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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antti Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu comes to the cage accompanied by Samuli Edelmann - Teit meistä kauniin. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Friedrich Bergfried was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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138 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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141 lbs
28 - 17 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antti Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Karhu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bergfried throws out the jab.
Karhu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bergfried checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karhu avoids the head kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karhu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bergfried at a distance.
Bergfried takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bergfried looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karhu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bergfried sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bergfried keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergfried only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bergfried misses with a kick to the body.
Bergfried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bergfried throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Karhu counter with a right hand.
Bergfried checks a low kick from Karhu.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bergfried checks a leg kick.
Bergfried counters with a body kick.
Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karhu's corner calls for a 1-2. Karhu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karhu moves away from the strike by Bergfried.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a body punch but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu throws a leg kick but Bergfried sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karhu throws a low kick but Bergfried avoids it.
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
Karhu drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bergfried sprawls and moves away.
Karhu slips under a jab from Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.
Karhu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Karhu takes a swing at Bergfried's ribcage but misses.
Bergfried fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karhu manages to avoid it.
Karhu scores with a kick to the body.
Bergfried takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bergfried checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bergfried dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bergfried turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bergfried looks to land a right hand but Karhu moved out of range.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergfried moves away.
Bergfried lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried defending well as Karhu loads up on a big left hand.
Bergfried looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Karhu misses.
Bergfried lands with a hook. Karhu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergfried throws a wild body kick that Karhu sees coming a mile off.
Karhu feinted with a counter takedown.
Karhu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bergfrieds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bergfried pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good standup being displayed there by Karhu as he connects with a hook.
Karhu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bergfried under the eye.
Karhu misses with a low kick.
Bergfried throws out a counter right but Karhu avoids it with no problem.
Karhu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bergfried stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bergfried is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu blocks a leg kick.
Bergfried swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karhu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bergfried napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throwing strikes but Bergfried manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Karhu is looking for a sweep.
Bergfried has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bergfried jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karhu lands a right hook to the body.
Karhu takes a swing at Bergfried's ribcage but misses.
Bergfried is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karhu.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karhu, as that shot connected.
Karhu shoots in but Bergfried avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karhu throws a wild body kick that Bergfried sees coming a mile off.
Bergfried now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karhu misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bergfried jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick from Bergfried lands but Karhu takes it in his stride.
Karhu takes a swing at Bergfried's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Karhu.
Karhu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Bergfried.
Karhu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Karhu shoots in but no luck this time.
Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergfried swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu fails to land the takedown.
Bergfried counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antti Karhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bergfried tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Friedrich Bergfried will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karhu defending well as Bergfried loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Karhu misses.
Karhu scores with a hook to the body. Bergfried takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bergfried blocks the body kick.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bergfried thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karhu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karhu scores with a head kick. Bergfried tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bergfried takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bergfried wants to slow Karhu down by chopping away at his legs.
Karhu misses with a low kick as Bergfried jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karhu lands a lovely overhand right.
Donk. Karhu catches Bergfried right on the button with a cross.
Bergfried attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bergfried throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karhu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bergfried walks into a stiff left hand from Karhu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu throws a right and a left that Bergfried avoids nicely.
Karhu misses with a hook. Bergfried ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Bergfried there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Antti Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu stuns Bergfried with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergfried moves away.
Karhu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergfried uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karhu.
Bergfried is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karhu with a body shot.
Bergfried tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karhu was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergfried.
Karhu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karhu misses with the combination.
Bergfried scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergfried swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karhu misses with an uppercut. Bergfried saw that one coming.
Karhu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bergfried misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Bergfried misses its intended target.
Bergfried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karhu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergfried sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karhu blocks a head kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with a head kick.
Antti Karhu is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bergfried.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu lands with a straight right. Bergfried didn't see that one coming.
Bergfried thows a leg kick but Karhu checks it
and Karhu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karhu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karhu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karhu.
Karhu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karhu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bergfried checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergfried moves away.
Karhu checks a leg kick.
Karhu digs a good body shot into Bergfried's ribs.
Bergfried takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 Bergfried has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bergfried and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Karhu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bergfried can pounce on him.
Bergfried dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karhu is looking to wear down Bergfried with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergfried moves out of range of the leg kick from Karhu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karhu.
Bergfried throws a low kick, looking for Karhu's leg but Karhu calmly moves out of range.
Bergfried takes a swing at Karhu's ribcage but misses.
Bergfried lands a head kick!
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Bergfried.
Bergfried ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karhu moves away from the strike by Bergfried.
Karhu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bergfried.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Bergfried 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bergfried clobbers Karhu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bergfried checks a leg kick nicely.
Bergfried thinks about the counter body kick.
Bergfried throws the kick towards the body but Karhu avoids it.
Karhu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Karhu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Karhu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Karhu throws an overhand right that lands on Bergfried's shoulder, as Bergfried tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Bergfried on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bergfried scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Karhu.
Bergfried uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karhu.
Karhu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Karhu scores with a hook.
Karhu works the jab nicely.
Karhu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bergfried.
Bergfried walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Karhu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karhu throws out a leg kick but Bergfried moves out of range and Karhu only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergfried looks for the body kick but Karhu saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from Karhu.
Karhu throws a sloppy head kick and Bergfried moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu lands a lovely overhand right.
Bergfried tries a head kick but it misses.
Karhu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bergfried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Bergfried.
Karhu takes a swing at Bergfried's ribcage but misses.
Bergfried looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergfried checks a leg kick.
Bergfried lands with a cross.
Jab, jab by Karhu - just one landing.
Bergfried misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karhu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bergfried.
Bergfried gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Karhu counters with a nice uppercut.
Karhu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karhu blocks a head kick by Bergfried.
Karhu fakes the leg kick and cracks Bergfried in the body.
Bergfried has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karhu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergfried was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
Bergfried throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bergfried fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karhu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karhu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Karhu misses
and Bergfried makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Karhu really felt that one!
Karhu is looking to chop away at Bergfried's legs.
Karhu misses with a wild body shot.
Bergfried swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bergfried takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bergfried throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu tries a head kick but it misses.
Bergfried appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karhu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bergfried but Bergfried pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karhu tries a low kick but Bergfried avoids it.
Bergfried looks to score with a jab to the body but Karhu is just out of range.
Bergfried throws a solid leg kick but Karhu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with a leg kick.
Karhu slips under a jab.
Karhu shoots for a takedown but Bergfried saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bergfried keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bergfried tries a quick counter leg kick but Karhu is wise to it.
Karhu looks for the body kick but Bergfried saw that one coming.
Bergfried throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bergfried lands a nice shot that snaps Karhu's head back.
Bergfried lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu misses with a body shot.
Bergfried looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergfried shapes to counter with a head kick.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Karhu.
Karhu throws a lazy uppercut
and Bergfried counters with a good, hard body kick but Karhu shrugs it off.
Bergfried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karhu attempts a counter takedown but Bergfried avoids it well and moves away.
Karhu lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergfried tries a head kick but it misses.
Bergfried moves out of range as Karhu throws a body kick.
Bergfried showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karhu.
Karhu moves away from the strike by Bergfried.
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergfried.
Karhu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Karhu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karhu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Karhu!
Antti Karhu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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