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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irwin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - T.N.T kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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216 lbs
31 - 8 - 0 |
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190 cm
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212 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
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
31 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Mulqvist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mulqvist misses with a leg kick.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin avoids the body shot from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist misses with a takedown attempt - Irwin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mulqvist throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Irwin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mulqvist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mulqvist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irwin manages to avoid it.
Mulqvist takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Irwin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mulqvist takes one to the side of the head.
Mulqvist fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Irwin avoids it really well and circles away.
Mulqvist closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mulqvist slows down the pace here.
Irwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Irwin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Irwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Irwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mulqvist lands a nice shot to the body.
Mulqvist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mulqvist avoiding damage.
Mulqvist tries to pull guard but Irwin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harri Mulqvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irwin is trying to break the clinch but Mulqvist is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mulqvist.
Irwin has had enough of the clinch but Mulqvist keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Mulqvist.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a head kick.
Mulqvist throws a push kick but Irwin slaps the foot to one side.
Irwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Irwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mulqvist manages to avoid it.
Mulqvist takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mulqvist throws a lazy right hand but Irwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Irwin.
Some wild striking there from Irwin.
Mulqvist moves out of range as Irwin strikes.
Irwin misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a double jab.
Mulqvist throws a wild body kick that Irwin sees coming a mile off.
Irwin throws a leg kick but Mulqvist moved away.
Mulqvist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
Irwin throws a hook to the side of Mulqvist's head but Mulqvist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mulqvist fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Irwin moves out of range of the leg kick from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Irwin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mulqvist.
Paul Irwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mulqvist wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mulqvist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Irwin on his heels. He'll look to pass Irwin's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mulqvist postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Irwin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mulqvist, into his guard.
Irwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mulqvist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mulqvist has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Irwin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irwin trying to control but Mulqvist is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Mulqvist dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mulqvist moves into the clinch successfully.
Irwin lands with a right to the head.
Come on Mulqvist - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Mulqvist on the inside.
Mulqvist blocking some punches.
Irwin breaks the clinch.
Mulqvist tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mulqvist punishes Irwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Mulqvist throws a leg kick
and Irwin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mulqvist is looking to chop away at Irwin's legs.
Mulqvist takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mulqvist tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Irwin is able to avoid easily.
Mulqvist misses with a two punch combination.
Harri Mulqvist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mulqvist fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Irwin avoids a kick to the body.
Irwin scores with a jab to the body.
Irwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mulqvist tries to land a front kick but Irwin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Irwin slips under a jab from Mulqvist.
Irwin throws a series of punches but Mulqvist moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Irwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Irwin.
Mulqvist misses with a body shot.
Irwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mulqvist misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Irwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Mulqvist is looking to wear down Irwin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Irwin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harri Mulqvist is winning the standup battle so far.
Irwin scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mulqvist misses with a body punch
and Irwin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mulqvist is looking to clinch but Irwin is avoiding it.
Mulqvist throws a solid leg kick but Irwin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mulqvist.
Irwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irwin scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mulqvist misses.
Nice body kick from Irwin.
Irwin misses with a low kick.
Mulqvist throws a leg kick that is checked
and Irwin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Irwin is looking to land body kicks.
Mulqvist takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
Mulqvist is looking to score with low kicks.
Mulqvist throws a big shot that misses.
Irwin scores with a nice right hand.
Mulqvist takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
Mulqvist throws the kick towards the body but Irwin avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin throws a lazy head kick
and Mulqvist counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irwin thinking.
Mulqvist shoots in for a takedown but Irwin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mulqvist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irwin.
Mulqvist fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Irwin sprawls well initially but Mulqvist persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mulqvist is trying to control. Irwin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mulqvist stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irwin is not content to let Mulqvist control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Harri Mulqvist will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mulqvist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mulqvist misses with a straight right.
Irwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mulqvist counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mulqvist tries for a takedown but Irwin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Mulqvist is predictable there
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mulqvist tries to clinch
and Irwin counters with a three punch combo that has Mulqvist backing up. Mulqvist nods at Irwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Mulqvist throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mulqvist throws a nice outside leg kick.
Irwin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Irwin slips a straight right by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Irwin at a distance.
Mulqvist throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mulqvist avoids the head kick by Irwin.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mulqvist throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Irwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Mulqvist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mulqvist plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mulqvist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mulqvist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Irwin misses.
Paul Irwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mulqvist. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mulqvist misses with an uppercut.
Irwin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mulqvist misses with a wild body shot.
Irwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Mulqvist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mulqvist finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mulqvist takes one to the chin there.
Mulqvist throws a leg kick but Irwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harri Mulqvist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mulqvist.
Nice body punch from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irwin counters with an outside leg kick.
Mulqvist darts in trying to clinch
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mulqvist is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Irwin throws a nice looking combination but Mulqvist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Irwin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Harri Mulqvist has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mulqvist. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mulqvist moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin throws a big shot that misses.
Irwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mulqvist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mulqvist on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Irwin throws a looping overhand right but Mulqvist ducks down to avoid it.
Mulqvist scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mulqvist stalks Irwin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Irwin's face. Irwin staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mulqvist. That's going to slow Irwin down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Irwin.
Well Mulqvist 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 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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