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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 635 p4p, 92 weight class) and Angelo Mendez (ranked 1154 p4p, 154 weight class). Mendez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Angelito. Angelo Mendez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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182 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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World class MT
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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
16 - 9 - 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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendez throws out a counter right but Hedman Karlsson avoids it with no problem.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a two punch combination.
Mendez throws a right hand that Hedman Karlsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hedman Karlsson also avoids with ease.
It looked like Hedman Karlsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mendez scores with a jab.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big counter combination but Mendez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mendez cracks Hedman Karlsson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hedman Karlsson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mendez finish him?
Hedman Karlsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Mendez checks a low kick from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mendez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mendez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hedman Karlsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Hedman Karlsson won't allow Mendez to sweep him here.
Mendez is still trying to improve position.
Hedman Karlsson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big elbow that misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Mendez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mendez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Mendez controls Hedman Karlsson momentarily but Hedman Karlsson frees himself.
Mendez pushes Hedman Karlsson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hedman Karlsson pushes Mendez away with a front kick.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hedman Karlsson throwing a counter right hand but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mendez takes a swing at Hedman Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Mendez scores with a jab to the body.
Hedman Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Mendez.
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!
Mendez scores with a jab.
Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hedman Karlsson under the eye.
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hedman Karlsson throws out the jab.
Mendez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch combination from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
Hedman Karlsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendez.
Hedman Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Hedman Karlsson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Hedman Karlsson avoids them all with ease.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Mendez with a hook.
Hedman Karlsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hedman Karlsson slips a straight right by Mendez.
Hedman Karlsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson trying to land knees to the body.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hedman Karlsson has double underhooks.
Hedman Karlsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hedman Karlsson walks into a straight right hand from Mendez.
Hedman Karlsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendez on the side of the head.
Hedman Karlsson cracks a nice hook into Mendez's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hedman Karlsson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mendez defends well and Hedman Karlsson ends up having to push Mendez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A jab from Hedman Karlsson does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendez moves away from the strike by Hedman Karlsson.
Mendez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a left to the body.
Mendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Mendez backs away, Hedman Karlsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hedman Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendez misses with an uppercut
and Hedman Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Mendez.
Angelo Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hedman Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Mendez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Angelo Mendez 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 fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Hedman Karlsson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Hedman Karlsson moves away and avoids it.
Angelo Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez defending well as Hedman Karlsson loads up on a big left hand.
Mendez throws a body punch but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Mendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Angelo Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson moves away.
Mendez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mendez moves forwards but Hedman Karlsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendez scores with a one two! Hedman Karlsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez avoids the body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendez moves away.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hedman Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hedman Karlsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hedman Karlsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mendez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hedman Karlsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mendez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hedman Karlsson working the head and body with strikes.
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.
Mendez is trying to control but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mendez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendez is trying to keep Hedman Karlsson in close.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mendez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hedman Karlsson is controlling him.
Hedman Karlsson preventing the sweep.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hedman Karlsson working some strikes from top position.
Hedman Karlsson is working Mendez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hedman Karlsson with a nice head shot there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mendez holds on and takes a little breather.
Mendez kicks Hedman Karlsson off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hedman Karlsson misses the body punch
and Mendez moves into the clinch.
Mendez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hedman Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good standup being displayed there by Hedman Karlsson as he connects with a hook.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Hedman Karlsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hedman Karlsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hedman Karlsson thuds his right hand into Mendez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 gets a clinch.
Hedman Karlsson pushes Mendez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendez tries to circle away but Hedman Karlsson has him pinned against the cage.
Mendez avoiding damage as Hedman Karlsson throws knees to the body.
Hedman Karlsson lands a right hand.
Mendez is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Hedman Karlsson finish him?
Hedman Karlsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hedman Karlsson has Mendez pressed against the cage. He pushes Mendez back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Hedman Karlsson throws a beautiful elbow that sends Mendez crashing to the floor! Hedman Karlsson piles on the pressure with more strikes! Mendez is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
Oliver Hedman Karlsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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