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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Alexander (ranked 300 p4p, 587 weight class) and Gustav Harakka (ranked 42 p4p, 79 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Harakka!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harakka. That did some damage!
Alexander has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A big right from Alexander misses.
Harakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Harakka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harakka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Alexander loads up on a big right hand but Harakka slips the punch.
Harakka misses with a straight left.
As Harakka backs away, Alexander returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Harakka scores with the left hand. Alexander knows he should have avoided that one.
Alexander on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alexander throws a hook but Harakka blocks it.
Alexander tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harakka is able to avoid easily.
Harakka throws a sloppy head kick and Alexander moves out of range easily.
Alexander throwing a counter right hand but Harakka manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Harakka.
Alexander takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexander staying out of range there.
Alexander fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harakka checks it well.
Harakka tries to score with a low kick but Alexander moves his leg out of the way.
Harakka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexander was well out of range. Poor timing from Harakka.
Alexander appears to be looking for a big counter.
Harakka lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander ducks under a wild hook from Harakka.
Harakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Harakka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexander getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alexander 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.
Harakka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Harakka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alexander misses with a body shot.
Alexander cracks Harakka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harakka ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Alexander cracks Harakka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alexander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harakka.
Harakka checks the leg kick.
Harakka throws out a counter right but Alexander avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Alexander misses.
Alexander connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harakka. Harakka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alexander looks to throw the jab but Harakka is out of range.
Harakka throws out a loose jab but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harakka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alexander with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alexander lands a body shot.
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!
Harakka throws a leg kick but Alexander moved away.
Harakka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Alexander misses its intended target.
Alexander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexander misses with a looping right.
Alexander fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harakka checks it well.
Alexander throws a leg kick that misses.
Harakka misses with a lunging right hand
and Alexander counters with an outside leg kick.
Alexander misses with a lunging right hand
and Harakka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harakka throws a body kick that misses.
Alexander's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harakka under the eye.
Alexander missing with a left hand there. Harakka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexander moves away from the strike by Harakka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander motions for Harakka to come forward. Alexander throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harakka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harakka throws a good cross that connects.
Harakka throws a low kick, looking for Alexander's leg but Alexander calmly moves out of range.
Harakka throws a low kick but Alexander avoids it.
It looked like Alexander wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harakka lands with a kick to the temple. Alexander shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alexander stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Harakka.
Alexander with a jab.
Alexander cracks a nice hook into Harakka's ribs.
Harakka throws a leg kick but Alexander sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alexander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexander.
Alexander looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harakka throws a head kick that misses.
Alexander is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harakka clobbers Alexander with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harakka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alexander is rocked!
Harakka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Alexander to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexander throws a lazy uppercut
and Harakka counters with a huge left! Alexander is in big trouble! He's backing up but Harakka isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Alexander from any more damage. A dominating finish by Harakka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Harakka!
A victorious Gustav Harakka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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