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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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193 cm
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221 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauricio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mulqvist.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Mulqvist's leg but Mulqvist calmly moves out of range.
Gracie slips under a jab from Mulqvist.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mulqvist misses with a wild combination.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Mulqvist saw that one coming.
Mulqvist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mulqvist fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but Mulqvist persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mulqvist winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie wants to control but Mulqvist is keeping busy.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Mulqvist postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mulqvist passes into half guard.
Mulqvist seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie trying to control but Mulqvist postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Mulqvist is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mulqvist prevents Gracie from standing back up.
Mulqvist is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Mulqvist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mulqvist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mulqvist shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Mulqvist lands a slapping body shot.
Mulqvist lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
A head kick misses from Mulqvist.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mulqvist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mulqvist moves out of range of the strikes.
Mulqvist with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Mulqvist catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Mulqvist avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mulqvist misses the target.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mulqvist misses with a hook.
Mulqvist throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Mulqvist thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mulqvist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mulqvist lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Mulqvist takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Mulqvist lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie looks gassed!
Mulqvist throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mulqvist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Mulqvist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mulqvist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Mulqvist dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mulqvist throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mauricio Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Mulqvist lands.
Mulqvist wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mulqvist.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mulqvist!
Mulqvist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Mulqvist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Harri Mulqvist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mulqvist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mulqvist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Jab from Mulqvist.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulqvist lands a lovely overhand right.
Mulqvist scores with a leg kick.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mulqvist goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gracie is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Mulqvist uses the oldest trick in the book to send Gracie tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Mulqvist is absolutely delighted - when Gracie wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Harri Mulqvist!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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