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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harri Haaparanta (ranked 3689 p4p, 305 weight class) and Dirty WhiteBoy (ranked 3973 p4p, 322 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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157 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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181 cm
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153 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Haaparanta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirty WhiteBoy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haaparanta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haaparanta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that WhiteBoy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
WhiteBoy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and WhiteBoy duly obliges.
Haaparanta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from WhiteBoy! But no joy.
Haaparanta throws a body shot but no joy.
WhiteBoy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haaparanta is fending him off so far but WhiteBoy persists. Nope, Haaparanta circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from WhiteBoy misses.
Haaparanta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haaparanta has WhiteBoy up against the ropes in a clinch.
WhiteBoy misses with some punches.
WhiteBoy misses with some punches.
WhiteBoy throws a head punch that misses.
Haaparanta tries to throw a body punch but WhiteBoy avoids it by throwing Haaparanta back against the ropes.
Haaparanta tries to land a knee to the head but WhiteBoy blocks with his arms.
WhiteBoy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
WhiteBoy blocks an elbow strike from Haaparanta.
WhiteBoy throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WhiteBoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Haaparanta.
Still in the clinch, Haaparanta scores with a nice short uppercut.
WhiteBoy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
WhiteBoy blocks an elbow strike.
WhiteBoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haaparanta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haaparanta.
Haaparanta lands a left hand that snaps the head of WhiteBoy backwards.
WhiteBoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Haaparanta.
WhiteBoy avoiding damage as Haaparanta throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for WhiteBoy.
Haaparanta blocking some punches.
Haaparanta struggles to land a body shot inside as WhiteBoy controls his hands.
Haaparanta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
WhiteBoy blocks an elbow strike from Haaparanta.
WhiteBoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Haaparanta.
Haaparanta lands an elbow just above WhiteBoy 's eye.
It looks like Dirty WhiteBoy has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for WhiteBoy.
WhiteBoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Haaparanta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haaparanta controlling the action here for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
WhiteBoy has a couple of punches blocked by Haaparanta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta lands a nice elbow.
WhiteBoy throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haaparanta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
WhiteBoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by WhiteBoy.
Haaparanta wants to stall.
WhiteBoy misses with the head strike.
Haaparanta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haaparanta misses with a punch to the body.
WhiteBoy misses with the head strike.
WhiteBoy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
WhiteBoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Haaparanta backwards.
Haaparanta blocks an uppercut.
WhiteBoy lands a left hand.
Haaparanta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through WhiteBoy's defenses.
WhiteBoy blocks a body shot from Haaparanta.
WhiteBoy working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WhiteBoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Haaparanta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haaparanta lands an elbow just above WhiteBoy 's eye.
Haaparanta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haaparanta lands an elbow inside that WhiteBoy shrugs off.
WhiteBoy is rocked!
Haaparanta pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns WhiteBoy! Haaparanta unloads with more strikes and WhiteBoy sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harri Haaparanta!
After the big win, Harri Haaparanta made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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