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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Ahearn (ranked 1415 p4p, 904 weight class) and Gustav Harakka (ranked 188 p4p, 121 weight class). Gustav Harakka told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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18 - 12 - 1 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class 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 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Ahearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Harakka!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Ahearn.
Ahearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut.
Ahearn missing with a left hand there. Harakka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harakka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ahearn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harakka moves away.
Harakka 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.
Ahearn swings for the body but Harakka moves out of range.
A jab from Ahearn misses.
Ahearn closes the distance and pushes Harakka back into the cage.
Ahearn blocks a body shot from Harakka.
Ahearn can't find room to land a body shot as Harakka controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
I was talking to Ahearn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ahearn works on Harakka's body with a couple of short punches.
Harakka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harakka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ahearn tries to throw a body punch but Harakka avoids it by throwing Ahearn back against the cage.
Harakka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ahearn throws a hook but Harakka avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn throws a hook but Harakka avoids it easily.
It seemed like Harakka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ahearn fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Harakka responds with a good body kick, but Ahearn manages to step out the way in time.
Tobias Ahearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahearn closes the distance and clinches.
Ahearn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harakka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harakka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harakka breaks the clinch.
Ahearn loads up on a big right hand but Harakka slips the punch.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut
and Harakka counters with a nice body kick.
Ahearn throws a jab but it's blocked by Harakka.
Harakka's corner calls for a 1-2. Harakka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harakka blocks a jab.
Harakka slips a straight right by Ahearn.
Ahearn misses with a right hand
and Harakka counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harakka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Ahearn misses the target.
Harakka blocks a jab.
Ahearn backing away here, and Harakka unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Harakka lands a really nice looking cross but Ahearn seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut
and Harakka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ahearn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harakka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harakka thuds his shin into the meat of Ahearn's side.
Harakka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ahearn lands an overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harakka. That's going to slow Ahearn down.
Ahearn misses with a hook.
Harakka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harakka swings widly with a right hand
and Ahearn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Harakka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harakka.
Harakka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahearn.
Harakka throws a looping overhand right but Ahearn ducks down to avoid it.
Ahearn misses with a right hand
enabling Harakka to counter with a crisp jab.
Harakka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ahearn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Harakka lands a slapping body shot.
Ahearn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harakka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ahearn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahearn backing away here, and Harakka unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ahearn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ahearn throws a right hand that misses
and Harakka counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Harakka.
Ahearn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harakka is looking to land body kicks.
Harakka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahearn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harakka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harakka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ahearn.
Ahearn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahearn throws an overhand right that lands on Harakka's shoulder, as Harakka tries to avoid the shot.
Ahearn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harakka is looking to slow Ahearn down with leg kicks.
Harakka slips under a jab.
Harakka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harakka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahearn.
A little jabbing left from Harakka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Ahearn does it's job there.
Harakka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ahearn swings widly with a right hand
and Harakka counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Harakka dominated that round.
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.
Nice defenses there by Ahearn.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harakka. That's going to slow Ahearn down.
Harakka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ahearn's sensitive parts.
Harakka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ahearn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harakka's hands.
Harakka throws a low kick but Ahearn avoids it.
Harakka tries to work over Ahearn's front leg with a kick but Ahearn checks it.
Ahearn looks to land a right hand but Harakka moved out of range.
Ahearn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ahearn wants to clinch but Harakka slips to the side
and Harakka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harakka moves out of range as Ahearn strikes.
Ahearn connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka misses with a straight left.
Ahearn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahearn throws a right hand that misses
and Harakka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harakka cracks Ahearn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ahearn clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ahearn.
Harakka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harakka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ahearn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harakka's elbow.
Ahearn misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Harakka.
Ahearn misses with some punches.
Ahearn misses with a punch on the inside.
Harakka breaks from the clinch.
Harakka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harakka wants to slow Ahearn down by chopping away at his legs.
Harakka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ahearn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahearn throws a hook but Harakka avoids it easily.
Harakka feints a counter leg kick.
Ahearn closes the distance and clinches.
Harakka can't find room to land a body shot as Ahearn controls the action.
Ahearn throws a head punch that misses.
Ahearn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ahearn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahearn.
Ahearn lands a hook that snaps the head of Harakka backwards.
Ahearn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harakka.
Harakka wants to break free but Ahearn has control.
Still in the clinch, Harakka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harakka throws a head punch that misses.
Harakka throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahearn.
A short body shot lands from Harakka as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka breaks the clinch.
Ahearn misses with a hook
and Harakka counters with an inside leg kick.
Harakka ducks under a wild hook from Ahearn.
Ahearn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harakka follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gustav Harakka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ahearn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harakka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harakka slips under a jab.
Ahearn just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Ahearn.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harakka.
Ahearn throws a hook to the side of Harakka's head but Harakka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harakka! But no joy.
Ahearn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harakka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ahearn sizes up Harakka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn throws a shot from downtown. Harakka moves away and avoids it.
Harakka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harakka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahearn lands a lovely overhand right.
Harakka cracks Ahearn with a good jab.
Harakka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ahearn drops his hands momentarily and Harakka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ahearn scores with a punch to the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harakka!
Harakka misses with a looping left.
Ahearn throws a hook but Harakka blocks it.
Harakka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahearn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustav Harakka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ahearn throws the left hand but Harakka avoids the punch easily.
Harakka was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Harakka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Harakka misses the target.
Nice body punch from Ahearn.
Ahearn throws a hook but Harakka blocks it.
Ahearn throws an overhand right that lands on Harakka's shoulder, as Harakka tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harakka! But no joy.
Ahearn misses with a hook.
Harakka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harakka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahearn.
Ahearn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harakka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ahearn looks to land a left hand but Harakka moved out of range nicely.
Ahearn backing away here, and Harakka unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn throws a right hand that misses
and Harakka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harakka.
Harakka avoids the body shot from Ahearn.
Ahearn just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahearn scores with a nice strike.
Harakka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harakka lands with a cross.
Ahearn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ahearn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harakka on the side of the head.
Harakka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ahearn lands a jab.
Tobias Ahearn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn throws a jab when Harakka was well out of range.
Harakka throws out a counter right but Ahearn avoids it with no problem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harakka.
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!
Nice defenses there by Harakka.
Ahearn misses with a straight left.
Ahearn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harakka works the jab nicely.
Ahearn throws an overhand right that lands on Harakka's shoulder, as Harakka tries to avoid the shot.
Harakka only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ahearn throws out a loose jab but Harakka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Harakka misses its intended target.
Ahearn misses with a right hand
and Harakka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harakka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Harakka.
Harakka ducks under a wild hook from Ahearn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harakka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ahearn wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harakka! But no joy.
Ahearn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ahearn misses with a hook. Harakka ducked under it nicely.
Harakka scores with a nice body kick.
Ahearn moves into range and clinches up with Harakka.
Ahearn misses with some punches.
Ahearn has a couple of punches blocked by Harakka.
Harakka gets through Ahearn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahearn lands a hook that snaps the head of Harakka backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Ahearn.
Harakka lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harakka.
Harakka misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Harakka.
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!
Harakka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harakka, as that shot connected.
Harakka with the inside leg kick.
Ahearn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harakka's head.
Harakka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harakka misses with a kick to the body.
Harakka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ahearn misses the shot to the body.
Ahearn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harakka tries a quick counter leg kick but Ahearn is wise to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gustav Harakka.
I've got Harakka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gustav Harakka!
An out of breath Gustav Harakka thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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