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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Harakka (ranked 941 p4p, 1047 weight class) and Jock Strap (ranked 139 p4p, 162 weight class). Gustav Harakka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jock Strap's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Harakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jock Strap!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Harakka.
Harakka takes one to the chin there.
We've been told by Harakka's head coaches at Helsinki Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strap scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harakka doesn't seem bothered though.
Strap connects with a crisp jab.
Strap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harakka staying out of range there.
Harakka throws a push kick but Strap slaps the foot to one side.
Strap throws a big shot that misses.
Harakka throws a push kick but Strap slaps the foot to one side.
Strap stuns Harakka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harakka walks into a left hand.
Harakka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strap throws out the jab.
Strap connects with a body shot that sends Harakka's belly button to the back.
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!
Strap rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harakka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jock Strap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strap throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harakka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Strap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harakka moves away.
Strap misses with a body punch
and Harakka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harakka misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strap clinches up against the cage.
Harakka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harakka tries to throw a body punch but Strap avoids it by throwing Harakka back against the cage.
Strap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harakka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harakka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harakka lands a shot to the body.
Strap looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Strap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harakka's elbow.
Strap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strap throws a head punch that misses.
Harakka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Strap.
Harakka throws a head punch that misses.
Harakka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strap's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harakka.
Harakka lands an uppercut.
Harakka pushes Strap back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harakka tries to throw a body punch but Strap avoids it by throwing Harakka back against the cage.
Strap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Strap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harakka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Harakka fails to land.
Harakka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harakka misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strap.
Harakka lands a left hand.
Strap misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Harakka.
Harakka tries to work over Strap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strap misses with some punches.
Harakka misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Harakka.
Strap has a couple of punches blocked by Harakka.
Harakka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strap throws a head punch that misses.
Strap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strap blocks a body shot from Harakka.
Strap tries to throw a body punch but Harakka avoids it by throwing Strap back against the cage.
Harakka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harakka misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Harakka.
Strap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harakka swings wildly with an uppercut but Strap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strap lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Harakka.
Strap takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harakka.
Strap lands a shoulder strike.
Harakka misses with a punch on the inside.
Strap throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Harakka.
Harakka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harakka tries to work over Strap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harakka blocks a body shot from Strap.
Strap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harakka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strap working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strap tries to throw a body punch but Harakka avoids it by throwing Strap back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Harakka.
Harakka blocks a body shot from Strap.
Strap misses with a body punch.
Strap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harakka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harakka misses with some punches.
Harakka blocks an uppercut.
Strap misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strap.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strap.
Strap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harakka backwards.
Harakka misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Harakka.
Strap blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harakka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harakka backwards.
Strap throws a punch but it's blocked by Harakka.
Strap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strap tries to work over Harakka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Strap.
Strap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harakka lands a shoulder strike.
Strap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gustav Harakka will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Strap misses with a straight right.
Strap scores with a jab. Harakka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Strap scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Strap misses with a looping right.
Strap lands a really nice looking cross but Harakka seems unphased.
Strap gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harakka.
Strap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harakka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strap misses with a lunging right hand
and Harakka counters with a stiff right hand.
Harakka moves away from the strike by Strap.
Harakka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harakka is looking to land body kicks.
Strap tries to counter by closing the distance.
Harakka walks into a stiff left hand from Strap.
Strap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harakka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strap lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harakka looks to land a left hand but Strap moved out of range nicely.
Harakka lands a really nice looking cross but Strap seems unphased.
Harakka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strap on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harakka. Harakka obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harakka. That's going to slow Strap down.
Harakka lands a leg kick that knocks Strap off balance momentarily.
Strap slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Strap tries to clinch but Harakka moves away
and Harakka counters with a straight right hand.
Strap wants to clinch up but Harakka keeps it at a distance.
Strap swings widly with a right hand
and Harakka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harakka has Strap up against the cage in a clinch.
Strap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harakka.
Harakka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strap lands with a right to the head.
Strap working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Harakka.
Strap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harakka misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strap throws a punch but it's blocked by Harakka.
Harakka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harakka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strap backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harakka throws a head punch that misses.
Harakka misses with a body punch.
Strap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strap throws a head punch that misses.
Strap lands with a short shot to the head.
Strap misses with a punch to the body.
Harakka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harakka.
Harakka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strap.
Strap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Strap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harakka is leaning against Strap and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Strap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harakka's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strap.
Harakka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harakka lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Strap.
Gustav Harakka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harakka blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Harakka.
Harakka has a couple of punches blocked by Strap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka misses with a punch to the body.
Strap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harakka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Harakka fails to land.
Strap misses with some punches.
Strap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harakka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strap swings wildly with an uppercut but Harakka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strap prevents a body shot from Harakka.
Harakka blocking some punches.
Strap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harakka's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strap.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harakka lands a left hand.
Strap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strap swings wildly with an uppercut but Harakka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harakka digs a right hand underneath Strap's ribcage. Strap let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harakka lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Harakka.
Strap is breathing heavily.
Strap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harakka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Harakka.
Strap misses with the head strike.
Strap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harakka's elbow.
Harakka misses with a body punch.
Harakka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Harakka.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harakka.
A right hand to the body from Harakka.
Harakka tries to work over Strap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harakka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harakka tries to work over Strap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harakka.
Harakka misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Harakka.
Strap blocks an uppercut.
Harakka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Strap or not.
Harakka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harakka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strap backwards.
Strap is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Harakka dominated that second round.
That's time! Harakka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harakka cracks Strap with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strap is still on wobbly legs! Can Harakka finish him?
Strap walks into a straight right hand from Harakka.
Harakka misses with a body kick.
Strap throws a hook to the side of Harakka's head but Harakka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harakka ducks under a wild hook from Strap.
A big right from Strap misses.
Harakka half committed to a counter leg kick.
Harakka connects with a body shot that sends Strap's belly button to the back.
Harakka lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Strap falls backwards - clearly groggy! Harakka dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Harakka!
A relieved looking Gustav Harakka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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