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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Baroza (ranked 2485 p4p, 2839 weight class) and Markku Innanen (ranked 259 p4p, 298 weight class). Baroza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Siempre Pelogroso. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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2 - 5 - 0 |
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196 cm
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Baroza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markku Innanen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Innanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Innanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Innanen misses its intended target.
Baroza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Innanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Innanen misses the shot to the body.
Baroza takes a swing at Innanen's ribcage but misses.
Innanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baroza throws out the jab.
Baroza scores with a jab.
It looks like Markku Innanen has been cut.
Innanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Innanen 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.
Innanen with a jab.
Innanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baroza.
Innanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baroza moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Innanen tries to clinch there but Baroza circles away.
Baroza fires out a quick counter leg kick but Innanen just manages to avoid it.
Innanen scores with a nice strike.
Baroza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baroza looks to land a body kick but Innanen moved away.
Baroza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Baroza swats away the attempt to clinch by Innanen.
Baroza fires out a quick counter leg kick but Innanen just manages to avoid it.
Baroza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baroza scores with a nice body kick.
Baroza misses the body punch
and Innanen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baroza thinking.
Baroza takes one on the button.
Innanen swings for the body but Baroza moves out of range.
Baroza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Innanen's sensitive parts.
A lazy left from Innanen finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Innanen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baroza throws a hook but Innanen avoids it easily.
Baroza throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Innanen misses
and Baroza counters with a stiff right hand.
Baroza misses with a leg kick.
Innanen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baroza momentarily.
Innanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Baroza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baroza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Innanen. That did some damage!
Innanen misses with a lunging right hand
and Baroza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baroza looks to land a left hand but Innanen moved out of range nicely.
Baroza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baroza swings for the body but Innanen moves out of range.
Baroza loads up on a big right hand but Innanen slips the punch.
Innanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Innanen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baroza doesn't seem phased though.
Innanen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Innanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Innanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baroza wants to land a leg kick but Innanen is out of range.
Baroza lands with an uppercut that bounces Innanen off the cage and back into range.
Innanen with a hook.
Innanen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Innanen scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroza is leaning against Innanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Innanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barozas head.
Baroza avoids the elbow strike from Innanen, against the cage.
Baroza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Innanen's elbow.
Innanen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baroza misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baroza.
Baroza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baroza lands a nice looking body shot.
Baroza throws the left hand but Innanen avoids the punch easily.
Innanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Innanen misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Francisco Baroza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Markku Innanen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Innanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick lands for Baroza.
Innanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baroza.
Markku Innanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Innanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Innanen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Innanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baroza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Innanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Innanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Baroza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baroza lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroza misses with a leg kick.
Innanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Innanen staying out of range there.
Markku Innanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Innanen misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroza throws a leg kick but Innanen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Innanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroza manages to avoid it.
Baroza tried to counter with a leg kick but Innanen avoided it.
Innanen misses the shot to the body.
Francisco Baroza is winning the standup battle so far.
Innanen blocks the body kick.
Baroza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Innanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baroza throws a leg kick but Innanen checks it.
Innanen checks the leg kick.
Baroza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Innanen.
It looked like Baroza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baroza misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Innanen finds it's target.
Baroza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Innanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Baroza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Innanen backs away, Baroza returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Innanen throws a one two combo.
Innanen lands a left and a right that send Baroza crashing to the mat, dazed. Innanen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Baroza is rocked!
It looks like Francisco Baroza has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Innanen misses with a straight left.
Baroza is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oh Baroza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Innanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Baroza is just out of range.
Baroza seems to have got his legs back now.
Innanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Innanen moves into range and clinches up with Baroza.
Baroza dodges an elbow strike from Innanen.
Innanen digs a right hand into Baroza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baroza's gas tank.
Innanen slows down the pace here.
Innanen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Innanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baroza backwards.
Innanen throws an elbow that misses.
Baroza is leaning against Innanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Innanen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baroza misses with some punches.
Baroza tries to throw a body punch but Innanen avoids it by throwing Baroza back against the cage.
Innanen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Baroza presses Innanen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Baroza.
Baroza blocks an elbow strike.
Innanen has a couple of punches blocked by Baroza.
Innanen misses with a punch to the body.
Innanen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Innanen tries to work over Baroza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baroza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Innanen backwards.
Innanen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baroza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baroza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baroza lands a nice uppercut.
Innanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Innanen working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baroza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Innanen tries a body shot but Baroza blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Baroza fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Innanen prevents a body shot from Baroza.
Markku Innanen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baroza throws a head punch that misses.
Baroza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baroza lands a jab to Innanen's midsection.
Innanen is breathing heavily.
Baroza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Innanen. That did some damage!
Baroza tries to move into range but Innanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Innanen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baroza - the referee stops the clock and Innanen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baroza. Innanen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Baroza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Baroza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Markku Innanen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baroza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baroza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baroza throws a low kick but Innanen avoids it.
Innanen misses with a combination
and Baroza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baroza scores with a sloppy right hand. Innanen should have avoided that one.
Innanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Innanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baroza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Innanen misses with a wild body shot.
Baroza cracks Innanen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Innanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Innanen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baroza throws a front kick that sends Innanen stumbling back into the cage.
Innanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroza is looking to score with low kicks.
Baroza connects with a jab.
Baroza scores with a jab to the body.
Baroza sends Innanen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Baroza is motioning to the referee to let Innanen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Innanen is rocked!
Baroza is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Baroza shuts the power down on Innanen. Lights out, game over! Baroza is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Francisco Baroza!
Francisco Baroza thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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