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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samwise Gamgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Karhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samwise Gamgee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Karhula!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamgee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karhula.
It looks like Samwise Gamgee has been cut.
Gamgee is looking to clinch but Karhula is avoiding it.
Tero Karhula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gamgee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karhula will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karhula shoots in and drives through. Gamgee sprawls well.
Gamgee ducks right into an uppercut from Karhula.
Karhula scores with a nice strike.
Gamgee wants to clinch.
Gamgee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karhula.
Gamgee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karhula tries to clinch up but Gamgee circles away and keeps his distance.
Karhula throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karhula slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gamgee wants to clinch.
Gamgee wants to clinch up but Karhula keeps it at a distance.
Karhula fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gamgee avoids it really well and circles away.
Samwise Gamgee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Karhula.
Gamgee throws a sloppy head kick and Karhula moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamgee tries to clinch up but Karhula circles away and keeps his distance.
Gamgee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karhula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gamgee.
A nice combination there by Karhula.
Gamgee lands with a kick to the temple. Karhula shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Tero Karhula has been cut.
Samwise Gamgee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karhula lands a two punch combo.
Gamgee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gamgee is looking to clinch but Karhula is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gamgee misses with a hook.
Gamgee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gamgee stuffs the takedown.
Karhula looks winded!
Karhula dodges the punch combination from Gamgee.
Gamgee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karhula circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamgee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karhula.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gamgee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gamgee is looking to clinch but Karhula is avoiding it.
Gamgee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karhula throws a series of punches but Gamgee avoids them all with ease.
Karhula throws a lazy right hand but Gamgee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karhula scores with a body shot.
Gamgee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karhula swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gamgee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karhula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gamgee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karhula.
Karhula scores with a nice head shot.
Gamgee is rocked!
Karhula tries a head kick but it misses.
Gamgee rushes Karhula and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gamgee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karhula shoots in looking for a takedown but Gamgee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karhula's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gamgee takes the fight into the clinch.
Gamgee lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamgee breaks the clinch.
Karhula throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gamgee moves into range and clinches up with Karhula.
Gamgee working Karhula over with knees to the body.
Karhula takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gamgee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gamgee moves in looking to clinch but Karhula pushes him off.
Gamgee tries to clinch up.
Gamgee tries to clinch up.
Karhula scores with a jab. Gamgee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gamgee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gamgee wants it to stay on the feet.
Gamgee is looking to slow Karhula down with leg kicks.
Gamgee drives through and clinches with Karhula against the cage.
Karhula takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gamgee obliges.
Gamgee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamgee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gamgee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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!
Gamgee lands a nice knee to the body.
Karhula wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karhula tries to pull guard but Gamgee won't allow it.
Gamgee breaks the clinch.
Gamgee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gamgee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gamgee throws a series of punches but Karhula moves out of range.
Karhula throws a right and a left that Gamgee avoids nicely.
Karhula lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gamgee backs up against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Samwise Gamgee will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Gamgee misses with a low kick.
Karhula ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karhula throws a nice looking combination but Gamgee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gamgee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karhula.
Gamgee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karhula connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gamgee scrambles back to his feet.
Gamgee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Gamgee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karhula keeps the fight on the outside.
Karhula misses with a hook. Gamgee ducked under it nicely.
Tero Karhula seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karhula throws a looping overhand right but Gamgee ducks down to avoid it.
Gamgee seems to have got his legs back now.
Gamgee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karhula, pushing him back against the cage.
Gamgee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Karhula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karhula is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gamgee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karhula manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gamgee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karhula has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gamgee breaks from the clinch.
Karhula is breathing heavily.
Karhula throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamgee wants to clinch.
Samwise Gamgee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karhula tries to bum rush Gamgee with a series of wild strikes but Gamgee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karhula swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gamgee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karhula misses with a low kick as Gamgee jumps back.
Karhula dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gamgee doesn't manage to clinch there - Karhula circles away.
Gamgee is looking to clinch but Karhula is avoiding it.
A jab from Karhula misses.
Karhula circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karhula takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karhula is looking to clinch.
Gamgee tries to clinch up but Karhula circles away and keeps his distance.
Gamgee doesn't manage to clinch there - Karhula circles away.
Gamgee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamgee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Karhula misses.
Karhula swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gamgee!
A nice leg kick lands there from Gamgee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhula circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karhula swats away the attempt to clinch by Gamgee.
Karhula darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karhula swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gamgee throws a head kick but Karhula moves out of range.
Karhula tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gamgee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karhula.
Gamgee tries to clinch but Karhula moves out of range.
Gamgee pushes Karhula up against the cage in a clinch.
Karhula tries to break the clinch but Gamgee is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamgee scores with a knee to the head.
Gamgee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gamgee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karhula.
Gamgee has had enough of the clinch but Karhula keeps him there for the moment.
Karhula throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gamgees head.
Karhula goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Karhula.
Gamgee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for Karhula.
Gamgee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the liver by Karhula. Beautiful body shot.
Karhula throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gamgee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Karhula scores with a one two! Gamgee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Karhula uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donk. Karhula catches Gamgee right on the button with a cross.
Gamgee is looking to slow Karhula down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamgee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gamgee tries to clinch but Karhula moves out of range.
Karhula scores with a three punch combo!
Karhula has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gamgee.
Karhula connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karhula rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gamgee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gamgee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karhula lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gamgee.
Gamgee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karhula throws out a leg kick but Gamgee moves out of range and Karhula only half commits.
Karhula throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhula throws a hook to the side of Gamgee's head but Gamgee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karhula takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gamgee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karhula connects with a single shot there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Samwise Gamgee will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Karhula gets tackled into the cage by Gamgee. Gamgee maintains the clinch.
Gamgee breaks from the clinch.
Karhula sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gamgee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Karhula counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gamgee is working an open guard so Karhula takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gamgee tries to close the distance and clinch but Karhula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gamgee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gamgee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karhula shoots in looking for a takedown. Gamgee tries to sprawl out of it but Karhula keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gamgee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gamgee tries to clinch up but Karhula circles away and keeps his distance.
Gamgee throws a leg kick which misses Karhula's front leg but catches the back leg as Karhula tries to avoid it.
A head kick from Gamgee lands but Karhula takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamgee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karhula lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gamgee lands with a kick to the temple. Karhula shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from Karhula finds it's way through Gamgee's defenses.
Karhula lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gamgee backs up against the cage.
A jab from Karhula does it's job there.
Karhula smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karhula shoots for a double leg takedown but Gamgee sprawls well. He's pushed Karhula's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karhula keeps the fight on the outside.
Gamgee walks into a straight right hand from Karhula.
Gamgee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karhula.
Karhula tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karhula throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gamgee's waist but Gamgee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karhula off to one side.
Samwise Gamgee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Karhula.
Gamgee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karhula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karhula cracks Gamgee with an open hand slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gamgee, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhula bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gamgee's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhula takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karhula fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karhula scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karhula misses with an uppercut. Gamgee saw that one coming.
Karhula has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gamgee.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karhula, as that shot connected.
Good leg kick by Gamgee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gamgee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gamgee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karhula will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karhula takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Karhula connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gamgee momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gamgee.
Karhula misses with a two punch combination.
Gamgee tries to clinch there but Karhula circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhula shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Karhula was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Karhula lands a big elbow.
Gamgee tries to lock up and control but Karhula gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Karhula is working for a guillotine from mount but Gamgee frees his head quite easily.
Karhula looking to control but Gamgee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karhula breaks from Gamgee's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Samwise Gamgee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhula lands a big shot there that rocks Gamgee but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Karhula connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhula lands with some strikes.
Karhula looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karhula pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karhula lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karhula lands a nice shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tero Karhula comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gamgee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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