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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Poutala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poutala's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Katupoikien Laulu. Kalervo Poutala could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brent Harvey's chin.
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalervo Poutala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brent Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poutala dives in and grabs Harvey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harvey pushes down on Poutala's head and hops out.
Poutala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harvey slaps away a takedown attempt from Poutala, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Poutala closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Poutala goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harvey prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalervo Poutala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poutala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harvey.
Poutala stalling in the clinch.
Poutala has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Harvey regains guard immediately.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poutala wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
Harvey has control of Poutala's left arm, preventing Poutala from doing any damage.
Harvey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poutala. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Poutala.
Harvey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harvey wants to sweep here but Poutala controlling him for the moment.
Poutala drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Poutala jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Poutala trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Poutala drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harvey dives on top into guard.
Harvey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harvey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Poutala's head.
Poutala is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harvey lands a couple of digs.
Harvey postures up and lands a big shot to Poutala's brow.
Harvey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poutala is keeping the position for now.
Harvey distracts Poutala with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harvey works over Poutala with some ground and pound from guard.
Poutala bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harvey's guard.
Poutala wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
Poutala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Poutala drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harvey dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutala thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Poutala being controlled here, momentarily.
Harvey cracks Poutala with a solid left hand.
Harvey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poutala is keeping the position for now.
Harvey chips away with some ground and pound.
Poutala has his foot on Harvey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harvey works his way back into a safe position though.
Poutala is breathing heavily.
Poutala is looking for a triangle but Harvey pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harvey passes into half guard.
Harvey prevents Poutala from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey winds up and cracks Poutala with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harvey working Poutala over with strikes.
Harvey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poutala keeps working.
Harvey controlling the action here.
Harvey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harvey perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Harvey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poutala with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harvey working Poutala over with strikes.
Poutala wants to control but Harvey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harvey is nestled in close to Poutala, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Harvey 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.
Poutala displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harvey.
Harvey tries to clinch up.
Harvey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but Poutala moved out of range.
Poutala closes the distance and clinches.
Harvey wants to take the fight to the mat but Poutala manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Poutala blocking some punches.
Poutala has picked Harvey up - he's going for a ride! Poutala dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poutala is looking for a kimura but Harvey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Poutala to get the leverage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harvey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harvey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harvey is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poutala is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harvey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Poutala.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harvey trying to control here.
Poutala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harvey keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Harvey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Poutala wants to work for an arm triangle but Harvey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harvey controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Poutala is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harvey controlling the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutala throws a nice looking combination but Harvey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poutala drops his hands momentarily and Harvey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Kalervo Poutala has been cut.
Harvey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harvey wants it to stay on the feet.
Harvey digs a good body shot into Poutala's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harvey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harvey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harvey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poutala.
Poutala attempts a counter takedown but Harvey avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey jabs Poutala right on the nose. Poutala blinks but takes it well.
Poutala takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harvey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brent Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poutala blocks a jab.
Brent Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poutala moves away.
Harvey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harvey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harvey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poutala.
Harvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harvey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Harvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalervo Poutala's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick and Poutala moves out of range easily.
Poutala feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Poutala trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
Poutala advances to half guard.
Harvey regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Poutala.
Poutala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harvey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Poutala trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey looking for a sweep. Not yet Harvey, not yet.
Harvey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Poutala drops back looking for a leg! Harvey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harvey manages to kick Poutala off! Poutala jumps back into Harvey's guard.
Poutala passes Harvey's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Harvey has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harvey moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harvey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Poutala trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harvey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brent Harvey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poutala closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Poutala is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harvey sees it coming and defends easily.
Poutala is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey trying to control from the bottom.
Poutala prevents Harvey from improving his position.
Harvey is controlling Poutala's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Poutala is trying to control. Harvey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kalervo Poutala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poutala is working for a kimura but Harvey is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Poutala throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Poutala tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harvey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Poutala is working for a kimura but Harvey is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brent Harvey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harvey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harvey works Poutala's body with a nice hook.
Kalervo Poutala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poutala takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalervo Poutala showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harvey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brent Harvey!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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