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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antti Karhu (ranked 2827 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devonte Harris (ranked 4615 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu comes to the cage accompanied by Samuli Edelmann - Teit meistä kauniin. Devonte Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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138 lbs
31 - 16 - 2 |
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145 lbs
6 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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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
31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antti Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devonte Harris!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Karhu there.
Karhu lands with a right hand.
Karhu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karhu cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Karhu.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by Karhu, which made it look bad.
Karhu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Karhu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harris has time to react.
Karhu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Karhu shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karhu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harris scrambles back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Karhu.
Antti Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karhu.
Harris is rocked!
Harris is looking to clinch but Karhu is avoiding it.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Karhu finish him?
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Karhu.
Karhu moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHarris.
Harris seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Antti Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devonte Harris.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris needs to keep his hands up - Karhu had a free shot at his head there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karhu.
Harris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karhu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karhu throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karhu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab from Karhu.
Karhu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Karhu stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Karhu gets caught napping as Harris dives in and scores a takedown. Karhu manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karhu is on top in guard.
Karhu is pushing down on Harris's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harris is fighting to maintain full guard but Karhu has managed to sneak the leg through.
Karhu not doing much here.
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.
Harris trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Karhu manages to pass to mount!
Karhu content just to control the position here.
Harris tries to lock up and control but Karhu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu controlling from mount.
Harris tries to hold on but Karhu pushes him away.
Karhu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Karhu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karhu working the ground and pound effectively.
Karhu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Harris looks a forlorn figure.
Karhu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Karhu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Karhu with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu lands a heavy elbow.
Karhu breaks from Harris's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Karhu 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karhu lands a big elbow.
Karhu working the ground and pound effectively.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harris can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karhu lands a couple of good shots and Harris has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Karhu is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Karhu lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Harris.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karhu lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karhu lands punches and elbows.
Karhu just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Karhu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karhu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harris. Harris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karhu connects with a nice looking jab.
Karhu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt - Karhu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karhu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karhu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karhu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karhu, as that shot connected.
Karhu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Devonte Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris takes a kick to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karhu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karhu lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Harris walks into a jab.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karhu.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Karhu shakes him off and moves away.
Karhu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karhu missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Karhu.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Karhu! Harris is backing up but he can't get away as Karhu lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Harris and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Antti Karhu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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