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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laz Icarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Icarus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Flying dutchman. Laz Icarus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laz Icarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Icarus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Icarus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Icarus throws a lazy head kick
enabling Hartola to counter with a crisp jab.
Icarus wants to clinch.
Hartola avoids the head kick by Icarus.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses.
Hartola misses with a right hand
and Icarus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartola misses with a body kick.
Icarus closes the distance and pushes Hartola back into the cage.
Icarus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Icarus blocks a body shot from Hartola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hartola tries to land knees in the clinch but Icarus avoids the damage to the body.
Hartola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Icarus misses with a double jab.
Icarus swings widly with a right hand
and Hartola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hartola takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Tommi Hartola has been cut.
Icarus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hartola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartola throws out a counter right but Icarus avoids it with no problem.
Hartola works Icarus's body with a nice hook.
Icarus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Icarus throws a series of punches but Hartola avoids them all with ease.
Hartola unleashes a big counter combination but Icarus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Icarus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Laz Icarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Icarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Icarus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Icarus misses with a combination
and Hartola counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Icarus misses with a combination
and Hartola counters with a right hand to the body.
Icarus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hartola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Icarus swinging wildly here.
Hartola takes a swing at Icarus's ribcage but misses.
Icarus is looking to clinch.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses
and Hartola counters with a leg kick.
Hartola tries to land a leg kick but Icarus saw it coming and moves away.
Icarus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Icarus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartola circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Icarus misses.
Icarus tries to bum rush Hartola with a series of wild strikes but Hartola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hartola! But no joy.
Hartola lands with a hook. Icarus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Icarus cracks Hartola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Icarus moves to clinch but Hartola breaks away
and Hartola counters with a straight right hand.
Icarus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Icarus is breathing heavily.
Icarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hartola wants to slow Icarus down by chopping away at his legs.
Icarus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Icarus closes the distance and clinches.
Hartola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Icarus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hartola momentarily.
Hartola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Icarus throws a combination that misses
and Hartola counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola lands a nice looking kick to the body. Icarus takes a step back to recover.
Hartola connects with a solid leg kick.
Icarus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hartola.
Hartola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Icarus throws a right and a left that Hartola avoids nicely.
Icarus checks a leg kick nicely.
Hartola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hartola fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Icarus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Icarus misses with a jab to the body
and Hartola counters with a good low kick that Icarus was not able to check.
Icarus misses with a double jab
and Hartola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hartola tests Icarus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Icarus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hartola counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Hartola'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.
Icarus wants to clinch up but Hartola keeps it at a distance.
Icarus is looking to clinch but Hartola is avoiding it.
Icarus closes the distance and pushes Hartola back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Icarus fails to land.
Icarus lands a knee to the body.
Icarus prevents Hartola from breaking the clinch.
Hartola dodges an elbow strike from Icarus.
Icarus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hartola is looking to break free of the clinch but Icarus has double underhooks.
Icarus lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Icarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartola avoids the damage to the body.
Hartola tries to land a knee to the head but Icarus blocks with his arms.
Icarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hartola manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Icarus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icarus is looking to control Hartola's arms but Hartola gets an underhook and turns him. Now Icarus has his back to the cage.
Hartola is working Icarus over against the cage.
Icarus wants to stall.
Icarus misses with a knee strike.
Hartola is trying to break the clinch but Icarus has him pressed against the cage.
Icarus swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hartola dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hartola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Icarus has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icarus scores with a shoulder strike.
Icarus lands a shoulder strike.
Icarus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hartola's defenses.
Icarus tries to throw a body punch but Hartola avoids it by throwing Icarus back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Icarus cracks Hartola with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from Icarus.
A short body shot lands from Icarus as the two fighters clinch.
Hartola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Icarus tries to clinch up.
Icarus throws a series of punches but Hartola moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartola misses with a low kick.
Icarus wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Icarus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola throws a body kick that misses.
Icarus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartola flicks out a counter leg kick but Icarus steps away.
Icarus wants to clinch up but Hartola keeps it at a distance.
Hartola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Icarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Icarus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Icarus tries a head kick but it misses.
Icarus misses with a wild combination.
Icarus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Icarus wants to clinch but Hartola slips to the side
and Hartola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hartola misses with a low kick.
Hartola misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icarus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hartola throws out a loose jab but Icarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Icarus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hartola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Icarus checks a leg kick nicely.
Icarus tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hartola manages to circle out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Icarus misses with the combination.
Hartola throws a counter combo.
Hartola throws a head kick but Icarus moves out of range.
It looked like Icarus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Icarus clinches with his opponent.
Icarus looking to slow down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hartola lands a body shot.
Icarus lands an elbow just above Hartola 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laz Icarus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Hartola's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Icarus gets a clinch.
Icarus tries to stall but Hartola uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hartola dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Icarus lands with a left to the head.
Hartola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Icarus misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Icarus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Icarus looking to throw knees to the head but Hartola is blocking nicely.
Hartola manages to break the clinch.
Icarus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hartola connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Icarus.
Hartola tries to land a front kick but Icarus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Icarus throws a sloppy head kick
and Hartola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Icarus misses with a few strikes there.
Hartola now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Icarus darts in and clinches Hartola up against the cage.
Icarus tries a knee to the head but Hartola blocks it.
Hartola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Icarus wants to clinch up but Hartola keeps it at a distance.
Icarus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartola feints a counter leg kick.
Icarus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tommi Hartola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Icarus closes the distance but Hartola moves to the side
and Hartola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Icarus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hartola counters with a body kick that stops Icarus in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Icarus's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Icarus misses.
Icarus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hartola.
Hartola shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Icarus moves to clinch but Hartola breaks away
letting Hartola counter with a right hand.
Icarus moves into the clinch successfully.
Icarus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Icarus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hartola backwards.
Hartola is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Icarus lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Icarus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hartola is keeping busy.
Icarus pushes Hartola back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Icarus wants to stall.
Icarus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Icarus prevents Hartola from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Icarus throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Icarus controlling the action here for a moment.
Hartola wants to stall.
Hartola taking a breather.
Hartola is trying to break the clinch but Icarus is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hartola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hartola is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hartola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Icarus misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Icarus checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Laz Icarus.
I think Icarus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Laz Icarus!
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