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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between I Know Wrestling (ranked 3558 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Karhu (ranked 2475 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Samuli Edelmann - Teit meistä kauniin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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130 lbs
27 - 25 - 1 |
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139 lbs
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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
27 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, I Know Wrestling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antti Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karhu has his feet on Wrestling's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Karhu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Karhu looks to move away, Wrestling throws a big counter combo but Karhu just gets out of the way.
Wrestling tries to bum rush Karhu with a series of wild strikes but Karhu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karhu throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Karhu.
Karhu throws a body shot but no joy.
Karhu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karhu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antti Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Wrestling as he checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Karhu.
Karhu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karhu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karhu swings for the body but Wrestling moves out of range.
Karhu clinches.
Wrestling is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karhu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karhu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wrestling backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu lands a shoulder strike.
Karhu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Karhu.
Wrestling wants a takedown.
Karhu lands with a light punch inside.
Karhu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karhu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wrestling takes a swing at Karhu's ribcage but misses.
Wrestling staying out of range there.
Karhu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wrestling throws a series of punches but Karhu avoids them all with ease.
Antti Karhu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karhu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wrestling.
Wrestling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Karhu.
Karhu throws a looping overhand right but Wrestling ducks down to avoid it.
Karhu clinches up with Wrestling and pushes him back against the cage.
Karhu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karhu working aggressively here.
Karhu lands with a right to the head.
Karhu gets underhooks to prevent Wrestling's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for I Know Wrestling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karhu scores with a shoulder strike.
Wrestling has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Karhu after a bit of a struggle.
Wrestling is working for takedown but Karhu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Karhu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wrestling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrestling has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Karhu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Karhu lands a body punch.
Karhu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Wrestling with that takedown attempt.
Wrestling looks to land a left hand but Karhu moved out of range nicely.
Karhu lands a jab-cross combination.
Karhu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karhu is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wrestling trying to stand up but can't free himself from Karhu's guard.
Wrestling got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karhu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wrestling has managed to get both his arms back between Karhu's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karhu pulls Wrestling in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wrestling trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karhu working a defensive guard here.
Karhu trying to control the position here.
Karhu keeping moving, preventing Wrestling from controlling successfully.
Karhu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wrestling puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Karhu actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrestling drops an elbow to the side of Karhu's head.
Karhu controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Karhu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Karhu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wrestling misses with the combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Karhu, right into the meat.
Wrestling lands a really nice looking cross but Karhu seems unphased.
Karhu scores with a sloppy right hand. Wrestling should have avoided that one.
Karhu tries to clinch but Wrestling moves out of range.
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrestling was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
Wrestling takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestling takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wrestling gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karhu.
Wrestling checks the leg kick.
I Know Wrestling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karhu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karhu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karhu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karhu lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wrestling backwards.
Karhu lands a shoulder strike.
Antti Karhu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karhu struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrestling controls his hands.
Karhu prevents the takedown attempt.
Wrestling blocks a body shot from Karhu.
Karhu lands a right hand.
Karhu lands a right hand.
Karhu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karhu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Karhu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karhu pushes Wrestling back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karhu lands a body shot.
Karhu lands a nice uppercut.
Karhu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Karhu.
Karhu prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for I Know Wrestling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karhu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wrestling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrestling.
Karhu lands a nice uppercut.
Wrestling is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Karhu is defending well.
Wrestling wants to take the fight to the mat but Karhu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Karhu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karhu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wrestling walks into a straight right hand from Karhu.
Karhu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wrestling throws a hook to the side of Karhu's head but Karhu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wrestling misses with a double jab
and Wrestling takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wrestling checks a leg kick.
Wrestling gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karhu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antti Karhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wrestling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrestling takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu lands a nice shot to the body.
Wrestling fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Karhu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wrestling drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wrestling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karhu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wrestling misses with a double jab.
Karhu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karhu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karhu scores with a punch to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Wrestling. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wrestling.
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!
Wrestling misses with a body shot.
Wrestling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrestling manages to avoid it.
Wrestling looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karhu connects with a jab.
Karhu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karhu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wrestling gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wrestling throws a series of punches but Karhu avoids them all with ease.
Karhu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karhu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wrestling. That did some damage!
A jab from Karhu finds it's way through Wrestling's defenses.
Wrestling shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wrestling showed some decent athleticism there.
Wrestling controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrestling is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Karhu reverses the position - he's now on top in Wrestling's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Karhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wrestling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Wrestling jabs Karhu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wrestling looks to land a combination but Karhu avoids it well.
Good shot there by Wrestling.
Karhu scores with a hook to the body. Wrestling takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wrestling throws a series of punches but Karhu avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karhu.
Wrestling tries for a takedown but Karhu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Wrestling.
Wrestling blocks a jab.
Wrestling misses with a straight left.
Karhu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wrestling with a body shot.
Karhu connects with a high kick.
Wrestling on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrestling misses with a hook. Karhu ducked under it nicely.
Karhu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wrestling steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Wrestling looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karhu lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wrestling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karhu lands with an uppercut that bounces Wrestling off the cage and back into range.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu scores with a jab to the head.
Karhu misses with a lunging right hand
and Wrestling counters with a two punch combo.
Wrestling throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karhu.
Wrestling throws a series of punches but Karhu avoids them all with ease.
Wrestling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karhu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Decent striking displayed by Karhu there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karhu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Karhu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karhu punishes Wrestling's body with a nice straight punch.
Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Wrestling misses with a shot to the body
and Karhu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Wrestling is just out of range.
Karhu misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Wrestling misses its intended target.
Wrestling misses with a body shot.
Karhu thuds a left hand into Wrestling's body.
Karhu lunges at Wrestling with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wrestling's hand.
Karhu cracks Wrestling with a good jab.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrestling moves away.
Karhu lands a body shot.
Wrestling takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karhu throws a sloppy body shot
and Wrestling counters with a two punch combo.
Karhu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karhu avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Wrestling, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karhu cracks Wrestling with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karhu scores with a jab. Wrestling acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wrestling.
Wrestling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karhu.
Karhu misses the shot to the body.
Karhu throws a leg kick but Wrestling checks it.
Karhu throws out a loose jab but Wrestling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrestling takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wrestling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karhu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wrestling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wrestling moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Karhu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wrestling takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karhu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wrestling on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Wrestling. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Karhu finds it's way through Wrestling's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling misses with a few strikes there.
Karhu connects with the punch.
Karhu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wrestling appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Karhu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karhu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wrestling walks into a left hand.
Wrestling misses with an uppercut.
I Know Wrestling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karhu works the jab nicely.
Wrestling avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Wrestling with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karhu to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karhu lunges at Wrestling with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wrestling's hand.
Wrestling is rocked!
Karhu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Wrestling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karhu scores with a shot to the body.
Wrestling throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karhu.
Karhu scores with a jab to the head.
Karhu forces Wrestling back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Karhu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karhu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Karhu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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