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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cholo Van Gaal (ranked 367 p4p, 47 weight class) and Teemu Karjalainen (ranked 494 p4p, 64 weight class). Karjalainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sentenced - End of the Road. Teemu Karjalainen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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158 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
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163 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cholo Van Gaal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teemu Karjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karjalainen slips a straight right by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Van Gaal.
A jab lands there for Van Gaal.
We've been told by Van Gaal's head coaches at Shark Tank MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Gaal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karjalainen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Karjalainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Gaal misses the target.
Van Gaal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Karjalainen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karjalainen digs a right hand into Van Gaal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Gaal's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karjalainen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Gaal stalling.
Karjalainen blocks an uppercut.
Karjalainen tries a body shot but Van Gaal blocks it.
Van Gaal lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Karjalainen.
A hook to the body from Karjalainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karjalainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gaal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karjalainen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Gaal's brow.
Karjalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cholo Van Gaal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Karjalainen misses.
Van Gaal misses with a left hand
and Karjalainen counters with a one-two to the body.
Van Gaal lands with a slapping head kick.
Karjalainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Gaal.
Karjalainen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Van Gaal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karjalainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karjalainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Gaal. Van Gaal obviously looking to wear him down.
Karjalainen slips under a jab.
Karjalainen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karjalainen has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Van Gaal misses with an uppercut
and Karjalainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Gaal cracks Karjalainen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karjalainen slips a jab from Van Gaal.
Karjalainen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Van Gaal is looking to slow Karjalainen down with leg kicks.
Van Gaal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karjalainen checks it well.
Van Gaal swings for the body but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Van Gaal tries a low kick but Karjalainen avoids it.
Karjalainen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal throws a sloppy head kick and Karjalainen moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Gaal.
A swing and a miss from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karjalainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal misses with a hook to the body
and Karjalainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Gaal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karjalainen.
Karjalainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Gaal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Van Gaal misses.
Despite the aggression on Karjalainen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Karjalainen scores with a nice body kick.
Karjalainen slips a jab from Van Gaal.
Karjalainen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Gaal with a body shot.
Van Gaal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Gaal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karjalainen can pounce on him.
Van Gaal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karjalainen throws a leg kick
and Van Gaal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karjalainen gets tackled into the cage by Van Gaal. Van Gaal maintains the clinch.
Karjalainen scores with a shoulder strike.
Karjalainen blocks a body shot from Van Gaal.
A left hand lands to the body for Karjalainen.
Nice body punch from Van Gaal.
Karjalainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Gaal struggles to land a body shot inside as Karjalainen controls his hands.
Van Gaal trying to stall but Karjalainen improves his position.
Karjalainen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Van Gaal seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Karjalainen can turn it around.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gaal.
Karjalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Gaal misses with a body kick.
Van Gaal scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gaal misses with an uppercut.
As Van Gaal backs off Karjalainen throws a huge counter combo but Van Gaal manages to avoid it all.
Van Gaal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Gaal misses the body punch
and Karjalainen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Van Gaal won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cholo Van Gaal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Gaal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karjalainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Karjalainen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal throws a body punch but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Karjalainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal lands with a hook. Karjalainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karjalainen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karjalainen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Gaal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karjalainen can do to turn this around?
Good standup being displayed there by Van Gaal as he connects with a hook.
Van Gaal tries to clinch but Karjalainen is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal closes the distance but Karjalainen moves to the side
and Karjalainen counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Gaal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karjalainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Gaal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Gaal misses with a right hand
and Karjalainen counters with a body kick that stops Van Gaal in his tracks momentarily.
Van Gaal throws a head kick but Karjalainen moves out of range.
A jab from Karjalainen misses.
Van Gaal throws a low kick but Karjalainen avoids it.
The fighters circling - Karjalainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Gaal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Gaal lunges at Karjalainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karjalainen's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal throws an off balance right hand
and Karjalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Gaal works the jab nicely.
Van Gaal moves into range and clinches up with Karjalainen.
Karjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
Karjalainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
Karjalainen prevents a body shot from Van Gaal.
Karjalainen misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Gaal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Gaal tries to work over Karjalainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Karjalainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karjalainen stalling the fight.
Karjalainen working aggressively here.
Karjalainen breaks the clinch.
Van Gaal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal throws a head kick but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Karjalainen looks to land a right hand but Van Gaal moved out of range.
Van Gaal throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Karjalainen counter with a right hand.
Karjalainen takes one on the button.
Van Gaal misses with a left hand
and Karjalainen counters with an outside leg kick.
Karjalainen slips under a jab from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal misses with a hook
letting Karjalainen counter with a right hand.
Van Gaal throws a head kick but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Van Gaal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Gaal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karjalainen lands with a left to the head.
Van Gaal digs a right hand underneath Karjalainen's ribcage. Karjalainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Gaal struggles to land a body shot inside as Karjalainen controls his hands.
Karjalainen scores with a shot to the side of Van Gaal's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karjalainen breaks the clinch.
Cholo Van Gaal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karjalainen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Karjalainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Gaal. Van Gaal obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Gaal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Gaal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karjalainen backwards.
Van Gaal scores with a hook to the body.
Karjalainen lands a right hand.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Karjalainen.
Karjalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Gaal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karjalainen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Karjalainen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Gaal up against the cage.
Karjalainen tries a knee to the head but Van Gaal blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cholo Van Gaal will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Van Gaal cracks Karjalainen with an open hand slap.
Van Gaal throws a body punch but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Van Gaal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Gaal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karjalainen in his tracks.
Karjalainen lands an overhand right.
Van Gaal connects with a crisp jab.
Van Gaal lands a jab to the nose.
Karjalainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Gaal.
Karjalainen throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gaal throws a head kick that half lands.
Karjalainen blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen is looking to chop away at Van Gaal's legs.
Van Gaal cracks Karjalainen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Gaal, as that shot connected.
Karjalainen goes for a double leg but Van Gaal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Van Gaal continues to drive forward.
The crowd cheers as Van Gaal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karjalainen doesn't seem phased though.
Karjalainen is rocked!
Van Gaal rushes Karjalainen and presses him up against the cage.
Karjalainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Gaal finish him?
Karjalainen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Gaal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karjalainen is keeping busy.
Karjalainen prevents a body shot from Van Gaal.
Karjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
Karjalainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Gaal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karjalainen lands with a left to the head.
Karjalainen blocks an uppercut.
Karjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Karjalainen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karjalainen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karjalainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
Teemu Karjalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karjalainen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karjalainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Gaal's elbow.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Karjalainen fails to land.
Van Gaal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karjalainen backwards.
Karjalainen trying to land knees to the body.
Karjalainen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gaal.
Karjalainen takes a shot to the head.
Karjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Karjalainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Gaal.
Karjalainen breaks the clinch.
Van Gaal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Karjalainen tried to score with a low kick but Van Gaal checks it.
Van Gaal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal looks to land a right hand but Karjalainen moved out of range.
Karjalainen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karjalainen misses with a two punch combination.
Karjalainen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karjalainen loads up on a big right hand but Van Gaal slips the punch.
Van Gaal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karjalainen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Van Gaal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Gaal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cholo Van Gaal is winning the standup battle so far.
Karjalainen ducks under a wild hook from Van Gaal.
Cholo Van Gaal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karjalainen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheers as Van Gaal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karjalainen doesn't seem phased though.
Van Gaal cracks Karjalainen with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal clinches up with Karjalainen and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Gaal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Karjalainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karjalainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Gaal won't allow it.
Karjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Gaal.
Karjalainen blocks a body shot from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal prevents a body shot from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen is trying to force a seperation but Van Gaal has the dominant position.
Karjalainen working aggressively here.
Karjalainen misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Karjalainen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cholo Van Gaal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Gaal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cholo Van Gaal!
Cholo Van Gaal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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