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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between See How Fook (ranked 131 p4p, 261 weight class) and Gustav Harakka (ranked 23 p4p, 37 weight class). Fook comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies & Gentlemen. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, See How Fook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Harakka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harakka looks to land a left hand but Fook moved out of range nicely.
Fook thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Fook darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fook avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Harakka misses.
Harakka moves out of range as Fook strikes.
Fook misses with a hook. Harakka ducked under it nicely.
Harakka thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Fook wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harakka throws a leg kick
and Fook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fook looks to score with a jab to the body but Harakka is just out of range.
Harakka misses with a wild body shot.
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.
Harakka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fook swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Harakka.
Fook lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Harakka misses.
Harakka throws out a loose jab but Fook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harakka misses with a hook
and Harakka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fook moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick lands for Fook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harakka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fook counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fook takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harakka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fook throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fook.
Fook lands a jab to Harakka's midsection.
Fook misses with a low kick.
Harakka throws a hook to the side of Fook's head but Fook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gustav Harakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harakka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fook was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fook looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fook fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harakka on the side of the head.
Harakka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Fook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fook takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harakka throws a low kick but Fook moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Fook on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fook throws a head kick that misses.
Harakka lands a right hook to the body.
Fook lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harakka at a distance.
Fook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Harakka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harakka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fook throws a head kick that Harakka semi-blocks.
Harakka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harakka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harakka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harakka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harakka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Harakka misses
and Fook counters with a left to the body.
Harakka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fook counters with a nice uppercut.
Harakka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harakka punishes Fook's body with a nice straight punch.
Fook with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fook just misses with a punch to the body.
Fook throws a low kick but Harakka avoids it.
Harakka throws a leg kick but Fook checks it.
Fook avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body kick from Harakka.
Fook moves out of range as Harakka strikes.
Fook is looking to counter punch.
Harakka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fook momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fook avoids a kick to the body.
Fook takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harakka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fook manages to avoid it.
Harakka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fook.
Fook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Fook.
Harakka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fook lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harakka misses the shot to the body.
Fook takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harakka tries to land a front kick but Fook steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fook doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harakka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harakka throws a body punch but Fook moves out of range.
Harakka slips a straight right by Fook.
Harakka moves out of range as Fook strikes.
Fook ducks under a wild hook from Harakka.
Fook scores with a hook to the body. Harakka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fook slips a jab from 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 blocks a head kick by Fook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Harakka tenderised Fook's leg. Fook is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harakka looks to land a body kick but Fook moved away.
Harakka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fook feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Harakka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fook is out of range.
Fook walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fook tries to land a leg kick but Harakka saw it coming and moves away.
Harakka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fook.
Harakka flicks out a counter leg kick but Fook steps away.
Fook throws a shot to the body.
Fook connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harakka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Fook catches Harakka right on the button with a cross.
Fook takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fook is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Fook.
Fook catches Harakka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harakka sizes up Fook with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fook misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab by Fook.
A jab from Harakka misses.
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 See How Fook will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harakka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fook works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fook lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fook looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fook missing with a left hand there. Harakka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fook turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harakka.
Fook chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harakka can pounce on him.
Fook blocks the body kick.
Harakka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fook moves away from the strike by Harakka.
Harakka throws a hook but Fook avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harakka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harakka walks into a jab.
Fook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harakka.
Harakka throws a low kick but Fook moves out of range easily.
Harakka throws a chopping leg kick but Fook manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fook throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fook with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fook connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harakka momentarily.
Harakka looks to land a body kick but Fook moved away.
Fook checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fook motions for Harakka to come forward. Fook throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fook scores with a hook.
Fook looks to score with a jab to the body but Harakka is just out of range.
Harakka feints a counter leg kick.
Harakka misses with a low kick as Fook jumps back.
Fook lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fook throws a leg kick but Harakka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Fook half committed to a counter leg kick.
Harakka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fook has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harakka. Fook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fook avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fook bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harakka's head backwards.
Fook throws a jab when Harakka was well out of range.
Harakka misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Fook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harakka misses with a looping left.
A jab from Fook misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fook lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harakka throws a hook to the side of Fook's head but Fook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fook tried to counter with a leg kick but Harakka avoided it.
Fook takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Fook.
Fook scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fook shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harakka connects with a body shot that sends Fook's belly button to the back.
Fook misses with a low kick.
Harakka lands with an overhand left.
Harakka needs to keep his hands up - Fook had a free shot at his head there.
Fook slips a straight right by Harakka.
Harakka throws a body shot but no joy.
Harakka misses with a body shot.
Harakka tries to score with a low kick but Fook moves his leg out of the way.
Fook connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fook lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Harakka might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fook has got the better of the exchanges.
Fook lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harakka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka is looking to score with low kicks.
Fook throwing a counter right hand but Harakka manages to avoid it.
Fook on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fook.
Harakka misses with a lunging right hand
and Fook counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harakka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fook throws a wild body kick that Harakka sees coming a mile off.
Harakka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harakka manages to avoid it.
Harakka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fook can pounce on him.
Fook misses with a hook.
Fook blocks a jab.
Fook blocks a leg kick.
Fook looks to land a body kick but Harakka moved away.
See How Fook is winning the standup battle so far.
Harakka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harakka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fook. That did some damage!
Fook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harakka.
Harakka looks to land a left hand but Fook moved out of range nicely.
Fook fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harakka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harakka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harakka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fook on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fook connects with a solid leg kick.
Harakka punishes Fook's body with a nice straight punch.
Fook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harakka looks for the body kick but Fook saw that one coming.
Harakka looks to land a body kick but Fook moved away.
Fook's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harakka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fook scrambles back to his feet.
Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fook misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fook throws the left hand but Harakka avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Fook blocks the leg kick.
Harakka throws a hook to the side of Fook's head but Fook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harakka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Fook is just out of range.
Harakka ducks right into an uppercut from Fook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that See How Fook will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harakka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fook was well out of range. Poor timing from Harakka.
Gustav Harakka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
See How Fook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fook.
Harakka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harakka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fook looks to throw the jab but Harakka is out of range.
Harakka throws a leg kick but Fook moved away.
A bone on bone clash there as Fook blocks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harakka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fook has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fook and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harakka throws out the jab.
Harakka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harakka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harakka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harakka swings for the body but Fook moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harakka motions for Fook to come forward. Harakka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Fook on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harakka throws a body punch but Fook moves out of range.
Harakka looks to land a left hand but Fook moved out of range nicely.
Fook chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harakka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fook scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harakka looks to throw the jab but Fook is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fook.
Fook ducks under a wild hook from Harakka.
Harakka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harakka misses the shot to the body.
Fook swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fook lands with a hook. Harakka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fook jabs at Harakka's body.
Fook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fook moves out of range of the leg kick from Harakka.
Fook moves out of range as Harakka throws a body kick.
Harakka takes a swing at Fook's ribcage but misses.
Harakka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fook with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fook!
Harakka is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Harakka misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harakka checks a leg kick nicely.
Harakka lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fook cracks Harakka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harakka defending well as Fook loads up on a big left hand.
Harakka walks into a stiff left hand from Fook.
Fook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Fook.
Harakka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Fook lands with a cross.
Fook with a nice cross.
Harakka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fook manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Harakka.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fook.
Harakka misses the body punch
and Fook counters with a nice uppercut.
Harakka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harakka motions for Fook to come forward. Harakka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fook appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harakka swings widly with a right hand
and Fook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka misses with a low kick.
Fook fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fook connects with an inside leg kick.
Harakka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Fook.
Harakka throws a jab but it's blocked by Fook.
Harakka loads up on a big right hand but Fook slips the punch.
Fook cracks Harakka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fook uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fook stuns Harakka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harakka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fook comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fook scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good exchange - Fook coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harakka misses with an uppercut. Fook saw that one coming.
Harakka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fook scores with a shot to the body.
Fook lands a jab to Harakka's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fook moves out of range as Harakka strikes.
Fook connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harakka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harakka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fook. Fook obviously looking to wear him down.
Harakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Fook is just out of range.
Harakka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fook tests Harakka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fook lands a nice looking body shot.
Harakka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fook scores with a hook.
Nice shot by Fook.
Harakka swings for the body but Fook moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harakka throws the kick towards the body but Fook avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harakka. Fook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fook blocks a jab.
Harakka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
See How Fook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fook has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... See How Fook!
See How Fook decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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