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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kullervo Karvakorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimmo Reki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reki has chosen The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health (Ratatat Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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267 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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254 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Karvakorva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Reki!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reki ducks under a wild hook from Karvakorva.
Reki looks to land a combination but Karvakorva avoids it well.
Karvakorva rushes Reki and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Reki presses Karvakorva against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karvakorva misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reki.
Reki pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Karvakorva tries for a takedown but Reki manages to get underhooks.
Reki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reki throws an elbow but it misses.
Reki prevents the takedown attempt.
Karvakorva blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Karvakorva.
Reki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karvakorva looking to throw knees to the head but Reki is blocking nicely.
Reki can't find room to land a body shot as Karvakorva controls the action.
Nice body punch from Reki - that landed with a thud.
Karvakorva blocks an elbow strike from Reki.
Reki lands an elbow just above Karvakorva 's eye.
It looks like Kullervo Karvakorva has been cut.
Karvakorva is breathing heavily.
Reki can't find room to land a body shot as Karvakorva controls the action.
Reki gets through Karvakorva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reki misses with a knee to the head.
Reki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reki misses with a knee strike.
Reki lands a left hand.
Karvakorva throws a head punch that misses.
Reki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karvakorva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reki throws an elbow that misses.
Karvakorva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karvakorva blocks an uppercut.
Karvakorva cracks Reki with a nice body shot.
Reki misses with an elbow over the top.
Reki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reki pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvakorva is trying to maintain a safe position but Reki gets an underhook and turns Karvakorva into the ropes.
Reki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karvakorva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karvakorva throws a head punch that misses.
Karvakorva has picked Reki up - he's going for a ride! Karvakorva dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Reki moves into full guard.
Reki wants to sweep here but Karvakorva controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Karvakorva pushing down on Reki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Karvakorva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reki wants to control but Karvakorva is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karvakorva lands a nice short elbow.
Karvakorva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reki's head.
Karvakorva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reki trying to control from the bottom.
Karvakorva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Reki trying to control from the bottom.
Karvakorva stalling away here and it's allowed Reki to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Karvakorva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reki is keeping the position for now.
Reki controlling Karvakorva's posture.
Karvakorva won't allow Reki to get back to his feet.
Karvakorva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reki is looking to clinch but Karvakorva is avoiding it.
Karvakorva cracks Reki with an open hand slap.
Karvakorva scores with the left hand. Reki knows he should have avoided that one.
Karvakorva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Karvakorva avoids the elbow strike from Reki, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Reki.
Reki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reki lands an elbow that stopped Karvakorva in his tracks for a moment.
Karvakorva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karvakorva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reki.
Reki lands an elbow inside that Karvakorva shrugs off.
Reki prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kullervo Karvakorva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Karvakorva.
Reki tries to land a knee to the head but Karvakorva blocks with his arms.
Karvakorva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reki trying to land knees to the body.
Karvakorva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reki backwards.
Reki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karvakorva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karvakorva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Reki is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Karvakorva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reki is looking to control Karvakorva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reki avoid being mounted?
Reki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reki trying to control but Karvakorva postures up.
Karvakorva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reki is controlling Karvakorva's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Reki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reki tries to bum rush Karvakorva with a series of wild strikes but Karvakorva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karvakorva.
Reki tries to keep at a distance but Karvakorva has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kullervo Karvakorva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kullervo Karvakorva's cut.
That's time! Karvakorva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karvakorva throws a hook to the side of Reki's head but Reki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karvakorva finds it's way round the side to connect with Reki's head.
It looks like Kimmo Reki has been cut.
Reki misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Karvakorva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reki tries to land a knee to the head but Karvakorva blocks with his arms.
Reki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karvakorva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Karvakorva postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Karvakorva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reki's head.
Karvakorva postures up in Reki's guard and throws a big left but Reki blocks it.
Karvakorva looking to pass the guard.
Karvakorva wants to control from the top but Reki keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karvakorva manages to get himself to full guard.
Karvakorva looking for a sweep. Not yet Karvakorva, not yet.
Karvakorva keeping moving, preventing Reki from controlling successfully.
Reki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Karvakorva looking for a sweep. Not yet Karvakorva, not yet.
Reki wants to control from the top but Karvakorva keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Karvakorva wants to sweep but no luck.
Karvakorva pulls Reki in close to prevent any damage.
Reki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karvakorva swats away the attempt to clinch by Reki.
A combination from Reki does no damage.
Reki throws a head kick that misses.
Reki looks to clinch
and Karvakorva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reki as Karvakorva tries to tie him up.
Reki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karvakorva scores with a shot to the side of Reki's head.
Reki misses with an elbow over the top.
Reki is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Reki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reki.
Karvakorva has Reki pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Reki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kimmo Reki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karvakorva lands a left hand.
Karvakorva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karvakorva successfully pulls guard.
Karvakorva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Reki puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Karvakorva is staying active underneath Reki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karvakorva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Karvakorva.
Reki stopping the sweep attempt from Karvakorva.
Karvakorva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karvakorva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Reki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Reki trying to control the position from guard on top but Karvakorva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karvakorva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Reki!
Reki flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Reki is bucking up trying to escape but Karvakorva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kullervo Karvakorva dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kimmo Reki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reki throws a series of punches but Karvakorva avoids them all with ease.
Reki misses with the combination.
Karvakorva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karvakorva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karvakorva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Reki wants to control but Karvakorva postures up.
Reki seems a little lost for a moment, as Karvakorva dominates the positioning.
Reki takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Karvakorva working the body and head with strikes.
Karvakorva trying to control the action but Reki is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Karvakorva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvakorva cracks Reki with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Reki regains half guard, as Karvakorva was trying to land strikes.
Karvakorva tries to pass to full mount but Reki defends it.
Kullervo Karvakorva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karvakorva is looking to take a break and control but Reki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karvakorva is just content to waste time from the top position. Reki takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
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.
Karvakorva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Karvakorva advances to half guard.
Karvakorva wants to take a breather but Reki is having none of it.
Reki is positioning himself well to prevent Karvakorva advancing to mount.
Reki wants to get back to full guard.
Karvakorva winds up and cracks Reki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Karvakorva trying to control from Reki's half guard. Reki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karvakorva trying to control but Reki is working from the bottom.
Reki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karvakorva.
Reki will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Reki is trying to control the position but Karvakorva postures up.
Reki keeping full guard, as Karvakorva tries to pass.
Karvakorva is looking to work some ground and pound but Reki has wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reki fails to land with a series of punches.
Karvakorva cracks Reki with an open hand slap.
Kimmo Reki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reki staying out of range there.
Reki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karvakorva to score with a decent uppercut.
Reki throws a series of punches but Karvakorva moves out of range.
Karvakorva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reki throws a series of punches but Karvakorva moves out of range.
Reki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Reki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karvakorva counters by clinching up.
Reki throws an elbow but it misses.
Reki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karvakorva lands a right hand.
Reki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karvakorva.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karvakorva.
Karvakorva lands with a light punch inside.
Reki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Karvakorva is trying to stall.
Reki misses with a knee to the head.
Karvakorva slows down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reki missing with knees to the body.
Karvakorva tries to land a knee to the head but Reki blocks with his arms.
Reki tries to land knees in the clinch but Karvakorva avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kullervo Karvakorva clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Karvakorva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karvakorva rushes Reki and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Karvakorva lands an elbow that stopped Reki in his tracks for a moment.
Reki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karvakorva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reki misses with a knee strike.
Karvakorva lands with a right to the head.
Karvakorva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reki's defenses.
Karvakorva gets through Reki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karvakorva is trying to drag Reki to the mat but Reki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Karvakorva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Reki regains guard.
Karvakorva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reki wants to sweep here but Karvakorva controlling him for the moment.
Karvakorva wants to pass the guard but Reki is keeping the position.
Karvakorva throws a strike but Reki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reki pushes down on Karvakorva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Karvakorva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karvakorva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Karvakorva punching from the bottom.
Reki wants to control but Karvakorva is keeping him busy.
Karvakorva is controlling Reki's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Karvakorva looking for subs from the bottom but Reki mounts him!
Karvakorva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Karvakorva throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Karvakorva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karvakorva is working hard here to advance position.
Reki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karvakorva is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reki landing shots from mount.
Reki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Karvakorva is trying to escape the mount.
Reki trying to control but Karvakorva is having none of it.
Reki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Karvakorva wants to control but Reki is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Reki looking to control.
Karvakorva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Karvakorva working away.
Karvakorva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Reki is trying to escape the position but Karvakorva is controlling the position.
Karvakorva working away.
Reki is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kullervo Karvakorva had his way with Kimmo Reki in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Reki misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Karvakorva misses.
Karvakorva has managed to clinch.
Reki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karvakorva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reki prevents it.
Reki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karvakorva.
Karvakorva is trying to maintain a safe position but Reki gets an underhook and turns Karvakorva into the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reki.
Karvakorva blocks an elbow strike from Reki.
Karvakorva pushes Reki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reki can't find room to land a body shot as Karvakorva controls the action.
Karvakorva wants the takedown. Reki is fighting it off but Karvakorva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Reki's guard against the ropes.
Karvakorva is looking to work some ground and pound but Reki has wrist control.
Karvakorva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Reki keeping full guard, as Karvakorva tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reki is keen to just control but Karvakorva is a slippery customer.
Karvakorva wants to sweep but Reki has passed to side control!
Reki stands up and beckons Karvakorva to his feet.
No joy there for Reki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reki wants to clinch.
Karvakorva throws a big shot that misses.
Reki slips a jab from Karvakorva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reki tries to move into range but Karvakorva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karvakorva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reki is on top in guard.
Reki trying to control but Karvakorva is working from the bottom.
Karvakorva is pulling down on Reki's head to control his posture.
Karvakorva wants to control the position but Reki says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Reki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Karvakorva!
Karvakorva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reki landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva is trying to escape the mount.
Reki dominating with strikes here.
Karvakorva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reki controlling from mount.
Reki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Reki lands a nice shot to the head.
Kullervo Karvakorva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Karvakorva wants to control but Reki is having none of it.
Kimmo Reki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karvakorva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Reki.
Karvakorva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karvakorva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Karvakorva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Karvakorva trying to control the position.
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 Kullervo Karvakorva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karvakorva, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kullervo Karvakorva!
Kullervo Karvakorva is the new heavyweight champion!
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