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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veeti Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Purple Seventeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karhu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mack 10 / Connected For Life. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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174 lbs
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veeti Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Purple Seventeen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu misses with a body shot.
Seventeen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Seventeen tries to clinch there but Karhu circles away.
Seventeen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karhu avoids it really well and circles away.
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seventeen was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
Karhu throws a series of punches but Seventeen avoids them all with ease.
Karhu clobbers Seventeen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Veeti Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seventeen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karhu.
Seventeen scores a takedown into full mount!
Seventeen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Karhu has worked his arm free - good work by Karhu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seventeen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Seventeen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Karhu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Seventeen's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karhu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Seventeen is looking to stand up but Karhu won't let him.
Seventeen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Karhu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Karhu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Karhu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karhu trying to control the action but Seventeen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu lands a nice forearm strike.
Seventeen is looking to regain half guard here but Karhu keeps moving and retains side control.
Karhu controlling from side mount.
Karhu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Seventeen parries the strikes from Karhu easily there. Karhu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Seventeen to escape.
Karhu is looking to take a break and control but Seventeen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Karhu working the ground and pound.
Karhu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Seventeen is avoiding damage well.
Seventeen is trying to improve his position.
Karhu wants to control but Seventeen is keeping him busy.
Seventeen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Karhu's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen gets full guard.
Seventeen kicks Karhu off and gets to his feet.
Karhu throws an off balance right hand
and Seventeen counters with a stiff right hand.
Karhu thows a body shot but no joy.
Seventeen shoots in and drives through. Karhu sprawls well.
Karhu throws the left hand but Seventeen avoids the punch easily.
Karhu throws a shot from downtown. Seventeen moves away and avoids it.
Seventeen shoots in looking for a takedown but Karhu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Seventeen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Veeti Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Purple Seventeen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A swing and a miss from Karhu.
No joy there for Karhu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veeti Karhu dominated that round.
That's time! Karhu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Seventeen just misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu throws a series of strikes that have Seventeen backpedaling.
Karhu throws a jab but it's blocked by Seventeen.
Seventeen walks into a straight right hand from Karhu.
Seventeen slips a straight right by Karhu.
Karhu throws the left hand but Seventeen avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Karhu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karhu throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Karhu misses.
A jab from Karhu misses.
Karhu stuffs the takedown attempt from Seventeen. Seventeen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seventeen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karhu throws out the jab.
Karhu misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Seventeen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karhu misses with a wild combination.
Karhu misses with a body shot.
Karhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karhu misses with a hook to the body
and Seventeen counters with a nice leg kick.
Karhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seventeen manages to avoid it.
Karhu connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu misses with a hook. Seventeen ducked under it nicely.
Karhu misses with a wild body shot.
Karhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Seventeen.
A big right from Karhu misses.
Seventeen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karhu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Karhu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karhu misses with a left hand
and Seventeen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karhu swings widly with a right hand
and Seventeen counters with a three punch combo that has Karhu backing up. Karhu nods at Seventeen to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhu throws a body punch but Seventeen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu misses with a right hand
and Seventeen counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Seventeen.
Veeti Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Purple Seventeen.
Karhu cracks Seventeen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Karhu finds it's way through Seventeen's defenses.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seventeen.
Seventeen tries for a takedown but Karhu circles away easily
and Karhu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seventeen thinking.
Karhu throws a shot from downtown. Seventeen moves away and avoids it.
Karhu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karhu loads up on a big right hand but Seventeen slips the punch.
Seventeen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seventeen moves out of range of the strikes.
Seventeen tries to clinch but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu misses with a looping right.
Seventeen lands a nice looking body shot.
Karhu misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seventeen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karhu throws out the jab.
Karhu throws a poor cross that misses
and Seventeen counters with a three punch combo that has Karhu backing up. Karhu nods at Seventeen to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veeti Karhu 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Karhu takes a swing at Seventeen's ribcage but misses.
Seventeen tries to clinch but Karhu is having none of it.
Karhu misses with a straight left.
Karhu throws an off balance right hand
and Seventeen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karhu.
Seventeen blocks a jab.
Karhu misses with an uppercut. Seventeen saw that one coming.
Karhu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Seventeen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karhu but Karhu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A lazy left from Karhu finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Karhu.
Karhu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seventeen counters with a low kick, right behind Karhu 's knee.
Seventeen shoots in looking for a takedown but Karhu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Seventeen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Seventeen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karhu pinned against the cage. Karhu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Veeti Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Purple Seventeen.
A big left from Karhu misses.
Seventeen defending well as Karhu loads up on a big left hand.
Karhu misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu swings widly with a right hand
and Seventeen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Karhu is trying to control but can't.
Karhu is defending against the submission attempts here by Seventeen.
Karhu is pressing down on Seventeen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Purple Seventeen has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seventeen stopping the sweep attempt from Karhu.
Seventeen wanted to stand there but Karhu had control of the position.
Karhu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seventeen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karhu wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seventeen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karhu seems keen to control Seventeen's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Seventeen gets to his feet - Karhu follows without any prompting.
Seventeen moves away from the strike by Karhu.
Seventeen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu looks to throw the jab but Seventeen is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Seventeen or perhaps it was just good defense by Karhu which made him look bad.
Karhu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good exchange - Karhu coming out on top.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seventeen is defended easily by Karhu.
Seventeen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karhu avoids it really well and circles away.
Purple Seventeen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seventeen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Karhu catches Seventeen right on the button with a cross.
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 Veeti Karhu.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karhu, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veeti Karhu!
During a confident post fight interview, Veeti Karhu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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