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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunter Vogler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vogler's choice of entrance music: Durchblick - Mach Dich Locker. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gunter Vogler enters the cage!
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158 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunter Vogler!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Saarenpaa misses.
Saarenpaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vogler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mika Saarenpaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vogler.
Saarenpaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Vogler misses.
Saarenpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Vogler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vogler moves out of range as Saarenpaa strikes.
Vogler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saarenpaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vogler throws a solid leg kick but Saarenpaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vogler.
Vogler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa backing away here, and Vogler unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Saarenpaa avoids a kick to the body.
Vogler has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Saarenpaa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vogler misses with a leg kick.
Vogler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogler throws a shot to the body.
Saarenpaa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vogler's head.
Vogler misses with a wild body shot.
Saarenpaa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Voglers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saarenpaa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saarenpaa loads up on a big right hand but Vogler slips the punch.
Saarenpaa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saarenpaa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saarenpaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vogler scores with a jab to the body.
Saarenpaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vogler misses with a hook
and Saarenpaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saarenpaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vogler thuds his shin into the meat of Saarenpaa's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogler is looking to land body kicks.
Vogler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saarenpaa fails to land with a series of punches.
Vogler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vogler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vogler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Saarenpaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saarenpaa misses with some punches.
I was talking to Saarenpaa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Saarenpaa blocks a body shot from Vogler.
Vogler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vogler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saarenpaa's elbow.
Saarenpaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Vogler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saarenpaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Vogler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saarenpaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saarenpaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vogler connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saarenpaa misses with a body shot.
Vogler thows a leg kick but Saarenpaa checks it
letting Saarenpaa counter with a right hand.
Vogler lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vogler misses the shot to the body.
Vogler moves away from the strike by Saarenpaa.
Vogler moves forwards but Saarenpaa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vogler tries to close the distance and clinch but Saarenpaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Saarenpaa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vogler.
Vogler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vogler throws a low kick but Saarenpaa moves out of range easily.
A big left from Saarenpaa misses.
Vogler ducks under a wild hook from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa ducks under a wild hook from Vogler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogler throws a lazy right hand but Saarenpaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vogler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Saarenpaa there.
Vogler misses with a wild body shot.
Vogler just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Saarenpaa misses its intended target.
Saarenpaa looks for the body kick but Vogler saw that one coming.
Saarenpaa misses with an uppercut. Vogler saw that one coming.
Saarenpaa scores with a jab.
Saarenpaa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A big left from Saarenpaa misses.
Vogler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saarenpaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saarenpaa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saarenpaa.
Vogler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saarenpaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mika Saarenpaa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick that misses.
Saarenpaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saarenpaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vogler tries a head kick but it misses.
Saarenpaa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vogler loads up on a big right hand but Saarenpaa slips the punch.
Vogler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saarenpaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook.
Saarenpaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vogler was well out of range. Poor timing from Saarenpaa.
Vogler moves away from the strike by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Vogler feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpaa misses the body punch
and Vogler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Saarenpaa.
A nice side step and Vogler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vogler misses with a body shot.
Vogler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saarenpaa swings for the body but Vogler moves out of range.
Vogler throws a body kick that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Saarenpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saarenpaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vogler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Saarenpaa does it's job there.
Vogler throws out a leg kick but Saarenpaa moves out of range and Vogler only half commits.
Vogler tests Saarenpaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saarenpaa scores with a jab. Vogler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saarenpaa tests Vogler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vogler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogler misses with a hook
and Saarenpaa counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saarenpaa connects with a jab.
Saarenpaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vogler lands a leg kick that knocks Saarenpaa off balance momentarily.
Vogler tries to clinch up.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook
enabling Vogler to counter with a crisp jab.
Vogler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saarenpaa manages to avoid it.
That kick from Saarenpaa tenderised Vogler's leg. Vogler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saarenpaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saarenpaa connects with a jab.
Saarenpaa scores with a nice body kick.
Vogler loads up on a big right hand but Saarenpaa slips the punch.
Vogler instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogler throws a punch but it's blocked by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lands with a left to the head.
Vogler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vogler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saarenpaa misses with a body punch.
A short right from Vogler on the inside.
Saarenpaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vogler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vogler tries to throw a body punch but Saarenpaa avoids it by throwing Vogler back against the cage.
Vogler digs a right hand underneath Saarenpaa's ribcage. Saarenpaa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vogler lands a nice shot to the body.
Vogler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saarenpaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saarenpaa scores with a shot to the side of Vogler's head.
Vogler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vogler tries to work over Saarenpaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saarenpaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vogler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saarenpaa backwards.
A short right from Vogler on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saarenpaa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vogler lands a nice shot to the body.
Vogler misses with a punch to the body.
Vogler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vogler lands a nice uppercut.
Saarenpaa wants to get back to striking at distance but Vogler won't allow it.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saarenpaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunter Vogler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vogler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saarenpaa blocks a body shot from Vogler.
Vogler swings wildly with an uppercut but Saarenpaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vogler works on Saarenpaa's body with a couple of short punches.
Vogler blocking some punches.
Vogler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saarenpaa tries to throw a body punch but Vogler avoids it by throwing Saarenpaa back against the cage.
Vogler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saarenpaa's elbow.
Vogler misses with the head strike.
Vogler tries to throw a body punch but Saarenpaa avoids it by throwing Vogler back against the cage.
Vogler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vogler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gunter Vogler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Saarenpaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vogler throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Saarenpaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Vogler avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Vogler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saarenpaa checks the leg kick.
Saarenpaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vogler throws a looping overhand right but Saarenpaa ducks down to avoid it.
Vogler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saarenpaa tries to land a front kick but Vogler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vogler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vogler throws a looping overhand right but Saarenpaa ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook. Vogler ducked under it nicely.
Vogler throws a body shot but no joy.
Saarenpaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saarenpaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vogler moves away.
Vogler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saarenpaa walks into a left hand.
Saarenpaa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vogler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saarenpaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saarenpaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vogler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saarenpaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vogler.
Vogler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vogler staying out of range there.
Vogler misses with an uppercut
and Saarenpaa counters with a good low kick that Vogler was not able to check.
Vogler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saarenpaa.
Vogler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogler with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Saarenpaa.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saarenpaa.
Vogler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook.
Vogler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saarenpaa misses with a low kick as Vogler jumps back.
Saarenpaa moves out of range as Vogler strikes.
Vogler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mika Saarenpaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Vogler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saarenpaa manages to avoid it.
Saarenpaa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vogler just manages to avoid it.
Saarenpaa misses with a jab to the body
and Vogler counters with a left to the body.
Vogler missing with a left hand there. Saarenpaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogler rushes Saarenpaa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vogler lands a left hand.
Saarenpaa can't find room to land a body shot as Vogler controls the action.
Vogler blocking some punches.
Vogler tries a body shot but Saarenpaa blocks it.
Saarenpaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saarenpaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Saarenpaa tries to throw a body punch but Vogler avoids it by throwing Saarenpaa back against the cage.
Saarenpaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saarenpaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saarenpaa throws out a loose jab but Vogler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vogler throws a hook but Saarenpaa avoids it easily.
Saarenpaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vogler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vogler ducks under a wild hook from Saarenpaa.
Vogler throws a hook to the side of Saarenpaa's head but Saarenpaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa backing away here, and Vogler unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vogler looks to clinch
and Vogler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vogler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saarenpaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Saarenpaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Saarenpaa misses with a straight right.
Vogler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vogler misses with a body kick.
Saarenpaa throws a sloppy body shot
and Vogler counters with a big head kick but Saarenpaa shrugs it off.
Saarenpaa is rocked!
Vogler cracks Saarenpaa on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Saarenpaa falls backwards against the cage. Vogler follows up with more strikes that drop Saarenpaa to his knees. Vogler keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Saarenpaa! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunter Vogler!
Gunter Vogler is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Gunter Vogler gave a big smile as he said 'Wunderbar! ha ha ha'.
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