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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alpha Karhu (ranked 2221 p4p, 2555 weight class) and Bray Jeffries (ranked 240 p4p, 273 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Olympic wrestler
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alpha Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bray Jeffries!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu scores with a leg kick.
Karhu throws a poor cross that misses
and Jeffries counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jeffries loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jeffries slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jeffries postures up in Karhu's guard and throws a big left but Karhu blocks it.
Jeffries is looking to work some ground and pound but Karhu has wrist control.
Karhu keeping moving, preventing Jeffries from controlling successfully.
Jeffries working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeffries seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jeffries tries to free his leg and advance position but Karhu is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu keeping moving, preventing Jeffries from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Karhu misses the target.
Jeffries steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Jeffries throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karhu.
Jeffries lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jeffries lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karhu.
Jeffries lands a lovely overhand right.
Jeffries avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Karhu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karhu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jeffries.
Jeffries rushes Karhu and presses him up against the cage.
Karhu misses with the head strike.
Karhu misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries stalling the fight.
Karhu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karhu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jeffries blocking some punches.
Jeffries blocking some punches.
Jeffries gets through Karhu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karhu tries to work over Jeffries's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jeffries goes for a takedown attempt but Karhu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Karhu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jeffries, pushing him back against the cage.
Karhu lands a hook that snaps the head of Jeffries backwards.
Karhu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jeffries throws a head punch that misses.
Karhu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karhu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Karhu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jeffries.
Karhu swings wildly with an uppercut but Jeffries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeffries is pushing Karhu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jeffries drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karhu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alpha Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bray Jeffries.
Jeffries stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jeffries just misses with a punch to the body.
Jeffries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jeffries looks to score with a jab to the body but Karhu is just out of range.
Karhu throwing a counter right hand but Jeffries manages to avoid it.
Jeffries slips a jab and a cross from Karhu.
Jeffries changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Karhu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jeffries throws out the jab.
Karhu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jeffries ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karhu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jeffries lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alpha Karhu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeffries fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Karhu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jeffries dodges the punch combination from Karhu.
Karhu cracks a nice hook into Jeffries's ribs.
Jeffries scores with a jab. Karhu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karhu takes the fight into the clinch.
Karhu misses with a body punch.
Jeffries tries to score a body lock takedown but Karhu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Karhu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jeffries blocking some punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jeffries throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jeffries wants to control but Karhu is keeping him busy.
Karhu is trying to improve his position.
Karhu is working hard here to advance position.
Check out the look on Jeffries's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Karhu is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Jeffries's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jeffries working the ground and pound but Karhu is defending the strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Karhu wants to control but Jeffries postures up.
Jeffries trying to control the position but Karhu is working away.
Jeffries working the body and head with strikes.
Jeffries working the ground and pound from side control.
Jeffries misses with the ground and pound.
Karhu manages to get back to half guard.
Jeffries trying to control from half guard but Karhu is working away.
Jeffries throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Karhu to regain full guard.
Jeffries is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jeffries trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jeffries controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jeffries trying to control the position from guard on top but Karhu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alpha Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeffries uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karhu.
Jeffries looks for a takedown but Karhu sprawls well.
Karhu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Karhu moves in looking to clinch but Jeffries pushes him off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karhu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Bray Jeffries has been cut.
Karhu tries a head kick but it misses.
Karhu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jeffries changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jeffries has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jeffries scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karhu doesn't seem bothered though.
Karhu thows a leg kick but Jeffries checks it
and Jeffries counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jeffries.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeffries with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jeffries looking to pass the guard.
Jeffries is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karhu has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jeffries has passed into side control.
Karhu is not content to let Jeffries control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Karhu is trying to get back to half guard.
Jeffries is putting a hurting on Karhu here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jeffries misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jeffries misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jeffries misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Karhu is trying to escape the position but Jeffries is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bray Jeffries dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bray Jeffries's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jeffries throws a hook but Karhu avoids it easily.
Jeffries circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jeffries has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karhu lands a head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karhu.
Karhu wants to clinch up but Jeffries keeps it at a distance.
Jeffries's corner calls for a 1-2. Jeffries obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karhu tries to clinch up.
Karhu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karhu wants to clinch up but Jeffries keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Jeffries 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeffries. Karhu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeffries lands with an overhand left.
Karhu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jeffries jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhu slips a jab from Jeffries.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Karhu misses its intended target.
Karhu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jeffries tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Karhu misses.
A big right from Jeffries misses.
Jeffries checks a low kick from Karhu.
Karhu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jeffries counters with a shoot takedown. Karhu fights it but they end up in guard.
Jeffries is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karhu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karhu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jeffries throws a strike but Karhu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jeffries is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karhu is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karhu's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeffries lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jeffries trying to control but Karhu is working from the bottom.
Jeffries got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karhu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jeffries has managed to get both his arms back between Karhu's legs - danger averted.
Jeffries trying to control the position from guard on top but Karhu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jeffries scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries passes Karhu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Karhu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jeffries.
Jeffries wants to control from the top but Karhu keeps moving.
Jeffries landing some decent shots from guard.
Jeffries with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karhu looking for a sweep. Not yet Karhu, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jeffries throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bray Jeffries has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jeffries scoring with some ground and pound.
Jeffries postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jeffries missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jeffries's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jeffries shoots in looking for a takedown but Karhu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jeffries's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jeffries swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu wants to clinch up but Jeffries keeps it at a distance.
Karhu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jeffries throws out the jab.
Jeffries throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karhu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jeffries feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karhus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karhu throws a series of punches but Jeffries avoids them all with ease.
Jeffries swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jeffries lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karhu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jeffries blocks a jab.
Jeffries tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jeffries misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Karhu misses.
And Jeffries tries to counter it with a takedown but Karhu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Karhu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jeffries to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jeffries is breathing heavily.
Jeffries cracks Karhu with a solid left hand.
Jeffries throws an elbow that misses. Karhu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jeffries's guard. Nice move by Karhu!
Jeffries looking to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries 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.
Jeffries manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karhu manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeffries stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karhu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jeffries trying to control the position from guard on top but Karhu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jeffries scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Karhu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jeffries tries to free his leg and advance position but Karhu is retaining full guard.
Karhu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karhu keeping moving, preventing Jeffries from controlling successfully.
Karhu has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jeffries doesn't defend quickly enough and Karhu has managed to lock this one up! Can Jeffries escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Karhu on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alpha Karhu!
Alpha Karhu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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