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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Haffa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Bonaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haffa comes to the cage accompanied by Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire. Bonaza has chosen Mnemic-Deathbox as his entrance music. Harry Haffa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Haffa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raul Bonaza!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haffa clobbers Bonaza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bonaza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick by Bonaza misses
and Haffa counters with a head kick. That will keep Bonaza thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Haffa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haffa takes a swing at Bonaza's ribcage but misses.
Bonaza throws a low kick, looking for Haffa's leg but Haffa calmly moves out of range.
Bonaza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haffa misses with a double jab.
Haffa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonaza.
Haffa throws an off balance right hand
and Bonaza counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haffa throws a hook but Bonaza blocks it.
Haffa scores with the left hand. Bonaza knows he should have avoided that one.
Bonaza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bonaza scores with a head kick. Haffa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Harry Haffa has been cut.
Haffa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonaza.
Bonaza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bonaza lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haffa throws out the jab.
Haffa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonaza.
A jab lands there for Haffa.
Bonaza looks to land a combination. Haffa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Haffa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Haffa.
A combination from Haffa does no damage.
Haffa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bonaza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haffa misses with an uppercut.
Bonaza tries to land a leg kick but Haffa saw it coming and moves away.
Haffa throws an overhand right that lands on Bonaza's shoulder, as Bonaza tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Haffa misses the target.
Haffa missing with a left hand there. Bonaza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Haffa.
Bonaza ducks under a wild hook from Haffa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bonaza.
Raul Bonaza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haffa misses with a looping right.
Bonaza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonaza 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.
Haffa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bonaza at a distance.
Haffa scores with the left hand. Bonaza knows he should have avoided that one.
Bonaza throws a series of punches but Haffa avoids them all with ease.
Bonaza avoids the body shot from Haffa.
Haffa avoids the head kick by Bonaza.
Haffa works over Bonaza's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Raul Bonaza has been cut.
Haffa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonaza.
Bonaza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bonaza throws a low kick but Haffa avoids it.
Bonaza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haffa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haffa connects with a high kick.
Haffa looks to land a left hand but Bonaza moved out of range nicely.
Bonaza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza scores with a jab to the head.
Bonaza swinging wildly here.
Haffa sizes up Bonaza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bonaza fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haffa is out of range.
Bonaza misses with a leg kick
letting Haffa counter with a right hand.
Bonaza throws a nice looking combination but Haffa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haffa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haffa. Bonaza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haffa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haffa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bonaza throws a right and a left that Haffa avoids nicely.
Bonaza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haffa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bonaza misses with a few strikes there.
Haffa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonaza.
Bonaza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haffa.
Bonaza throws a nice looking combination but Haffa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonaza slaps away a takedown attempt from Haffa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza slips a jab from Haffa.
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!
Haffa looks for the body kick but Bonaza saw that one coming.
Bonaza misses the jab.
Bonaza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonaza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bonaza throws a leg kick but Haffa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bonaza scores with a three punch combo!
Harry Haffa's cut is getting worse.
Haffa lands with an overhand left.
Haffa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonaza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bonaza throws a series of punches but Haffa avoids them all with ease.
Haffa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bonaza on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Haffa tenderised Bonaza's leg. Bonaza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloppy strikes from Bonaza. Those never looked like landing.
Bonaza throws a lazy right hand but Haffa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haffa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonaza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harry Haffa will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haffa lands with a right hand.
A big left from Bonaza misses.
Haffa lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Haffa.
Haffa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Haffa coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haffa. Bonaza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haffa throws a wild body kick that Bonaza sees coming a mile off.
Haffa misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Haffa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haffa slips a jab and a cross from Bonaza.
Haffa connects with a right hand. Bonaza shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonaza thows a body shot but no joy.
Haffa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bonaza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bonaza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bonaza quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Haffa wants to pass to mount but Bonaza is defending the position.
Bonaza looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bonaza is staying active underneath Haffa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Haffa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bonaza sees it coming and defends easily.
Haffa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonaza keeps working.
Well, if Haffa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffa is looking for a kimura but Bonaza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Haffa to get the leverage.
Haffa tries to pass to full mount but Bonaza defends it.
Bonaza is trying to maintain the position but Haffa is very close to passing his half guard.
Haffa is keen to just control but Bonaza is a slippery customer.
Bonaza tries to roll over but Haffa keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonaza is in trouble now - Haffa has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffa trying to control but Bonaza is having none of it.
Bonaza holds on to Haffa around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Haffa wants to control but Bonaza has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Haffa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza can't escape the position.
Haffa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bonaza is looking to escape.
Bonaza wants to control but Haffa is having none of it.
Haffa tries to control but Bonaza wriggling away.
Haffa is really struggling to control Bonaza but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haffa wants to finish this one by submission but Bonaza is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Haffa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Haffa dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Some wild striking there from Bonaza.
Bonaza's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonaza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bonaza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haffa misses with a looping right.
Bonaza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Bonaza misses.
A big left from Haffa misses.
A jab from Haffa misses.
Nice uppercut there from Haffa.
Haffa cracks Bonaza with an open hand slap.
Bonaza tries a low kick but Haffa avoids it.
Haffa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bonaza walks into a jab.
Bonaza throws a series of punches but Haffa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaza misses with a double jab.
Bonaza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haffa scoring well with a low kick there.
Bonaza throws a body punch but Haffa moves out of range.
Bonaza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haffa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Bonaza.
Bonaza ducks under a wild hook from Haffa.
Bonaza just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonaza throws a leg kick but Haffa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good exchange - Haffa coming out on top.
Haffa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonaza throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Bonaza. Those never looked like landing.
Bonaza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonaza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonaza defending well as Haffa loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Bonaza misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffa gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haffa is trying to control. Bonaza wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Haffa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bonaza knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harry Haffa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haffa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonaza keeps working.
Haffa trying to control from Bonaza's half guard. Bonaza has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Haffa pushes down on Bonaza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffa trying to mount his opponent but Bonaza defends it.
Haffa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Haffa seems to be looking for submissions.
Haffa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bonaza has managed to free his arm - good work.
Harry Haffa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haffa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Raul Bonaza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza is looking for a sweep. Haffa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haffa wants to free his trapped foot but Bonaza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Haffa not doing much here.
Bonaza is looking to control Haffa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bonaza avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haffa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Haffa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haffa 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Haffa!
Harry Haffa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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