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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Saggett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olaf Harbardrson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saggett comes to the cage accompanied by Full House Theme Song. Bob Saggett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Olaf Harbardrson's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Saggett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olaf Harbardrson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Saggett has knocked Harbardrson down with a huge combo! Saggett steps away and waves a wobbly Harbardrson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Harbardrson is rocked!
It looks like Olaf Harbardrson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saggett swinging wildly here.
Harbardrson is still on wobbly legs! Can Saggett finish him?
Harbardrson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saggett clinches with his opponent.
Harbardrson trying to stall but Saggett improves his position.
Harbardrson seems to have recovered his senses.
Harbardrson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saggett is trying to break the clinch but Harbardrson is controlling him.
Harbardrson connects with a knee to the head.
Harbardrson misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Harbardrson.
Saggett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saggett wants to stall.
Harbardrson misses with a knee strike.
Saggett managing to block the knees to the body from Harbardrson.
Saggett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harbardrson is defending well for now.
Harbardrson lands a knee to the body.
Harbardrson trying to land knees to the body.
Saggett throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Harbardrson.
A right handed body shot lands from Harbardrson.
Saggett throws an elbow that misses.
Saggett is trying to force a seperation but Harbardrson has the dominant position.
Saggett throws an elbow but it misses.
Harbardrson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Saggett up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Harbardrson.
Harbardrson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saggett avoids it.
Harbardrson with a knee to the head.
Saggett trying to stall but Harbardrson improves his position.
Saggett is working for takedown but Harbardrson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harbardrson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saggett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harbardrson scores a nice knee to the body.
Harbardrson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saggett avoids it.
Saggett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saggett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harbardrson trying to land knees to the body.
Harbardrson looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbardrson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saggett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harbardrson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Harbardrson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harbardrson misses with a knee strike.
Saggett tries to break the clinch but Harbardrson is controlling the position.
Harbardrson has Saggett pushed against the cage.
Saggett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saggett clinches with his opponent.
Harbardrson tries a knee to the head but Saggett blocks it.
Harbardrson tries to land knees in the clinch but Saggett avoids the damage to the body.
Saggett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saggett tries to bum rush Harbardrson with a series of wild strikes but Harbardrson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saggett has managed to clinch.
Saggett is trying to push Harbardrson away but Harbardrson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harbardrson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harbardrson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harbardrson avoiding damage as Saggett throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saggett being controlled against the cage.
Saggett is trying to break the clinch but Harbardrson has him pressed against the cage.
Harbardrson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saggett avoids it.
Saggett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harbardrson blocks a body shot from Saggett.
Saggett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harbardrson connects with a knee to the head.
Saggett looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harbardrson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saggett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harbardrson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Saggett slows down the pace here.
Harbardrson working aggressively here.
Saggett is trying to push Harbardrson away but Harbardrson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saggett is trying to force a seperation but Harbardrson has the dominant position.
Saggett throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saggett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saggett tries to stall but Harbardrson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harbardrson keeps control of Saggett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saggett tries to circle away but Harbardrson has him pinned against the cage.
Saggett tries to work over Harbardrson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saggett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saggett has had enough of the clinch but Harbardrson keeps him there for the moment.
Saggett has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harbardrson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Saggett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saggett misses with an elbow over the top.
Saggett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harbardrson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saggett.
Harbardrson is struggling to control the position.
Harbardrson tries a knee to the head but Saggett blocks it.
Saggett missing with knees to the body.
Harbardrson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saggett avoids it.
Saggett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saggett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saggett tries a knee to the head but Harbardrson blocks it.
Harbardrson just leaning against Saggett, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Saggett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olaf Harbardrson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Saggett does no damage.
Harbardrson gets tackled into the cage by Saggett. Saggett maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harbardrson obliges.
Harbardrson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saggett avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Harbardrson.
Harbardrson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saggett.
Saggett managing to block the knees to the body from Harbardrson.
Saggett tries to break free but Harbardrson pushes him back against the cage.
Harbardrson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saggett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saggett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harbardrson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Saggett is looking to control Harbardrson's arms but Harbardrson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saggett has his back to the cage.
Saggett is trying to break the clinch but Harbardrson is controlling him.
Saggett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saggett tries to break free but Harbardrson pushes him back against the cage.
Harbardrson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harbardrson blocks an elbow strike.
Harbardrson is breathing heavily.
Saggett missing with knees to the body.
Saggett is trying to push Harbardrson away but Harbardrson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harbardrson pushes Saggett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Harbardrson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saggett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saggett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harbardrson circles away quickly and effectively.
Saggett lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saggett.
Saggett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That has opened up Olaf Harbardrson's cut even more.
Saggett throws a series of punches but Harbardrson avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saggett, right into the meat.
Harbardrson moves into range and clinches up with Saggett.
Harbardrson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Harbardrson is looking to control Saggett's arms but Saggett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harbardrson has his back to the cage.
Saggett looking to stall.
Saggett tries to throw a body punch but Harbardrson avoids it by throwing Saggett back against the cage.
Harbardrson trying to stall but Saggett improves his position.
Saggett misses with a body punch.
Harbardrson blocking some punches.
Saggett lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saggett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harbardrson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saggett.
Saggett missing with knees to the body.
Saggett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saggett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harbardrson is defending well for now.
Harbardrson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saggett avoids it.
Saggett tries to land knees in the clinch but Harbardrson avoids the damage to the body.
Saggett wants to break free but Harbardrson has control.
Harbardrson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saggett avoids it.
Saggett is trying to force a seperation but Harbardrson has the dominant position.
Harbardrson managing to block the knees to the body from Saggett.
Saggett is working for takedown but Harbardrson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Saggett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harbardrson.
Saggett trying to stall but Harbardrson improves his position.
Harbardrson misses with a knee strike.
Saggett is looking to break free of the clinch but Harbardrson has double underhooks.
Saggett is trying to break the clinch but Harbardrson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saggett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saggett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saggett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harbardrson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Saggett seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Harbardrson is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Harbardrson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harbardrson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harbardrson stops a takedown attempt from Saggett.
Harbardrson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harbardrson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saggett's efforts to push away.
Harbardrson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saggett is defending well for now.
Saggett is trying to break free.
Harbardrson avoiding damage as Saggett throws knees to the body.
That's four 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.
Saggett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saggett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saggett moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harbardrson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saggett feints a jab promting Harbardrson to slip. Saggett then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harbardrson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Olaf Harbardrson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saggett instigates a clinch.
Harbardrson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harbardrson trying to land knees to the body.
Saggett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harbardrson trying to land knees to the body.
Saggett has had enough of the clinch but Harbardrson keeps him there for the moment.
Harbardrson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saggett's efforts to push away.
Harbardrson misses with a body punch.
Saggett tries to work over Harbardrson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saggett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Saggett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Olaf Harbardrson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Saggett fails to land with a series of punches.
Harbardrson clinches.
Harbardrson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saggett tries to pull guard but Harbardrson won't allow it.
Harbardrson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the cage, Saggett throws an elbow but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Harbardrson.
Harbardrson missing with knees to the body.
Harbardrson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Saggett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harbardrson.
Saggett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saggett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harbardrson stalling.
Saggett breaks the clinch.
Saggett has closed the distance and engaged Harbardrson in a clinch.
Harbardrson avoiding damage as Saggett throws knees to the body.
Saggett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saggett is trying to stall.
Harbardrson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saggett is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbardrson trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saggett avoiding damage as Harbardrson throws knees to the body.
Saggett can't break the clinch.
Saggett struggles to land a body shot inside as Harbardrson controls his hands.
Saggett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harbardrson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harbardrson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saggett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saggett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saggett misses with an elbow strike.
Harbardrson taking a breather.
Harbardrson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saggett blocks it with crossed arms.
Harbardrson blocks an elbow strike from Saggett.
Saggett is trying to stall.
Harbardrson blocks an uppercut.
Saggett is trying to force a seperation but Harbardrson has the dominant position.
Saggett trying to control the position but instead, Harbardrson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saggett into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Saggett wants to break free but Harbardrson has control.
Harbardrson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bob Saggett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saggett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harbardrson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harbardrson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saggett is defending well for now.
Harbardrson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saggett.
Saggett tries a knee to the head but Harbardrson blocks it.
Saggett can't break the clinch.
Saggett working hard to break the clinch.
Harbardrson misses with a knee strike.
Harbardrson misses with a knee to the head.
Saggett is trying to break the clinch but Harbardrson is controlling him.
Saggett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saggett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harbardrson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harbardrson misses with a knee strike.
Saggett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harbardrson prevents it.
Harbardrson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olaf Harbardrson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saggett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harbardrson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saggett's efforts to push away.
Saggett is leaning against Harbardrson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harbardrson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saggett.
Harbardrson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saggett's efforts to push away.
Harbardrson avoids the elbow strike from Saggett, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saggett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harbardrson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saggett's efforts to push away.
Harbardrson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saggett.
Saggett tries to stall but Harbardrson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saggett wants to get back to striking at distance but Harbardrson won't allow it.
Saggett avoiding damage as Harbardrson throws knees to the body.
Harbardrson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saggett.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A short uppercut from Harbardrson.
Saggett pushes off an throws an elbow but Harbardrson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saggett is trying to break free.
Harbardrson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saggett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olaf Harbardrson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saggett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Saggett!
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