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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Napalm Chief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woima Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu has chosen House of Pain - Jump Around as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Napalm Chief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Woima Karhu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chief's hands.
Karhu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karhu delivers a nice body kick.
Karhu tries to clinch there but Chief circles away.
Karhu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chief ducks right into an uppercut from Karhu.
Karhu forces Chief back against the cage and clinches.
Karhu has Chief pushed against the cage.
Karhu looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Karhu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chief fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karhu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chief is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chief swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karhu can't find room to land a body shot as Chief controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chief blocking some punches.
Chief breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karhu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chief has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karhu circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karhu.
Karhu throws a push kick but Chief slaps the foot to one side.
Chief tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chief feints a jab promting Karhu to slip. Chief then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Karhu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Woima Karhu has been cut.
Chief swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu misses with an uppercut.
Karhu connects with a leg kick. Chief looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karhu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chief looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chief walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Chief.
Karhu with a jab.
Karhu throws a lazy body kick
and Chief counters with a series of strikes. Karhu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karhu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chief's sensitive parts.
Karhu scores with a head kick. Chief tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chief tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chief steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Karhu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chief's sensitive parts.
A big right from Karhu misses.
Chief thows a body shot but no joy.
Karhu misses with the body kick
and Chief counters by clinching up.
Karhu is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karhu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu blocks a body shot from Chief.
Chief is looking for a takedown.
Chief blocking some punches.
Chief is trying to break the clinch but Karhu has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Chief - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chief prevents Karhu from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chief as Karhu tries to tie him up.
Karhu lands a shoulder strike.
Karhu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chiefs head.
Karhu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karhu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chief has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karhu obliges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chief.
Karhu has Chief pushed against the cage.
Karhu can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu tries to stall but Chief uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karhu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karhu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chief avoiding damage as Karhu throws knees to the body.
Karhu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chief has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chief lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chief softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chief fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karhu wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chief tries to circle away but Karhu has him pinned against the cage.
Chief lands a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Karhu lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woima Karhu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chief swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Karhu.
Chief is looking to slow Karhu down with leg kicks.
Karhu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chief.
Karhu throws a leg kick but Chief moved away.
Karhu fails to land with a series of punches.
Chief keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karhu.
Karhu throws out a leg kick but Chief moves out of range and Karhu only half commits.
Chief misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woima Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu throws a leg kick but Chief checks it.
Karhu throws out a loose jab but Chief uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karhu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Some bone on bone action there as Chief checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chief throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karhu blocks the body kick.
Woima Karhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karhu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chief if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Chief.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses.
Chief paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Napalm Chief is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karhu thows a body shot but no joy.
Karhu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karhu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chief has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chief and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chief checks the leg kick.
Chief avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Good shot there by Karhu.
Karhu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chief manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karhu throws a leg kick
and Chief counters with a good low kick that Karhu was not able to check.
Karhu is looking to chop away at Chief's legs.
Chief chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karhu can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chief. Karhu shrugs it off though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chief. Karhu shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Chief blocks the low kick.
Chief throws a head kick but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chief throws out a leg kick but Karhu moves out of range and Chief only half commits.
Napalm Chief is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karhu throws a lazy right hand but Chief sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chief swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu scores with a punch to the head.
Chief tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karhu was well out of range. Poor timing from Chief.
Karhu shoots for a takedown but Chief saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chief slips under a jab from Karhu.
Karhu throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chief swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karhu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chief is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Rat Cage, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Karhu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chief trying to control here.
Chief wants to get back to full guard.
Chief is looking to control Karhu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chief avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karhu is keen to just control but Chief is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chief knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Karhu wants to control but Chief is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chief displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karhu throws out the jab.
Karhu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chief.
Chief is looking to wear down Karhu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chief takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chief plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chief wants to get back to full guard but Karhu has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Woima Karhu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Chief is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karhu throws out a powerful jab.
Karhu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Karhu clinches up with Chief and pushes him back against the cage.
Karhu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chief lands a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Karhu.
Chief's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Karhu is trying to break the clinch but Chief has him pressed against the cage.
Karhu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chief's efforts to push away.
Chief breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karhu misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu is looking to clinch but Chief is avoiding it.
Chief takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chief on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karhu. Karhu obviously looking to wear him down.
Chief misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karhu.
Chief lands with a kick to the temple. Karhu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chief lands with a right hand.
Chief staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Chief does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karhu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chief is able to avoid easily.
Karhu thows a body shot but no joy.
Karhu lands a nice looking body shot.
Karhu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chief's calf.
Napalm Chief has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karhu lands a jab to Chief's midsection.
Chief throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chief swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Karhu counters with a three punch combo that has Chief backing up. Chief nods at Karhu to acknowledge the strikes.
Chief is looking to clinch.
Karhu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karhu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chief swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chief misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karhu throws a leg kick
and Chief counters by clinching up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karhu misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Karhu connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chief backwards.
Chief wants to stall.
Karhu tries to throw a body punch but Chief avoids it by throwing Karhu back against the cage.
Chief tries to stall but Karhu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karhu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karhu looking to throw knees to the head but Chief is blocking nicely.
Chief lands a right hand.
Karhu has a couple of punches blocked by Chief.
Karhu stalling in the clinch but Chief improves position.
Chief breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karhu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chief takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karhu tests Chief's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karhu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karhu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karhu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karhu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karhu misses with a wild body shot.
Karhu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karhu throws a low kick but Chief moves out of range easily.
Woima Karhu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chief throws a leg kick but Karhu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chief jabs Karhu right on the nose. Karhu blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chief pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chief throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Karhu there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woima Karhu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karhu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woima Karhu!
A very excited looking Woima Karhu 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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