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FCC 7: Karhu vs. Silva PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khalid AlKatheer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AlKatheer comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Battery. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khalid AlKatheer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AlKatheer clinches up with Koothrappali and pushes him back against the cage.
AlKatheer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
AlKatheer tries to close the distance and clinch but Koothrappali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koothrappali cracks AlKatheer with a right hand to the side of the head.
AlKatheer moves into range and clinches up with Koothrappali.
Koothrappali looking to slow down the pace here.
Koothrappali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
AlKatheer has hold of one of Koothrappali's legs. Koothrappali is fighting the takedown attempt but AlKatheer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
AlKatheer gets to his feet - Koothrappali follows without any prompting.
AlKatheer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koothrappali lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
AlKatheer closes the distance and clinches.
AlKatheer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
AlKatheer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koothrappali lands a jab-cross combination.
Koothrappali connects with a leg kick. AlKatheer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
AlKatheer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AlKatheer closes the distance and clinches.
Koothrappali is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
AlKatheer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koothrappali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
AlKatheer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koothrappali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
AlKatheer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Koothrappali avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
AlKatheer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Koothrappali trying to stall but AlKatheer improves his position.
AlKatheer trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
AlKatheer manages to break the clinch.
AlKatheer tries to clinch but Koothrappali is having none of it.
AlKatheer slips under a jab from Koothrappali.
AlKatheer has closed the distance and engaged Koothrappali in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali wants to break free but AlKatheer has control.
AlKatheer misses with an elbow over the top.
Koothrappali stalling in the clinch but AlKatheer improves position.
AlKatheer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Koothrappali jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as AlKatheer walks away with a smile on his face. Koothrappali gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
AlKatheer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koothrappali. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
AlKatheer is looking to clinch but Koothrappali is avoiding it.
Rajesh Koothrappali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koothrappali moves out of range of the body kick from AlKatheer.
Koothrappali cracks AlKatheer with a good jab.
Koothrappali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
AlKatheer tries to clinch up.
AlKatheer throws a sloppy head kick and Koothrappali moves out of range easily.
AlKatheer moves out of range of the leg kick from Koothrappali.
AlKatheer throws a head kick that misses
and AlKatheer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
AlKatheer is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali lands a lovely overhand right.
Koothrappali getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
AlKatheer has a takedown stuffed.
AlKatheer lands a leg kick that knocks Koothrappali off balance momentarily.
AlKatheer clinches.
Koothrappali lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Koothrappali.
AlKatheer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koothrappali is keeping busy.
Koothrappali tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. AlKatheer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Koothrappali misses with a hook to the ribs.
AlKatheer works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Koothrappali has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think AlKatheer should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Koothrappali has tightened it up now! AlKatheer should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rajesh Koothrappali!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rajesh Koothrappali made sure he mentioned Brute, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bk bk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgi Tomov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bk bk has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bk bk seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bk bk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georgi Tomov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
bk is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tomov working the body and head with strikes.
bk can't do much from the bottom here.
Tomov throws an elbow but bk slips to the side and avoids it well.
bk tries to bench press Tomov off him but Tomov keeps the position.
Tomov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tomov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
bk is looking to regain half guard here but Tomov keeps moving and retains side control.
bk is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomov lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bk can't do much from the bottom here.
bk tries to improve position but can't.
bk gets back to half guard.
Tomov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tomov 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.
bk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tomov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but bk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tomov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bk gets full guard.
Tomov tries to free his leg and advance position but bk is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bk working a defensive guard here.
bk 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.
bk is looking for a triangle but Tomov pushes his legs off easily.
Tomov is looking to work some ground and pound but bk has wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
bk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
bk has momentary wrist control but Tomov slips an elbow through the middle.
bk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tomov's guard.
Tomov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in bk's guard.
Tomov scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tomov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tomov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tomov throws a big right hand that misses.
Tomov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
bk thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tomov with a nice head shot there.
Tomov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tomov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tomov postures up.
Tomov throws a big right hand that misses.
Tomov postures up and lands a big shot to bk's brow.
Tomov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as bk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomov connects with a couple of short punches.
bk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tomov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! bk is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! bk has escaped and now he's on top!
Tomov looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomov keeping moving, preventing bk from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. bk is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tomov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgi Tomov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
bk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
bk is looking to take a break and control but Tomov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tomov is trying to improve his position.
Tomov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
bk has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
bk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? bk is fending him off so far but Tomov persists. Nope, bk circles away and we're back to standing.
bk shoots in but no luck this time.
Good standup being displayed there by bk as he connects with a hook.
Tomov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. bk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tomov is breathing heavily.
Tomov swings around for an armbar but bk sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tomov's guard.
Tomov keeping moving, preventing bk from controlling successfully.
bk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tomov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tomov wants to sweep here but bk controlling him for the moment.
bk throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tomov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
bk throwing strikes from guard but Tomov blocks nicely.
Tomov looking for a sweep. Not yet Tomov, not yet.
Tomov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomov trying to keep a closed guard but bk is proving a slippery customer.
Tomov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as bk controls the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
bk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bk bk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Tomov with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomov stuffs the takedown.
bk gets a clinch.
bk gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Tomov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst bk is controlling him.
bk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
bk looks for the body kick but Tomov saw that one coming.
Tomov walks into a jab.
bk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tomov but Tomov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tomov looks for a takedown but bk sprawls well.
bk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bk shoots in but no luck this time.
Tomov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts bk as he jumps to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
bk instigates a clinch.
bk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
bk tries to break free but Tomov pushes him back against the cage.
bk gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tomov is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomov is trying to control but bk passes into side control!
Tomov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bk bk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
bk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomov shoots in and drives through. bk sprawls well.
bk scores with a head kick. Tomov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tomov swats away the attempt to clinch by bk.
Tomov with a poor takedown
and bk counters with a solid body kick.
bk scores with a head kick.
bk wants to clinch.
bk throws a sloppy head kick and Tomov moves out of range easily.
bk lands a nice shot that snaps Tomov's head back.
Tomov walks forward, straight into a front kick from bk.
Bk bk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
bk wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomov doesn't manage to clinch there - bk circles away.
Bk bk is winning the standup battle so far.
Tomov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
bk wants to clinch up but Tomov keeps it at a distance.
Tomov doesn't manage to clinch there - bk circles away.
bk stuns Tomov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
bk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tomov under the eye.
bk shoots in for a double leg but Tomov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
bk misses with a wild combination.
bk shoots in but Tomov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tomov dives in and grabs bk's left leg, looking for a takedown. bk pushes down on Tomov's head and hops out.
Bk bk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgi Tomov.
Tomov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tomov defends it nicely.
Tomov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but bk swivels and escapes.
bk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tomov pinned against the cage. Tomov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tomov closes the distance and clinches.
Tomov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tomov manages to end up in side control.
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!
bk is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Georgi Tomov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tomov tries for a kimura but bk is defending well.
bk taking a bit of punishment here - Tomov scoring with strikes.
Tomov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bk is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tomov off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Tomov right now.
bk trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
bk has got one arm under Tomov's chin. This could be trouble... Tomov trying to control the other hand but bk gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Tomov has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bk bk!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yves Jabouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slimyy Jimmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabouin comes into the arena with Trobule On My Mind- Pusha T and Tyler The Creator blaring out of the sound system. Yves Jabouin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yves Jabouin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slimyy Jimmy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Jabouin!
Jimmy fails to land with a series of punches.
Jabouin dips to his left and cracks Jimmy with an uppercut!
Jabouin delivers a nice body kick.
Jabouin misses with a hook to the body
and Jimmy counters with a two punch combo.
Jimmy looks to land a combination but Jabouin avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jabouin.
Jimmy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jabouin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabouin tests Jimmy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yves Jabouin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimmy misses with a wild combination.
Jimmy throws a series of punches but Jabouin avoids them all with ease.
Jimmy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jimmy looks gassed!
Jimmy throws a right hand that misses
and Jabouin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jimmy's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabouin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jimmy is rocked!
Jabouin connects with an inside leg kick.
Jimmy is still on wobbly legs! Can Jabouin finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabouin fakes the body blow, causing Jimmy to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Jimmy goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yves Jabouin!
Yves Jabouin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Condotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Mlotek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mlotek has chosen The Prodigy - Their Law as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Condotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zbigniew Mlotek!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condotta has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mlotek.
Mlotek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mlotek throws a nice looking combination but Condotta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Condotta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Mlotek misses.
Mlotek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mlotek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mlotek throws the kick towards the body but Condotta avoids it.
Mlotek drops Condotta with a beautiful combination! Condotta stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mlotek is looking for the KO!
Condotta is rocked!
It looks like Michael Condotta has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Condotta is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Mlotek doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Condotta crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Condotta's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zbigniew Mlotek!
A relieved looking Zbigniew Mlotek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vale Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu's entrance music is Army Of Pharaohs / Bloody Tears. A fine choice. Silva has chosen Notorious thugz - Bone Thugz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vale Karhu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Silva!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karhu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karhu wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Karhu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vale Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Silva.
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Karhu is just out of range.
Karhu misses with a body shot.
Karhu takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Karhu lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karhu swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Karhu.
Karhu misses the shot to the body.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Karhu. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Karhu is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Karhu tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karhu defending well though.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva 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.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva throwing shots but Karhu is blocking nicely.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karhu defending well though.
Karhu wants to get back to his feet.
Karhu has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Jab by Karhu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karhu.
Karhu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vale Karhu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Karhu misses.
Karhu fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Karhu. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Randy Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks for a takedown but Karhu sprawls well.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Karhu misses the shot to the body.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karhu's head.
Karhu wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karhu's head.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karhu's head.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karhu's head.
Karhu has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Karhu which made him look bad.
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Karhu on his heels. He'll look to pass Karhu's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Karhu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Karhu!
Karhu prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Karhu gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Karhu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Karhu.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karhu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Karhu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Karhu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karhu scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Karhu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Karhu.
Silva is rocked!
Karhu circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Silva to the canvas! Silva doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Karhu keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vale Karhu!
Vale Karhu retains his lightweight title!
Vale Karhu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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