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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Idi oCrazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mika Saarenpaa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Idi oCrazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpaa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
oCrazy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by oCrazy as he checks the leg kick.
oCrazy cracks the inside of Saarenpaa's front leg.
oCrazy misses with a straight right.
Saarenpaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saarenpaa throws a push kick but oCrazy slaps the foot to one side.
Saarenpaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saarenpaa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
oCrazy looks to land a right hand but Saarenpaa moved out of range.
oCrazy slips under a jab from Saarenpaa.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts oCrazy, as that shot connected.
Saarenpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saarenpaa just misses with a punch to the body.
oCrazy feinted with a counter takedown.
oCrazy connects with an inside leg kick.
oCrazy misses with a wild body shot.
Crunch! Saarenpaa slams his shin into oCrazy's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saarenpaa clinches with his opponent.
oCrazy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saarenpaa lands with a short shot to the head.
oCrazy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Saarenpaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saarenpaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saarenpaa ducks under a wild hook from oCrazy.
oCrazy misses with a looping right.
oCrazy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
oCrazy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarenpaa was well out of range. Poor timing from oCrazy.
A jab from Saarenpaa does it's job there.
oCrazy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
oCrazy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saarenpaa's sensitive parts.
Saarenpaa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Saarenpaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by oCrazy.
Saarenpaa jabs at oCrazy's body.
oCrazy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saarenpaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Saarenpaa throws out a leg kick but oCrazy moves out of range and Saarenpaa only half commits.
Saarenpaa connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saarenpaa is looking to clinch.
Saarenpaa jabs oCrazy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy throws a leg kick
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Mika Saarenpaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
oCrazy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
oCrazy takes a swing at Saarenpaa's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Saarenpaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saarenpaa.
A big right from Saarenpaa misses.
oCrazy misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saarenpaa moves out of range as oCrazy strikes.
oCrazy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
oCrazy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saarenpaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
oCrazy tries to work over Saarenpaa's front leg with a kick but Saarenpaa checks it.
oCrazy scores with a head kick.
It looks like Mika Saarenpaa has been cut.
oCrazy misses the shot to the body.
Saarenpaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saarenpaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent oCrazy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheers as Saarenpaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. oCrazy doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saarenpaa checks the leg kick.
oCrazy fails with a takedown attempt.
Saarenpaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saarenpaa misses the shot to the body.
oCrazy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
oCrazy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saarenpaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
oCrazy misses with a wild body shot.
Saarenpaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saarenpaa scores with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from oCrazy, right into the meat.
Saarenpaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from oCrazy.
oCrazy misses the jab.
oCrazy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saarenpaa scores with a jab. oCrazy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saarenpaa scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
oCrazy misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saarenpaa blocks the body kick.
oCrazy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saarenpaa throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
oCrazy misses with a body shot.
Saarenpaa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! oCrazy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Saarenpaa lands a really nice looking cross but oCrazy seems unphased.
oCrazy lands with a good body shot.
oCrazy tries to bum rush Saarenpaa with a series of wild strikes but Saarenpaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saarenpaa throws a body punch but oCrazy moves out of range.
oCrazy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Saarenpaa will feel that in the morning.
oCrazy misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saarenpaa misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saarenpaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
oCrazy throws a head punch that misses.
oCrazy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Saarenpaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Saarenpaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mika Saarenpaa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saarenpaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by oCrazy.
Saarenpaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saarenpaa blocks a head kick by oCrazy.
Saarenpaa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
oCrazy misses with a straight right.
Saarenpaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from oCrazy with a body shot.
oCrazy throws a shot from downtown. Saarenpaa moves away and avoids it.
oCrazy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
oCrazy throws the left hand but Saarenpaa avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from oCrazy misses.
oCrazy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saarenpaa moves away.
Saarenpaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saarenpaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
oCrazy scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
oCrazy misses with a looping right.
oCrazy throws a leg kick
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Saarenpaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by oCrazy. That's going to slow Saarenpaa down.
oCrazy looks for the body kick but Saarenpaa saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Saarenpaa misses.
oCrazy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donk. Saarenpaa catches oCrazy right on the button with a cross.
oCrazy keeps the fight on the outside.
Saarenpaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by oCrazy.
Nice straight punches there by oCrazy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of oCrazy.
Saarenpaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saarenpaa connects with a leg kick. oCrazy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
oCrazy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
oCrazy throws a hook but Saarenpaa blocks it.
oCrazy throws a body shot but no joy.
oCrazy misses with an uppercut.
oCrazy throws a head kick but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Saarenpaa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saarenpaa breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Saarenpaa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
oCrazy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa has managed to clinch.
oCrazy can't find room to land a body shot as Saarenpaa controls the action.
Saarenpaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of oCrazy backwards.
oCrazy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saarenpaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
oCrazy misses with a body shot.
Saarenpaa connects with the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saarenpaa.
A good leg kick by Saarenpaa.
Nice defenses there by Saarenpaa.
oCrazy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
oCrazy misses the jab.
oCrazy lands the left hand.
oCrazy throws a hook but Saarenpaa avoids it easily.
oCrazy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saarenpaa.
oCrazy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saarenpaa rushes oCrazy and presses him up against the cage.
oCrazy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Saarenpaa.
oCrazy can't find room to land a body shot as Saarenpaa controls the action.
Saarenpaa blocks an uppercut.
oCrazy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saarenpaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saarenpaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saarenpaa lands with a right to the head.
Saarenpaa lands with a left to the head.
oCrazy lands a right hand.
Saarenpaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saarenpaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
oCrazy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saarenpaa walks into a jab.
oCrazy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saarenpaa connects with a body shot that sends oCrazy's belly button to the back.
oCrazy swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Saarenpaa counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saarenpaa pushes oCrazy up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Saarenpaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mika Saarenpaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
oCrazy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saarenpaas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Saarenpaa does it's job there.
Saarenpaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches oCrazy on the side of the head.
Saarenpaa's jab looks to have found its range, popping oCrazy under the eye.
Saarenpaa swings for the body but oCrazy moves out of range.
Saarenpaa cracks oCrazy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saarenpaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
oCrazy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa checks a low kick from oCrazy.
A leg kick checked by Saarenpaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
oCrazy throws out a loose jab but Saarenpaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
oCrazy throws a hook but Saarenpaa avoids it easily.
Saarenpaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
oCrazy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Saarenpaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mika Saarenpaa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
oCrazy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
oCrazy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa throws a nice head kick!
Saarenpaa moves out of range of the body kick from oCrazy.
Saarenpaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saarenpaa blocks a jab.
oCrazy shoots in looking for a takedown. Saarenpaa tries to sprawl out of it but oCrazy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saarenpaa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saarenpaa lands a nice hook to oCrazy's body. oCrazy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
oCrazy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
oCrazy misses with a head kick.
oCrazy throws a head kick but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
oCrazy misses with a combination
enabling Saarenpaa to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa moves away from the strike by oCrazy.
Saarenpaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
oCrazy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saarenpaa moves into the clinch.
Saarenpaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
oCrazy tries a body shot but Saarenpaa blocks it.
oCrazy lands with a short shot to the head.
oCrazy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saarenpaa can't find room to land a body shot as oCrazy controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from oCrazy.
A nice right hand lands inside from oCrazy.
Saarenpaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
oCrazy misses with a looping right.
Saarenpaa lands with a nice body punch.
oCrazy misses with a head kick.
oCrazy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saarenpaa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Saarenpaa closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
oCrazy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saarenpaa backwards.
Saarenpaa lands with a left to the head.
Idi oCrazy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saarenpaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
oCrazy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Saarenpaa.
Mika Saarenpaa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saarenpaa tries to work over oCrazy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
oCrazy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
oCrazy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
oCrazy throws a head punch that misses.
Saarenpaa lands with a light punch inside.
Saarenpaa throws a punch but it's blocked by oCrazy.
Saarenpaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saarenpaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saarenpaa struggles to land a body shot inside as oCrazy controls his hands.
oCrazy misses with a punch on the inside.
Saarenpaa trying to land knees to the body.
oCrazy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mika Saarenpaa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saarenpaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saarenpaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped oCrazy in his tracks.
Saarenpaa lands a body shot.
oCrazy throws a head kick that misses.
oCrazy throws a looping overhand right but Saarenpaa ducks down to avoid it.
Saarenpaa slips under a jab.
oCrazy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
oCrazy ducks right into an uppercut from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa is looking to clinch.
oCrazy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
oCrazy misses with a head kick.
Saarenpaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
oCrazy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saarenpaa slips under a jab from oCrazy.
Saarenpaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from oCrazy.
oCrazy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saarenpaa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and oCrazy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Saarenpaa has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but oCrazy is on him like a limpet, forcing Saarenpaa back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saarenpaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saarenpaa scores with a jab to the head.
Saarenpaa digs a good hook to oCrazy's body.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick which misses oCrazy's front leg but catches the back leg as oCrazy tries to avoid it.
oCrazy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saarenpaa moves away.
oCrazy throws a right hand that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice leg kick.
oCrazy walks into a jab.
Saarenpaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saarenpaa connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saarenpaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saarenpaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saarenpaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from oCrazy. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Saarenpaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saarenpaa 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mika Saarenpaa!
During a confident post fight interview, Mika Saarenpaa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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