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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Karpo (ranked 748 p4p, 3015 weight class) and Billy Cubbedge (ranked 96 p4p, 384 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hannu Karpo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hannu Karpo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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10 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannu Karpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cubbedge !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge defending well as Karpo loads up on a big left hand.
Karpo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karpo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cubbedge changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cubbedge drives through with a takedown into Karpo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cubbedge sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cubbedge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karpo is keeping the position for now.
Cubbedge trying to control but Karpo is working from the bottom.
Cubbedge content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karpo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cubbedge won't allow Karpo to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cubbedge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cubbedge trying to control the position from guard on top but Karpo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karpo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Karpo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cubbedge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Karpo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cubbedge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karpo is keeping the position for now.
Karpo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cubbedge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cubbedge is stalling in the full guard.
Cubbedge trying to control but Karpo is working from the bottom.
Cubbedge is fighting to break Karpo's control of his arms but Karpo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cubbedge won't allow Karpo to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big left from Karpo misses.
Hannu Karpo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cubbedge decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge trying to pass the guard but Karpo defending well.
Cubbedge is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Karpo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cubbedge is looking for a kimura but Karpo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cubbedge to get the leverage.
Cubbedge is looking to advance position but Karpo won't allow it.
Cubbedge seems to be looking for submissions.
Karpo actively working from the bottom here.
Karpo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cubbedge is controlling the pace.
Karpo is looking for a sweep. Cubbedge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cubbedge is looking to take a break and control but Karpo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cubbedge tries to pass to full mount but Karpo defends it.
Karpo gets full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cubbedge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Karpo 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Cubbedge dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karpo.
Cubbedge shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Karpo with the active half guard here but Cubbedge passes nicely into side control.
Karpo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cubbedge is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karpo looking for a sweep but Cubbedge has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Karpo is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Karpo is working hard here to advance position.
Cubbedge can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karpo is looking to escape.
Karpo working to try and regain half guard.
Cubbedge looking to control but Karpo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cubbedge controlling the position easily from mount.
Cubbedge can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karpo is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cubbedge controlling the position easily from mount.
Karpo tries to lock up and control but Cubbedge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Karpo is squirming around, avoiding Cubbedge 's attempts to control the action.
Cubbedge prevents Karpo from getting the reversal.
Karpo tries to lock up and control but Cubbedge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge controlling his opponent.
Cubbedge prevents Karpo from getting the reversal.
Karpo regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karpo actively working from the bottom here.
Karpo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Cubbedge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cubbedge jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Karpo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Billy Cubbedge has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpo is trying to control Cubbedge 's posture but Cubbedge avoids it.
Karpo is trying to improve his position.
Cubbedge controlling from side mount.
Karpo is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karpo wants to control but Cubbedge postures up.
Karpo tries to buck Cubbedge off but Cubbedge is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Cubbedge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cubbedge looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karpo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cubbedge misses with a body kick.
Cubbedge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karpo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cubbedge shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cubbedge showed some decent athleticism there.
Karpo looking for submissions off his back.
Karpo wants to improve his position but Cubbedge is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge is controlling the pace.
Karpo works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge controlling from the top position.
Karpo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cubbedge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cubbedge scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karpo keeping moving, preventing Cubbedge from controlling successfully.
Cubbedge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karpo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cubbedge is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hannu Karpo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cubbedge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karpo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cubbedge is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Karpo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cubbedge controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Karpo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Karpo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cubbedge puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Karpo is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Karpo.
Karpo wants to sweep but no luck.
Karpo wants to hit a sweep here but Cubbedge passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Karpo there!
Karpo is looking to improve his position but Cubbedge isn't that keen on the idea.
Cubbedge looking to secure an arm triangle but Karpo defends it well.
Cubbedge trying to control but Karpo is having none of it.
Cubbedge controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Karpo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Karpo regains half guard.
Billy Cubbedge is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cubbedge seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karpo moves into full guard.
Karpo looking for a guillotine here but Cubbedge defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Cubbedge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cubbedge winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Cubbedge !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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