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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waclav Szbrjcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Szbrjcik's choice of entrance music: Public Enemy ft. Anthrax : Bring The Noise. This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
38 - 16 - 1 |
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221 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
38 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Waclav Szbrjcik!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hartola. Szbrjcik shrugs it off though.
Sloppy strikes from Szbrjcik. Those never looked like landing.
Hartola scores with a leg kick.
Szbrjcik has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hartola finds it's way round the side to connect with Szbrjcik's head.
Szbrjcik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hartola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hartola.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Szbrjcik.
Szbrjcik fails with a takedown attempt.
Szbrjcik fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hartola to the ground. Szbrjcik is now in Hartola's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hartola holds on and takes a little breather.
Szbrjcik trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hartola is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Szbrjcik defends well.
Szbrjcik trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Szbrjcik can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hartola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Szbrjcik is trying to get back to full guard.
Hartola blocks the strikes from Szbrjcik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola wants to free his trapped foot but Szbrjcik is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hartola wants to take a breather but Szbrjcik is having none of it.
Szbrjcik won't allow Hartola to pass to mount.
Hartola passes to side control.
Hartola wants to stand but Szbrjcik is controlling his arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Szbrjcik manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hartola's best efforts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartola wants to free his trapped foot but Szbrjcik is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Szbrjcik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Szbrjcik manages to get to full guard.
Szbrjcik keeping moving, preventing Hartola from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hartola pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Szbrjcik is keeping the position for now.
Szbrjcik wants to improve his position but instead Hartola has moved into half guard.
Szbrjcik is looking to control Hartola's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Szbrjcik avoid being mounted?
Hartola is trying to work for a kimura but Szbrjcik is defending well.
Szbrjcik gets back to full guard.
Szbrjcik wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola tries to free his leg and advance position but Szbrjcik is retaining full guard.
Hartola stopping the sweep attempt from Szbrjcik.
Hartola is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hartola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Szbrjcik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Szbrjcik is pulling down on Hartola's head to control his posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Szbrjcik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hartola is fending him off so far but Szbrjcik persists. Nope, Hartola circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola dominated that 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.
Hartola will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hartola is looking to score with low kicks.
Hartola dips to his left and cracks Szbrjcik with an uppercut!
Szbrjcik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hartola is fending him off so far but Szbrjcik persists. Nope, Hartola circles away and we're back to standing.
Hartola pivots, looking for a leg kick but Szbrjcik is out of range and Hartola settles back down.
Hartola keeps Szbrjcik at a distance using the push kick.
Hartola throws a hook to the side of Szbrjcik's head but Szbrjcik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hartola scores with a jab to the body.
Hartola slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Szbrjcik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Szbrjcik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szbrjcik's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Szbrjcik duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Szbrjcik. That did some damage!
Szbrjcik shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hartola sprawls well. Hartola wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Szbrjcik gets slowly back to his feet.
Szbrjcik is breathing heavily.
Szbrjcik throws a right and a left that Hartola avoids nicely.
Szbrjcik swings for the body but Hartola moves out of range.
Hartola misses with a body shot.
Hartola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Szbrjcik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Szbrjcik tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Szbrjcik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartola moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hartola.
Hartola ducks under a wild hook from Szbrjcik.
Szbrjcik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hartola but Hartola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tommi Hartola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waclav Szbrjcik.
Good leg kick by Hartola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartola throws a leg kick that misses.
Szbrjcik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hartola jabs at Szbrjcik's body.
Hartola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Szbrjcik takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hartola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola scores with a nice head shot.
Hartola with a jab.
Tommi Hartola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartola scores with a kick to the body.
Hartola thuds his shin into the meat of Szbrjcik's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartola lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hartola digs a good hook to Szbrjcik's body.
Szbrjcik misses with a jab to the body
and Hartola counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hartola thuds a left hand into Szbrjcik's body.
Szbrjcik has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hartola.
Hartola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Szbrjcik 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 Szbrjcik moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola lands a leg kick that knocks Szbrjcik off balance momentarily.
Hartola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hartola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Szbrjcik. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hartola.
Hartola scores with a jab. Szbrjcik acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hartola lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tommi Hartola is winning the standup battle so far.
Hartola lands a right hook to the body.
Hartola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Szbrjcik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartola swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Szbrjcik.
Szbrjcik lands a nice shot that snaps Hartola's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hartola lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
An inside leg kick lands from Hartola.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Szbrjcik crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hartola - the referee stops the clock and Szbrjcik gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hartola. Szbrjcik manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hartola lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hartola.
Hartola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartola throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Szbrjcik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hartola connects with a leg kick. Szbrjcik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hartola lands with a hook. Szbrjcik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Szbrjcik takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hartola is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Szbrjcik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hartola throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola thuds a left hand into Szbrjcik's body.
Hartola feints and then cracks Szbrjcik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Szbrjcik down.
Hartola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hartola scores with a shot to the body.
Hartola thuds his right hand into Szbrjcik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Szbrjcik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartola was well out of range. Poor timing from Szbrjcik.
Szbrjcik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Szbrjcik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Szbrjcik blocks the body kick.
Szbrjcik takes one to the chin there.
Szbrjcik is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hartola.
Waclav Szbrjcik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hartola scores with a kick to the body.
Hartola lands a nice shot that snaps Szbrjcik's head back.
Szbrjcik gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Hartola gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommi Hartola!
Tommi Hartola took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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