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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Haikala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Schweidler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schweidler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by IZ. 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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275 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Haikala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rene Schweidler!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schweidler wants to clinch.
Schweidler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Rene Schweidler has been cut.
Schweidler throws a head kick but Haikala moves out of range.
Haikala walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schweidler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schweidler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schweidler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haikala avoids the head kick by Schweidler.
Nice defenses there by Schweidler.
Haikala misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweidler moves away from the strike by Haikala.
Haikala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schweidler.
Haikala lands with a right hand.
Haikala misses with a series of wild punches.
Schweidler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haikala.
Schweidler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haikala throws a jab but it's blocked by Schweidler.
Schweidler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Schweidler.
Haikala is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schweidler. That's going to slow Haikala down.
Schweidler moves into the clinch.
Schweidler scores a nice knee to the body.
Schweidler lands a nice knee to the body.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the head but Haikala blocks with his arms.
Schweidler is pushing Haikala up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schweidler.
Schweidler with a knee to the head.
Schweidler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haikala has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schweidler tries to land knees in the clinch but Haikala avoids the damage to the body.
Haikala has Schweidler pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schweidler.
Schweidler trying to land knees to the body.
Schweidler working Haikala over with knees to the body.
Haikala managing to block the knees to the body from Schweidler.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Schweidler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haikala.
Schweidler looking to throw knees to the head but Haikala is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Schweidler tries to land knees in the clinch but Haikala avoids the damage to the body.
Schweidler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Schweidler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haikala's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haikala working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Schweidler.
It looks like Harri Haikala has been cut.
Haikala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schweidler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schweidler is struggling to control the position.
Schweidler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haikala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schweidler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Haikala misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Schweidler dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haikala missing with a left hand there. Schweidler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harri Haikala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schweidler tries to clinch but Haikala is having none of it.
Schweidler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schweidler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schweidler slips a straight right by Haikala.
Rene Schweidler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haikala moves out of range of the body kick.
Schweidler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schweidler moves forwards but Haikala connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schweidler throws a head kick that misses.
Schweidler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haikala.
Schweidler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haikala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haikala throws a hook but Schweidler blocks it.
Schweidler tries to score with a low kick but Haikala moves his leg out of the way.
Schweidler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schweidler throws a head kick but Haikala moves out of range.
Haikala keeps the fight on the outside.
Haikala feints a jab promting Schweidler to slip. Haikala then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Schweidler slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Schweidler tries to close the distance and clinch but Haikala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haikala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schweidler throws a head kick but Haikala moves out of range.
Schweidler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haikala is out of range and Schweidler settles back down.
Schweidler thows a leg kick but Haikala checks it
and Haikala counters with a nice uppercut.
Haikala loads up on a big right hand but Schweidler slips the punch.
Schweidler throws the kick towards the body but Haikala avoids it.
Schweidler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schweidler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schweidler scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haikala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schweidler missing with knees to the body.
Schweidler tries a knee to the head but Haikala blocks it.
Haikala breaks the clinch.
Haikala digs a good body shot into Schweidler's ribs.
Haikala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schweidler connects with a solid leg kick.
Schweidler is looking to clinch.
Schweidler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Haikala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haikala cracks Schweidler with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haikala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schweidler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Schweidler connects with a solid leg kick.
Haikala is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Haikala swinging wildly here.
Haikala misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Schweidler tenderised Haikala's leg. Haikala is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haikala circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Schweidler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rene Schweidler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Schweidler lands a big head kick that sends Haikala tumbling to the mat! Schweidler takes a step backwards and waves Haikala back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Haikala is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schweidler and Haikala are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Schweidler throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Haikala into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Schweidler knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rene Schweidler!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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