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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harjan Varsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maek Houzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Varsi's entrance music is Hiski Salomaa - Tiskarin polkka. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 cm
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194 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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177 cm
23
192 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harjan Varsi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maek Houzo! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Varsi misses with a wild body shot. Varsi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Houzo.
Houzo fails with a takedown attempt. Harjan Varsi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Varsi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Houzo shoots in but no luck this time. Varsi misses the shot to the body. A big left from Varsi misses. Varsi slips a jab and a cross from Houzo.
Houzo fails to land with a series of punches.
Varsi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Houzo tries to keep at a distance but Varsi has taken the fight into the clinch. Varsi digs a right hand underneath Houzo's ribcage. Houzo let out a lung full of air as it connected. Varsi misses with the head strike.
Houzo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harjan Varsi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maek Houzo. Still in the clinch, Varsi scores with a nice short uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Varsi fails to land. Houzo blocking some punches.
Houzo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Varsi pulls him back up using the underhooks. Varsi swings wildly with an uppercut but Houzo uses good head movement to avoid it. Houzo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Varsi lands with a left to the head. Houzo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Varsi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Varsi working aggressively here.
Varsi lands a hook that snaps the head of Houzo backwards. Houzo blocking some punches.
Houzo looking for a takedown. Varsi throws a head punch that misses. Houzo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Varsi throws a punch but it's blocked by Houzo. Varsi digs a right hand into Houzo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Houzo's gas tank. A head punch on the inside from Varsi fails to land. Varsi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Varsi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Houzo takes a shot to the head. Varsi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Houzo is rocked! Houzo takes a shot to the head. Houzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Varsi finish him? Varsi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Varsi creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Houzo with a big uppercut! Houzo tries to clinch up but Varsi pushes him back against the ropes and lands another moster strike that crumples Houzo to the mat! Houzo covers up and Varsi unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harjan Varsi!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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