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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antionio Pele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pele has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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260 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Crazy Karl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antionio Pele!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karl clinches with his opponent.
Karl gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pele.
Karl is trying to drag Pele to the mat but Pele just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Karl lands an uppercut.
It looks like Antionio Pele has been cut.
Karl gets underhooks to prevent Pele's takedown attempt.
Pele should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pele is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karl pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crazy Karl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antionio Pele.
Karl is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pele can't fight it off and eventually Karl manages to take the fight to the floor. Pele looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karl missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pele is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Karl pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pele is keeping the position for now.
Pele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl wants to stand but Pele is controlling his posture from full guard.
Karl trying to control but Pele is working from the bottom.
Karl is looking to work some ground and pound but Pele has wrist control.
Karl stopping the sweep attempt from Pele.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karl shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pele sprawls well. Pele wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karl gets slowly back to his feet.
Karl clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pele is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karl pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karl drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pele pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pele drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Karl has his foot on Pele's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pele works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karl will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pele keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karl's head.
Pele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karl utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pele looks gassed!
Karl is trying to control the position but Pele postures up.
Karl tries to strike from the bottom.
Karl is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karl rushes Pele and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl has Pele pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pele manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karl gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pele regains guard.
Pele keeping moving, preventing Karl from controlling successfully.
Pele looking for a sweep. Not yet Pele, not yet.
Karl trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karl working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karl throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pele keeping moving, preventing Karl from controlling successfully.
Pele avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl passes Pele's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pele is not content to let Karl control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pele gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karl thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pele has a closed guard, preventing Karl from standing up.
Pele is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Karl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antionio Pele's cut.
That's time! Karl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karl scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Karl looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Karl scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karl throws a strike but Pele avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pele wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karl pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pele is keeping the position for now.
Pele looking for a sweep. Not yet Pele, not yet.
Pele is breathing heavily.
Karl is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Karl postures up in Pele's guard and throws a big left but Pele blocks it.
Karl working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karl throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pele's waist but Pele gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karl off to one side.
Karl tries for a takedown but Pele circles away easily
and Pele counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pele throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pele working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Karl's head.
Pele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karl is looking for a triangle but Pele pushes his legs off easily.
Pele is working Karl over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karl has momentary wrist control but Pele slips an elbow through the middle.
Karl is looking for a triangle but Pele pushes his legs off easily.
Pele thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pele stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karl working for a triangle but Pele defends it easily.
Pele is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pele is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Karl working for a triangle but Pele defends it easily.
Pele landing with the ground and pound.
Karl working for a triangle but Pele defends it easily.
Pele trying to control the position from guard on top but Karl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pele takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Karl looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pele with a nice head shot there.
Pele is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Karl can't keep his opponent in guard - Pele advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Karl looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karl is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Crazy Karl will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antionio Pele'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!
Pele dives in and grabs Karl's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karl pushes down on Pele's head and hops out.
Karl gets the takedown into side control.
Karl trying to control the position but Pele is working away.
Karl passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pele!
Pele bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pele trying to control but Karl is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karl is on top in guard.
Karl postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl landing with the ground and pound.
Karl postures up and lands a big shot to Pele's brow.
Karl throwing strikes but missing.
Karl trying to control but Pele is working from the bottom.
Pele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karl is in close to Pele's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karl trying to control but Pele is working from the bottom.
Karl loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karl has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pele is proving hard to escape from.
Karl thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Karl stands and throws Pele's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl throws an elbow but Pele slips to the side and avoids it well.
Karl looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pele is avoiding damage well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pele gets caught flat footed, as Karl shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Karl postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karl throwing strikes from guard but Pele blocks nicely.
Karl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pele being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Karl trying to control but Pele is working from the bottom.
Antionio Pele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crazy Karl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karl won't allow Pele to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crazy Karl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karl, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy Karl!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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