Elias Okkonen vs Morad Hadadi (05-08-2023) Full Fight
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00:00 The first gladiators have been introduced and at this point we wish a good Saturday night from the Selostamo side.
00:06 I am Jani Rejäli, an expert and a commentator.
00:09 The promoter, the multi-talented coach and the maker of many European Championships, Pekka Mäki.
00:16 Pekka's nervous performance in the first fight in the Olavilinna park is about to begin.
00:22 First round!
00:24 Blue gloves and then Elias Okkonen, red gloves.
00:28 Now there are two young men against Pekka and we think that the kind of fights that the fighters around the world are looking forward to,
00:35 when they get to fight in this park, is there a risk that we will go with a big hand and a gas in the bottom right away or will we go to save?
00:45 I think that both of them are ready.
00:50 I heard that Moradi has been able to prepare well and he has had a bit of laziness in his own punches.
01:00 Or that he is passive.
01:02 But now it is said to be a good preparation time and Okkonen is a good example that he has started his career as a young Finnish.
01:14 At the age of 17, Okkonen put his name on paper.
01:20 The year was 2018, he made a professional contract.
01:24 Then he took a four-win fight in the beginning.
01:27 After that, a five-year break, a little thought about school and work.
01:31 Now he has returned to the real thing and this is the second fight of the new coming.
01:36 Moradi is looking for a front straight to the groin and so is Okkonen.
01:41 After that, a hook, it goes through, Okkonen tries to grab and there comes one-two.
01:46 Pretty sharp.
01:47 Here we are with Morad Haddad, 24-year-old, the winner of the young SM2.
01:54 In 2016, he lost to the then so-so professional Rasmus Bergman in the first round with a gold glove.
02:04 As the ceremony master Lauri Salovara said, Okkonen is a young Finnish champion.
02:11 He is a three-time national team representative in the European Championships in 2017 in Bulgaria.
02:19 He won the junior tournament and the final tournament.
02:23 As an amateur, he is over 50 years old.
02:26 Okkonen is a little more experienced than the two-time champion, now trying to get a little behind the feet and put a Vaasalais fighter Haddad there.
02:36 This does not go to those shots. Big hits, they are still missing.
02:40 Haddad jumps close to there.
02:42 Okkonen still hangs his hands.
02:45 Down after that, steps fast, sharp left.
02:49 Straight pretty well, Pekka. Now at the moment Okkonen sees those strikes.
02:53 I think he controls and as the English say, "picking the shots".
02:58 Again, nice hits and controls with speed and accuracy.
03:06 Murad does not have much time.
03:10 If you go forward, you should always remember to go forward.
03:15 Let's see if there's any confusion. Now it works.
03:19 Murad has good shots after that. Again, left hook and a little bit of a scratch.
03:24 And that's what Okkonen sees.
03:26 And is the eye of the shot good?
03:28 This is because sparring has been done and eye injury has not only been a bag for this evening.
03:34 So there has been a good sparring.
03:36 The first round was designed for six rounds.
03:43 The weight limit is 66.678 kg.
03:47 Both were at that weight.
03:52 Here we see a slow motion of the first round.
03:56 Okkonen's shot worked well.
03:58 He got to look at the target.
04:00 But when enough strikes come and hands are down, as we saw in the slow motion, Murad got to hit with a right hand.
04:10 So it's a little bit of a nice follow-up situation.
04:16 It was a very clear round for Okkonen.
04:18 The first round is 10-9.
04:22 Let's put the score on Okkonen for the first round.
04:26 Let's see what kind of kicks Murad Harari has in his corner.
04:31 Here's the second round.
04:35 Let's start with a little faster hand hitting from the hooks.
04:42 But quite often with the same image.
04:44 Walking behind and then trying to hit with a front hook.
04:49 No hesitation and no preparation.
04:52 And again a faster hand Okkonen hits with his left.
04:56 But a good fighter's heart is there.
04:58 Murad Harari has it.
05:00 He wants to keep the center of gravity in the ring and be the more offensive part.
05:05 But somehow it seems that this style suits Okkonen.
05:09 He gets to calm down and hits the opponent.
05:11 Yes, it seems that he's a good-looking guy.
05:15 And at no point in time Murad gets to make a start.
05:20 And he's constantly on the track.
05:22 Like one step behind all the time.
05:26 And here too, you should do your work.
05:29 Don't be satisfied with the situation.
05:31 Be active when you get there.
05:35 And use the place.
05:39 And again Okkonen hits with a front hand.
05:44 Straight after that he slides away from the net.
05:47 He waits and moves well.
05:50 An offensive part from one side to the other.
05:53 And then comes his own one-two.
05:56 But now Murad gets to change.
05:58 Murad from the starting position.
06:00 Side hook and Okkonen clearly adds pressure to those strikes.
06:04 Taimaa's hand hook comes quite rough at the moment.
06:09 There's a bar with it.
06:11 And still the hand throws relaxed.
06:13 That's of course a good strike at the moment.
06:16 When Harari goes a little weight on the front foot.
06:19 And when he finds a place between the hands.
06:23 He can do a lot of pain.
06:25 And now they're fighting for each other.
06:27 But Pekka is a good, natural guy.
06:29 Murad Harari is.
06:30 There's a little bit of a rush, but still the man comes.
06:33 Yes, that's true.
06:34 And you can see that when we go forward in a different way.
06:38 Okkonen starts to get tired.
06:41 Hopefully he's prepared well.
06:43 I knew that Murad is a tough guy.
06:49 You should go to their hands.
06:52 Just going forward is not enough.
06:56 And then you stay in that community.
06:59 Even if you had two strikes.
07:03 Now he got a little left hook from Okkonen.
07:09 Okkonen gets a right hook to the ear.
07:13 And again we're in a close fight.
07:15 And there's a 10 second gap.
07:17 Let's see if a tight finish will come from either of them.
07:21 The bell is ringing.
07:24 The men are waiting.
07:26 Maybe a better prediction with Harari.
07:29 But it's not enough points to win this round.
07:32 No, no.
07:34 Maybe the screw is tightening.
07:37 But there's still a gap.
07:40 Yes, this is a new round.
07:43 Two rounds behind.
07:45 As we said in the beginning, there's a lot of people in these parks.
07:49 The TV cameras are shaking.
07:51 And there's a lot of people in the park.
07:53 So it's easy to start with a stronger pace.
07:58 And everyone who has been in endurance sports knows that
08:02 when you go to the red zone, you don't necessarily come back quickly.
08:08 And you can start to get tired towards the end of the match.
08:11 But the young athletes are already prepared for this round.
08:16 And Hansi Peräjoki is already swinging his stools a little.
08:19 Trying to get those little kicks.
08:22 So that we can get a long break of 5-6 seconds.
08:24 So that we can get a good finish.
08:26 Yes, it's good to use all the last seconds.
08:31 Yes, I think he's used it to get a good finish.
08:34 It's a pretty hard to get a good finish.
08:37 Yes, so that you don't get a long break.
08:40 And the breaks are a minute.
08:42 As we know well.
08:44 Again we are in the close game.
08:46 And there Okkonen is lifting the bar with his forehand.
08:48 This time he's swinging his stools.
08:51 Now we'll see at what point Okkonen gets the more accurate hits.
08:56 There's a part of the strike gone.
08:59 Hadad was able to dodge it.
09:01 Sometimes it felt like it was in place.
09:03 But his hands were a little bit frozen.
09:05 He couldn't really get it off.
09:07 But the machine was warm.
09:09 So Okkonen has a chance to show his full skill.
09:13 With a good repertoire.
09:15 He has a talent from a young man.
09:17 There are a little bit of signs of a slip.
09:22 Well, not a slip.
09:24 But after three rounds you start to see a difference.
09:29 In the sixth round.
09:33 Moradi takes everything.
09:38 And gives back.
09:40 He's starting to counter the strikes.
09:44 Hopefully it's a slow burn.
09:47 And a little bit of a slip.
09:49 Sometimes it felt like it was in place.
09:52 But then again, he's going for it.
09:55 It's a heavy blow for Okkonen.
09:59 Okkonen hits pretty well with his right.
10:03 He's got a good right in the crossbar situation.
10:08 But it's good that Moradi keeps the pressure up.
10:13 And makes the matches.
10:15 It hasn't been easy to get Okkonen out of the game.
10:20 Moradi is a professional.
10:22 One win, two losses.
10:24 Okkonen has four wins.
10:26 One of the most decisive wins.
10:29 He's won one before this time.
10:35 Now it was a good left hook.
10:38 In the first round.
10:40 And then again, clear distances.
10:43 And a little lighter in between.
10:45 Moradi is coming all the time.
10:50 Okkonen is loading with a right hook.
10:59 Good pace all the time.
11:01 20 seconds left in the fight.
11:04 Anssi Peräjoki is the next one.
11:07 A clean take.
11:09 Sometimes it's a little scary when Moradi goes straight after.
11:13 When he's in the corner.
11:15 When there's a guy like Kai Kauramäki who lifts the hook.
11:20 It's over.
11:22 Moradi started to make a take.
11:28 Maybe he gave a little speech.
11:32 That this is not over.
11:35 This is just the beginning.
11:37 He looks like a strong and reliable guy.
11:40 I talked to him yesterday after the weigh-in.
11:44 I said that he has been able to prepare once.
11:49 And he has been a little more prepared for the sport lately.
11:54 Of course it's good that he wants it.
11:58 But then he said that "skills face the bills".
12:02 Maybe a little bit of skill is left in Okkonen.
12:09 Especially in footwork.
12:11 He doesn't really use his hands and feet in the front.
12:16 Or a little bit, but could be much better.
12:21 Fourth round.
12:25 And the same Vaasalainen Moradi comes forward.
12:32 He makes a take.
12:34 Okkonen hesitates, controls and tries to counter.
12:38 But no speed from Mikael.
12:45 At least in the beginning of the fight.
12:49 He pushes the punches a little bit.
12:52 As we can see in the left straight.
12:54 Okkonen can dodge them with his good eyes.
12:57 But volume, volume.
12:59 That's what Moradi's hardad is all about.
13:01 He comes all the time.
13:03 And isn't it a good probability to count that he hits one out of ten?
13:08 Yes, it is.
13:10 He hits good as well.
13:12 But still, the fall to the right and the headbanging with the punches.
13:19 If you look at the fight, there was a little bit of a right high from Okkonen.
13:27 Moradi's left hook starts to work.
13:40 He tries to hit the right hook.
13:42 And there's a lot of noise.
13:48 And the man with the left foot again.
13:51 This time Okkonen can't hit from there.
13:55 1.30 and the crowd is starting to get excited.
14:00 And they're applauding.
14:02 They look pretty tired at the moment.
14:05 Both of them.
14:07 Yes, this has been a fast-paced fight.
14:11 Let's see.
14:15 I think Okkonen is in the lead after three rounds.
14:21 Moradi had a little bit of a success.
14:24 But this is a decisive round.
14:28 It turns the match around.
14:31 Now he should be able to find the second option.
14:38 Okkonen is clearly getting passive.
14:47 Moradi hits again.
14:49 Okkonen is still in the lead.
14:54 Moradi hits with the front hook.
14:59 It's a bit like the Lästsäntsä Saloon.
15:04 You can get drunk.
15:07 Both men are pretty tired.
15:10 They're trying hard.
15:12 This is a good start to the evening.
15:20 Let's measure the score.
15:22 It's a bit of a surprise and a happy match.
15:25 Yes, a bit of a break.
15:30 I gave this to Okkonen.
15:33 He was more likely to hit.
15:36 But the turn could have happened.
15:41 Moradi needs to find the second option.
15:46 He shouldn't be able to hit singles.
15:50 He should be able to hit combinations.
15:56 Both men are trying to hit each other.
16:02 It looks like a fight.
16:06 Moradi is in the lead.
16:11 It's a six-round fight.
16:15 It's the first time Moradi has won a six-round fight.
16:19 They've won four rounds before.
16:22 Of course, professional wrestling usually starts with four rounds.
16:27 Then there are six rounds, eight rounds and so on.
16:32 Ten and twelve rounds.
16:36 The jumps in these long matches require experience.
16:40 Of course, they've both had good and different experiences.
16:44 Let's see how well Moradi has recovered.
16:50 It looks like Okkonen trusts his eyes to the light move.
17:00 He lets his friend make the first moves and hits.
17:05 A small tactical change.
17:13 Moradi is trying to get more in the lead.
17:16 He doesn't go forward all the time.
17:19 He doesn't step deep into the front.
17:22 He lets Okkonen make the first moves.
17:25 He could have been the first to hit.
17:28 He still looks like a slippery guy.
17:33 He walks forward like a taekwondo fighter.
17:38 He doesn't have the lightness of a taekwondo fighter.
17:43 He doesn't look heavy.
17:46 What about the big guys?
17:52 Mialonen and Heleniuksen's weights are 230 kg.
17:59 Should we count on that or just go for it?
18:02 We'll see.
18:05 I don't think Mialonen will compete.
18:08 Robbe can take a light jump.
18:12 Mialonen is known for his hard punches.
18:18 He's not that experienced.
18:21 It's hard for experienced fighters to hit different angles.
18:28 Mialonen is strong.
18:31 He hits so hard that if Robbe makes a mistake, he'll get a heart attack.
18:37 It's exciting to see how Mialonen will compete against Heleniuksen.
18:44 The start is at 9 pm.
18:48 There will be seven fights in total.
18:54 Okko Celta 1-2. 25 seconds left.
18:59 Moran Harder is still in the lead.
19:02 In some boxing schools, you can't mix up your legs.
19:06 You have to be different.
19:09 Harder's legs are often together.
19:12 It's hard to mix them up.
19:15 That's true.
19:18 We've been doing the same thing all night.
19:22 Moran is trying to get a hard right hook.
19:27 Then a left hook and a left hook.
19:32 Okko has seen it yesterday.
19:36 He called his phone.
19:39 There's not much new in the sun.
19:43 Let's hope for a surprising win.
19:47 A dangerous right.
19:52 A good right.
19:55 Okko's right hook is a hard right.
20:03 He's been hit in the face.
20:06 These are the dangerous moments.
20:09 Anything can happen.
20:12 We'll see how Okko and Sotto work.
20:15 If they can do something, they'll win.
20:19 They'll keep their right hand on the bar.
20:24 The sixth and final round.
20:27 We'll thank the guy and enjoy the moment.
20:31 Both have a long way to go.
20:34 Okko is doing well.
20:37 Moran is getting faster.
20:40 But when you hit the rock hard, you slow down.
20:45 Let's hope for a good show.
20:49 The last round of the night.
20:53 Let's see if Moran can do it.
20:57 He's going to do it.
21:01 Moran is getting ready.
21:04 He's getting faster.
21:07 Okko is getting his hands up.
21:10 Again.
21:12 Moran is over the hook.
21:15 He's doing well.
21:18 He's got a soul.
21:21 He knows he has to do something.
21:25 I'm surprised that the work is so close.
21:30 It's a common agreement.
21:33 Not to hit and take close.
21:36 If he gets there, there would be more hits.
21:41 Single hits.
21:44 Single hits are good, but there's a bit of a mark.
21:50 Moran is going to throw over the left.
21:55 But he's strong.
21:58 He hit the right with the left.
22:02 Combination.
22:05 He's trying to get a right.
22:08 Okko is getting ready.
22:11 Maybe the left is the preparation.
22:15 Okko would have hit the right.
22:20 Okko is in good shape.
22:25 The last minute.
22:28 Okko knows that he's in the lead.
22:33 He's not taking risks.
22:37 Okko's hands are falling a bit.
22:42 He's a bit more experienced.
22:47 He could get a reaction.
22:52 Here.
22:55 Nothing happened.
22:58 Good dance.
23:01 Hanssi got in the way.
23:04 20 seconds left.
23:07 The judges are getting to work.
23:12 10 seconds left.
23:15 The opening fight has started.
23:20 The bell is ringing.
23:23 Two young men have given everything.
23:30 A good opening for this exciting night.
23:37 The audience is enjoying it.
23:40 According to our book, the winner is Elia Sopponen.
23:45 He's a male professional.
23:49 Moran Haddad, born in Morocco, lives in Vaasa.
23:55 He's a good opponent.
24:00 He was a bit too fast.
24:03 The most frightening thing was the cross.
24:11 He didn't get a hit.
24:15 Elia Sopponen has a good eye.
24:19 He's a good opponent.
24:25 I gave one to Morad.
24:47 59.
24:52 To Elia.
24:55 59-51.
24:58 Let's see if Pekka Mäki is on the same level as the judges.
25:05 Ladies and gentlemen, we have a unanimous decision.
25:12 The judges have decided.
25:17 Jere Kallinen, 60-54.
25:20 Tommi Jylhä, 58-57.
25:24 Janni Kalingred, 59-55.
25:28 The winner is Elia Sopponen.
25:33 Elia Sopponen wins all three points.
25:37 Moran Haddad was a bit too fast today.