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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yö - Parrasvalot. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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194 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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200 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nalle Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harper!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karhu misses with a right hand
and Harper counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harper.
Harper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karhu's calf.
Karhu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harper checks it well.
Harper catches Karhu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper misses with a leg kick.
Harper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karhu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harper scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Karhu.
Harper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper thows a leg kick but Karhu checks it
and Karhu counters with a shoot takedown. Harper fights it but they end up in guard.
Karhu postures up in Harper's guard and throws a big left but Harper blocks it.
Karhu being controlled here momentarily.
Harper manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Karhu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karhu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Karhu wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper trying to hold on to Karhu's head to control him but Karhu postures up.
Karhu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Karhu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Karhu lands a big elbow.
Harper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Karhu looking to ground and pound but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper blocking the ground and pound.
Karhu looking to finish Harper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Harper!
Karhu thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu with the ground and pound from mount.
Karhu tries to control but Harper wriggling away.
Harper is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Karhu landing strikes from the mount and Harper is in trouble!
Karhu thowing shots but they're missing.
Karhu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Harper avoids a series of strikes thrown by Karhu.
Karhu throwing strikes here but Harper is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Karhu throwing strikes but Harper recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Karhu frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhu unloads with some shots from mount but Harper bucks and avoids them well.
Karhu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Harper is looking to get to half guard.
Karhu looking to finish with strikes here!
Harper wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Karhu.
Harper holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Karhu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Karhu sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper regains half guard.
Karhu drops an elbow to the side of Harper's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nalle Karhu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
That kick from Karhu tenderised Harper's leg. Harper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harper lands a nice looking body kick.
Karhu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harper stuffs the takedown attempt from Karhu. Karhu gets slowly back to his feet.
Karhu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harper. Harper obviously looking to wear him down.
Karhu scores with a shot to the body.
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Karhu looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harper.
Karhu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Charles Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Harper.
Harper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harper lands a slapping body shot.
Karhu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karhu slips under a jab.
Harper thows a leg kick but Karhu checks it
so Karhu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Karhu forces his way into half guard.
Karhu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harper is trying to maintain the position but Karhu is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karhu scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karhu lands a nice short elbow.
Harper won't allow Karhu to pass to mount.
Harper trying to control from the bottom.
Karhu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karhu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karhu wants to control but Harper is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Karhu connects with a nice short shot to Harper's temple.
Karhu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karhu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harper wants to control but Karhu is keeping busy.
Karhu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harper works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harper pulls Karhu in close to prevent any damage.
Karhu throws a big right hand that misses.
Karhu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karhu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harper tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harper knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Karhu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harper knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Karhu working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhu throws an elbow but Harper slips to the side and avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Karhu cracks Harper with a big right hand but Harper just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Karhu throws a strike aimed at the side of Harper's head but Harper avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nalle Karhu dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Harper defending well as Karhu loads up on a big left hand.
Harper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karhu scores with a kick to the body.
Harper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
A low kick from Harper misses
and Karhu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harper's guard.
Karhu connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karhu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karhu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karhu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harper has momentary wrist control but Karhu slips an elbow through the middle.
Karhu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karhu lands a couple of elbows.
Harper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Karhu from controlling successfully.
Karhu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karhu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karhu wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Harper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karhu stopping the sweep attempt from Harper.
Karhu trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harper pulls Karhu in to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nalle Karhu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karhu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harper lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Karhu!
Harper wants to stand but Karhu is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Charles Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu tries to hold on but Harper postures up.
Karhu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Karhu moves into full guard.
Karhu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harper is one step ahead there.
Harper postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu 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.
Karhu working a defensive guard here.
Karhu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harper's guard.
Harper lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Karhu!
Karhu wants to control but Harper is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nalle Karhu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karhu, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nalle Karhu!
A less than humble Nalle Karhu misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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