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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Charalabous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rehti Ladi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ladi's choice of entrance music: You Will Never Walk Alone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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191 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kostas Charalabous!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rehti Ladi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charalabous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charalabous throws a leg kick but Ladi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Charalabous takes one on the button.
Charalabous is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Charalabous finds it's way through Ladi's defenses.
Ladi moves out of range of the body kick.
Charalabous misses with an uppercut.
Ladi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good work by Ladi as he checks the leg kick.
Ladi ducks under a wild hook from Charalabous.
Charalabous throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Charalabous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charalabous misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body kick there by Ladi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charalabous bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Charalabous misses the target.
Ladi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ladi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ladi misses with the head strike.
Ladi misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladi lands with a light punch inside.
Charalabous lands an uppercut.
Charalabous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charalabous lands a nice shot to the body.
Charalabous lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ladi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Charalabous struggles to land a body shot inside as Ladi controls his hands.
Charalabous is trying to force a seperation but Ladi has the dominant position.
Ladi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ladi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ladi misses with a punch on the inside.
Ladi misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Ladi as the two fighters clinch.
Ladi blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charalabous.
Charalabous misses with a punch on the inside.
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ladi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Charalabous misses with the head strike.
Ladi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladi swings wildly with an uppercut but Charalabous uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charalabous.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charalabous.
Charalabous struggles to land a body shot inside as Ladi controls his hands.
Ladi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ladi blocks a body shot from Charalabous.
Ladi pushes Charalabous back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Ladi.
Ladi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ladi jumps guard but Charalabous turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Charalabous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ladi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charalabous has a couple of punches blocked by Ladi.
Charalabous has had enough of the clinch but Ladi keeps him there for the moment.
Ladi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Charalabous breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladi throws a sloppy head kick and Charalabous moves out of range easily.
Charalabous takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ladi closes the distance and pushes Charalabous back into the cage.
Ladi misses with a punch to the body.
Charalabous lands a shoulder strike.
Ladi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ladi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charalabous's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charalabous.
Ladi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ladi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ladi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Charalabous's guard.
Ladi wants to control from the top but Charalabous keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ladi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladi is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ladi tries to free his leg and advance position but Charalabous is retaining full guard.
Ladi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ladi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ladi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ladi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rehti Ladi dominated that 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.
Ladi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ladi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Charalabous, right into the meat.
Charalabous throws out a loose jab but Ladi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladi looks to throw the jab but Charalabous is out of range.
Charalabous connects with a body shot.
Ladi throws out a loose jab but Charalabous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charalabous lands with a right hand.
Rehti Ladi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charalabous fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ladi.
Ladi throws a head kick that misses.
Ladi takes one to the side of the head.
Charalabous scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ladi tries to clinch up but Charalabous circles away and keeps his distance.
Ladi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Charalabous checks it well.
Crunch! Ladi slams his shin into Charalabous's torso.
Charalabous sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ladi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ladi tries to clinch but Charalabous is having none of it.
Ladi moves in looking to clinch but Charalabous pushes him off.
Charalabous misses with a wild combination.
Charalabous buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ladi moves in looking to clinch but Charalabous pushes him off.
Charalabous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charalabous scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Charalabous throws a jab but it's blocked by Ladi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ladi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ladi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Charalabous, pushing him back against the cage.
Ladi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ladi lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladi is struggling to control the position.
Charalabous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ladi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ladi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charalabous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charalabous.
Charalabous throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Charalabous fails to land.
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ladi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charalabous blocking some punches.
Ladi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ladis head.
Ladi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Charalabous backwards.
Charalabous misses with some punches.
Charalabous working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous blocks an uppercut.
Ladi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charalabous throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ladi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ladi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Charalabous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charalabous throws a hook but Ladi blocks it.
Ladi has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ladi fails to land.
Ladi lands a right hand.
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charalabous lands with a short shot to the head.
Ladi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ladi.
Ladi throws a punch but it's blocked by Charalabous.
Ladi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Charalabous just stands there and leans against the cage.
Charalabous has a couple of punches blocked by Ladi.
Rehti Ladi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Charalabous fails to land.
Charalabous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charalabous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ladi is trying to pull guard but Charalabous turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous throws a head punch that misses.
Charalabous prevents a body shot from Ladi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charalabous has a couple of punches blocked by Ladi.
Ladi digs a right hand underneath Charalabous's ribcage. Charalabous let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ladi tries to stall but Charalabous uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Charalabous lands a left hand.
Charalabous blocking some punches.
Charalabous scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Charalabous throws a punch but it's blocked by Ladi.
Charalabous misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charalabous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ladi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Charalabous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charalabous scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ladi is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ladi.
Ladi is still on wobbly legs! Can Charalabous finish him?
Charalabous lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ladi has a couple of punches blocked by Charalabous.
Charalabous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charalabous lands a nice uppercut.
Ladi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ladi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Charalabous as the two fighters clinch.
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 Kostas Charalabous will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Charalabous weaves into range and cracks Ladi right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Ladi goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Charalabous is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kostas Charalabous!
Kostas Charalabous is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Kostas Charalabous made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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