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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Ahonen (ranked 3208 p4p, 3528 weight class) and Brock Hardman (ranked 393 p4p, 425 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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2 - 1 - 0 |
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191 cm
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4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niko Ahonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardman throws a big shot that misses.
Ahonen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Hardman moves out of range as Ahonen strikes.
Hardman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ahonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ahonen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hardman avoids it.
Ahonen slips a straight right by Hardman.
Hardman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ahonen counters with a leg kick.
Ahonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brock Hardman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardman swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman digs a good body shot into Ahonen's ribs.
Ahonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardman looks to land a combination. Ahonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman swings for the body but Ahonen moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardman.
Hardman looks to land a combination. Ahonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hardman fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ahonen defending well as Hardman loads up on a big left hand.
Ahonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahonen staying out of range there.
Hardman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ahonen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ahonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardman throws out the jab.
Hardman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahonen counters with a good low kick that Hardman was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahonen throws an overhand right that lands on Hardman's shoulder, as Hardman tries to avoid the shot.
Hardman jabs at Ahonen's body.
Hardman misses with a shot to the body
and Ahonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardman.
Hardman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brock Hardman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ahonen's head backwards.
Hardman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ahonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardman's knee momentarily.
Ahonen avoids the head kick by Hardman.
Hardman misses with a straight left.
Hardman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahonen.
Ahonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahonen moves into the clinch.
Ahonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Hardman.
Ahonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardman leaning against his opponent.
Ahonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ahonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ahonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ahonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hardman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Ahonen fails to land.
Ahonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardman controls his hands.
Ahonen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardman smiles and moves away.
A lazy left from Hardman finds it's target.
Hardman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ahonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardman's knee momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Hardman.
It looked like Ahonen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hardman.
Ahonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardman throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahonen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hardman throws a combination that misses
and Ahonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardman misses with a combination
and Ahonen counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen throws a solid leg kick but Hardman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ahonen.
Hardman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ahonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ahonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardman.
Ahonen tried to counter with a leg kick but Hardman avoided it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Hardman. Those never looked like landing.
Ahonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardman circles away.
Hardman jabs Ahonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ahonen staying out of range there.
Hardman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hardman throws a hook but Ahonen avoids it easily.
Ahonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hardman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahonen manages to avoid it.
Ahonen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hardman misses with a double jab
and Ahonen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Hardman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Hardman.
Hardman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahonen moves away.
Hardman throws a body punch but Ahonen moves out of range.
Ahonen is looking to counter punch.
Hardman looks to land a left hand but Ahonen moved out of range nicely.
Hardman misses with an uppercut.
Hardman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardman swinging wildly here.
Hardman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahonen is just out of range.
Ahonen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hardman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ahonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardman throws a series of punches but Ahonen moves out of range.
Brock Hardman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ahonen connects with a single shot there.
Ahonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardman misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman moves out of range as Ahonen throws a body kick.
Hardman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahonen lands a stunning uppercut that sends Hardman to the mat!
Hardman is rocked!
Ahonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hardman is still in real trouble! Can Ahonen finish him?
Hardman is pressing down on Ahonen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hardman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ahonen content to stall in guard here.
Hardman seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ahonen is one step ahead there.
Hardman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ahonen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahonen preventing the sweep.
Ahonen wants to control from the top but Hardman keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hardman keeping full guard, as Ahonen tries to pass.
Hardman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hardman wants to sweep here but Ahonen controlling him for the moment.
Hardman trying to keep a closed guard but Ahonen is proving a slippery customer.
Hardman being controlled here, momentarily.
Hardman working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hardman throws a right hand that Ahonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahonen also avoids with ease.
It looked like Ahonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ahonen at a distance.
Hardman misses with a two punch combination.
Ahonen staying out of range there.
Ahonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahonen is looking to counter punch.
Hardman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardman throws a series of punches but Ahonen avoids them all with ease.
Hardman misses with a wild body shot.
Hardman swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ahonen to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Hardman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardman throws a combination that misses
and Ahonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardman is breathing heavily.
Hardman throws a series of punches but Ahonen avoids them all with ease.
Hardman lands a nice hook to Ahonen's body. Ahonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardman swings widly with a right hand
and Ahonen counters with a big right hand! Oh Hardman is in trouble here! Ahonen follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Ahonen!
A very excited looking Niko Ahonen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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