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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Karpo (ranked 201 p4p, 369 weight class) and Conrad Tama Ginty (ranked 27 p4p, 48 weight class). 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannu Karpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conrad Tama Ginty!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karpo scores with a body shot.
Karpo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tama Ginty can pounce on him.
We've been hearing reports that Karpo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Karpo looks to throw the jab but Tama Ginty is out of range.
Tama Ginty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Karpo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Tama Ginty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice jab there from Karpo.
Tama Ginty on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karpo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karpo shoots for a double leg takedown but Tama Ginty sprawls well. He's pushed Karpo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karpo walks into a straight right hand from Tama Ginty.
A nice leg kick from Tama Ginty, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tama Ginty misses with a hook.
Karpo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karpo.
Tama Ginty with the inside leg kick.
Tama Ginty checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karpo.
Karpo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karpo ducks under a wild hook from Tama Ginty.
Karpo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tama Ginty sprawls and moves away.
Donk. Karpo catches Tama Ginty right on the button with a cross.
Tama Ginty throws a hook but Karpo avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Tama Ginty has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tama Ginty throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tama Ginty's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karpo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tama Ginty scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo takes a swing at Tama Ginty's ribcage but misses.
Karpo misses with a straight left.
Tama Ginty blocks a low kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Tama Ginty.
Karpo blocks a jab.
Karpo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karpo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karpo doesn't seem bothered though.
Karpo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tama Ginty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tama Ginty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tama Ginty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karpo throws an overhand right that lands on Tama Ginty's shoulder, as Tama Ginty tries to avoid the shot.
Tama Ginty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karpo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Tama Ginty tests Karpo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karpo misses with a looping left.
Tama Ginty throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karpo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tama Ginty doesn't seem bothered though.
Karpo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karpo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Karpo counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Karpo misses
and Tama Ginty counters with a thumping low kick.
Karpo wants to clinch up but Tama Ginty keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karpo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tama Ginty tries to avoid it but Karpo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tama Ginty to the ground. Tama Ginty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tama Ginty takes a swing at Karpo's ribcage but misses.
Karpo throwing a counter right hand but Tama Ginty manages to avoid it.
Karpo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tama Ginty moves away.
Tama Ginty takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tama Ginty lands with a hook. Karpo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karpo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tama Ginty loads up on a big right hand but Karpo slips the punch.
Karpo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tama Ginty tried to score with a low kick but Karpo checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tama Ginty. That's going to slow Karpo down.
Conrad Tama Ginty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tama Ginty misses with a wild body shot.
Karpo slips under a jab from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Karpo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tama Ginty misses with an uppercut. Karpo saw that one coming.
Tama Ginty swats away the attempt to clinch by Karpo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty swings for the body but Karpo moves out of range.
Tama Ginty misses with a leg kick.
Karpo checks a low kick from Tama Ginty.
Conrad Tama Ginty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tama Ginty cracks Karpo with a good jab.
A slow jab from Tama Ginty misses its intended target.
Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karpo.
Karpo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tama Ginty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karpo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tama Ginty misses the shot to the body.
Karpo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tama Ginty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karpo with a nice cross.
Tama Ginty cracks a nice hook into Karpo's ribs.
Karpo misses with a body shot.
Tama Ginty appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tama Ginty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karpo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty lands a jab to Karpo's midsection.
Tama Ginty throws a body punch but Karpo moves out of range.
Karpo clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Karpo scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tama Ginty lands a shoulder strike.
Karpo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Karpo tries to work over Tama Ginty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tama Ginty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karpo has picked Tama Ginty up - he's going for a ride! Karpo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tama Ginty looks like he's trying to stand up.
Karpo is looking to pass Tama Ginty's guard but actually Tama Ginty recovers to full guard.
Karpo stops Tama Ginty from standing up.
Karpo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karpo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karpo advances position into side control!
Tama Ginty is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Karpo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tama Ginty throws Karpo to one side and escapes!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Tama Ginty dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karpo misses the shot to the body.
Karpo ducks under a wild hook from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tama Ginty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karpo misses with a left hand
enabling Tama Ginty to counter with a crisp jab.
Tama Ginty checks a leg kick.
Karpo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karpo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tama Ginty's hands.
Karpo moves out of range of the leg kick from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karpo's sensitive parts.
Tama Ginty connects with a solid leg kick.
Karpo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tama Ginty throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tama Ginty thows a leg kick but Karpo checks it
and Karpo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karpo defending well as Tama Ginty loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Tama Ginty.
Karpo throws a chopping leg kick but Tama Ginty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tama Ginty. That's going to slow Karpo down.
Karpo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tama Ginty has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tama Ginty connects with a single shot there.
Karpo throws a low kick but Tama Ginty moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo throws a solid leg kick but Tama Ginty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Karpo.
Tama Ginty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karpo throws out the jab.
Tama Ginty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karpo throws a shot to the body.
Tama Ginty throws a big shot that misses.
Karpo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tama Ginty is just out of range.
Karpo slips under a jab from Tama Ginty.
Karpo tries to score with a low kick but Tama Ginty moves his leg out of the way.
Karpo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karpo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tama Ginty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tama Ginty let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karpo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tama Ginty connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karpo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karpo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tama Ginty can't fight it off and eventually Karpo manages to take the fight to the floor. Tama Ginty looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tama Ginty pushes Karpo off and gets back to his feet.
Tama Ginty throws a hook but Karpo blocks it.
A good leg kick by Tama Ginty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tama Ginty connects with a leg kick.
Tama Ginty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karpo's sensitive parts.
Karpo slips a straight right by Tama Ginty.
Karpo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tama Ginty was covering up waiting for the punch and Karpo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tama Ginty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karpo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tama Ginty is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karpo pushes down on Tama Ginty's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Karpo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Karpo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty is looking to escape.
Karpo 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.
Karpo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tama Ginty wants to get back to his feet.
Karpo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tama Ginty with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karpo stops Tama Ginty from getting back to his feet.
Tama Ginty makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Karpo closes the distance and pushes Tama Ginty back into the cage.
Karpo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tama Ginty.
Karpo has a couple of punches blocked by Tama Ginty.
Karpo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Karpo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tama Ginty manages to break the clinch.
Karpo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tama Ginty throws a right hand that misses
and Karpo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tama Ginty takes a swing at Karpo's ribcage but misses.
Karpo tries to counter with a takedown but Tama Ginty is quick to defend against it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tama Ginty throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karpo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tama Ginty. Karpo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tama Ginty works Karpo's body with a nice hook.
Karpo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tama Ginty.
Karpo connects with a looping right hand.
Karpo wants to clinch up but Tama Ginty keeps it at a distance.
Tama Ginty finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Karpo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tama Ginty tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab from Karpo.
Tama Ginty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karpo.
Karpo walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karpo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karpo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karpo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a lazy right hand but Karpo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Conrad Tama Ginty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Karpo moves out of range of the body kick.
Hannu Karpo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karpo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tama Ginty has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tama Ginty looks to score with a jab to the body but Karpo is just out of range.
Karpo misses with a looping left.
Karpo avoids the body shot from Tama Ginty.
Karpo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Karpo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tama Ginty connects with a body shot.
Tama Ginty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karpo closes the distance and clinches up with Tama Ginty, looking for a takedown. Karpo pushes Tama Ginty against the cage but Tama Ginty circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karpo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tama Ginty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karpo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tama Ginty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tama Ginty checks a leg kick.
Tama Ginty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karpo.
Tama Ginty doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karpo misses with a low kick as Tama Ginty jumps back.
Tama Ginty feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karpos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Karpo does no damage.
Tama Ginty only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tama Ginty feints and then cracks Karpo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karpo down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tama Ginty lands a jab to the nose.
Tama Ginty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karpo.
That kick from Tama Ginty tenderised Karpo's leg. Karpo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick but Karpo moved away.
Karpo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tama Ginty counter with a right hand.
Karpo misses with an uppercut.
Karpo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tama Ginty cracks Karpo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Conrad Tama Ginty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tama Ginty looks to score with a jab to the body but Karpo is just out of range.
A slow jab from Tama Ginty misses its intended target.
Karpo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Karpo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tama Ginty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karpo throws a body punch but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick but Karpo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tama Ginty misses the shot to the body.
Karpo blocks a leg kick.
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!
Tama Ginty scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Karpo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Conrad Tama Ginty is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty lets loose with a powerful body kick. Karpo will feel that in the morning.
Karpo scores with a sloppy right hand. Tama Ginty should have avoided that one.
Karpo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Karpo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Karpo misses with a body shot.
Karpo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tama Ginty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karpo throws out a leg kick but Tama Ginty moves out of range and Karpo only half commits.
Tama Ginty motions for Karpo to come forward. Tama Ginty throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tama Ginty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karpo to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Karpo.
Tama Ginty lands a jab to Karpo's midsection.
Karpo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karpo misses with a body shot.
Karpo misses with an uppercut.
Tama Ginty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tama Ginty checks a leg kick nicely.
Tama Ginty lands a two punch combo.
Karpo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karpo connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty swats away the attempt to clinch by Karpo.
Karpo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karpo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karpo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karpo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tama Ginty sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Karpo shoots in for a double leg but Tama Ginty sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannu Karpo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tama Ginty fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tama Ginty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Tama Ginty. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty stuns Karpo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Karpo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tama Ginty blocks a low kick nicely.
Karpo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Tama Ginty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karpo at a distance.
Tama Ginty scoring well with a low kick there.
Karpo wants to clinch up but Tama Ginty keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karpo swings for the body but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Tama Ginty scores with a body shot.
Karpo tries to work over Tama Ginty's front leg with a kick but Tama Ginty checks it.
Tama Ginty lands a body shot.
Tama Ginty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tama Ginty connects with a leg kick.
Karpo looks to land a combination but Tama Ginty avoids it well.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook. Karpo ducked under it nicely.
Tama Ginty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tama Ginty is looking to slow Karpo down with leg kicks.
Tama Ginty takes a swing at Karpo's ribcage but misses.
Karpo throws a poor cross that misses
and Tama Ginty counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karpo walks into a stiff left hand from Tama Ginty.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tama Ginty.
Karpo moves out of range of the strikes.
Karpo throws a right and a left that Tama Ginty avoids nicely.
Tama Ginty moves forwards but Karpo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conrad Tama Ginty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tama Ginty 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conrad Tama Ginty!
A very excited looking Conrad Tama Ginty made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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