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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laz Icarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icarus has chosen Flying dutchman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
43 - 15 - 1 |
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194 cm
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221 lbs
31 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Dangerous knees
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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
43 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laz Icarus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Icarus lands a head kick. Mulqvist smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mulqvist closes the distance and clinches up with Icarus, looking for a takedown. Mulqvist pushes Icarus against the cage but Icarus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Icarus tries to clinch up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mulqvist.
Icarus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mulqvist throws a wild body kick that Icarus sees coming a mile off.
Icarus slips a straight right by Mulqvist.
Icarus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Icarus misses with a double jab.
Icarus lands a nice hook to Mulqvist's body. Mulqvist takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mulqvist thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses.
Icarus is looking to clinch but Mulqvist is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Mulqvist tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mulqvist lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mulqvist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Icarus is out of range and Mulqvist settles back down.
Icarus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Harri Mulqvist has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icarus feints a jab promting Mulqvist to slip. Icarus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mulqvist slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Icarus closes the distance and clinches.
Mulqvist misses with a punch on the inside.
Icarus working aggressively here.
Icarus is looking to control Mulqvist's arms but Mulqvist gets an underhook and turns him. Now Icarus has his back to the cage.
Icarus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mulqvist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Icarus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Icarus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mulqvist stalling in the clinch.
Mulqvist wants to take the fight to the mat but Icarus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mulqvist lands a hook that snaps the head of Icarus backwards.
Icarus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Icarus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Icarus tries a body shot but Mulqvist blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Icarus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Icarus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mulqvist.
Icarus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mulqvist's elbow.
Mulqvist misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Icarus on the inside.
Icarus is stalling here.
Mulqvist tries to land knees in the clinch but Icarus avoids the damage to the body.
Icarus taking a breather.
Icarus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mulqvist effectively controlling the action here.
Icarus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icarus blocks a body shot from Mulqvist.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mulqvist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Icarus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mulqvist is trying to stall.
Mulqvist has Icarus pressed against the cage.
Icarus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Icarus misses with the head strike.
Icarus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mulqvist blocking some punches.
Mulqvist throws a head punch that misses.
Mulqvist goes for a takedown attempt but Icarus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harri Mulqvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Icarus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icarus scores with a head kick. Mulqvist tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mulqvist blocks a head kick by Icarus.
Mulqvist looks to score with a jab to the body but Icarus is just out of range.
It seemed like Icarus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Icarus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Icarus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Icarus lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from Icarus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icarus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mulqvist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Icarus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mulqvist backwards.
Mulqvist blocking some punches.
Icarus wants to stall.
Icarus misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laz Icarus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harri Mulqvist's cut.
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.
Mulqvist throws a push kick but Icarus slaps the foot to one side.
Icarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Icarus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Icarus tries to clinch
and Mulqvist counters with a nice body shot.
Mulqvist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mulqvist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Icarus wants to counter the offense by Mulqvist and move into the clinch position.
Mulqvist shoots in looking for a takedown. Icarus tries to sprawl out of it but Mulqvist keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Icarus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Icarus tries to bum rush Mulqvist with a series of wild strikes but Mulqvist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mulqvist half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Icarus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulqvist lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Icarus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Icarus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Icarus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mulqvist is looking to wear down Icarus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icarus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mulqvist's head.
Icarus checks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mulqvist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mulqvist punishes Icarus's body with a nice straight punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Icarus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mulqvist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Icarus!
Laz Icarus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Icarus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mulqvist slips a jab and a cross from Icarus.
Mulqvist tries to clinch up but Icarus circles away and keeps his distance.
Icarus unleashes a big counter combination but Mulqvist bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Icarus scores with a jab. Mulqvist acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Icarus lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Icarus scoring well with a low kick there.
Icarus avoids the body shot from Mulqvist.
Some wild striking there from Icarus.
Mulqvist throws a quick counter kick to the body but Icarus avoids it.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mulqvist blocks a head kick by Icarus.
Mulqvist is looking to counter punch.
Icarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mulqvist blocks a head kick by Icarus.
Icarus moves out of range as Mulqvist strikes.
Icarus throws a sloppy head kick and Mulqvist moves out of range easily.
Icarus misses with a low kick.
Icarus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laz Icarus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Icarus throws a head kick but Mulqvist moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icarus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mulqvist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Icarus wants to clinch but Mulqvist slips to the side
and Mulqvist counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Icarus thinking.
Laz Icarus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Icarus is breathing heavily.
Mulqvist blocks a head kick by Icarus.
Mulqvist lands a nice looking body shot.
Mulqvist is looking to score with low kicks.
Mulqvist connects with a right hand. Icarus shakes it off.
Mulqvist misses with a kick to the body.
Mulqvist misses the jab.
Mulqvist throws a sloppy head kick and Icarus moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist throws a body punch but Icarus moves out of range.
Icarus tries to clinch
and Mulqvist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Icarus throws an off balance right hand
and Mulqvist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Icarus fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icarus lands a head kick. Mulqvist smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Icarus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mulqvist counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Icarus thinking.
Mulqvist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A combination from Icarus does no damage.
Icarus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Icarus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mulqvist loads up on a big right hand but Icarus slips the punch.
Mulqvist fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mulqvist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Icarus manages to avoid it.
Icarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Icarus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laz Icarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulqvist throws a body shot but no joy.
Mulqvist throws a solid leg kick but Icarus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mulqvist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Laz Icarus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Harri Mulqvist's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mulqvist instigates a clinch.
Mulqvist misses with some punches.
Icarus throws a punch but it's blocked by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Icarus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mulqvist gets through Icarus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mulqvist lands a shot to the body.
Icarus misses with the head strike.
Laz Icarus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Icarus is looking to control Mulqvist's arms but Mulqvist gets an underhook and turns him. Now Icarus has his back to the cage.
Mulqvist stalling in the clinch.
Icarus letting Mulqvist take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulqvist blocks a body shot from Icarus.
A shot in the inside from Icarus.
Nice body punch from Icarus - that landed with a thud.
Mulqvist lands a left hand that snaps the head of Icarus backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist missing with knees to the body.
Icarus trying to control the position but instead, Mulqvist has worked for underhooks and has pushed Icarus into the cage.
Mulqvist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Icarus is trying to stall.
Icarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mulqvist blocks it with crossed arms.
Mulqvist throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Icarus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mulqvist pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mulqvist misses with the head strike.
Icarus misses with the head strike.
Mulqvist blocking some punches.
Mulqvist throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icarus misses with some punches.
Mulqvist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Icarus avoids it.
Mulqvist misses with an elbow strike.
Harri Mulqvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Icarus lands a damaging elbow.
Mulqvist swings wildly with an uppercut but Icarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mulqvist misses with a body punch.
Icarus stalling in the clinch but Mulqvist improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Icarus.
Laz Icarus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Icarus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mulqvist.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mulqvist blocks a body shot from Icarus.
Mulqvist struggles to land a body shot inside as Icarus controls his hands.
Icarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mulqvist blocks it with crossed arms.
Mulqvist is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mulqvist blocking some punches.
Mulqvist blocks a body shot from Icarus.
Mulqvist fails to pull guard.
Icarus lands a hook that snaps the head of Mulqvist backwards.
Mulqvist working aggressively here.
Mulqvist drags the fight down to the ground.
Mulqvist is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Icarus is aware though and is defending well.
Mulqvist looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Icarus passes into half guard.
Mulqvist tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Icarus has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mulqvist is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Mulqvist is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mulqvist throwing hammer fists to the chest of Icarus. What's that going to do exactly?
Mulqvist swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Laz Icarus.
Well Icarus 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laz Icarus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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