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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Irwin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - T.N.T. Paul Irwin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
35 - 16 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irwin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartola moves away.
Hartola's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Irwin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hartola scrambles back to his feet.
Irwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Irwin with a nice cross.
Irwin misses with a hook
and Hartola counters with a body kick that stops Irwin in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irwin misses with a kick to the body.
Irwin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hartola.
Hartola moves into the clinch successfully.
Irwin scores with a shoulder strike.
Irwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Irwin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hartola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hartola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hartola digs a right hand underneath Irwin's ribcage. Irwin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hartola scores with a shot to the side of Irwin's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Irwin fails to land.
Hartola is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Irwin is keeping busy.
Hartola prevents Irwin from breaking the clinch.
Irwin is trying to push Hartola away but Hartola has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartola.
Hartola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Irwin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartola.
Irwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hartola is pushing Irwin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Irwin tries to break the clinch but Hartola is controlling the position.
Hartola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hartola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irwin tries to bum rush Hartola with a series of wild strikes but Hartola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hartola tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Irwin lands.
Hartola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hartola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hartola takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Hartola lands.
Hartola takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Irwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Irwin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Irwin moves out of range of the body kick.
Irwin throws an off balance right hand
and Hartola counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hartola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Irwin misses with a head kick.
Irwin throws a combination that misses
and Hartola counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hartola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola lands a lovely overhand right.
Hartola scores with a leg kick.
Hartola avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Irwin thuds a left hand into Hartola's body.
Hartola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hartola.
Irwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hartola counters with a nice body shot.
Irwin moves out of range of the leg kick from Hartola.
Hartola pivots, looking for a leg kick but Irwin is out of range and Hartola settles back down.
Irwin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hartola tries to land a leg kick but Irwin saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hartola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Irwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola pushes Irwin away with a front kick.
Irwin is breathing heavily.
Hartola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Irwin checks it well.
Hartola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Irwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartola was well out of range. Poor timing from Irwin.
Hartola shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hartola scores with a kick to the body.
Irwin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A solid body kick from Hartola.
Hartola scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Irwin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hartola throws a sloppy head kick and Irwin moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Irwin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hartola misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Irwin.
Hartola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hartola takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Irwin throws a shot from downtown. Hartola moves away and avoids it.
Irwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartola.
Irwin moves out of range as Hartola throws a body kick.
Irwin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Irwin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hartola.
Irwin scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Irwin.
Hartola thumps Irwin with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hartola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Hartola counters with a body kick that stops Irwin in his tracks momentarily.
Hartola gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hartola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hartola finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hartola blocks the body kick.
Hartola moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hartola uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartola connects with a high kick.
Irwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Irwin misses with a hook.
Irwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartola.
Hartola throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tommi Hartola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Irwin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hartola. That one must have hurt.
Hartola scores with a hook to the body. Irwin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hartola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hartola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hartola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Irwin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hartola.
Hartola lands a big head kick that sends Irwin tumbling to the mat! Hartola takes a step backwards and waves Irwin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Irwin is rocked!
Hartola feints a jab and as Irwin dips his head, Hartola unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Irwin right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Irwin falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Hartola smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommi Hartola!
Tommi Hartola made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.
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