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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Haapasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mehmet Sable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haapasalo comes into the arena with Thin Lizzy - The Rocker blaring out of the sound system. Seppo Haapasalo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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243 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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281 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Haapasalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mehmet Sable!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sable misses with a head kick.
Haapasalo blocks a head kick by Sable.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sable. Haapasalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sable displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haapasalo throws out the jab.
Sable misses with a hook. Haapasalo ducked under it nicely.
Sable pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haapasalo throws a shot from downtown. Sable moves away and avoids it.
Sable throws a solid leg kick but Haapasalo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Sable.
Sable throws an off balance right hand
and Haapasalo counters with a right hand to the body.
Haapasalo is looking to clinch but Sable is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Haapasalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sable wants to slow Haapasalo down by chopping away at his legs.
Sable misses with a right hand
and Haapasalo counters with a low kick, right behind Sable 's knee.
Sable is looking to score with low kicks.
Sable throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haapasalo clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haapasalo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sable.
Haapasalo breaks from the clinch.
Sable throws out a loose jab but Haapasalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sable misses with a leg kick
and Haapasalo counters with a crisp one two that drops Sable! Haapasalo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sable to his feet! Sable is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haapasalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haapasalo throws an off balance right hand
and Sable counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Haapasalo swings widly with a right hand
and Sable makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Haapasalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sable.
Haapasalo misses with a lunging right hand
and Sable counters with a nice body shot.
Sable throws a head kick that misses.
Sable looks to land a combination but Haapasalo avoids it well.
Sable scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Sable misses
enabling Haapasalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Haapasalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapasalo misses with an uppercut
and Sable connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haapasalo closes the distance and pushes Sable back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sable.
Haapasalo lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Haapasalo.
Sable misses with a punch to the body.
Sable misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haapasalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Haapasalo.
Sable looks gassed!
Sable wants to stall.
Haapasalo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Mehmet Sable has been cut.
Sable blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Haapasalo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haapasalo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sable's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Haapasalo lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sable is defending well for now.
Haapasalo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haapasalo scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Haapasalo on the inside.
Sable tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haapasalo's elbow.
Haapasalo scores with a shot to the side of Sable's head.
Good body shot from Haapasalo.
A right hand to the body from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sables head.
Haapasalo scores with a shot to the side of Sable's head.
Haapasalo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sable backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haapasalo.
Nice body punch from Sable - that landed with a thud.
Haapasalo scores with a knee to the head.
Sable is rocked!
Haapasalo tries a knee to the head but Sable blocks it.
Sable is still on wobbly legs! Can Haapasalo finish him?
Haapasalo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haapasalo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sable to his knees! Haapasalo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seppo Haapasalo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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