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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denzel Sarfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Karlovsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denzel Sarfo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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276 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Denzel Sarfo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonas Karlovsson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlovsson moves away from the strike by Sarfo.
Sarfo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sarfo throws a shot from downtown. Karlovsson moves away and avoids it.
Sarfo lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarfo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karlovsson on the side of the head.
It looks like Jonas Karlovsson has been cut.
Denzel Sarfo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarfo connects with a leg kick. Karlovsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sarfo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarfo thuds a left hand into Karlovsson's body.
Sarfo just misses with a punch to the body.
Karlovsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karlovsson has a takedown stuffed.
Karlovsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sarfo counters with a nice uppercut.
Denzel Sarfo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Karlovsson.
Karlovsson looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarfo dips to his left and cracks Karlovsson with an uppercut!
Sarfo lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarfo works Karlovsson's body with a nice hook.
Sarfo drops Karlovsson with a big left hand and mounts him. Karlovsson is in big trouble!
Karlovsson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sarfo content just to control the position here.
Karlovsson is still in real trouble! Can Sarfo finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlovsson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarfo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sarfo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sarfo controlling from mount.
Karlovsson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Sarfo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Karlovsson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarfo tries for a kimura but Karlovsson is defending well.
Sarfo is staying tight to Karlovsson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sarfo laying and praying for a moment but Karlovsson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Karlovsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sarfo is pressing down on Karlovsson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Karlovsson is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarfo is controlling the pace.
Karlovsson is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sarfo is looking for a kimura here.
Karlovsson wants to improve his position but Sarfo is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sarfo seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Sarfo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonas Karlovsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sarfo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karlovsson. Karlovsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karlovsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Karlovsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karlovsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Jonas Karlovsson's cut even more.
Sarfo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sarfo lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarfo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarfo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sarfo wants it to stay on the feet.
Sarfo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sarfo lands a nice shot to the body.
Karlovsson is breathing heavily.
Sarfo lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlovsson ducks straight into an uppercut from Sarfo and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Karlovsson manages to regain guard straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarfo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sarfo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Karlovsson is trying to control the position but Sarfo postures up.
Sarfo controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarfo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sarfo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sarfo controls the position from side control.
Sarfo moves into full mount!
Sarfo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Sarfo looking to secure an arm triangle but Karlovsson defends it well.
Karlovsson tries to reverse the position but Sarfo maintains control.
Sarfo moves to take his opponent's back.
Karlovsson tries to roll but Sarfo sticks to his back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sarfo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Denzel Sarfo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlovsson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sarfo.
You can see the frustration on Karlovsson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sarfo controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarfo working for a choke but Karlovsson is defending well.
Sarfo controlling the position well here. Karlovsson rolled but Sarfo kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Sarfo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonas Karlovsson's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Karlovsson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sarfo regains half guard.
Sarfo trying to hold on to Karlovsson's head to control him but Karlovsson postures up.
Sarfo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Karlovsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarfo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sarfo is controlling the pace.
Karlovsson is staying active underneath Sarfo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sarfo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sarfo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Karlovsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sarfo is thwarting Karlovsson's attempts to control the position.
Karlovsson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sarfo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karlovsson can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Denzel Sarfo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Karlovsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The cut above Jonas Karlovsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlovsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sarfo.
Karlovsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sarfo lands with a nice body punch.
Karlovsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karlovsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sarfo catches Karlovsson napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Karlovsson to the canvas!
Jonas Karlovsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sarfo sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sarfo tries to free his leg and advance position but Karlovsson is retaining full guard.
Sarfo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Denzel Sarfo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sarfo misses with a looping right.
Karlovsson tries for a takedown but Sarfo circles away easily
and Sarfo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarfo waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Karlovsson. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Karlovsson to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jonas Karlovsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Denzel Sarfo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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