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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kalju Harju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jero Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harju's entrance music is Hardwell - Spaceman. A fine choice. Wolf has chosen schism as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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169 lbs
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Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalju Harju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jero Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf slips a jab from Harju.
Harju throws a poor cross that misses
so Wolf counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wolf preventing the sweep.
Harju bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wolf's guard.
Harju controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harju content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harju not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wolf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harju defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harju content to stall in guard here.
Harju trying to control but Wolf is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harju controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kalju Harju has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wolf shoots in but no luck this time.
Harju is looking to slow Wolf down with leg kicks.
Kalju Harju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harju wants to clinch.
Wolf walks into a straight right hand from Harju.
Harju sizes up Wolf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wolf doesn't manage to clinch there - Harju circles away.
Wolf scores with a body shot.
Harju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harju throws a hook but Wolf avoids it easily.
Wolf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harju is fending him off so far but Wolf persists. Nope, Harju circles away and we're back to standing.
Harju jabs Wolf to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harju takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolf misses the target.
Harju misses the shot to the body.
Wolf gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harju counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalju Harju has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jero Wolf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Harju misses
and Wolf counters with a left and a right that stings Harju.
Wolf misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harju misses with a leg kick
and Wolf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wolf tries for a takedown but Harju sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wolf.
Kalju Harju is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Harju throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wolf tries to clinch up.
Wolf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolf fails with a takedown attempt.
Harju leaves Wolf with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harju misses with a low kick.
Wolf closes the distance and clinches up with Harju, looking for a takedown. Wolf pushes Harju against the cage but Harju circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harju gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harju prevents the takedown attempt.
Harju lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
Wolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harju's elbow.
Harju lands a hook that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Harju.
Harju prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wolf letting Harju take a breather here.
Harju swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolf breaks from the clinch.
Harju is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wolf.
Wolf avoids the body shot from Harju.
Harju throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harju throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harju lands with a hook. Wolf tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harju comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Harju lands.
Harju tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wolf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalju Harju dominated that round.
That's time! Harju's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harju scores with a nice right hand.
Harju throws a body punch but Wolf moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harju darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wolf misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wolf looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wolf moves out of range of the leg kick from Harju.
Harju misses with a body shot.
Jero Wolf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harju throws out a loose jab but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wolf is defended easily by Harju.
Kalju Harju has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jero Wolf.
Harju throws a hook but Wolf blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harju ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolf moves away.
Harju is looking to chop away at Wolf's legs.
Wolf checks a leg kick nicely.
Harju misses with a body shot
and Wolf counters with a left and a right that stings Harju.
Crunch! Harju slams his shin into Wolf's torso.
Harju dodges the punch combination from Wolf.
Harju throws a combination that misses
and Wolf counters with a left to the body.
Wolf closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harju circles away.
Wolf shoots in but Harju avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wolf ducks under a wild hook from Harju.
Harju jabs Wolf to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wolf throws a series of punches but Harju moves out of range.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown but Harju shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harju throws a series of punches but Wolf moves out of range.
Harju tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wolf is able to avoid easily.
Harju tests Wolf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harju 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf dodges the punch combination from Harju.
Harju fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harju wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harju.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is trying to drag Harju to the mat but Harju just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wolf wants to take the fight to the mat but Harju manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Harju lands with a right to the head.
Wolf has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harju is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harju lands with a light punch inside.
Wolf blocks a body shot from Harju.
Harju softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harju makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wolf wants to break free but Harju has control.
Wolf jumps guard but Harju stands there with Wolf around his waist. Wolf gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wolf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harju misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf wants a takedown.
Wolf misses with a body punch.
Wolf looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harju.
Harju tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolf is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harju digs a right hand into Wolf's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wolf's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harju.
Harju makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harju pushes Wolf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harju gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wolf misses with an elbow over the top.
Wolf throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harju prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalju Harju dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wolf closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harju wants to improve his position but Wolf is controlling well.
Harju keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wolf throwing shots but Harju is blocking nicely.
Wolf thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harju's head.
Harju knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wolf on the ground.
Harju is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wolf scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harju is looking to improve his position.
Wolf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wolf winds up and cracks Harju with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harju is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wolf thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wolf working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harju is looking to control Wolf's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harju avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf working over Harju with some ground and pound. Harju looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wolf trying to pass the guard but Harju defending well.
Harju is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wolf's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wolf's back!
Will Harju go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
What can Wolf do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Wolf trying to control the position but Harju manages to sink in the hooks.
Wolf has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Harju trying to control.
Good control from Harju.
Jero Wolf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Harju go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Harju is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wolf is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We're going to have a standup here because Kalju Harju wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Harju fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolf closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wolf lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harju is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harju wants to sweep here but Wolf controlling him for the moment.
Wolf distracts Harju with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wolf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harju swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harju wants to sweep but no luck.
Harju can't keep his opponent in guard - Wolf advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wolf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wolf prevents Harju from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harju has his hands clasped together around Wolf's back. He's all about the action.
Harju wants to get back to full guard but Wolf has mounted him!
Kalju Harju is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harju manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harju wants to control but Wolf is keeping busy.
Wolf prevents Harju from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harju keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf throwing shots but Harju is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jero Wolf.
I think Harju 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalju Harju!
A very excited looking Kalju Harju made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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