Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: ENIGMA 255
Date: May 03, 2025

#R1#
Haarju takes a swing at Blanchard's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blanchard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blanchard ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
Blanchard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haarju.
Nice shot by Blanchard.
Haarju looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Blanchard. Those never looked like landing.
Blanchard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haarju's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blanchard. That's going to slow Haarju down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blanchard. Haarju does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blanchard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haarju throws out the jab.
Haarju staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haarju. Blanchard does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Haarju misses.
Blanchard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blanchard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haarju slips under a jab.
Haarju steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blanchard.
Blanchard doesn't manage to clinch there - Haarju circles away.
Blanchard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haarju.
Haarju checks a leg kick.
Haarju thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haarju misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanchard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haarju avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Haarju punishes Blanchard's body with a nice straight punch.
Blanchard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blanchard throws a hook but Haarju blocks it.
Blanchard checks a low kick from Haarju.
Blanchard throws a leg kick but Haarju sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blanchard throws a leg kick but Haarju sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blanchard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haarju.
Haarju scores with a nice head shot.
Haarju missing with a left hand there. Blanchard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blanchard jabs Haarju to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Haarju misses with a hook. Blanchard ducked under it nicely.
Blanchard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haarju manages to avoid it.
Blanchard misses the jab.
Blanchard connects with an inside leg kick.
Blanchard connects with the punch.
Blanchard throws a hook but Haarju avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Haarju misses the target.
Haarju slips under a jab.
Andrew Blanchard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haarju ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blanchard moves away.
A slow jab from Haarju misses its intended target.
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!
Blanchard misses with a hook.
Haarju tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Blanchard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haarju throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Haarju lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blanchard doesn't seem phased though.
Blanchard lands a nice looking body shot.
Haarju throws the left hand but Blanchard avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Haarju misses.
Blanchard misses with a straight left.
Blanchard takes a swing at Haarju's ribcage but misses.
Blanchard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haarju. That did some damage!
The fighters circle momentarily. Blanchard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blanchard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haarju is able to avoid easily.
Haarju slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Blanchard does it's job there.
Haarju throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Haarju misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haarju.
Blanchard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haarju.
Nice defenses there by Haarju.
Blanchard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Haarju thuds his right hand into Blanchard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blanchard misses with an uppercut.
Blanchard lands with a thumping leg kick. #T3#
Haarju looks to land a left hand but Blanchard moved out of range nicely.
Blanchard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Haarju throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blanchard looks to land a right hand but Haarju moved out of range.
Haarju misses with a body kick.
Blanchard throws a leg kick
and Haarju counters with a two punch combo.
Haarju misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blanchard.
Blanchard misses with a wild combination.
Blanchard avoids the body shot from Haarju.
Blanchard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haarju on the side of the head.
Haarju lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blanchard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haarju connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blanchard scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haarju throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Blanchard misses its intended target.
Blanchard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haarju misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blanchard.
Blanchard misses with a straight right.
Haarju misses with a head kick.
Haarju throws a lazy right hand but Blanchard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Blanchard misses with a double jab.
Haarju swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blanchard. Haarju does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haarju scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blanchard tries to clinch there but Haarju circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Haarju misses the target.
Blanchard takes a swing at Haarju's ribcage but misses.
Haarju misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haarju wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haarju throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blanchard misses with a wild body shot.
Haarju appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Haarju lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT#It looks like Andrew Blanchard has been cut.
Blanchard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Blanchard. Beautiful body shot.
Blanchard tries to bum rush Haarju with a series of wild strikes but Haarju uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haarju is looking to counter punch.
Blanchard misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blanchard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blanchard slips a straight right by Haarju.
Haarju loads up on a big right hand but Blanchard slips the punch.
Haarju takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blanchard ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eino Haarju will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrew Blanchard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Haarju connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick from Blanchard misses.
Haarju throws a hook but Blanchard avoids it easily.
A big left from Haarju misses.
Haarju takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Blanchard misses.
Blanchard misses the jab.
Blanchard misses with the combination.
Haarju fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blanchard manages to avoid it.
Haarju uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blanchard.
Haarju chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blanchard can pounce on him.
Blanchard walks into a jab.
Blanchard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haarju throws out the jab.
Eino Haarju is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haarju waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blanchard.
Blanchard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haarju.
Haarju 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.
Haarju takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanchard lands a leg kick that knocks Haarju off balance momentarily.
Haarju throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanchard cracks a nice hook into Haarju's ribs.
Haarju is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T1#
A left and a right from Haarju both land. Nice combination.
Blanchard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haarju.
Haarju slips under a jab from Blanchard.
Haarju was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blanchard throws an overhand right that lands on Haarju's shoulder, as Haarju tries to avoid the shot.
Blanchard lands with a shot to the body.
Blanchard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haarju looks to land a combination but Blanchard avoids it well.
Blanchard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Blanchard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haarju swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blanchard lands with a good body shot.
A good leg kick by Blanchard.
Haarju connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blanchard's hands.
Blanchard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haarju lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haarju tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blanchard was well out of range. Poor timing from Haarju.
A swing and a miss from Haarju.
Blanchard throws out a counter right but Haarju avoids it with no problem.
Blanchard throws a low kick, looking for Haarju's leg but Haarju calmly moves out of range.
Haarju was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haarju pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haarju throws a series of punches but Blanchard avoids them all with ease.
Blanchard moves out of range of the strikes.
Blanchard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T2#
Blanchard ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
Haarju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haarju pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blanchard checks a low kick from Haarju.
Haarju stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blanchard.
Haarju misses with a hook.
Blanchard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Haarju on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haarju waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blanchard.
Blanchard looks to land a right hand but Haarju moved out of range.
Haarju moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blanchard throws a low kick but Haarju moves out of range easily.
Haarju throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haarju ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blanchard moves away.
Haarju dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Haarju misses.
Blanchard with a nice cross.
Blanchard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haarju throws out the jab.
Blanchard feints and then cracks Haarju's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haarju down.
Haarju looks to land a left hand but Blanchard moved out of range nicely.
Haarju throws an overhand right that lands on Blanchard's shoulder, as Blanchard tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Blanchard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haarju. That did some damage!
Haarju misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Blanchard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Haarju tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blanchard lands a nice looking body shot.
Haarju throws the kick towards the body but Blanchard avoids it.
Haarju moves away from the strike by Blanchard.
Blanchard misses with a low kick.
Haarju scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blanchard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haarju.
It looked like Haarju was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Haarju thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haarju has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blanchard.
Blanchard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blanchard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haarju was well out of range. Poor timing from Blanchard.
It looked like Haarju was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blanchard.
Blanchard with a nice calf kick.
Haarju swings for the body but Blanchard moves out of range.
Blanchard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blanchard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haarju looks to land a left hand but Blanchard moved out of range nicely.
Blanchard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blanchard misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Haarju, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T4#
Nice uppercut lands for Haarju. That snapped Blanchard's head back.
Blanchard punishes Haarju's body with a nice straight punch.
Blanchard with a jab.
Blanchard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haarju.
Haarju scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haarju steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blanchard.
A little feinted left hand from Haarju on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blanchard tries to score with a low kick but Haarju moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Haarju, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haarju moves away from the strike by Blanchard.
Haarju is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Haarju takes one to the chin there.
Blanchard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blanchard is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haarju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blanchard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haarju's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blanchard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haarju looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blanchard with a nice calf kick.
Haarju misses the jab.
Blanchard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haarju.
Haarju takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andrew Blanchard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andrew Blanchard's cut.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Blanchard punishes Haarju's body with a nice straight punch.
Blanchard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haarju swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blanchard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haarju's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blanchard under the eye.
Haarju misses with a straight right.
Haarju misses with an uppercut. Blanchard saw that one coming.
Blanchard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Haarju throws a lazy right hand but Blanchard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blanchard ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
Blanchard lands with a shot to the body.
Haarju thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haarju avoids the body shot from Blanchard.
Haarju throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haarju thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haarju throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haarju dodges the punch combination from Blanchard.
Haarju ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haarju with a jab.
Blanchard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haarju counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Blanchard lands a body shot.
Haarju misses with a wild body shot.
Blanchard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haarju looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blanchard slips a jab from Haarju.
Blanchard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haarju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haarju scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Blanchard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blanchard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blanchard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Haarju on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blanchard looks to throw the jab but Haarju is out of range.
Blanchard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haarju has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haarju lands with a straight right. Blanchard didn't see that one coming.#ROC#Blanchard is rocked!
Haarju just misses with a punch to the body.
Blanchard throws out a counter right but Haarju avoids it with no problem.
Blanchard lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Haarju misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Haarju checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blanchard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blanchard throws a low kick, looking for Haarju's leg but Haarju calmly moves out of range.
Blanchard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blanchard is still on wobbly legs! Can Haarju finish him?#T2#
Blanchard with a nice calf kick.
A swing and a miss from Haarju.
Blanchard misses with a low kick.
Blanchard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haarju.
Blanchard seems to have recovered his senses.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blanchard connects with a looping right hand.
Blanchard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice jab there from Haarju.
Haarju slips a jab from Blanchard.
Blanchard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haarju manages to avoid it.
Blanchard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haarju throws a head kick that misses.
Blanchard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haarju fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blanchard manages to avoid it.
Blanchard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haarju.
Haarju ducks under a wild hook from Blanchard.
Blanchard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blanchard walks into a jab.#T3#
Haarju pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blanchard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haarju throws a lazy right hand but Blanchard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haarju looks to land a right hand but Blanchard moved out of range.
Blanchard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haarju stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haarju checks the leg kick.
Haarju stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blanchard.
Blanchard throws a lazy right hand but Haarju sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haarju swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haarju throws a shot from downtown. Blanchard moves away and avoids it.
Haarju takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blanchard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blanchard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haarju.
Blanchard throws a big shot that misses.
Blanchard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haarju manages to avoid it.
Haarju was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haarju throws an overhand right that lands on Blanchard's shoulder, as Blanchard tries to avoid the shot.
Haarju throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blanchard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blanchard connects with an inside leg kick.
Blanchard connects with a body shot.
Haarju looks to throw the jab but Blanchard is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Blanchard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Blanchard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanchard loads up on a big right hand but Haarju slips the punch.
Haarju throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blanchard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haarju waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blanchard.
Blanchard misses with a wild body shot.
Blanchard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blanchard throws a hook to the side of Haarju's head but Haarju sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haarju throws a shot from downtown. Blanchard moves away and avoids it.
Haarju uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blanchard.
Blanchard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blanchard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haarju takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haarju misses with a two punch combination.
A nice side step and Blanchard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Haarju looks to land a left hand but Blanchard moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haarju misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blanchard slips under a jab.
Haarju misses with a straight left.
Haarju on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blanchard. Blanchard obviously looking to wear him down.
Blanchard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eino Haarju.
Well Haarju has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eino Haarju!

Event: ENIGMA 244
Date: Feb 28, 2025

#R1#
Haarju is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haarju darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tar Monster cracks Haarju with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tar Monster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haarju.
Haarju ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tar Monster moves away.
Tar Monster misses with a kick to the body
and Haarju counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tar Monster pushes Haarju away with a front kick.
Haarju lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haarju lands with an overhand left.
Haarju scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haarju smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Haarju takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haarju waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tar Monster.
Tar Monster feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Haarju moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#ROC2#Tar Monster is rocked!
Haarju throws a hook but Tar Monster blocks it.
Oh Tar Monster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tar Monster misses with a hook. Haarju ducked under it nicely.
Eino Haarju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Tar Monster misses.
Haarju has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Haarju takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T1#
Haarju's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tar Monster under the eye.
Haarju throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Haarju.
Tar Monster appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tar Monster cracks a nice hook into Haarju's ribs.
Haarju gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tar Monster lands a jab to the nose.
Tar Monster throws a leg kick but Haarju sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tar Monster seems to have got his legs back now.
Haarju looks to throw the jab but Tar Monster is out of range.
Haarju throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haarju misses with a series of wild punches.
Tar Monster with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haarju to score with a decent uppercut.
Tar Monster avoids the body shot from Haarju.
As Haarju tries to get set, Tar Monster tries to push him back and clinch up but Haarju manages to avoid the attempt.
Tar Monster throws a body kick that misses.
Haarju uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tar Monster. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haarju displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tar Monster throws out the jab.
Haarju takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haarju throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tar Monster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tar Monster drops down looking for a counter takedown but Haarju sprawls and moves away.
Haarju wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tar Monster is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haarju takes a swing at Tar Monster's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Tar Monster closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Tar Monster on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Haarju.
Good body shot from Tar Monster.
Tar Monster lands with a right to the head.
Tar Monster keeps control of Haarju as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haarju lands with a right to the head.
Tar Monster misses with the head strike.
Tar Monster misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T3#
A short right from Haarju.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haarju.
Haarju tries to break the clinch but Tar Monster is controlling the position.
Haarju lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tar Monster backwards.
Haarju has a couple of punches blocked by Tar Monster. #TD#
Tar Monster manages to pull guard.
Haarju controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tar Monster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haarju wants to control from the top but Tar Monster keeps moving. #SUB#
Haarju avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tar Monster seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Haarju is looking to work some ground and pound but Tar Monster has wrist control.#T4##SUB#
Tar Monster is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haarju defends well.
Haarju trying to control but Tar Monster is working from the bottom.
Tar Monster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tar Monster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Tar Monster had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haarju defends it easily.
Haarju with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haarju postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eino Haarju dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Haarju scores with a shot to the body.
Tar Monster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eino Haarju seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haarju throws a head kick that misses
letting Tar Monster counter with a right hand.
Haarju pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haarju just misses with a punch to the body.
Tar Monster drops down looking for a counter takedown but Haarju sprawls and moves away.
Haarju with a nice cross.
Haarju thuds his right hand into Tar Monster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haarju loads up on a big right hand but Tar Monster slips the punch.
Haarju misses the jab.
Haarju lands a jab to the nose.
Haarju works Tar Monster's body with a nice hook.
Haarju jabs Tar Monster right on the nose. Tar Monster blinks but takes it well.
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!
Haarju moves out of range of the leg kick from Tar Monster.
The fighters circling - Haarju throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tar Monster lands a front kick.#T1##CL#
Tar Monster drives through and clinches with Haarju against the cage.
Tar Monster is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Haarju is defending well.
Haarju looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tar Monster tries to pull guard but Haarju won't allow it.
Haarju swings wildly with an uppercut but Tar Monster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tar Monster struggles to land a body shot inside as Haarju controls his hands.
Haarju has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haarju tries to break free but Tar Monster pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Tar Monster jumps into guard, dragging Haarju to the mat.
Haarju sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Tar Monster escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haarju gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tar Monster working a defensive guard here. #T2#
Haarju is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Haarju stands and throws Tar Monster's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tar Monster is trying to get back to half guard.
Tar Monster manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Haarju trying to pass the guard but Tar Monster defending well.
Haarju trying to control from half guard but Tar Monster is working away.
Tar Monster works his way to full guard. Good work.#T3#
Haarju content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Tar Monster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haarju can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haarju pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tar Monster is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Tar Monster is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Tar Monster working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haarju doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haarju manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tar Monster working a defensive guard but Haarju manages to pass into side control anyway. #T4#
Tar Monster gets back to half guard.
Haarju wants to stand up but Tar Monster is controlling the position.
Tar Monster trying to control from the bottom.
Haarju looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tar Monster is staying active underneath Haarju, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Haarju is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Haarju missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eino Haarju showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tar Monster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Haarju's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haarju duly obliges.
Tar Monster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haarju. Tar Monster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haarju misses with an uppercut.
Haarju looks to land a left hand but Tar Monster moved out of range nicely.
Tar Monster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tar Monster throws an overhand right that lands on Haarju's shoulder, as Haarju tries to avoid the shot.
Haarju takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tar Monster looks for the body kick but Haarju saw that one coming.
Haarju stuns Tar Monster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haarju jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haarju tries a head kick but it misses. #CL#
Tar Monster forces Haarju back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haarju lands an uppercut.
Haarju lands with a light punch inside. #T1#
Tar Monster has Haarju pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Haarju manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Haarju lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haarju looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tar Monster tries to throw a body punch but Haarju avoids it by throwing Tar Monster back against the cage.
Haarju digs a right hand underneath Tar Monster's ribcage. Tar Monster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haarju slows down the pace here. #TD#
Tar Monster gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Haarju tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tar Monster advances position into side control!
Tar Monster trying to control the position but Haarju is working away. #SUB#
Tar Monster working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2#
Tar Monster tries to advance to mount but Haarju denies him. #SUB#
Tar Monster swings around for an armbar but Haarju sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tar Monster's guard.
Armus Tar Monster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haarju throws a big right hand that misses.
Haarju is in close to Tar Monster's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haarju looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB#
Tar Monster escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haarju gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T3#
Haarju lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Haarju with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB#
Tar Monster looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Haarju wants to control from the top but Tar Monster keeps moving.
Haarju would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tar Monster pulls Haarju in close to his closed guard and prevents Haarju from doing any damage or advancing position.
Eino Haarju is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haarju slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Haarju looking to pass the guard.
Tar Monster trying to keep a closed guard but Haarju is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tar Monster or perhaps it was just good defense by Haarju, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haarju! But no joy.
Armus Tar Monster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab by Haarju.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eino Haarju comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haarju 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eino Haarju!

Event: ENIGMA 236
Date: Jan 18, 2025

#R1#
Mfer misses with a few strikes there.
Mfer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haarju misses with a body shot.
Haarju throws a hook to the side of Mfer's head but Mfer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mfer ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
Haarju looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haarju looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Haarju throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mfer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mfer!
Haarju throws a hook but Mfer avoids it easily.
Haarju throws a hook but Mfer avoids it easily.
Haarju swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
Jab by Haarju.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haarju scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mfer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mfer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haarju throws out the jab.
Mfer throws a jab when Haarju was well out of range.
Haarju looks to throw the jab but Mfer is out of range.
Mfer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Haarju moved out of range.
It seemed like Haarju was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haarju darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haarju keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer throws a body punch but Haarju moves out of range.
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
Haarju lunges at Mfer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mfer's hand.
Haarju scores with a hook.
Haarju throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haarju moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT2#It looks like Mickey Mfer has been cut.
Mfer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haarju has time to react.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Haarju.
Haarju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been told by Mfer's head coaches at Räkälä that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mfer misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haarju throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mfer counters with a straight right hand.
Haarju connects with a right hand. Mfer shakes it off.
Mfer with a hook.
Haarju misses with a wild combination. #T2#
Mfer lands a nice shot to the body.
Mfer moves out of range as Haarju strikes.
Haarju moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Haarju connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer blocks a head kick by Haarju.
Mfer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haarju.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Haarju.
Mfer scores with a hook.
Haarju digs a good hook to Mfer's body.
Haarju misses with a straight left.
It looked like Mfer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mfer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Haarju.
The fighters circling - Mfer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haarju takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Haarju walks into a straight right hand from Mfer.#T3#
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haarju.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haarju was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Haarju throws a sloppy head kick and Mfer moves out of range easily.
It looked like Mfer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Haarju stuns Mfer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Haarju.
Mfer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haarju throws a nice looking combination but Mfer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mfer lands a glancing blow to the side of Haarju's head.
Mfer throws a lazy uppercut
and Haarju counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haarju just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Mfer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haarju moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mfer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haarju momentarily.
Haarju needs to keep his hands up - Mfer had a free shot at his head there.
Haarju scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Haarju looks to land a left hand but Mfer moved out of range nicely.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Haarju.
Haarju throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mfer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Haarju fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mfer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mfer lands a head shot.
Haarju throws a lazy right hand but Mfer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haarju throws a jab but it's blocked by Mfer.
Eino Haarju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer tries to bum rush Haarju with a series of wild strikes but Haarju uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haarju.
Haarju pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haarju rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mfer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer blocks a jab.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
letting Haarju counter with a right hand.
Mfer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mfer staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eino Haarju will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mickey Mfer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haarju.
Mfer misses with a double jab.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haarju bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mfer's head backwards.
Haarju feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mfers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Haarju misses.
Haarju throws a hook but Mfer avoids it easily.
Mfer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haarju connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mfer throws the left hand but Haarju avoids the punch easily.
Mfer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mfer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Haarju takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haarju just misses with a punch to the body.
Haarju throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haarju misses with a straight right.
Haarju ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Mfer avoids the head kick by Haarju.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haarju uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer. #T1#
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Haarju saw that one coming.
Mfer throws a jab when Haarju was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haarju. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mfer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Haarju lands with a right hand.
Mfer throws a hook but Haarju avoids it easily.
Mfer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haarju looks to land a right hand but Mfer moved out of range.
Mfer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sloppy strikes from Mfer. Those never looked like landing.
Haarju blocks a jab.
Haarju now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Haarju. Those never looked like landing.
Haarju rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mfer counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Haarju misses the shot to the body.
Mfer misses with a hook
and Haarju counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haarju misses the shot to the body.
Haarju lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mfer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haarju. Haarju circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donk. Haarju catches Mfer right on the button with a cross.
Haarju bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haarju pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mfer moves out of range of the body kick.
Haarju scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mfer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haarju jabs at Mfer's body.
Haarju misses with a hook.
Haarju throws a lazy right hand but Mfer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haarju bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haarju slips under a jab.#T3#
Haarju is looking to land body kicks.
Mfer slips under a jab from Haarju.
Good standup being displayed there by Haarju as he connects with a hook.
Haarju pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Mfer misses the target.
Haarju swinging wildly here.
Mfer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mfer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Haarju saw that one coming.
Haarju keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haarju connects with a right hand. Mfer shakes it off.
Haarju moves away from the strike by Mfer.
A punch combination from Mfer misses.
Eino Haarju seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haarju cracks Mfer with an open hand slap.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haarju misses with a body shot
and Mfer counters with a nice uppercut.
Haarju throws a big shot that misses.
Mfer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T4#
Mfer misses with a right hand
and Haarju counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haarju looks to land a right hand but Mfer moved out of range.
Haarju lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mfer backs up against the cage.
Mfer throws a hook but Haarju blocks it.
Haarju looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haarju manages to avoid it.
Haarju scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mfer fails to land with a series of punches.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Mfer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Haarju. That snapped Mfer's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer throws a jab when Haarju was well out of range.
Haarju lands a nice looking body shot.
Haarju misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eino Haarju showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mickey Mfer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mfer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haarju throws a body kick that misses.
Haarju walks into a stiff left hand from Mfer.
Haarju misses with a left hand
and Mfer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mfer staying out of range there.
A big right from Mfer misses.
Haarju throws a hook but Mfer avoids it easily.
Haarju lands with an uppercut that bounces Mfer off the cage and back into range.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haarju fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mfer on the side of the head.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Haarju is out of range.
Haarju tries a head kick but it misses.
Haarju throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haarju.#T1#
Mfer slips under a jab.
Haarju takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Mfer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haarju.
Haarju misses with a body shot.
Haarju lands with a good body shot.
Haarju scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Haarju misses
and Mfer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer throws a lazy uppercut
and Haarju counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mfer cracks Haarju with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haarju moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haarju has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mfer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haarju.
Mfer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haarju keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#ROC#Haarju is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haarju takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haarju is still on wobbly legs! Can Mfer finish him?
Mfer misses the jab.#T2#
Haarju ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haarju! But no joy.
Haarju misses with a looping left.
Haarju seems to have recovered his senses.
Mfer scores with a shot to the body.
Haarju slips under a jab.
Mfer lands with an uppercut that bounces Haarju off the cage and back into range.
Mfer throws a shot from downtown. Haarju moves away and avoids it.
Haarju swings widly with a right hand
and Mfer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haarju misses with a shot to the body
and Mfer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mfer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haarju.
Haarju throws a hook to the side of Mfer's head but Mfer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Mfer misses.
Mfer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haarju finds it's way round the side to connect with Mfer's head.
Haarju throws a jab when Mfer was well out of range.
Mfer is looking to counter punch.
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Haarju.
Haarju lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mfer throws a hook but Haarju blocks it.#T3#
Mfer tries to move into range but Haarju moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haarju scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Haarju throws a looping overhand right but Mfer ducks down to avoid it.
Mfer throws a hook but Haarju blocks it.
Mfer moves out of range of the body kick from Haarju.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haarju. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer scores with a body shot.
Haarju jabs Mfer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Haarju misses with a hook to the body
and Mfer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Haarju both land. Nice combination.
Haarju takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Mfer moves away from the strike by Haarju.
Mfer missing with a left hand there. Haarju was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mfer ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
Haarju ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.#T4#
Haarju cracks a nice hook into Mfer's ribs.
Haarju misses with a hook
letting Mfer counter with a right hand.
Mfer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haarju thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
Haarju uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
Haarju throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Haarju's shoulder, as Haarju tries to avoid the shot.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Haarju avoids the body shot from Mfer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haarju will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mfer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Mickey Mfer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Mickey Mfer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R4#
Mfer lands a nice shot to the body.
Haarju showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mfer.
Haarju works over Mfer's head and body with a nice combination.
Mfer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haarju.
Haarju scores with a punch to the head.
Haarju moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
A swing and a miss from Haarju.
Haarju slips a straight right by Mfer.
Mfer cracks a nice hook into Haarju's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haarju throws a nice looking combination but Mfer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haarju looks to land a combination but Mfer avoids it well.
Haarju lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haarju uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Haarju on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T1#
Mfer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Haarju misses.
Haarju throws a sloppy head kick
letting Mfer counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Haarju.
Mfer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haarju has time to react.
Haarju on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mfer slips under a jab from Haarju.
Haarju misses with a wild body shot.
Haarju throws a head kick but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haarju is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The fighters circling - Haarju throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mfer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haarju misses the shot to the body.
Mfer lands a jab-cross combination.
Haarju moves out of range of the strikes.
Mfer misses with a double jab
and Haarju counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haarju loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mfer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Haarju counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mfer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haarju throws out the jab.
Haarju closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mfer misses with a wild combination.
Haarju cracks Mfer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab by Mfer.
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haarju sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haarju lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haarju throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
Haarju is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mfer. #T3#
Mfer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haarju.
Haarju slips under a jab.
Mfer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haarju counters with a three punch combo that has Mfer backing up. Mfer nods at Haarju to acknowledge the strikes.
Haarju ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Haarju misses with a hook. Mfer ducked under it nicely.
Haarju misses with a body punch
and Mfer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haarju fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mfer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mfer throws a right and a left that Haarju avoids nicely.
Mfer misses with an uppercut
letting Haarju counter with a right hand.
Mfer ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
Haarju throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Mfer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haarju misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mfer counters with a nice uppercut.
Haarju bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mfer's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer misses with a looping right.#T4#
Haarju throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mfer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mfer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Haarju throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Mfer to counter with a crisp jab.
Haarju with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mfer to score with a decent uppercut.
Mfer ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
Haarju throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mfer counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Haarju.
Mfer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haarju.
Mfer scores with a one two! Haarju had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mfer throws a body punch but Haarju moves out of range.
Haarju uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haarju bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haarju misses with a hook. Mfer ducked under it nicely.
Mfer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haarju slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mickey Mfer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mickey Mfer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R5#
Haarju thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Mfer misses its intended target.
Haarju swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mfer counters with a straight right hand.
Mfer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haarju.
It looked like Mfer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haarju.
Haarju lands with a hook. Mfer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mfer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haarju.
Haarju works Mfer's body with a nice hook.
Mfer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haarju lands the left hand.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Haarju throws a sloppy head kick
and Mfer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haarju shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haarju.
Haarju lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Haarju closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haarju takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1#
Mfer takes one to the side of the head.
Mfer ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
A big left from Haarju misses.
Mfer cracks Haarju with an open hand slap.
Haarju throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mfer counters with a big right hand! Oh Haarju is in trouble here! Mfer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Mfer!
Mickey Mfer retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Mickey Mfer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: ENIGMA 231
Date: Dec 14, 2024

#R1#
Sisko throws a sloppy body shot
and Haarju counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Haarju misses its intended target.
Sisko tries to counter with a clinch but Haarju shakes him off and moves away.
Haarju digs a good body shot into Sisko's ribs.
Sisko moves out of range as Haarju strikes.
Sisko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haarju.
A telegraphed right hand from Haarju misses the target.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sisko has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sisko moves out of range of the strikes.
Haarju throws an overhand right that lands on Sisko's shoulder, as Sisko tries to avoid the shot.
Sisko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sisko defending well as Haarju loads up on a big left hand.
Sisko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been told by Haarju's head coaches at The Tank Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Haarju.
Sisko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haarju avoids it really well and circles away.
Sisko slips under a jab from Haarju.
Sisko shapes to counter with a head kick.#T1#
Sisko dodges the punch combination from Haarju.
Sisko counters with a body kick.
Haarju throws the left hand but Sisko avoids the punch easily.
Haarju shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sisko eats them both and turns towards Haarju to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sisko scores with a body shot.
Haarju pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haarju throws a right and a left that Sisko avoids nicely.
Haarju digs a good hook to Sisko's body.
Haarju throws a jab but it's blocked by Sisko.
Sisko looks to score with a jab to the body but Haarju is just out of range.
Sisko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sisko misses the jab.
Jab from Haarju.
Haarju throws the left hand but Sisko avoids the punch easily.
Haarju scores with a hook to the body. Sisko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haarju digs a good body shot into Sisko's ribs.
Haarju blocks a head kick by Sisko.
No luck for Sisko with that takedown attempt.
Sisko slips under a jab.
Haarju pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sisko.
Sisko misses the shot to the body.
Sisko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haarju misses with a left hand
and Sisko counters with a nice body kick.
Sisko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sisko throws a sloppy body shot
and Haarju cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sisko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T3#
Sisko tries for a takedown but Haarju circles away easily
and Haarju counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Eino Haarju has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Sisko.
Decent striking displayed by Sisko there.
No joy there for Haarju, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eino Haarju is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haarju comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haarju misses with a hook.
Haarju comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick lands for Sisko.
Eino Haarju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haarju lands with an overhand left.
Haarju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sisko feints the counter takedown.
Haarju works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL2#
Sisko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sisko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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 shot in the inside from Sisko. #T4#
Sisko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sisko misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Sisko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sisko.
Sisko is trying to drag Haarju to the mat but Haarju just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sisko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sisko misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Haarju breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sisko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haarju throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haarju lands a jab to the nose.
Haarju misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Haarju.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eino Haarju dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haarju, as that shot connected.
Haarju looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haarju looks to score with a jab to the body but Sisko is just out of range.
Sisko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haarju moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sisko misses with a wild body shot.
Sisko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haarju rather than just go for the knockout.
Sisko connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheers as Haarju lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sisko doesn't seem phased though.
Haarju looks to score with a jab to the body but Sisko is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Haarju.
Sisko lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Haarju throws a body shot but no joy.
Eino Haarju is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisko misses the shot to the body.
Haarju avoids a kick to the body.
Sisko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Haarju misses the target.
Sisko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haarju.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haarju misses with a combination
and Sisko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Good exchange - Haarju coming out on top.
Haarju lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sisko circles away quickly and effectively.#CL2#
Sisko darts in and clinches Haarju up against the cage.
Sisko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sisko is trying to pull guard but Haarju has him pressed against the cage.
Sisko throws a punch but it's blocked by Haarju.
Sisko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haarju tries to break the clinch but Sisko is controlling the position.
Sisko is working Haarju over against the cage.
Sisko fails to pull guard.
Sisko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sisko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haarju. #TD2#
Sisko pulls guard successfully. #T2##SUB2#
Sisko has his foot on Haarju's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haarju works his way back into a safe position though.
Haarju controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Sisko looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Haarju has picked Sisko up and slammed him! Sisko can't keep hold of the triangle and Haarju manages to pass to side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sisko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haarju wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Haarju trying to control the action but Sisko is working from the bottom.
Sisko struggling a bit here.
Haarju trying to control the action but Sisko is working from the bottom.
Sisko regains half guard.#T3#
Haarju not doing much here.
Haarju throwing shots but Sisko is blocking nicely.
Haarju not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haarju wants to take a breather but Sisko is having none of it.
Haarju is looking to advance position but Sisko won't allow it.
Haarju is looking to take a break and control but Sisko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sisko trying to control but Haarju postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Haarju is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sisko can do to turn this around?
Haarju seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Haarju connects with a body shot.
Haarju misses with an uppercut. Sisko saw that one coming.
Sisko lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Haarju throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haarju steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sisko.
Haarju throws the left hand but Sisko avoids the punch easily.
Sisko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haarju misses with a body punch #CL2#
and Sisko counters by moving into the clinch.
Haarju is trying to break the clinch but Sisko is controlling him.
Sisko is trying to pull guard but Haarju has him pressed against the cage.
Eino Haarju has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Sisko.
Haarju is looking to break free of the clinch but Sisko has double underhooks.
Sisko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haarju backwards.
Sisko tries a body shot but Haarju blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eino Haarju 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. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Sisko moves out of range as Haarju strikes.
Benjamin Sisko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haarju throws a jab but it's blocked by Sisko.
Sisko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haarju misses with a body punch
and Sisko counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sisko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sisko looks to land a body kick but Haarju moved away.
Haarju lands a body shot.
Sisko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haarju throws out the jab.
Sisko scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisko moves in looking to clinch but Haarju pushes him off.
Sisko swings for the body but Haarju moves out of range.
Haarju is looking to score with low kicks.
Haarju throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Haarju avoids the body shot from Sisko.
Haarju lands a slapping body shot.
Haarju's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sisko under the eye.
Sisko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haarju swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decent striking displayed by Sisko there.
Nice body punch from Haarju.
Haarju misses with a two punch combination.
Haarju works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sisko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haarju scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sisko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haarju takes a swing at Sisko's ribcage but misses.
Haarju keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sisko lands with a good body shot.
Sisko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haarju scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Haarju throws an overhand right that lands on Sisko's shoulder, as Sisko tries to avoid the shot.
Haarju has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haarju there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sisko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sisko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haarju throws out the jab.
Sisko steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Haarju.
Sisko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haarju throws out the jab.
Haarju misses with a hook.
Haarju throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sisko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sisko slips under a jab from Haarju.
Sisko is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A punch combination from Haarju misses.
Haarju throws out a leg kick but Sisko moves out of range and Haarju only half commits.
Haarju connects with the punch.#T3#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haarju.
Sisko misses the shot to the body.
Haarju keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haarju misses with a wild body shot.
Sisko is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Haarju fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haarju fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Haarju.
Haarju defending well as Sisko loads up on a big left hand.
Sisko takes one on the button.
Sisko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haarju.
Haarju lands with a nice body punch. #TD2#
Sisko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haarju quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Sisko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
Sisko throwing shots but Haarju is blocking nicely.
Eino Haarju is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sisko trying to control from half guard but Haarju is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sisko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haarju wants to improve his position but Sisko is controlling well.
Sisko drops an elbow to the side of Haarju's head.
Sisko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sisko wants to pass the guard but Haarju is defending well.
Haarju desperately trying to maintain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eino Haarju showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haarju, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eino Haarju!

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 105
Date: Oct 12, 2024

#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Haarju.
Haarju loads up on a big right hand but Kirby slips the punch.
Kirby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haarju throws out the jab.
Haarju looks to land a body kick but Kirby moved away.
Kirby moves forwards but Haarju connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kirby ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
An attempted straight right counter from Kirby misses the target.
Haarju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirby lands with a nice combination. Haarju backs away looking to recover.
Kirby moves out of range of the strikes.
Haarju connects with a body shot.
Haarju scores with a hook.
Haarju will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haarju scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kirby in his tracks. #T1#
Haarju fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kirby scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haarju in his tracks.
Haarju stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haarju wants it to stay on the feet.
Haarju throws out a counter right but Kirby avoids it with no problem.
Kirby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kirby shoots in looking for a takedown but Haarju manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kirby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haarju scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haarju bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kirby's head backwards.
Haarju lands with an uppercut that bounces Kirby off the cage and back into range.
Haarju lands a slapping body shot.
Haarju staying out of range there.
Haarju dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Haarju bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eino Haarju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haarju steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirby.
Haarju is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kirby with a body shot.#T2#
Haarju pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kirby is out of range and Haarju settles back down.
Haarju feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kirbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haarju clobbers Kirby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haarju steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirby.
Haarju misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Kirby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haarju lands with a hook. Kirby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haarju bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kirby's head backwards.
Kirby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haarju looks to throw the jab but Kirby is out of range.
Haarju throws a big shot that misses.
Kirby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirby fails with the takedown
and Haarju counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yosef Kirby. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
The fighters circling - Haarju throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kirby swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haarju dips to his left and cracks Kirby with an uppercut!
Haarju lands a nice hook to Kirby's body. Kirby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kirby slips a jab and a cross from Haarju.
Haarju throws a leg kick #TD#
and Kirby decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Haarju's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kirby's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirby makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haarju is trying to control the position but Kirby postures up.
Kirby looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kirby's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T4#
Kirby controlling from the top position.
Kirby looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eino Haarju dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Nice body punch from Haarju.
Haarju scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kirby walks into a stiff left hand from Haarju.
Haarju has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Eino Haarju seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Haarju.
Haarju misses with the combination.
Haarju lands with a straight right. Kirby didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haarju misses with an uppercut.
Haarju thows a leg kick but Kirby checks it #TD#
and Kirby counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Kirby lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Haarju keeping moving, preventing Kirby from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Kirby scoring with some ground and pound.
Kirby lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kirby landing with the ground and pound.
Kirby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kirby controlling from the top position.
Kirby working some strikes from top position.#T2#
Kirby lands a couple of elbows.
Kirby wants to pass the guard but Haarju is keeping the position.
Kirby connects with a couple of short punches.
Haarju keeping moving, preventing Kirby from controlling successfully.
Kirby won't allow Haarju to sweep him here.
Kirby scoring with some ground and pound.
Kirby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kirby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kirby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haarju works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Haarju is trying to keep Kirby in close.
Haarju has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirby is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kirby advances to half guard.
Kirby trying to control the action but Haarju is working from the bottom.
Kirby slips a nice elbow through Haarju's hands, connecting with Haarju's forehead.#SUB#
Kirby is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Haarju is just riding it out for now. Kirby eventually gives up the hold.
Haarju is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kirby scores with a couple of nice shots.#T4#
Kirby lands strikes from half guard.
Kirby is keen to just control but Haarju is a slippery customer.
Kirby is really struggling to control Haarju but he's trying to hold on to the position.#SUB#
Kirby is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yosef Kirby dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Haarju throws a jab when Kirby was well out of range.
Kirby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kirby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haarju scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Haarju. That snapped Kirby's head back.
Haarju connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haarju keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for Haarju, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haarju lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kirby at a distance.
Haarju throws a hook but Kirby blocks it.
Kirby throwing a counter right hand but Haarju manages to avoid it.
Haarju lands a jab to Kirby's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T1#
Kirby missing with a left hand there. Haarju was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haarju jabs at Kirby's body.
Haarju connects with a single shot there.
Kirby takes one on the button.
Haarju throws a looping overhand right but Kirby ducks down to avoid it.
Kirby checks a leg kick.
Haarju connects with a right hand. Kirby shakes it off.
Haarju misses with a straight left.
Kirby ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
Haarju thuds a left hand into Kirby's body.
Haarju looks to throw the jab but Kirby is out of range.
Kirby drops down looking for a counter takedown but Haarju sprawls and moves away.
Haarju throws a lazy right hand but Kirby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Haarju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirby looks for a takedown but Haarju sprawls well.
Haarju doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haarju misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
It looked like Kirby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kirby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haarju tries to avoid it but Kirby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haarju to the ground. Haarju escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yosef Kirby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haarju lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haarju dips to his left and cracks Kirby with an uppercut!
Haarju looks to land a combination. Kirby sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Haarju lands with a straight right. Kirby didn't see that one coming.
Kirby shoots in and drives through. Haarju sprawls well.
A jab from Haarju does it's job there.
Haarju throws a jab when Kirby was well out of range.
Kirby drops down looking for a counter takedown but Haarju sprawls and moves away.#T3#
Haarju throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haarju jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haarju jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haarju cracks Kirby with an open hand slap.
Haarju works the jab nicely.
Haarju lands a jab.#ROC2#Kirby is rocked!
Kirby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Kirby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haarju stuffs the takedown attempt from Kirby. Kirby gets slowly back to his feet.
Kirby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haarju thows a left - swing and a miss! #T4#
A left lands for Kirby.
Haarju lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirby looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby checks a low kick from Haarju.
Kirby misses with a body shot
and Haarju counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kirby thinking.
An inside leg kick from Haarju misses.
The fighters circling - Haarju throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kirby appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haarju ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haarju throws a looping overhand right but Kirby ducks down to avoid it.
Haarju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Kirby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haarju.
Kirby misses the body punch
and Haarju connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haarju throws a big shot that misses.
Kirby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eino Haarju comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haarju 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eino Haarju!

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 95
Date: Sep 14, 2024

#R1#
The fighters circling - Haarju throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haarju misses with an uppercut. Blanchard saw that one coming.
A jab from Haarju finds it's way through Blanchard's defenses.
Blanchard throws a big shot that misses.
Haarju throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haarju takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haarju looks to land a left hand but Blanchard moved out of range nicely.
Haarju scores with a hook to the body. Blanchard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haarju lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blanchard tries to move into range but Haarju moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blanchard scores with a hook.
Blanchard checks a leg kick.
Blanchard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blanchard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haarju manages to avoid it.
Haarju swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanchard throws a body shot but no joy.
Haarju throwing a counter right hand but Blanchard manages to avoid it.
Blanchard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haarju.
Blanchard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haarju with a body shot.#T1#
Haarju misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Blanchard to counter with a crisp jab.
Haarju looks to throw the jab but Blanchard is out of range.
Blanchard throws a big shot that misses.
Haarju defending well as Blanchard loads up on a big left hand.
Blanchard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blanchard looks to throw the jab but Haarju is out of range.
A slow jab from Haarju misses its intended target.
Haarju throws a shot from downtown. Blanchard moves away and avoids it.
Haarju throws out a loose jab but Blanchard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haarju throws a low kick but Blanchard moves out of range easily.
Blanchard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blanchard looks to land a right hand but Haarju moved out of range.
Haarju misses with a body shot.
Haarju thuds a left hand into Blanchard's body.
Haarju lands a nice looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Blanchard. Those never looked like landing. #T2#
Blanchard misses with a body shot.
Eino Haarju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanchard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blanchard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haarju is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Blanchard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haarju.
Blanchard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haarju swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Haarju.
Blanchard scores with a body shot.
Haarju throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blanchard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Haarju as he connects with a hook.
Blanchard throws a one two combo.
Haarju lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Blanchard misses.
Haarju quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Haarju throws a shot from downtown. Blanchard moves away and avoids it.
Haarju throws a lazy right hand but Blanchard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haarju throws a lazy right hand but Blanchard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Haarju scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haarju throws a body shot but no joy.
Haarju lands an overhand right.
Haarju pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blanchard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haarju.
Blanchard looks to land a left hand but Haarju moved out of range nicely.
Blanchard misses the shot to the body.
Haarju swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haarju thuds his right hand into Blanchard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Blanchard.
Blanchard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haarju was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haarju jabs Blanchard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blanchard blocks the body kick.
Blanchard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blanchard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haarju throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blanchard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blanchard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Blanchard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanchard misses with an uppercut
and Haarju counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haarju misses with a right hand
and Blanchard counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#Haarju is rocked!
Haarju lands a glancing blow to the side of Blanchard's head.
Oh Haarju is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haarju slips a jab from Blanchard.
Haarju seems to have got his legs back now.
Blanchard blocks a head kick by Haarju.
Blanchard lands a body shot.
Blanchard misses with a looping left.
A big left from Haarju misses.
Blanchard misses with a jab to the body
and Haarju counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Blanchard has knocked Haarju down with a huge combo! Blanchard steps away and waves a wobbly Haarju back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haarju lunges at Blanchard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blanchard's hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haarju, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eino Haarju 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.#R2#
Haarju takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haarju wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haarju clobbers Blanchard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haarju misses with an uppercut
and Blanchard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blanchard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blanchard scores with a body shot.
Eino Haarju is winning the standup battle so far.
Haarju staying out of range there.
Haarju throws a body punch but Blanchard moves out of range.
Haarju throws the left hand but Blanchard avoids the punch easily.
Haarju misses with an uppercut. Blanchard saw that one coming.
Blanchard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haarju ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blanchard moves away.
Haarju throws an overhand right that lands on Blanchard's shoulder, as Blanchard tries to avoid the shot.
Haarju with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Haarju. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haarju.#T1#
Blanchard checks a leg kick.
Blanchard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haarju lands a head shot.
Haarju ducks under a wild hook from Blanchard.
Haarju moves away from the strike by Blanchard.
Haarju missing with a left hand there. Blanchard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haarju cracks Blanchard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Haarju misses
and Blanchard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blanchard throws a looping overhand right but Haarju ducks down to avoid it.
Blanchard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blanchard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haarju.
Blanchard defending well as Haarju loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blanchard. Haarju does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Haarju on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick misses from Haarju.
Blanchard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blanchard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Haarju looks to land a combination but Blanchard avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanchard walks into a straight right hand from Haarju.
Haarju bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haarju bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haarju misses with a jab to the body
and Haarju takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haarju jabs Blanchard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Haarju throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Blanchard misses the target.
Haarju swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Haarju there.
Haarju throws a lazy uppercut
and Blanchard counters with a right hand to the body.
Blanchard swings for the body but Haarju moves out of range.
Blanchard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Blanchard misses. #T3#
Blanchard throws out a loose jab but Haarju uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanchard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blanchard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haarju's waist but Haarju gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blanchard off to one side.
Blanchard takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Haarju, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blanchard misses with a wild body shot.
Haarju slips under a jab from Blanchard.
Nice body punch from Haarju.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Blanchard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Haarju has got the better of the exchanges.
Haarju throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Haarju.
Haarju throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haarju scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Haarju.#T4#
Blanchard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haarju lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Haarju.
Haarju misses with a hook
and Blanchard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Blanchard misses its intended target.
Haarju scores with a jab.
Haarju moves out of range as Blanchard strikes.
Haarju connects with a nice looking jab.
Haarju scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blanchard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A cross from Haarju lands.
Haarju takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#ROC#Blanchard is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Haarju misses its intended target.
Haarju throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Blanchard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eino Haarju dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Haarju throws a hook to the side of Blanchard's head but Blanchard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Blanchard misses.
Blanchard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blanchard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blanchard avoids the head kick by Haarju.
Blanchard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haarju.
Haarju looks to land a right hand but Blanchard moved out of range.
Blanchard avoids the body shot from Haarju.
Haarju looks to score with a jab to the body but Blanchard is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanchard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haarju moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haarju lands a nice shot to the body.
Haarju displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Haarju connects with a right hand. Blanchard shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Haarju misses the target. #T1#
Blanchard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haarju works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haarju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blanchard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blanchard moves out of range as Haarju strikes.
Haarju waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blanchard.
A telegraphed right hand from Blanchard misses the target.
Haarju throws a nice looking combination but Blanchard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blanchard slips a straight right by Haarju.
The fighters circling - Haarju throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blanchard! But no joy.
Haarju lands a jab to the nose.
Haarju throws a head kick but Blanchard moves out of range.
Blanchard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Andrew Blanchard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Blanchard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haarju was well out of range. Poor timing from Blanchard.
A jab lands there for Haarju.
A slow jab from Blanchard misses its intended target.
Haarju cracks a nice hook into Blanchard's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanchard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haarju is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blanchard can do to turn this around?
Nice jab there from Haarju.
Blanchard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haarju getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haarju moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blanchard tries to move into range but Haarju moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blanchard is still on wobbly legs! Can Haarju finish him?
Blanchard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haarju sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blanchard seems to have recovered his senses.
Haarju scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T3#
Haarju looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haarju displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blanchard throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Blanchard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blanchard takes one to the side of the head.
Haarju lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haarju uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blanchard.
Haarju scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blanchard defending well as Haarju loads up on a big left hand.
Haarju lands a right hook to the body.
Haarju throws a lazy right hand but Blanchard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haarju slips a straight right by Blanchard.
Haarju throws a jab when Blanchard was well out of range.
Blanchard just misses with a punch to the body.
Haarju swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
The fighters circling - Haarju throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eino Haarju is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blanchard moves forwards but Haarju connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanchard misses with a right hand
and Haarju counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haarju throws a head kick but Blanchard moves out of range.
Blanchard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blanchard throws a hook to the side of Haarju's head but Haarju sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Blanchard blocks the leg kick.
Blanchard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haarju throws a lazy right hand but Blanchard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haarju pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blanchard blocks a low kick nicely.
Haarju throws a jab but it's blocked by Blanchard.
Haarju connects with a crisp jab.
Blanchard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eino Haarju showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haarju has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eino Haarju!

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 73
Date: Aug 10, 2024

#R1#
Sato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haarju takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sato scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Haarju looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sato throws a body punch but Haarju moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haarju counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Haarju misses its intended target.
Sato is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Haarju slips a straight right by Sato.
Sato blocks a jab.
Haarju throws a poor cross that misses
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haarju throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haarju throws a body shot but no joy.
Haarju dodges the punch combination from Sato.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
Sato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haarju misses with a body shot. #T1#
A big left from Sato misses.
Haarju uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
It looked like Haarju wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sato looks to land a combination. Haarju sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Haarju misses the target.
Haarju works the jab nicely.
Sato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A swing and a miss from Haarju.
Sato throws a series of punches but Haarju moves out of range.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haarju lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haarju throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.
Haarju uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Haarju was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Haarju pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Haarju misses.
Haarju sizes up Sato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haarju looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Haarju staying out of range there.#T2#
Haarju lands the left hand.
Haarju ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Sato. Those never looked like landing.
Sato misses the body punch
and Haarju cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haarju misses with a straight left.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Haarju.
Sato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sato tries to bum rush Haarju with a series of wild strikes but Haarju uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haarju is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sato.
Haarju throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Haarju connects with a jab.
Datsuro Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haarju throws a right hand that Sato ducks under and follows up with a left that Sato also avoids with ease.
Sato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haarju lands a slapping body shot.
Sato blocks a head kick by Haarju.
Sato sizes up Haarju with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Haarju catches Sato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good shot there by Haarju.#T3#
Sato throws a shot to the body.
Sato defending well as Haarju loads up on a big left hand.
Haarju throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato misses with a straight left.
Haarju is looking to counter punch.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Haarju.
Haarju throws a lazy uppercut
and Sato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sato moves out of range as Haarju strikes.
Sato unleashes a big counter combination but Haarju bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haarju throws a series of strikes that have Sato backpedaling.
Haarju keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Haarju misses with a right hand
and Haarju takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Sato misses.
A punch combination from Haarju misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Haarju eats them both and turns towards Sato to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big right from Sato misses.
Sato misses with a hook to the body
and Haarju connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Haarju takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sato throws a looping overhand right but Haarju ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Sato.
Sato misses with a hook.
Sato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Haarju.
Sato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haarju.
Haarju bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sato misses with a hook.
Sato throws a lazy uppercut
and Haarju counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haarju slips under a jab.
Haarju misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haarju lands an overhand right.
Sato blocks a head kick by Haarju.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Haarju defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Datsuro Sato will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Haarju throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Nice jab there from Haarju.
Sato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haarju.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haarju keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haarju throws a body shot but no joy.
Sato misses the jab.
Datsuro Sato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haarju scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Haarju does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haarju moves away from the strike by Sato.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haarju throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Sato misses with an uppercut. Haarju saw that one coming.
Sato loads up on a big right hand but Haarju slips the punch.
Haarju jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haarju digs a good body shot into Sato's ribs.
Haarju scores with a punch to the head.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haarju was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Haarju is just out of range.
Sato throws a hook but Haarju blocks it.
Haarju throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato misses with a looping right.
Haarju takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab, jab by Haarju - just one landing.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato lands a body shot.
Haarju avoids the body shot from Sato.
Haarju scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haarju throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato throws a jab when Haarju was well out of range.
Sato misses with a hook. Haarju ducked under it nicely.
Haarju misses the jab.
Sato takes one to the side of the head.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Haarju moves away and avoids it.
Haarju throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haarju misses with an uppercut. Sato saw that one coming.
Haarju misses with an uppercut.
Haarju moves out of range of the strikes.
Haarju was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sato misses with a double jab.
Haarju cracks Sato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haarju was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haarju uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Haarju counters with a nice body shot. #T3#
Sato works over Haarju's head and body with a nice combination.
Haarju jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Haarju connects with a single shot there.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haarju misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Sato misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Haarju.
Sato misses with a body shot
and Haarju counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haarju.
Sato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haarju.
Sato misses with a few strikes there.
Sato moves away from the strike by Haarju.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato scores with a sloppy right hand. Haarju should have avoided that one.
Sato lands with a nice combination. Haarju backs away looking to recover.
Sato swings for the body but Haarju moves out of range.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T4#
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haarju ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haarju swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haarju misses with a wild body shot.
Sato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sato takes a swing at Haarju's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Sato misses.
Haarju swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haarju sizes up Sato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haarju misses with a straight left.
Haarju's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sato under the eye.
No joy there for Haarju, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato misses with a body punch
letting Haarju counter with a right hand.
Sato walks into a jab.
Haarju scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sato doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Haarju misses.
Sato looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haarju lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eino Haarju dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Sato looks to throw the jab but Haarju is out of range.
Sato throws a body punch but Haarju moves out of range.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haarju moves away.
Haarju avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haarju throws a lazy uppercut
and Sato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haarju pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haarju.
Haarju slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Haarju.
Haarju throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Haarju takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato staying out of range there.
Haarju throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Haarju takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Sato misses.
Sato scores with the left hand. Haarju knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
Haarju misses with an uppercut
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haarju uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Sato misses.
Sato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haarju throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato tries to bum rush Haarju with a series of wild strikes but Haarju uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haarju displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sato throws out the jab.
Sato looks to land a left hand but Haarju moved out of range nicely.
Haarju misses with the combination.
Haarju lands with a right hand.
Haarju showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sato.
Sato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T2#
A big left from Sato misses.
Haarju scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haarju lands with an uppercut that bounces Sato off the cage and back into range.
Haarju looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Haarju lands a nice shot to the body.
Haarju connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haarju throws a shot to the body.
Haarju misses the jab.
Haarju throws a nice looking combination but Sato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haarju's corner calls for a 1-2. Haarju obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haarju was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haarju misses with a double jab. #T3#
Sato misses with a looping left.
Sato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haarju.
Haarju avoids the body shot from Sato.
Haarju staying out of range there.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
Haarju's corner calls for a 1-2. Haarju obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haarju lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sato walks into a stiff left hand from Haarju.
Sato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haarju.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Haarju's head but Haarju sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haarju moves away.
Sato moves away from the strike by Haarju.
Haarju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haarju lands with an overhand left.#T4#
Haarju throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #ROC#Sato is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato lands a jab to the nose.
Sato is still on wobbly legs! Can Haarju finish him?
Sato lands the left hand.
Sato seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice uppercut lands for Haarju. That snapped Sato's head back.
Nice shot lands for Haarju.
A lazy left from Sato finds it's target.
Haarju throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haarju darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haarju keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haarju throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Haarju avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haarju, as that shot connected.
A big left from Sato misses.
Haarju fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Sato appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato slips under a jab from Haarju.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eino Haarju showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haarju has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eino Haarju!

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 59
Date: Jul 06, 2024

#R1#
Burton tries to clinch there but Haarju circles away.
Burton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haarju scores with a jab. Burton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Burton. Those never looked like landing.
Burton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burton motions for Haarju to come forward. Burton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haarju lands a jab to the nose.
Burton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#ROC2#Burton is rocked!#KD2#
Haarju sends Burton crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Haarju is motioning to the referee to let Burton up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Burton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton misses with a wild combination.
Haarju avoids the head kick by Burton.
It seemed like Haarju was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burton walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Haarju swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eino Haarju!

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