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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nalle Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu has chosen Yö - Parrasvalot as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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196 lbs
30 - 16 - 1 |
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194 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nalle Karhu!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karhu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karhu misses with a straight left.
Bennett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karhu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bennett slips a straight right by Karhu.
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Karhu's head but Karhu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karhu takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Karhu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bennett's head.
Karhu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Karhu tried to score with a low kick but Bennett checks it.
Nalle Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett closes the distance and pushes Karhu back into the cage.
Bennett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws an elbow that misses.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Karhu avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Karhu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karhu tries to throw a body punch but Bennett avoids it by throwing Karhu back against the cage.
A short left from Bennett.
Karhu misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Bennett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennett.
It looks like Nalle Karhu has been cut.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett stalling the fight.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karhu backwards.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karhu misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Bennett.
Karhu looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karhu.
Bennett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bennett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karhus head.
Bennett lands a right hand.
A short left from Bennett.
Bennett scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Bennett.
Bennett lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bennett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennett lands with a left to the head.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karhu's elbow.
Bennett lands with a left to the head.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karhu's elbow.
Karhu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karhu can't get the takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Bennett.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennett.
Bennett misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Karhu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Bennett.
Karhu jumps guard but Bennett turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bennett lands a left hand.
Karhu prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett stalling against the cage.
Bennett lands a left hand.
Karhu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennett stalling in the clinch but Karhu improves position.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Karhu controls the action.
Bennett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karhu.
Richard Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nalle Karhu.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Karhu working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bennett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Nalle Karhu's cut even more.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bennett tries a body shot but Karhu blocks it.
Bennett lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karhu.
Karhu tries to pull guard but Bennett won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Karhu controls the action.
Karhu lands an uppercut.
Karhu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Bennett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karhu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karhu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett lands a right hand.
Karhu pulls Bennett into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Karhu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bennett is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Bennett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nalle Karhu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karhu misses with a straight right.
Bennett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bennett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karhu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bennett defending well as Karhu loads up on a big left hand.
Karhu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu misses with a body shot.
Bennett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karhu moves away.
Bennett scores with a push kick.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Karhu is breathing heavily.
Bennett fakes the leg kick and cracks Karhu in the body.
Karhu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett jabs Karhu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Karhu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karhu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karhu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bennett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karhu's sensitive parts.
Bennett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bennett. Karhu shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett feints and then cracks Karhu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karhu down.
Karhu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karhu avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Bennett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The cut above Nalle Karhu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A good leg kick by Bennett.
Bennett throws the kick towards the body but Karhu avoids it.
Bennett feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Karhu sprawling to the canvas! Karhu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bennett finish him?!
Karhu is rocked!
Richard Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bennett closes the distance and clinches.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karhus head.
Nalle Karhu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bennett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karhu's elbow.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Karhu.
Karhu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bennett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karhu can do to turn this around?
Karhu goes for a takedown attempt but Bennett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A head kick misses from Karhu.
Bennett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karhu needs to keep his hands up - Bennett had a free shot at his head there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nalle Karhu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Richard Bennett!
A victorious Richard Bennett thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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