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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Haikala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Schweidler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schweidler has chosen IZ as his entrance music. Harri Haikala has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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275 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Haikala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rene Schweidler!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schweidler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Rene Schweidler has been cut.
Schweidler moves to clinch but Haikala breaks away
and Haikala counters with a stiff right hand.
Schweidler throws a leg kick that misses.
Haikala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schweidler manages to avoid it.
Schweidler throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Haikala misses.
Schweidler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haikala.
Schweidler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Haikala throws a right hand that Schweidler ducks under and follows up with a left that Schweidler also avoids with ease.
Schweidler dodges the punch combination from Haikala.
Schweidler thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haikala if he has to take too many more of those.
Haikala is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Haikala motions for Schweidler to come forward. Haikala throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schweidler.
Haikala 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.
A good leg kick by Schweidler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haikala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schweidler moves into the clinch.
Haikala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schweidler is trying to maintain a safe position but Haikala gets an underhook and turns Schweidler into the cage.
Haikala misses with the head strike.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haikala avoids it.
Schweidler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haikala tries to throw a body punch but Schweidler avoids it by throwing Haikala back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haikala avoids it.
Schweidler trying to land knees to the body.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haikala avoids it.
Haikala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haikala takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haikala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Haikala looks to land a right hand but Schweidler moved out of range.
Haikala misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Schweidler is looking to clinch but Haikala is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Schweidler.
Haikala is breathing heavily.
A combination from Haikala does no damage.
Schweidler tries to close the distance and clinch but Haikala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schweidler cracks the inside of Haikala's front leg.
Schweidler scoring well with a low kick there.
Schweidler tries to clinch but Haikala is having none of it.
Schweidler clinches up against the cage.
Schweidler blocks a body shot from Haikala.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schweidler is trying to maintain a safe position but Haikala gets an underhook and turns Schweidler into the cage.
Schweidler lands a knee to the body.
Schweidler is pushing Haikala up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Schweidler lands a good knee to the midsection. Haikala won't want to take too many of those.
Schweidler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler trying to land knees to the body.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Schweidler crunches a lovely knee into Haikala's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Haikala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Schweidler.
Schweidler trying to land knees to the body.
Haikala letting Schweidler take a breather here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schweidler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Schweidler trying to stall but Haikala improves his position.
Haikala avoiding damage as Schweidler throws knees to the body.
Haikala takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schweidler has Haikala pushed against the cage.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler connects with a knee to the head.
Schweidler trying to control the position but instead, Haikala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schweidler into the cage.
Haikala managing to block the knees to the body from Schweidler.
Haikala misses with a punch to the body.
Schweidler lands a good knee to the midsection. Haikala won't want to take too many of those.
Schweidler wants to stall.
Schweidler trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haikala tries to break the clinch but Schweidler is controlling the position.
Haikala avoiding damage as Schweidler throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Schweidler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rene Schweidler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schweidler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schweidler tries to clinch but Haikala moves away
letting Haikala counter with a right hand.
Schweidler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haikala.
Haikala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schweidler tries to land a front kick but Haikala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Schweidler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schweidler wants to clinch up but Haikala keeps it at a distance.
Schweidler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haikala's head.
Schweidler drives through and clinches with Haikala against the cage.
Schweidler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schweidler leaning against his opponent.
Schweidler lands a nice knee to the body.
Schweidler missing with knees to the body.
Schweidler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haikala is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Schweidler lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schweidler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Haikala is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweidler'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.
Haikala avoiding damage as Schweidler throws knees to the body.
Schweidler lands a good knee to the midsection. Haikala won't want to take too many of those.
Schweidler tries to land knees in the clinch but Haikala avoids the damage to the body.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haikala avoids it.
Rene Schweidler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schweidler working Haikala over with knees to the body.
Schweidler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haikala as Schweidler tries to tie him up.
Schweidler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Schweidler crunches a lovely knee into Haikala's ribcage.
Schweidler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haikala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Schweidler lands a knee to the body.
Schweidler taking a breather.
Haikala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haikala managing to block the knees to the body from Schweidler.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schweidler.
Haikala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haikala misses with the head strike.
Haikala swings wildly with an uppercut but Schweidler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schweidler wants to stall.
Schweidler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haikala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haikala avoiding damage as Schweidler throws knees to the body.
Schweidler landing knees to the head.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haikala avoids it.
Schweidler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haikala avoids it.
Schweidler looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Schweidler blocking some punches.
Come on Schweidler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schweidler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haikala is defending well for now.
Haikala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schweidler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Schweidler tries to land knees in the clinch but Haikala avoids the damage to the body.
Schweidler trying to land knees to the body.
Haikala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haikala attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schweidler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haikala throws the left hand but Schweidler avoids the punch easily.
Haikala throws a series of punches but Schweidler avoids them all with ease.
Schweidler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haikala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schweidler.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schweidler clinches up against the cage.
Schweidler is trying to stall.
Schweidler landing knees to the head.
It looks like Harri Haikala has been cut.
Schweidler trying to stall but Haikala improves his position.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Schweidler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Haikala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haikala is trying to maintain a safe position but Schweidler gets an underhook and turns Haikala into the cage.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haikala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Schweidler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Schweidler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haikala misses with a straight left.
Schweidler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haikala throws a body punch but Schweidler moves out of range.
Haikala throws a series of punches but Schweidler moves out of range.
Schweidler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haikala.
Haikala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schweidler.
Schweidler feints and then cracks Haikala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haikala down.
Harri Haikala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haikala throws a leg kick that misses.
Haikala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haikala's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haikala duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schweidler wants to clinch.
Schweidler moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haikala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Schweidler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haikala takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haikala avoids it.
Schweidler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haikala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schweidler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haikala is rocked!
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Oh Haikala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schweidler jerks Haikala's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Haikala drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Schweidler goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Schweidler because Haikala was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Rene Schweidler!
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