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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobo Valdenius (ranked 958 p4p, 511 weight class) and Enver Karacan (ranked 123 p4p, 66 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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11 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobo Valdenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enver Karacan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karacan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valdenius misses with a few strikes there.
Karacan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karacan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Valdenius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Karacan as Valdenius shoots in.
Valdenius misses with a takedown attempt - Karacan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobo Valdenius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdenius closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Valdenius lands in his opponent's guard.
Valdenius preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdenius looking to pass the guard.
Valdenius trying to control the position from guard on top but Karacan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valdenius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karacan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karacan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karacan is pulling down on Valdenius's head to control his posture.
Valdenius is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Valdenius drops back looking for a leg! Karacan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Karacan manages to kick Valdenius off! Valdenius jumps back into Karacan's guard.
Valdenius looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Valdenius trying to control but Karacan is working from the bottom.
Karacan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valdenius connects with a jab.
Valdenius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Valdenius moves away from the strike by Karacan.
Valdenius lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karacan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valdenius.
Karacan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bobo Valdenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdenius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karacan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karacan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdenius moves away.
Karacan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valdenius looks to score with a jab to the body but Karacan is just out of range.
A nice side step and Karacan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Valdenius throws a right and a left that Karacan avoids nicely.
It seemed like Karacan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valdenius shoots in but Karacan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karacan misses with a lunging right hand
and Valdenius counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Valdenius is trying to control the action in half guard but Karacan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karacan wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karacan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Karacan wants to stand and escape but Valdenius is having none of it.
Valdenius trying to control but Karacan is working from the bottom.
Karacan wants to stand and escape but Valdenius is having none of it.
Karacan keeping moving, preventing Valdenius from controlling successfully.
Karacan controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Karacan throws out a loose jab but Valdenius uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobo Valdenius dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Karacan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valdenius misses with an uppercut. Karacan saw that one coming.
Karacan slaps away a takedown attempt from Valdenius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karacan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdenius moves away.
Karacan slips under a jab.
Karacan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karacan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valdenius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karacan can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karacan dodges the punch combination from Valdenius.
Valdenius misses with a wild combination.
Bobo Valdenius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karacan avoids the body shot from Valdenius.
Valdenius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karacan's waist but Karacan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valdenius off to one side.
Karacan misses with a hook. Valdenius ducked under it nicely.
Valdenius tries to bum rush Karacan with a series of wild strikes but Karacan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valdenius looks to throw the jab but Karacan is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karacan! But no joy.
Valdenius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karacan's head.
Valdenius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Valdenius looks to land a right hand but Karacan moved out of range.
Karacan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Valdenius shoots in for a takedown but Karacan shows good takedown defense.
A little jabbing left from Karacan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobo Valdenius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valdenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karacan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Valdenius does no damage.
Valdenius misses with a double jab.
Valdenius drives through with a takedown into Karacan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Karacan controlling Valdenius's posture.
Valdenius drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Valdenius jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Karacan has his hands on Valdenius's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karacan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valdenius is one step ahead there.
Valdenius wants to pass the guard but Karacan is keeping the position.
Bobo Valdenius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valdenius prevents Karacan from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Valdenius.
Karacan lands with a cross.
Valdenius cracks Karacan with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdenius scores with a punch to the head.
Valdenius connects with a jab.
Karacan moves out of range of the strikes.
Karacan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valdenius finds it's way round the side to connect with Karacan's head.
Valdenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Karacan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valdenius.
Karacan is looking for the big counter here.
Valdenius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valdenius misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobo Valdenius dominated that second round.
That's time! Valdenius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Valdenius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Valdenius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karacan sprawls well. Karacan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valdenius gets slowly back to his feet.
Valdenius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karacan as he avoids it easily.
Valdenius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karacan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdenius throws a series of punches but Karacan avoids them all with ease.
Karacan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Valdenius with a body shot.
Valdenius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karacan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Valdenius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdenius throws a series of punches but Karacan moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karacan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Enver Karacan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valdenius throws a combination that misses
letting Karacan counter with a right hand.
Valdenius misses with a right hand
and Karacan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Valdenius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Valdenius misses with a few strikes there.
Karacan works Valdenius's body with a nice hook.
Bobo Valdenius is winning the standup battle so far.
Valdenius takes one to the chin there.
Valdenius throws a hook to the side of Karacan's head but Karacan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karacan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Valdenius with a poor takedown
and Karacan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobo Valdenius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valdenius shoots in but no luck this time.
Karacan lands a nice hook to Valdenius's body. Valdenius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karacan lands a big right hand that sends Valdenius crashing to the mat! Karacan stays standing though and waves Valdenius back to his feet!
Valdenius is rocked!
Karacan drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Valdenius's head, knocking him out cold! Karacan is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Enver Karacan!
Enver Karacan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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RATING
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