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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Karhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Eatenbobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yrjo Karhula has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yrjo Karhula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Eatenbobby!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eatenbobby lunges at Karhula with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karhula's hand.
Eatenbobby looks to score with a jab to the body but Karhula is just out of range.
Eatenbobby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karhula closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karhula dives in and grabs Eatenbobby's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eatenbobby pushes down on Karhula's head and hops out.
Eatenbobby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eatenbobby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karhula has time to react.
Eatenbobby lands a body shot.
Eatenbobby wants to clinch.
Eatenbobby throws a series of punches but Karhula moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eatenbobby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karhula fails to pull guard.
Karhula goes for a takedown attempt but Eatenbobby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yrjo Karhula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karhula shoots in for a takedown but Eatenbobby shows good takedown defense.
Karhula is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eatenbobby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eatenbobby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eatenbobby works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhula keeps the fight on the outside.
Eatenbobby gets a clinch.
Karhula fails to pull guard.
Karhula has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eatenbobby is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Eatenbobby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eatenbobby clinches up against the cage.
Karhula fails to pull guard.
Karhula tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eatenbobby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eatenbobby looks to land a combination but Karhula avoids it well.
Eatenbobby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jonathan Eatenbobby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhula keeps the fight on the outside.
Eatenbobby works over Karhula's head and body with a nice combination.
Karhula is breathing heavily.
Karhula checks a low kick from Eatenbobby.
A punch combination from Eatenbobby misses.
Eatenbobby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karhula moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karhula misses with a takedown attempt - Eatenbobby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eatenbobby scores with a one two! Karhula had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eatenbobby is looking to clinch but Karhula is avoiding it.
Eatenbobby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eatenbobby leaves Karhula with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Eatenbobby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karhula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eatenbobby throws a head kick that misses.
Karhula fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eatenbobby avoids it really well and circles away.
Jonathan Eatenbobby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eatenbobby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karhula moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Eatenbobby dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Eatenbobby does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eatenbobby.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eatenbobby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eatenbobby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karhula takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eatenbobby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karhula tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eatenbobby just stands there and leans against the cage.
Karhula is working for takedown but Eatenbobby is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eatenbobby just leaning against Karhula, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhula jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eatenbobby walks away with a smile on his face. Karhula gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yrjo Karhula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eatenbobby has Karhula up against the cage in a clinch.
Eatenbobby is pressed up against the cage. Karhula has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Eatenbobby down to the mat. Eatenbobby avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jonathan Eatenbobby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eatenbobby connects with a right hand. Karhula shakes it off.
Eatenbobby is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eatenbobby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eatenbobby lands a right hook to the body.
Karhula avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eatenbobby tries to close the distance and clinch but Karhula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Eatenbobby.
Eatenbobby is looking to clinch but Karhula is avoiding it.
Eatenbobby throws out a powerful jab.
Eatenbobby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Karhula with that takedown attempt.
Eatenbobby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Eatenbobby misses.
Eatenbobby works over Karhula's head and body with a nice combination.
Karhula shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eatenbobby sprawls well. Eatenbobby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karhula gets slowly back to his feet.
Eatenbobby misses with a wild combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Karhula. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
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.
Horrible takedown by Karhula or perhaps it was just good defense by Eatenbobby which made him look bad.
Eatenbobby looks for the body kick but Karhula saw that one coming.
Eatenbobby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karhula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Eatenbobby.
Karhula swats away the attempt to clinch by Eatenbobby.
Eatenbobby throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Eatenbobby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Eatenbobby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eatenbobby tries to clinch but Karhula is having none of it.
Eatenbobby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karhula circles away quickly and effectively.
Karhula circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eatenbobby rushes Karhula and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eatenbobby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eatenbobby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karhula avoids it.
Karhula fails to pull guard.
Karhula tries to pull guard but Eatenbobby won't allow it.
Karhula has Eatenbobby pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Eatenbobby manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yrjo Karhula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eatenbobby lands with a left to the head.
Karhula drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Eatenbobby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Karhula is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eatenbobby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhula tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eatenbobby works on Karhula's body with a couple of short punches.
Eatenbobby breaks the clinch.
Eatenbobby scores with a jab. Karhula acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eatenbobby swinging wilding here.
Eatenbobby throws a series of punches but Karhula moves out of range.
Eatenbobby slaps away a takedown attempt from Karhula, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Eatenbobby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eatenbobby lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Eatenbobby.
Eatenbobby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karhula shoots for a takedown but Eatenbobby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eatenbobby clinches.
Karhula drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eatenbobby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhula takes one to the side of the head.
Eatenbobby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karhula.
Eatenbobby is looking to clinch.
Eatenbobby clinches up with Karhula and pushes him back against the cage.
Karhula wants a takedown but no success here.
Eatenbobby is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Eatenbobby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karhula avoids the head kick by Eatenbobby.
Jonathan Eatenbobby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Karhula circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Karhula or perhaps it was just good defense by Eatenbobby which made him look bad.
Eatenbobby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eatenbobby throws a one two combo.
Yrjo Karhula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eatenbobby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Eatenbobby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eatenbobby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Eatenbobby!
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RATING
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