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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Harjakainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harjakainen has chosen Let's Go Fiesta as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Harjakainen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harjakainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Harjakainen saw it coming and moves away.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Harjakainen punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harjakainen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Harjakainen's shoulder, as Harjakainen tries to avoid the shot.
Harjakainen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harjakainen looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Harjakainen thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harjakainen throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Harjakainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy cracks Harjakainen with a good jab.
Murphy walks into a straight right hand from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen is looking to score with low kicks.
Murphy walks into a jab.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harjakainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harjakainen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harjakainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Harjakainen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harjakainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy tries a low kick but Harjakainen avoids it.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harjakainen.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick but Harjakainen moves out of range.
Harjakainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harjakainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harjakainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Harjakainen avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Harjakainen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harjakainen throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Harjakainen coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harjakainen ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Harjakainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harjakainen misses with a looping left.
Harjakainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Harjakainen.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harjakainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harjakainen scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Harjakainen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Harjakainen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harjakainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harjakainen misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Harjakainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a big head kick but Harjakainen shrugs it off.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Harjakainen sees coming a mile off.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Harjakainen avoids nicely.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harjakainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harjakainen misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harjakainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murphy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harjakainen lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy moves forwards but Harjakainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harjakainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murphy's head.
Harjakainen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harjakainen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harjakainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murphy checks it well.
Harjakainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
Harjakainen misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harjakainen throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harjakainen connects with a nice looking jab.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harjakainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Harjakainen cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harjakainen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Murphy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harjakainen's head.
A punch combination from Harjakainen misses.
Harjakainen lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Harjakainen throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Harjakainen lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
Harjakainen throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Harjakainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Timo Harjakainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harjakainen looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Harjakainen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harjakainen.
Some wild striking there from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harjakainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murphy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Harjakainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
That kick from Harjakainen tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harjakainen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Murphy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harjakainen counters with a good low kick that Murphy was not able to check.
Harjakainen scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Harjakainen misses the target.
Harjakainen misses with a body shot.
Harjakainen throws a front kick aimed at Murphy's knee but Murphy avoids it well.
Harjakainen throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harjakainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harjakainen jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice jab there from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice jab there from Harjakainen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harjakainen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harjakainen missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
Harjakainen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murphy if he has to take too many more of those.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harjakainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Harjakainen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harjakainen cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Harjakainen down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harjakainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harjakainen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murphy backs up against the cage.
Harjakainen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murphy feints and then cracks Harjakainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harjakainen down.
Harjakainen misses the shot to the body.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Harjakainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a head kick but Harjakainen moves out of range.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Harjakainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harjakainen.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brian Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An inside leg kick lands from Harjakainen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harjakainen connects with a looping right hand.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Harjakainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harjakainen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Harjakainen!
A victorious Timo Harjakainen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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