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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willem Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kriel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jack Parow & Freshlyground - Army Of One kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Oliver Hedman Karlsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Willem Kriel'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
8 - 4 - 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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willem Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriel throws a sloppy head kick
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a nice body shot.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a nice head shot.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson throws a looping overhand right but Kriel ducks down to avoid it.
Kriel steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice hook to Kriel's body. Kriel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kriel misses with a double jab
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel throws a good cross that connects.
Kriel throws a front kick aimed at Hedman Karlsson's knee but Hedman Karlsson avoids it well.
Hedman Karlsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kriel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel thuds his shin into the meat of Hedman Karlsson's side.
Willem Kriel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a low kick.
Kriel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hedman Karlsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kriel counters with a nice uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson shoots in and drives through. Kriel sprawls well.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut.
Kriel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kriel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kriel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hedman Karlsson throws a right hand that Kriel ducks under and follows up with a left that Kriel also avoids with ease.
Hedman Karlsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kriel circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Kriel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kriel swings widly with a right hand
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a left to the body.
Kriel tries to close the distance and clinch but Hedman Karlsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hedman Karlsson can pounce on him.
Hedman Karlsson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kriel counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedman Karlsson throws a low kick but Kriel moves out of range easily.
Kriel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kriel misses with a looping right.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a left hand
and Kriel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kriel.
Kriel throws a fast counter high kick but Hedman Karlsson manages to duck under it in time.
Kriel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hedman Karlsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kriel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hedman Karlsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kriel wants to counter the offense by Hedman Karlsson and move into the clinch position.
Hedman Karlsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kriel tries to avoid it but Hedman Karlsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kriel to the ground. Kriel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hedman Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kriel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Hedman Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hedman Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kriel manages to avoid it.
As Hedman Karlsson backs off Kriel throws a huge counter combo but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid it all.
Hedman Karlsson misses the jab.
Hedman Karlsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kriel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hedman Karlsson attempts a counter takedown but Kriel avoids it well and moves away.
Hedman Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Kriel wants to counter with a clinch but Hedman Karlsson pushes him away.
Hedman Karlsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel throws an overhand right that lands on Hedman Karlsson's shoulder, as Hedman Karlsson tries to avoid the shot.
Kriel connects with a solid leg kick.
Kriel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hedman Karlsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Kriel to counter with a crisp jab.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut.
Kriel walks into a straight right hand from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Hedman Karlsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kriel.
Hedman Karlsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hedman Karlsson clinches.
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 Oliver Hedman Karlsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a wild combination.
Hedman Karlsson swings for the body but Kriel moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut
and Kriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hedman Karlsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hedman Karlsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Hedman Karlsson.
Nice defenses there by Hedman Karlsson.
It looked like Hedman Karlsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kriel misses with a low kick.
Hedman Karlsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel misses with a hook
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Kriel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kriel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hedman Karlsson at a distance.
Hedman Karlsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kriel's waist but Kriel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hedman Karlsson off to one side.
Kriel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kriel throws a solid leg kick but Hedman Karlsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kriel.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook but Kriel avoids it easily.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook. Kriel ducked under it nicely.
Kriel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kriel 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.
Kriel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kriel misses its intended target.
Hedman Karlsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kriel needs to keep his hands up - Hedman Karlsson had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kriel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Kriel does it's job there.
Hedman Karlsson sizes up Kriel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body punch from Hedman Karlsson.
Kriel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hedman Karlsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kriel throws out a loose jab but Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson thuds a left hand into Kriel's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hedman Karlsson.
Kriel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hedman Karlssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kriel moves out of range of the strikes.
Hedman Karlsson avoids the body shot from Kriel.
Hedman Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hedman Karlsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Kriel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hedman Karlsson gets a takedown into half guard.
Kriel controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hedman Karlsson is working away from the top position though.
Hedman Karlsson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kriel is looking to improve his position.
Hedman Karlsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kriel is defending against the submission attempts here by Hedman Karlsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hedman Karlsson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kriel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hedman Karlsson is in Kriel's guard.
Kriel has control of Hedman Karlsson's left arm, preventing Hedman Karlsson from doing any damage.
Hedman Karlsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kriel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kriel looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel looking for a sweep. Not yet Kriel, not yet.
Hedman Karlsson trying to control but Kriel is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hedman Karlsson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kriel keeping moving, preventing Hedman Karlsson from controlling successfully.
Kriel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hedman Karlsson works over Kriel with some ground and pound from guard.
Hedman Karlsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hedman Karlsson 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.
Hedman Karlsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hedman Karlsson lands a couple of digs.
Hedman Karlsson distracts Kriel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hedman Karlsson won't allow Kriel to sweep him here.
Willem Kriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hedman Karlsson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Helsinki Private Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hedman Karlsson gets back to full guard.
Hedman Karlsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Hedman Karlsson, not yet.
Kriel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hedman Karlsson wants to sweep here but Kriel controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kriel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kriel wants to control from the top but Hedman Karlsson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel looking to pass the guard.
Kriel wants to control from the top but Hedman Karlsson keeps moving.
Kriel stays in close to Hedman Karlsson's body and controls the position.
Hedman Karlsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kriel manages to get himself to full guard.
Hedman Karlsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hedman Karlsson with a nice head shot there.
Kriel is controlling Hedman Karlsson's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kriel's guard.
Hedman Karlsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kriel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hedman Karlsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hedman Karlsson lands strikes from half guard.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hedman Karlsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kriel gets back to full guard.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kriel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hedman Karlsson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Hedman Karlsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hedman Karlsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Oliver Hedman Karlsson waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.
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