries to tie him up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hartola looking to throw knees to the head but van Bruggen is blocking nicely.
van Bruggen can't find room to land a body shot as Hartola controls the action.
Hartola misses with a knee strike.
Hartola is pressed up against the cage. van Bruggen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hartola down to the mat. Hartola avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hartola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from van Bruggen.
A punch lands to the side of Hartola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Horrible takedown by van Bruggen or perhaps it was just good defense by Hartola which made him look bad.
van Bruggen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hartola looks to throw the jab but van Bruggen is out of range.
Hartola looks to land a left hand but van Bruggen moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartola throws out the jab.
Hartola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
van Bruggen fails to land the takedown.
Tommi Hartola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannes van Bruggen.
van Bruggen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hartola tries to avoid it but van Bruggen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hartola to the ground. Hartola escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hartola looks to throw the jab but van Bruggen is out of range.
van Bruggen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hartola.
Hartola throws a wild body kick that van Bruggen sees coming a mile off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hartola.
Hartola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartola delivers a nice body kick.
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!
van Bruggen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hartola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but van Bruggen manages to avoid it.
Hartola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hartola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from van Bruggen.
Hartola tries a head kick but it misses.
van Bruggen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tommi Hartola is winning the standup battle so far.
van Bruggen misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Hartola. Those never looked like landing.
Hartola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that van Bruggen can do to turn this around?
van Bruggen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartola.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartola blocks a jab.
Hartola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hartola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
van Bruggen throws a looping overhand right but Hartola ducks down to avoid it.
van Bruggen wants to slow Hartola down by chopping away at his legs.
Hartola throws a wild body kick that van Bruggen sees coming a mile off.
Hartola connects with a single shot there.
Hartola slips under a jab from van Bruggen.
Hartola connects with a looping right hand.
van Bruggen takes a swing at Hartola's ribcage but misses.
A jab from van Bruggen misses.
van Bruggen lands a really nice looking cross but Hartola seems unphased.
van Bruggen misses with an uppercut. Hartola saw that one coming.
van Bruggen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
van Bruggen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
van Bruggen has a takedown stuffed.
A clash of legs there as Hartola blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola walks into a straight right hand from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hartola checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hartola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from van Bruggen.
Hartola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen thows a body shot but no joy.
Hartola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen just misses with a punch to the body.
van Bruggen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from van Bruggen.
Hartola jabs at van Bruggen's body.
Hartola lands a big head kick that sends van Bruggen to the canvas! Hartola follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommi Hartola!
Tommi Hartola retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Tommi Hartola thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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