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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terry Mirluk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Haapana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirluk comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses - Paradise City. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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169 cm
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145 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Terry Mirluk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hannu Haapana!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirluk lands a really nice looking cross but Haapana seems unphased.
Hannu Haapana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haapana, right into the meat.
Haapana loads up on a big right hand but Mirluk slips the punch.
Haapana lands a leg kick that knocks Mirluk off balance momentarily.
Haapana throws a leg kick but Mirluk checks it.
Mirluk scores with a jab.
Mirluk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mirluk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mirluk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mirluk misses the jab.
Mirluk misses with a hook. Haapana ducked under it nicely.
Haapana throws a leg kick but Mirluk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haapana's coach down at Highland Brawl Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haapana's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Haapana tries to clinch up.
Mirluk misses with a wild body shot.
Haapana thows a leg kick but Mirluk checks it
and Mirluk counters by moving into the clinch.
Haapana cracks Mirluk with a nice body shot.
Haapana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirluk lands a hook that snaps the head of Haapana backwards.
Haapana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapana blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Haapana.
Nice body punch from Mirluk - that landed with a thud.
Haapana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirluk throws a head punch that misses.
Haapana's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mirluk is pushing Haapana up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mirluk has a couple of punches blocked by Haapana.
Haapana pushes off an throws an elbow but Mirluk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haapana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Haapana throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haapana is looking to control Mirluk's arms but Mirluk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haapana has his back to the cage.
Haapana leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mirluk blocking some punches.
Haapana lands an elbow just above Mirluk 's eye.
Mirluk struggles to land a body shot inside as Haapana controls his hands.
Mirluk blocks an elbow strike.
Haapana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haapana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mirluk dodges an elbow strike from Haapana.
Mirluk blocks an elbow strike from Haapana.
Mirluk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haapana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Haapana throws an elbow but misses.
Mirluk is stalling here.
Mirluk blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirluk is looking to control Haapana's arms but Haapana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mirluk has his back to the cage.
Haapana blocks a body shot from Mirluk.
Mirluk blocks an elbow strike.
Mirluk lands a nice uppercut.
Mirluk misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haapana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mirluk tries a body shot but Haapana blocks it.
Haapana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haapana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mirluk.
Haapana stalling.
Haapana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mirluk lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haapana just leaning against Mirluk, taking a breather.
Mirluk stalls.
Mirluk avoids a wild elbow strike from Haapana.
Mirluk misses with a body punch.
Mirluk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mirluk slowing the pace effectively.
Haapana's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Haapana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirluk misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haapana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mirluk's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Haapana.
Haapana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirluk's elbow.
Mirluk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haapana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mirluk working aggressively here.
Haapana pushes off an throws an elbow but Mirluk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannu Haapana dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mirluk lands with a good body shot.
Mirluk swings for the body but Haapana moves out of range.
Haapana misses with a two punch combination.
Haapana takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mirluk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haapana manages to avoid it.
Haapana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mirluk's calf.
Mirluk just misses with a punch to the body.
Haapana has managed to clinch.
Mirluk is pushing Haapana up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice elbow from Haapana.
Mirluk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haapana backwards.
Haapana lands a damaging elbow.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Mirluk fails to land.
Haapana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haapana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapana lands an elbow that stopped Mirluk in his tracks for a moment.
Haapana misses with some punches.
Haapana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mirluk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mirluk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haapana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haapana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mirluk backwards.
Mirluk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirluk leaning against his opponent.
Haapana scores with a shoulder strike.
Haapana trying to control the position but instead, Mirluk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haapana into the cage.
Mirluk is trying to maintain a safe position but Haapana gets an underhook and turns Mirluk into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Haapana throws an elbow but misses.
Haapana dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mirluk misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirluk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirluk blocks an elbow strike from Haapana.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haapana.
Mirluk stalling the fight.
Hannu Haapana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mirluk stalling in the clinch.
Haapana digs a right hand into Mirluk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mirluk's gas tank.
Haapana misses with a body punch.
Mirluk tries to work over Haapana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Haapana.
Haapana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirluk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haapana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haapana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirluk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mirluk blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirluk blocks the elbow strike.
Mirluk lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haapana.
Haapana can't find room to land a body shot as Mirluk controls the action.
Haapana prevents a body shot from Mirluk.
Mirluk dodges an elbow strike from Haapana.
Haapana holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mirluk stalling in the clinch but Haapana improves position.
Mirluk misses with a punch to the body.
Mirluk stalling the fight.
Mirluk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Haapana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mirluk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haapana pushes off an throws an elbow but Mirluk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haapana lands an elbow that stopped Mirluk in his tracks for a moment.
Haapana lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirluk tries a body shot but Haapana blocks it.
Mirluk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirluk dodges an elbow strike from Haapana.
Mirluk misses with a punch on the inside.
Haapana lands a right hand.
Haapana prevents a body shot from Mirluk.
Mirluk cracks Haapana with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haapana avoiding damage.
Haapana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mirluk taking a breather.
Mirluk has a couple of punches blocked by Haapana.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haapana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mirluk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mirluk avoids the elbow strike from Haapana, against the cage.
Mirluk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannu Haapana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mirluk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Nice shot by Haapana.
Haapana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haapana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mirluk throws a right hand that misses
and Haapana counters with a right hand to the body.
Mirluk cracks Haapana with a good jab.
Haapana moves into range and clinches up with Mirluk.
Haapana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mirluk throws a head punch that misses.
Mirluk blocks an elbow strike from Haapana.
Haapana looking to slow down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Mirluk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haapana lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haapana lands an elbow that stopped Mirluk in his tracks for a moment.
Mirluk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Mirluk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Haapana.
Mirluk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haapana misses with an elbow strike.
Haapana misses with an elbow over the top.
Haapana lands a nice elbow.
Mirluk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mirluk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mirluk scores with a hook to the body.
Mirluk trying to control the position but instead, Haapana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mirluk into the cage.
Mirluk throws a punch but it's blocked by Haapana.
Haapana stalls.
Haapana misses with the head strike.
Haapana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mirluk misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haapana misses with an elbow over the top.
Mirluk avoids a wild elbow strike from Haapana.
Mirluk digs a right hand underneath Haapana's ribcage. Haapana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mirluk takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirluk.
Haapana tries to throw a body punch but Mirluk avoids it by throwing Haapana back against the cage.
Mirluk lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haapana misses with an elbow strike.
Mirluk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mirluk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mirluk scores with a shoulder strike.
Haapana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haapana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirluk's elbow.
Mirluk avoids the elbow strike from Haapana, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haapana lands an elbow that stopped Mirluk in his tracks for a moment.
Haapana struggles to land a body shot inside as Mirluk controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mirluk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mirluk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haapana.
With the fighters up against the cage, Haapana throws an elbow but misses.
Haapana digs a right hand underneath Mirluk's ribcage. Mirluk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haapana misses with an elbow over the top.
Terry Mirluk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haapana lands a hook that snaps the head of Mirluk backwards.
Haapana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haapana has Mirluk pushed against the cage.
Haapana misses with some punches.
Haapana blocking some punches.
Mirluk lands a right hand.
It looks like Hannu Haapana has been cut.
Mirluk controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirluk taking a breather.
Haapana trying to stall but Mirluk improves his position.
Haapana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haapana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirluk avoids a wild elbow strike from Haapana.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haapana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mirluk's brow.
Mirluk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mirluk fails to land.
Haapana lands an elbow that stopped Mirluk in his tracks for a moment.
Hannu Haapana is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short left from Mirluk.
Haapana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mirluk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mirluk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haapana is pushing Mirluk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Haapana lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannu Haapana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haapana winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannu Haapana!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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