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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apache Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Hedman Karlsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Apache Creed's chin.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apache Creed!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Creed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creed unleashes a big counter combination but Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Good exchange - Creed coming out on top.
Creed will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Creed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Apache Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Creed.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab.
Creed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Creed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hedman Karlsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Creed.
Creed connects with the punch.
Hedman Karlsson throws the left hand but Creed avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Creed was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hedman Karlsson checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedman Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Creed.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Creed throws a leg kick
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Creed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed throws a lazy right hand but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hedman Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creed moves away.
Creed thows a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson checks it
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson throws a one two combo.
A swing and a miss from Creed.
Creed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hedman Karlsson's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Hedman Karlsson's head coaches at DiscoClub that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Creed misses with a series of wild punches.
Creed blocks a jab.
Creed connects with a jab.
Good work by Hedman Karlsson as he checks the leg kick.
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!
Creed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a left hand but Creed moved out of range nicely.
Creed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Creed.
The fighters circling - Hedman Karlsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Creed misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apache Creed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hedman Karlsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Creed avoids the body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson needs to keep his hands up - Creed had a free shot at his head there.
Hedman Karlsson throws a low kick, looking for Creed's leg but Creed calmly moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Creed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Creed.
Creed lands a nice shot that snaps Hedman Karlsson's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Hedman Karlsson blocks the leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Creed was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a leg kick but Creed moves out of range and Hedman Karlsson only half commits.
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a cross.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a double jab
and Creed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Creed throws out a loose jab but Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hedman Karlsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hedman Karlsson throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Creed throws a wild body kick that Hedman Karlsson sees coming a mile off.
Hedman Karlsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick by Creed misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Hedman Karlsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a looping right.
Hedman Karlsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Creed throws a right and a left that Hedman Karlsson avoids nicely.
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.
Hedman Karlsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Creed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Creed dips to his left and cracks Hedman Karlsson with an uppercut!
Creed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hedman Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Creed's corner calls for a 1-2. Creed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Creed misses its intended target.
Hedman Karlsson avoids the body shot from Creed.
Hedman Karlsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Creed checks it well.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed scores with a nice right hand.
Hedman Karlsson with a hook.
That kick from Creed tenderised Hedman Karlsson's leg. Hedman Karlsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hedman Karlsson tries to work over Creed's front leg with a kick but Creed checks it.
Hedman Karlsson walks into a stiff left hand from Creed.
Hedman Karlsson throws a low kick, looking for Creed's leg but Creed calmly moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson thows a leg kick but Creed checks it
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Creed misses with a hook. Hedman Karlsson ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Hedman Karlsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Hedman Karlsson.
Creed lands the left hand.
Creed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Hedman Karlsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.
Hedman Karlsson throwing a counter right hand but Creed manages to avoid it.
Creed misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hedman Karlsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Creed takes a swing at Hedman Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Hedman Karlsson missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apache Creed dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hedman Karlsson misses with a wild combination.
Creed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Creed misses the target.
Creed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Creed lands a nice hook to Hedman Karlsson's body. Hedman Karlsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Creed.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Creed.
Hedman Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Creed throws a looping overhand right but Hedman Karlsson ducks down to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed throws a right hand that Hedman Karlsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hedman Karlsson also avoids with ease.
Creed throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses the body punch
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
Creed throws a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson checks it.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a head kick by Creed.
Creed misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws a low kick, looking for Creed's leg but Creed calmly moves out of range.
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Creed.
Hedman Karlsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Creed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Creed scores with the left hand. Hedman Karlsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Creed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Creed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hedman Karlsson.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Hedman Karlsson controls the action.
Creed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a knee to the head.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hedman Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed tries to land knees in the clinch but Hedman Karlsson avoids the damage to the body.
Hedman Karlsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Creed is defending well for now.
Creed lands a right hand.
Creed blocking some punches.
Hedman Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hedman Karlsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hedman Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Creed.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Creed misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a jab.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
Creed misses with a series of wild punches.
Creed cracks Hedman Karlsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with an uppercut. Hedman Karlsson saw that one coming.
Creed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Creed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hedman Karlsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hedman Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Creed's shoulder, as Creed tries to avoid the shot.
Hedman Karlsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Creed.
Creed clinches up with Hedman Karlsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Creed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Creed.
Creed avoids the elbow strike from Hedman Karlsson, against the cage.
Creed scores with a shot to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head.
Hedman Karlsson lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Apache Creed has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hedman Karlsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hedman Karlsson managing to block the knees to the body from Creed.
Creed missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson dodges an elbow strike from Creed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Creed.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Hedman Karlsson controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Creed just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hedman Karlsson's brow.
Creed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hedman Karlsson.
Creed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Creed missing with knees to the body.
Creed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Creed managing to block the knees to the body from Hedman Karlsson.
Nice elbow from Hedman Karlsson.
A short left from Hedman Karlsson.
Creed lands a left hand.
Creed lands with a left to the head.
Creed lands a good knee to the midsection. Hedman Karlsson won't want to take too many of those.
Creed missing with knees to the body.
Hedman Karlsson misses with some punches.
Hedman Karlsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hedman Karlsson blocks an elbow strike from Creed.
Creed has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hedman Karlsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Creed can turn it around.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apache Creed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Apache Creed's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Hedman Karlsson.
Creed misses with a double jab.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hedman Karlsson throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hedman Karlsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hedman Karlsson misses with a double jab.
Creed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Creed tries to land a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson saw it coming and moves away.
Hedman Karlsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hedman Karlsson 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.
Hedman Karlsson wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Hedman Karlsson stops Creed from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hedman Karlsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hedman Karlsson throwing strikes from guard but Creed blocks nicely.
Hedman Karlsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hedman Karlsson throws an elbow that misses. Creed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hedman Karlsson's guard. Nice move by Creed!
Creed trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hedman Karlsson's guard.
Hedman Karlsson has his foot on Creed's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Creed works his way back into a safe position though.
Hedman Karlsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Creed defends well.
Creed preventing the sweep.
Creed wanted to stand there but Hedman Karlsson had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Apache Creed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hedman Karlsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hedman Karlsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hedman Karlsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Creed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Creed feints and then cracks Hedman Karlsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hedman Karlsson down.
Good exchange - Creed coming out on top.
Creed misses with an uppercut
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a nice body shot.
Hedman Karlsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hedman Karlsson missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Creed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed throws a series of strikes that have Hedman Karlsson backpedaling.
Creed tries a head kick but it misses.
Hedman Karlsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good standup being displayed there by Creed as he connects with a hook.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a right hand
and Creed counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Creed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hedman Karlsson.
Creed misses with a looping right.
Creed misses with a double jab
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Creed - just one landing.
Hedman Karlsson takes one on the button.
Creed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hedman Karlsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Creed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Hedman Karlsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Creed! But no joy.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Creed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Creed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Creed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed lands a hook that snaps the head of Hedman Karlsson backwards.
Creed trying to land knees to the body.
Hedman Karlsson missing with knees to the body.
Creed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Creed avoiding damage as Hedman Karlsson throws knees to the body.
Creed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Creed lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Creed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hedman Karlsson backwards.
Creed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hedman Karlsson's elbow.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hedman Karlsson managing to block the knees to the body from Creed.
Hedman Karlsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hedman Karlsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hedman Karlsson throws an elbow but misses.
Hedman Karlsson trying to stall but Creed improves his position.
Creed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Creed trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apache Creed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Creed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apache Creed!
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