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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conny Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson has chosen Solitary Man as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Kerjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conny Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerjalainen instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen missing with knees to the body.
Kerjalainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karlsson working hard to break the clinch.
Kerjalainen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Karlsson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice uppercut there from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kerjalainen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Karlsson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kerjalainen counters with a leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Karlsson.
Kerjalainen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kerjalainen wants to improve his position but Karlsson is controlling well.
Kerjalainen actively working from the bottom here.
Kerjalainen wants to improve his position but Karlsson is controlling well.
Karlsson decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a lazy head kick
and Kerjalainen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kerjalainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Karlsson looks gassed!
Karlsson misses with a right hand
and Kerjalainen counters with a thumping low kick.
Kerjalainen throws the kick towards the body but Karlsson avoids it.
Kerjalainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kerjalainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karlsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerjalainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kerjalainen missing with knees to the body.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch.
Karlsson misses with a body punch
and Kerjalainen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
and Kerjalainen counters with a big head kick but Karlsson shrugs it off.
Kerjalainen throws a sloppy head kick and Karlsson moves out of range easily.
Karlsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kerjalainen counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerjalainen leaves Karlsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kerjalainen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karlsson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen scores with a nice head shot.
Kerjalainen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerjalainen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kerjalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karlsson misses with a jab to the body
and Kerjalainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kerjalainen forces Karlsson back against the cage and clinches.
Kerjalainen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kerjalainen slows down the pace here.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karlsson misses with a hook
and Kerjalainen moves into the clinch.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch.
Kerjalainen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karlsson avoiding damage as Kerjalainen throws knees to the body.
Karlsson is trying to break free.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kerjalainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karlsson misses with a hook
and Kerjalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Kerjalainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen rushes Karlsson and presses him up against the cage.
Kerjalainen lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kerjalainen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Karlsson misses with a knee to the head.
Kerjalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Kerjalainen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karlsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karlsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kerjalainen counters by moving into the clinch.
Kerjalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerjalainen moves into the clinch.
Kerjalainen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karlsson's efforts to push away.
Kerjalainen manages to break the clinch.
Conny Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kerjalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen lands a head kick!
Karlsson misses the body punch
and Kerjalainen counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerjalainen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson gets tackled into the cage by Kerjalainen. Kerjalainen maintains the clinch.
Kerjalainen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karlsson's defenses.
Kerjalainen lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kerjalainen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Karlsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Kerjalainen counters with a good low kick that Karlsson was not able to check.
Karlsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kerjalainen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karlsson back to the cage. Kerjalainen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kerjalainen forces Karlsson back against the cage and clinches.
Karlsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karlsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karlsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karlsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerjalainen breaks from the clinch.
Kerjalainen pushes Karlsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kerjalainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karlsson misses with a right hand
and Kerjalainen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kerjalainen tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kerjalainen dominated that round.
That's time! Kerjalainen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kerjalainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karlsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kerjalainen counters with a nice body kick.
Kerjalainen throws a sloppy head kick and Karlsson moves out of range easily.
Kerjalainen scores with a nice body kick.
Kerjalainen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karlssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kerjalainen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Karlsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kerjalainen - the referee stops the clock and Karlsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kerjalainen. Karlsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Conny Karlsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerjalainen lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerjalainen scores with a head kick. Karlsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Keijo Kerjalainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kerjalainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the body
and Kerjalainen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karlsson is breathing heavily.
Kerjalainen lands an elbow inside.
Kerjalainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karlsson.
Kerjalainen missing with knees to the body.
Kerjalainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kerjalainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karlsson can do to turn this around?
Kerjalainen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karlsson or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karlsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kerjalainen is defending well for now.
Kerjalainen breaks from the clinch.
Kerjalainen clinches up with Karlsson and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Kerjalainen to work.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch but Kerjalainen keeps him there for the moment.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kerjalainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Keijo Kerjalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kerjalainen scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen instigates a clinch.
Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from Kerjalainen lands but Karlsson takes it in his stride.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses
and Kerjalainen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kerjalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerjalainen scores with a spinning back kick!
Kerjalainen clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kerjalainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karlsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen scores with a nice body kick.
Kerjalainen lands a glancing blow to the side of Karlsson's head.
Kerjalainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kerjalainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kerjalainen, right into the meat.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
and Kerjalainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Kerjalainen. Beautiful body shot.
Kerjalainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerjalainen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karlsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kerjalainen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen instigates a clinch.
Kerjalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerjalainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kerjalainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kerjalainen stuns Karlsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Karlsson misses with a double jab
and Kerjalainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Kerjalainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kerjalainen leaves Karlsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kerjalainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Kerjalainen misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kerjalainen. That's going to slow Karlsson down.
Kerjalainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kerjalainen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karlsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kerjalainen cracks a nice hook into Karlsson's ribs.
Kerjalainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karlsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Kerjalainen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kerjalainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kerjalainen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen pushes Karlsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keijo Kerjalainen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerjalainen has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kerjalainen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kerjalainen scores with a shot to the side of Karlsson's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerjalainen stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kerjalainen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Karlsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch.
Kerjalainen has closed the distance and engaged Karlsson in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kerjalainen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kerjalainen catches Karlsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karlsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kerjalainen counters with a left to the body.
Karlsson throws a body kick the misses
and Kerjalainen counters with a nice body kick.
Karlsson throws a lazy head kick
and Kerjalainen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kerjalainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Kerjalainen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerjalainen lands with a kick to the temple. Karlsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kerjalainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kerjalainen works over Karlsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Karlsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kerjalainen closes the distance and pushes Karlsson back into the cage.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch.
Kerjalainen connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karlsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kerjalainen counters with a nice body shot.
Kerjalainen clinches up with Karlsson and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kerjalainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kerjalainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karlsson is defending well for now.
Kerjalainen just leaning against Karlsson, taking a breather.
Karlsson is trying to force a seperation but Kerjalainen has the dominant position.
Karlsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kerjalainen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kerjalainen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen is leaning against Karlsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Karlsson avoiding damage as Kerjalainen throws knees to the body.
Karlsson avoiding damage as Kerjalainen throws knees to the body.
Karlsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerjalainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kerjalainen lands a nice elbow.
Karlsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kerjalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerjalainen jabs Karlsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kerjalainen forces Karlsson back against the cage and clinches.
Karlsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson being controlled against the cage.
Kerjalainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karlsson.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch but Kerjalainen keeps him there for the moment.
Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson misses with a low kick.
Karlsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kerjalainen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Karlsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Kerjalainen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kerjalainen.
A frustrated look appears on Karlsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karlsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kerjalainen walks away with a smile on his face. Karlsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kerjalainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kerjalainen lands with an overhand left.
Karlsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kerjalainen is looking to wear down Karlsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kerjalainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karlsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Kerjalainen trying to land knees to the body.
Karlsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kerjalainen's face.
Kerjalainen lands a nice elbow.
Karlsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kerjalainen smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to keep at a distance but Kerjalainen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch.
Kerjalainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kerjalainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Karlsson misses with a double jab
and Kerjalainen counters by clinching up.
Kerjalainen scores with a shot to the side of Karlsson's head.
Karlsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karlsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerjalainen has him pressed against the cage.
Kerjalainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Karlsson avoids the damage to the body.
Karlsson is trying to break free.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but Kerjalainen won't allow it.
Keijo Kerjalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conny Karlsson.
Kerjalainen digs a right hand underneath Karlsson's ribcage. Karlsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karlsson lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kerjalainen takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen has Karlsson pressed against the cage, preventing Karlsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kerjalainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Karlsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kerjalainen prevents Karlsson from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen manages to break the clinch.
Kerjalainen cracks a nice hook into Karlsson's ribs.
Kerjalainen pushes Karlsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kerjalainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keijo Kerjalainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kerjalainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karlsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kerjalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Conny Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
and Kerjalainen counters with a big head kick but Karlsson shrugs it off.
A head kick by Karlsson misses
and Kerjalainen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerjalainen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with an uppercut
and Kerjalainen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karlsson's knee momentarily.
Karlsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kerjalainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karlsson. That did some damage!
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!
Kerjalainen thows a body kick. Karlsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Kerjalainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kerjalainen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Kerjalainen!
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