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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Harakka (ranked 1043 p4p, 994 weight class) and Somporn Metharom (ranked 133 p4p, 125 weight class). Metharom is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Porcelain - Moby. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Somporn Metharom enters the cage!
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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 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Harakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Somporn Metharom!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harakka looks to land a body kick but Metharom moved away.
Harakka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Harakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Harakka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gustav Harakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metharom throws a head kick that half lands.
Harakka scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harakka.
Harakka misses with a left hand
and Metharom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harakka thinking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harakka. That's going to slow Metharom down.
Metharom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harakka. Harakka obviously looking to wear him down.
Metharom feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harakkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Harakka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Metharom.
Harakka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Metharom feints a counter leg kick.
Metharom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metharom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Metharom counters with a body kick.
Metharom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harakka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Metharom throws the kick towards the body but Harakka avoids it.
Harakka connects with a solid leg kick.
Harakka needs to keep his hands up - Metharom had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka cracks Metharom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harakka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Metharom.
Harakka loads up on a big right hand but Metharom slips the punch.
Harakka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Metharom raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Metharom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harakka.
Harakka throws a hook but Metharom blocks it.
Harakka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab by Harakka.
Metharom takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Metharom looks to land a left hand but Harakka moved out of range nicely.
Harakka scoring well with a low kick there.
Metharom blocks the body kick.
Metharom is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harakka with a body shot.
Harakka avoids the body shot from Metharom.
Metharom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harakka's sensitive parts.
Harakka throws a body kick that misses.
Harakka gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Metharom counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harakka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Metharom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom misses the shot to the body.
Metharom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harakka.
Metharom checks a leg kick.
Harakka misses with a low kick.
Harakka cracks Metharom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harakka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Metharom misses.
An inside leg kick from Metharom misses.
Harakka loads up on a big right hand but Metharom slips the punch.
Harakka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Metharoms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Harakka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Metharom counters with a nice uppercut.
Harakka lands with a straight right. Metharom didn't see that one coming.
Metharom connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harakka's hands.
Metharom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Metharom is predictable there
and Harakka counters with a stiff right hand.
Metharom slips under a jab.
Harakka avoids the head kick by Metharom.
Harakka thuds his right hand into Metharom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Metharom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harakka throws a body punch but Metharom moves out of range.
Harakka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Metharom throws a sloppy head kick and Harakka moves out of range easily.
Harakka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Metharom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Metharom defending well as Harakka loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Metharom.
Harakka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harakka misses the shot to the body.
Harakka throws out a loose jab but Metharom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metharom tries a quick counter leg kick but Harakka is wise to it.
Harakka cracks Metharom with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Harakka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Metharom appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harakka blocks a head kick by Metharom.
Harakka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harakka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Metharom checks it well.
Harakka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metharom was well out of range. Poor timing from Harakka.
Harakka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metharom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harakka misses the jab.
Metharom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harakka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harakka is looking to slow Metharom down with leg kicks.
Metharom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harakka throws a wild body kick that Metharom sees coming a mile off.
Harakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Harakka misses
and Metharom counters with a leg kick.
Harakka tries to land a body kick
and Metharom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Metharom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harakka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harakka moves out of range as Metharom strikes.
Harakka half committed to a counter leg kick.
Metharom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metharom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Metharom just misses with a punch to the body.
Harakka scores with a nice right hand.
Harakka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Metharom on the side of the head.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Metharom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harakka throws a lazy uppercut
and Metharom counters with a stiff right hand.
Harakka misses with a kick to the body.
Metharom appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harakka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Metharom looks to land a right hand but Harakka moved out of range.
Harakka misses with a kick to the body
and Metharom counters with an outside leg kick.
Harakka walks into a straight right hand from Metharom.
Harakka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harakka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Metharom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Metharom checks a low kick from Harakka.
Gustav Harakka is winning the standup battle so far.
Metharom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harakka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Metharom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harakka looks for the body kick but Metharom saw that one coming.
Harakka misses with a straight right.
Harakka misses with a hook
and Metharom counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harakka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Metharom ducks under a wild hook from Harakka.
Harakka cracks Metharom with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka throws a wild body kick that Metharom sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Harakka misses
and Metharom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Metharom just misses with a punch to the body.
Harakka thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Harakka.
Harakka scores with a nice head shot.
Metharom connects with a solid leg kick.
Metharom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harakka.
Harakka misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Metharom.
Metharom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harakka.
Harakka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Metharom scoring well with a low kick there.
Harakka throws a low kick, looking for Metharom's leg but Metharom calmly moves out of range.
Metharom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Metharom.
Harakka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harakka ducks under a wild hook from Metharom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harakka misses with a low kick.
Metharom throws out a counter right but Harakka avoids it with no problem.
Harakka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harakka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harakka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harakka misses with a body shot
and Metharom counters with a thumping low kick.
Harakka just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harakka.
Harakka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harakka throws a body shot but no joy.
Metharom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Harakka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Metharom.
A clash of legs there as Metharom blocks the low kick.
Harakka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harakka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Metharom's sensitive parts.
Harakka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harakka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metharom was well out of range. Poor timing from Harakka.
Metharom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka throws a hook to the side of Metharom's head but Metharom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Metharom throws a series of punches but Harakka avoids them all with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Metharom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harakka throws a low kick but Metharom moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Harakka slams his shin into Metharom's torso.
Metharom lands with a shot to the body.
Metharom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Metharom.
Harakka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Metharom.
Harakka tries to land a leg kick but Metharom saw it coming and moves away.
Metharom avoids the body shot from Harakka.
Metharom connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harakka's hands.
Harakka wants to land a leg kick but Metharom is out of range.
Harakka missing with a left hand there. Metharom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Metharom feints and then cracks Harakka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harakka down.
Metharom connects with a crisp jab.
Metharom throws a big shot that misses.
Metharom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harakka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harakka lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice leg kick from Harakka, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harakka misses with a right hand
and Metharom counters with a good low kick that Harakka was not able to check.
Harakka misses with a lunging right hand
and Metharom counters with a straight right hand.
Harakka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Metharom takes a swing at Harakka's ribcage but misses.
Metharom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harakka.
Metharom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harakka.
Harakka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Metharom.
Harakka connects with a nice looking jab.
Harakka misses with a leg kick
and Metharom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harakka moves away from the strike by Metharom.
Harakka tries to land a leg kick but Metharom saw it coming and moves away.
Metharom throws a head kick that misses
and Harakka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Metharom moves out of range of the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Somporn Metharom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice leg kick from Metharom, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harakka throws an overhand right that lands on Metharom's shoulder, as Metharom tries to avoid the shot.
Metharom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harakka misses with a left hand
and Metharom counters with a stiff right hand.
Harakka looks for the body kick but Metharom saw that one coming.
Harakka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harakka backing away here, and Metharom unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Harakka wants to slow Metharom down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Harakka misses.
Harakka scores with a nice body kick.
Harakka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harakka keeps Metharom at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harakka.
Harakka throws a looping overhand right but Metharom ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harakka misses with a lunging right hand
and Metharom counters with a low kick, right behind Harakka 's knee.
Harakka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Metharom.
Harakka throws a leg kick
letting Metharom counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metharom throws a sloppy head kick and Harakka moves out of range easily.
Harakka throws a leg kick but Metharom sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom slips under a jab.
Metharom throws a lazy head kick
and Harakka counters with a body kick.
Harakka punishes Metharom's body with a nice straight punch.
Harakka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Metharom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harakka.
Harakka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Metharom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harakka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Metharom's head backwards.
Harakka lands a head shot.
Metharom throws a leg kick but Harakka moved away.
Harakka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Metharom momentarily.
Metharom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harakka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harakka throws a right hand that misses
enabling Metharom to counter with a crisp jab.
Harakka staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Harakka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Harakka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metharom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harakka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Metharom.
Harakka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harakka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Metharom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harakka is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Metharom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Metharom releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Metharom misses with a hook.
Harakka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harakka. Metharom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harakka throws a leg kick which misses Metharom's front leg but catches the back leg as Metharom tries to avoid it.
Metharom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harakka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harakka thows a body kick. Metharom tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Harakka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harakka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harakka throws a looping overhand right but Metharom ducks down to avoid it.
Metharom feints and then cracks Harakka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harakka down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom slips a straight right by Harakka.
An inside leg kick lands from Metharom.
Harakka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Metharom is out of range and Harakka settles back down.
Metharom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harakka moves away.
Harakka wants to land a leg kick but Metharom is out of range.
Harakka with a nice cross.
Metharom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harakka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Metharom moves away from the strike by Harakka.
Metharom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harakka throws a sloppy body shot
and Metharom counters with a nice leg kick.
Harakka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
Harakka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harakka.
Harakka tries to work over Metharom's front leg with a kick but Metharom checks it.
Harakka throws a push kick but Metharom slaps the foot to one side.
Metharom has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harakka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom misses with a wild body shot.
Harakka wants to land a leg kick but Metharom is out of range.
Harakka with a jab.
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!
Good leg kick by Harakka.
Nice body punch from Harakka.
Metharom moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harakka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Metharom throws a body shot but no joy.
Metharom looks to land a right hand but Harakka moved out of range.
Harakka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Metharom misses with a looping left.
Harakka appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harakka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Metharom releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Metharom connects with a solid leg kick.
Metharom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harakka misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gustav Harakka.
Well Harakka 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous 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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