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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalju Harju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harju comes to the cage accompanied by Hardwell - Spaceman. Power has chosen Method Man, Redman - Da Rockwilder as his entrance music. Max Power will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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174 lbs
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219 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalju Harju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power wants to clinch but Harju slips to the side
and Harju counters with a nice body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Power blocks the leg kick.
Harju avoids the head kick by Power.
Power feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harju's calf.
Harju swats away the attempt to clinch by Power.
Power throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harju misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Harju takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harju moves out of range as Power throws a body kick.
Power scoring well with a low kick there.
Power throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harju has managed to clinch.
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!
Harju scores with a hook to the body.
Harju lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harju.
Power keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harju's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harju.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Power.
Power connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Power.
Harju 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.
Power lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harju tries to keep at a distance but Power has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Power tries to circle away but Harju has him pinned against the cage.
Harju turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Power is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power wants to control but Harju postures up.
The referee asks Harju politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Harju prefers to stall for the moment though.
Power defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Power's face as Harju controls the position.
Power has one of Harju's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Harju controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Power misses with a wild combination.
Power attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Power looks for the body kick but Harju saw that one coming.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harju ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Power lands with a kick to the temple. Harju shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Harju throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harju moves away.
Power rushes Harju and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Harju controls the action.
Harju blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Power blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harju pushes Power back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Power lands a right hand.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Harju's head.
Harju misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harju lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Harju.
Harju throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head.
Harju tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harju breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power throws a leg kick that misses.
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harju's sensitive parts.
Harju scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power throws a low kick but Harju avoids it.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harju lands a jab to the nose.
Power tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harju slips a jab and a cross from Power.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Power dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Power misses with a low kick.
Power looks to throw a body kick
and Harju makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Power thumps Harju with a low kick.
Power scores with a kick to the body.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Harju misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Power misses with a leg kick
enabling Harju to counter with a crisp jab.
Power wants to land a leg kick but Harju is out of range.
Harju is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harju tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Power swivels and escapes.
Harju misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Harju misses the target.
Harju keeps the fight on the outside.
Power will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Power throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harju.
Power bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harju's head.
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!
Power fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harju is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harju. That did some damage!
Power misses with a hook. Harju ducked under it nicely.
Power wants to clinch but Harju slips to the side
and Harju counters with an inside leg kick.
Harju ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power misses with a leg kick.
Harju misses with a low kick.
Harju takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Power avoids the head kick by Harju.
A solid body kick from Power.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harju.
Power darts in trying to clinch
and Harju counters with a left to the body.
Harju scores with a three punch combo!
Power throws a poor cross that misses
and Harju counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harju's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power avoids the body shot from Harju.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power connects with a leg kick. Harju looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harju checks a leg kick.
Harju throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harju sizes up Power with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harju throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Power scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Power. That's going to slow Harju down.
Harju stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
Power catches Harju with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Max Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harju moves out of range of the body kick from Power.
Nice jab there from Harju.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harju scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harju throws a hook but Power blocks it.
Harju is looking to chop away at Power's legs.
Harju throws a right and a left that Power avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Power. That snapped Harju's head back.
Harju scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Harju checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harju uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.
Harju throws a big shot that misses.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harju. That did some damage!
Harju misses with a series of wild punches.
Power thows a body shot but no joy.
Power throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harju fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalju Harju. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harju misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
Harju lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harju 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.
Harju takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harju's sensitive parts.
Power lands a head shot.
Power throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A punch lands to the side of Harju 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harju is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Power backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Harju's temple! It sends Harju violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Power celebrates and the doctors try to help Harju!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Max Power!
After winning the bout, Max Power thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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