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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Haapasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiis DeKuyt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haapasalo comes to the cage accompanied by Korpiklaani - Let's Drink . The crowd seem to be enjoying DeKuyt's choice of entrance music: Wynona's Big Brown Beaver. Jiis DeKuyt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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230 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Antti Haapasalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jiis DeKuyt!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapasalo cracks DeKuyt with a right hand to the side of the head.
DeKuyt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haapasalo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeKuyt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Haapasalo rushes DeKuyt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haapasalo lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by DeKuyt.
Haapasalo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
DeKuyt avoids the elbow strike from Haapasalo, against the cage.
DeKuyt stalling against the cage.
Haapasalo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from DeKuyt.
Stalling in the clinch from DeKuyt.
DeKuyt is looking to break free of the clinch but Haapasalo has double underhooks.
Haapasalo throws an elbow that misses.
DeKuyt is looking to break free of the clinch but Haapasalo has double underhooks.
DeKuyt wants to get back to striking at distance but Haapasalo won't allow it.
Haapasalo misses with some punches.
DeKuyt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haapasalo tries to clinch there but DeKuyt circles away.
Haapasalo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
DeKuyt misses with a looping right.
Haapasalo scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haapasalo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
DeKuyt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapasalo lands with a cross.
DeKuyt misses with a hook. Haapasalo ducked under it nicely.
DeKuyt throws a series of punches but Haapasalo moves out of range.
DeKuyt clobbers Haapasalo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
DeKuyt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haapasalo lands with a good body shot.
Haapasalo lands a nice shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Haapasalo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeKuyt. Haapasalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haapasalo, as that shot connected.
DeKuyt ducks under a wild hook from Haapasalo.
DeKuyt looks to land a left hand but Haapasalo moved out of range nicely.
DeKuyt throws a shot from downtown. Haapasalo moves away and avoids it.
DeKuyt cracks Haapasalo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
DeKuyt keeps the fight on the outside.
Haapasalo instigates a clinch.
DeKuyt avoids a wild elbow strike from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Haapasalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haapasalo blocks an uppercut.
Haapasalo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
DeKuyt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeKuyt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
DeKuyt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haapasalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Haapasalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeKuyt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeKuyt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haapasalo was well out of range. Poor timing from DeKuyt.
Haapasalo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeKuyt misses with a hook.
A left lands for DeKuyt.
DeKuyt thuds a left hand into Haapasalo's body.
No joy there for DeKuyt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haapasalo misses with a double jab
and DeKuyt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haapasalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jiis DeKuyt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeKuyt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haapasalo throws out a loose jab but DeKuyt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haapasalo tries to clinch up but DeKuyt circles away and keeps his distance.
Haapasalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeKuyt.
Haapasalo is looking to clinch but DeKuyt is avoiding it.
DeKuyt avoids the body shot from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haapasalo there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeKuyt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haapasalo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haapasalo throws the left hand but DeKuyt avoids the punch easily.
DeKuyt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
DeKuyt tries to move into range but Haapasalo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
DeKuyt misses with a combination
and Haapasalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haapasalo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haapasalo takes a swing at DeKuyt's ribcage but misses.
DeKuyt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
DeKuyt swings for the body but Haapasalo moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
DeKuyt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haapasalo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haapasalo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DeKuyt, pushing him back against the cage.
Haapasalo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haapasalo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Haapasalo fails to land.
DeKuyt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haapasalo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haapasalo tries to clinch there but DeKuyt circles away.
Haapasalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeKuyt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeKuyt throws a good cross that connects.
DeKuyt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haapasalo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haapasalo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DeKuyt.
Haapasalo slips a jab and a cross from DeKuyt.
Haapasalo tries to score with a low kick but DeKuyt moves his leg out of the way.
Haapasalo ducks under a wild hook from DeKuyt.
Haapasalo clobbers DeKuyt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
DeKuyt misses the jab.
Haapasalo rushes DeKuyt and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Haapasalo.
DeKuyt is looking to break free of the clinch but Haapasalo has double underhooks.
Haapasalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haapasalo just leaning against DeKuyt, taking a breather.
DeKuyt working aggressively here.
Haapasalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeKuyt is trying to break free.
Haapasalo is looking to control DeKuyt's arms but DeKuyt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haapasalo has his back to the cage.
DeKuyt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haapasalo ducks right into an uppercut from DeKuyt.
Haapasalo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeKuyt lands with a shot to the body.
Haapasalo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DeKuyt misses with a double jab
and Haapasalo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Haapasalo throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Haapasalo 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.
Haapasalo throws a hook to the side of DeKuyt's head but DeKuyt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeKuyt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haapasalo closes the distance looking to clinch
and DeKuyt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haapasalo misses with a kick to the body.
Haapasalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeKuyt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeKuyt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haapasalo needs to keep his hands up - DeKuyt had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Haapasalo.
DeKuyt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
DeKuyt misses with a looping left.
DeKuyt throws a right and a left that Haapasalo avoids nicely.
Haapasalo moves into the clinch successfully.
DeKuyt is trying to force a seperation but Haapasalo has the dominant position.
DeKuyt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Antti Haapasalo is winning the standup battle so far.
DeKuyt loads up on a big right hand but Haapasalo slips the punch.
Haapasalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeKuyt throws out the jab.
DeKuyt looks to land a left hand but Haapasalo moved out of range nicely.
Haapasalo just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for DeKuyt.
Haapasalo lands with a nice combination. DeKuyt backs away looking to recover.
Haapasalo lands a really nice looking cross but DeKuyt seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeKuyt checks a low kick from Haapasalo.
DeKuyt throws a body punch but Haapasalo moves out of range.
Haapasalo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haapasalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeKuyt.
DeKuyt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haapasalo backs up against the cage.
DeKuyt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haapasalo misses the shot to the body.
DeKuyt misses with a straight left.
Haapasalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeKuyt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
DeKuyt just misses with a punch to the body.
Haapasalo clinches up with DeKuyt and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Haapasalo scores with a nice short uppercut.
DeKuyt blocks the elbow strike.
DeKuyt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Haapasalo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeKuyt working hard to break the clinch.
Haapasalo lands with a right to the head.
Haapasalo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Haapasalo has DeKuyt pressed against the cage, preventing DeKuyt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haapasalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haapasalo trying to control the position but instead, DeKuyt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haapasalo into the cage.
Haapasalo prevents DeKuyt from breaking the clinch.
Haapasalo misses with some punches.
DeKuyt manages to break the clinch.
DeKuyt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
DeKuyt throws a nice looking combination but Haapasalo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DeKuyt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haapasalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeKuyt.
Haapasalo slips under a jab from DeKuyt.
Haapasalo slips a jab from DeKuyt.
DeKuyt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haapasalo.
Haapasalo slips under a jab.
DeKuyt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haapasalo moves in looking to clinch but DeKuyt pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from DeKuyt misses the target.
Haapasalo slips under a jab.
DeKuyt lands with a right hand.
Haapasalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DeKuyt thuds his right hand into Haapasalo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
DeKuyt throws a right hand that Haapasalo ducks under and follows up with a left that Haapasalo also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeKuyt just misses with a punch to the body.
Haapasalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeKuyt.
DeKuyt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
DeKuyt takes a swing at Haapasalo's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Haapasalo. That snapped DeKuyt's head back.
Haapasalo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haapasalo walks into a straight right hand from DeKuyt.
DeKuyt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haapasalo fakes the leg kick and cracks DeKuyt in the body.
DeKuyt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haapasalo backs up against the cage.
Haapasalo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haapasalo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DeKuyt moves forwards but Haapasalo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
DeKuyt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haapasalo fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeKuyt lands a jab to the head.
Haapasalo throws a series of punches but DeKuyt moves out of range.
DeKuyt throws a hook to the side of Haapasalo's head but Haapasalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haapasalo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
DeKuyt is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeKuyt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haapasalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeKuyt manages to avoid it.
DeKuyt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haapasalo manages to avoid it.
Haapasalo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DeKuyt misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Haapasalo.
DeKuyt misses with a looping right.
Haapasalo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jiis DeKuyt has been cut.
Haapasalo throws a body punch but DeKuyt moves out of range.
DeKuyt throws a shot from downtown. Haapasalo moves away and avoids it.
DeKuyt checks a low kick from Haapasalo.
DeKuyt loads up on a big right hand but Haapasalo slips the punch.
Haapasalo throws a leg kick but DeKuyt checks it.
DeKuyt lands a body shot.
Haapasalo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeKuyt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Haapasalo.
Haapasalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeKuyt.
DeKuyt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haapasalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeKuyt. Haapasalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Haapasalo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jiis DeKuyt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Haapasalo is looking to clinch but DeKuyt is avoiding it.
Haapasalo wants to clinch up but DeKuyt keeps it at a distance.
Haapasalo misses with a hook. DeKuyt ducked under it nicely.
Haapasalo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from DeKuyt misses.
Haapasalo throws an overhand right that lands on DeKuyt's shoulder, as DeKuyt tries to avoid the shot.
DeKuyt works Haapasalo's body with a nice hook.
DeKuyt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by DeKuyt.
DeKuyt dodges the punch combination from Haapasalo.
DeKuyt throws a big shot that misses.
Haapasalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haapasalo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
DeKuyt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haapasalo slips under a jab from DeKuyt.
Haapasalo scores with a shot to the body.
DeKuyt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haapasalo.
Haapasalo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
DeKuyt missing with a left hand there. Haapasalo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo tries to close the distance and clinch but DeKuyt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeKuyt misses with a combination
and Haapasalo counters with a straight right hand.
DeKuyt connects with a looping right hand.
Haapasalo moves away from the strike by DeKuyt.
DeKuyt throws a hook but Haapasalo avoids it easily.
Haapasalo wants to clinch.
Haapasalo misses with a wild combination.
DeKuyt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeKuyt misses with a hook.
Haapasalo misses with a looping left.
DeKuyt looks to score with a jab to the body but Haapasalo is just out of range.
DeKuyt throws a lazy right hand but Haapasalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeKuyt looks to land a left hand but Haapasalo moved out of range nicely.
DeKuyt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from DeKuyt.
Haapasalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haapasalo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
DeKuyt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haapasalo.
DeKuyt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - DeKuyt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haapasalo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haapasalo walks into a stiff left hand from DeKuyt.
Haapasalo gets a clinch.
Haapasalo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haapasalo misses with some punches.
Haapasalo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite DeKuyt's efforts to push away.
DeKuyt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haapasalo has a couple of punches blocked by DeKuyt.
DeKuyt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
DeKuyt blocks a body shot from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo takes a shot to the head.
Haapasalo digs a right hand into DeKuyt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on DeKuyt's gas tank.
DeKuyt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeKuyt throws a hook to the side of Haapasalo's head but Haapasalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haapasalo wants to land a leg kick but DeKuyt is out of range.
DeKuyt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
DeKuyt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
DeKuyt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
DeKuyt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapasalo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeKuyt to score with a decent uppercut.
Haapasalo swinging wildly here.
DeKuyt lands a head shot.
Haapasalo slips a straight right by DeKuyt.
Haapasalo lands a nice looking body shot.
Haapasalo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeKuyt.
Haapasalo tries to close the distance and clinch but DeKuyt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeKuyt swings for the body but Haapasalo moves out of range.
Jiis DeKuyt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haapasalo swinging wildly here.
DeKuyt misses with a jab to the body
and Haapasalo counters with a nice low kick that buckles DeKuyt's knee momentarily.
Haapasalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haapasalo throws a push kick but DeKuyt slaps the foot to one side.
Haapasalo rushes DeKuyt and presses him up against the cage.
Haapasalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haapasalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeKuyt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
DeKuyt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haapasalo was well out of range. Poor timing from DeKuyt.
Haapasalo missing with a left hand there. DeKuyt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeKuyt throws a looping overhand right but Haapasalo ducks down to avoid it.
A cross from DeKuyt lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haapasalo tries to clinch there but DeKuyt circles away.
Haapasalo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haapasalo throws a looping overhand right but DeKuyt ducks down to avoid it.
Antti Haapasalo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DeKuyt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haapasalo.
Haapasalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeKuyt.
DeKuyt looks to land a right hand but Haapasalo moved out of range.
Haapasalo moves in looking to clinch but DeKuyt pushes him off.
DeKuyt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haapasalo throws a hook but DeKuyt blocks it.
Haapasalo fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeKuyt blocks a jab.
DeKuyt lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from DeKuyt misses its intended target.
Haapasalo closes the distance and clinches.
DeKuyt tries to circle away but Haapasalo has him pinned against the cage.
DeKuyt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haapasalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haapasalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haapasalo prevents DeKuyt from breaking the clinch.
DeKuyt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Haapasalo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haapasalo 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Haapasalo!
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