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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Bjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Karesvaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karesvaara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ain't no sunshine. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Karesvaara!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bjornsson lands a high kick!
Karesvaara tries to clinch up.
Bjornsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karesvaara.
Bjornsson looking to throw knees to the head but Karesvaara is blocking nicely.
Karesvaara trying to stall but Bjornsson improves his position.
Bjornsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Karesvaara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bjornsson misses with a straight right.
Bjornsson is breathing heavily.
Karesvaara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karesvaara closes the distance and clinches up with Bjornsson, looking for a takedown. Karesvaara pushes Bjornsson against the cage but Bjornsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bjornsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karesvaara.
Karesvaara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karesvaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karesvaara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bjornsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Karesvaara scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karesvaara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Horrible takedown by Karesvaara or perhaps it was just good defense by Bjornsson which made him look bad.
Hans Bjornsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Karesvaara.
Bjornsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Bjornsson. No joy for Karesvaara on that attempt.
Bjornsson tries to clinch
and Karesvaara counters by moving into the clinch.
Bjornsson lands a knee to the head.
Karesvaara letting Bjornsson take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karesvaara throws an elbow but misses.
Bjornsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bjornsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karesvaara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bjornsson leaning against his opponent.
Karesvaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karesvaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Karesvaara.
Bjornsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karesvaara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson lands a knee to the head.
Bjornsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karesvaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karesvaara trying to stall but Bjornsson improves his position.
Karesvaara misses with an elbow over the top.
Karesvaara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bjornsson looking to throw knees to the head but Karesvaara is blocking nicely.
Bjornsson tries to land a knee to the head but Karesvaara blocks with his arms.
Karesvaara can't break the clinch.
Bjornsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karesvaara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karesvaara is trying to break the clinch but Bjornsson has him pressed against the cage.
Karesvaara goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bjornsson prevents it.
Bjornsson blocks the elbow strike.
Karesvaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karesvaara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bjornsson's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karesvaara.
Karesvaara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bjornsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bjornsson dodges an elbow strike from Karesvaara.
Bjornsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karesvaara blocks it with crossed arms.
Bjornsson blocks an elbow strike.
Karesvaara tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bjornsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karesvaara looking to stall.
Karesvaara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bjornsson has him pressed against the cage.
Bjornsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karesvaara goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bjornsson prevents it.
Karesvaara tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bjornsson smiles and moves away.
Bjornsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Karesvaara.
Bjornsson forces Karesvaara back against the cage and clinches.
Karesvaara missing with knees to the body.
Bjornsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bjornsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karesvaara blocks it with crossed arms.
Karesvaara looking for a takedown.
Bjornsson tries to land a knee to the head but Karesvaara blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karesvaara throws an elbow but misses.
Karesvaara lands an elbow inside that Bjornsson shrugs off.
Bjornsson prevents Karesvaara from breaking the clinch.
Karesvaara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjornssons head.
Karesvaara tries to pull guard but Bjornsson won't allow it.
Karesvaara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Karesvaara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karesvaara in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karesvaara is looking to take a break and control but Bjornsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karesvaara is chipping away with strikes.
Bjornsson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Karesvaara wants to control but Bjornsson is keeping him busy.
Bjornsson is looking to get back to his feet here but Karesvaara is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bjornsson's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
What can Bjornsson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karesvaara throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jan Karesvaara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Karesvaara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hans Bjornsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bjornsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hans Bjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but Karesvaara is having none of it.
Bjornsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bjornsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bjornsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bjornsson has managed to clinch.
Karesvaara wants a takedown but no success here.
Bjornsson dodges an elbow strike from Karesvaara.
Karesvaara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bjornsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hans Bjornsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Karesvaara.
Karesvaara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karesvaara misses with an elbow over the top.
Bjornsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karesvaara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karesvaara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Karesvaara wants to get back to striking at distance but Bjornsson won't allow it.
Bjornsson tries a knee to the head but Karesvaara blocks it.
Karesvaara misses with an elbow over the top.
Karesvaara tries to pull guard but Bjornsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Karesvaara drops back down to his feet.
Bjornsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karesvaara blocks it with crossed arms.
Karesvaara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karesvaara misses with an elbow strike.
Karesvaara tries to stall but Bjornsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karesvaara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bjornsson scores with a knee to the head.
Karesvaara should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bjornsson is looking to control Karesvaara's arms but Karesvaara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bjornsson has his back to the cage.
Bjornsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bjornsson with a knee to the head.
Bjornsson breaks from the clinch.
Karesvaara shoots for a takedown but Bjornsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karesvaara throws a head kick but Bjornsson moves out of range.
Karesvaara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bjornsson's head.
Bjornsson tries to clinch up.
Karesvaara throws a sloppy head kick and Bjornsson moves out of range easily.
Bjornsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karesvaara takes the fight into the clinch.
Karesvaara wants to break free but Bjornsson has control.
Karesvaara throws an elbow that misses.
Karesvaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bjornsson dodges an elbow strike from Karesvaara.
Bjornsson prevents Karesvaara from breaking the clinch.
Bjornsson blocks an elbow strike.
Karesvaara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karesvaara tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bjornsson smiles and moves away.
Bjornsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karesvaara tries to clinch up but Bjornsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Karesvaara throws a head kick that misses.
Karesvaara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bjornsson's waist but Bjornsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karesvaara off to one side.
Bjornsson clinches.
Karesvaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bjornsson blocks the elbow strike.
Karesvaara is working for takedown but Bjornsson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Karesvaara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karesvaara clinches but Bjornsson breaks the clinch
and Bjornsson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws a sloppy head kick and Karesvaara moves out of range easily.
Karesvaara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bjornsson throws a series of punches but Karesvaara moves out of range.
Karesvaara misses with a head kick.
Bjornsson wants to clinch
and Karesvaara counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bjornsson won't be happy with that.
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!
Karesvaara is looking to take a break and control but Bjornsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karesvaara stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson clinches but Karesvaara breaks the clinch
and Karesvaara counters with a nice body kick.
Bjornsson thuds a left hand into Karesvaara's body.
Bjornsson moves into the clinch.
Bjornsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karesvaara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bjornsson misses with a knee strike.
Karesvaara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bjornsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Karesvaara looking to slow down the pace here.
Bjornsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Karesvaara misses with an elbow strike.
Bjornsson misses with a knee strike.
Karesvaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karesvaara stalling in the clinch but Bjornsson improves position.
Bjornsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bjornsson misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karesvaara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bjornsson landing knees to the head.
Bjornsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karesvaara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bjornsson is looking to control Karesvaara's arms but Karesvaara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bjornsson has his back to the cage.
Bjornsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karesvaara lands an elbow that stopped Bjornsson in his tracks for a moment.
Karesvaara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karesvaara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bjornsson misses with a knee to the head.
Karesvaara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karesvaara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karesvaara.
Bjornsson avoids the elbow strike from Karesvaara, against the cage.
Bjornsson wants to stall.
Karesvaara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bjornsson tries to land a knee to the head but Karesvaara blocks with his arms.
Karesvaara has had enough of the clinch but Bjornsson keeps him there for the moment.
Bjornsson misses with a knee strike.
Bjornsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bjornsson tries to clinch up.
Bjornsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karesvaara, pushing him back against the cage.
Bjornsson blocks an elbow strike from Karesvaara.
Bjornsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karesvaara is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bjornsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bjornsson connects with a knee to the head.
Bjornsson misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karesvaara has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bjornsson is trying to keep an underhook but Karesvaara manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Karesvaara is trying to control the action in half guard but Bjornsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karesvaara controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jan Karesvaara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Karesvaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karesvaara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bjornsson stuffs the takedown.
Bjornsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karesvaara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bjornsson's brow.
Bjornsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bjornsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karesvaara tries to pull guard but Bjornsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Karesvaara drops back down to his feet.
Bjornsson breaks the clinch.
Karesvaara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karesvaara holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bjornsson tries a knee to the head but Karesvaara blocks it.
Bjornsson tries to land a knee to the head but Karesvaara blocks with his arms.
Bjornsson breaks from the clinch.
Karesvaara takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Karesvaara closes the distance and clinches.
Bjornsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karesvaara blocks it with crossed arms.
Bjornsson connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bjornsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karesvaara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karesvaara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bjornsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bjornsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karesvaara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bjornsson has him pressed against the cage.
Bjornsson looking to throw knees to the head but Karesvaara is blocking nicely.
Bjornsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karesvaara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson misses with a knee strike.
Bjornsson stops a takedown attempt from Karesvaara.
Hans Bjornsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Karesvaara.
Bjornsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Karesvaara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karesvaara has had enough of the clinch but Bjornsson keeps him there for the moment.
Karesvaara throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjornsson.
Karesvaara breaks from the clinch.
Bjornsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bjornsson is rocked!
Bjornsson closes the distance but Karesvaara moves to the side
and Karesvaara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karesvaara.
Oh Bjornsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karesvaara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bjornsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hans Bjornsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karesvaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bjornsson avoids the head kick by Karesvaara.
No luck for Karesvaara with that takedown attempt.
Bjornsson lands a high kick!
Karesvaara throws a sloppy head kick and Bjornsson moves out of range easily.
Karesvaara closes the distance and clinches up with Bjornsson, looking for a takedown. Karesvaara pushes Bjornsson against the cage but Bjornsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karesvaara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bjornsson as he avoids it easily.
Bjornsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karesvaara counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karesvaara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bjornsson is keeping the position for now.
Bjornsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karesvaara throws a big right hand that misses.
Karesvaara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karesvaara trying to control but Bjornsson is working from the bottom.
Karesvaara with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karesvaara wants to control from the top but Bjornsson keeps moving.
Karesvaara throws and elbow that misses. Bjornsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karesvaara's guard. Nice move by Bjornsson!
Bjornsson wants to stand and escape but instead Karesvaara has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jan Karesvaara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karesvaara trying to control but Bjornsson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bjornsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hans Bjornsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karesvaara thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Karesvaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karesvaara 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Karesvaara!
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