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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nalle Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickock comes into the arena with Why can't we be friends blaring out of the sound system. Karhu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Yö - Parrasvalot. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Richard Hickock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nalle Karhu!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hickock was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
Hickock throws an off balance right hand
and Karhu counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karhu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hickock loads up on a big right hand but Karhu slips the punch.
Hickock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karhu, pushing him back against the cage.
Hickock prevents Karhu from breaking the clinch.
Karhu presses Hickock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hickock prevents a body shot from Karhu.
Karhu taking a breather.
Hickock manages to break the clinch.
Hickock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hickock tries to land a body kick
and Karhu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hickock throws a lazy uppercut
and Karhu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karhu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickock looks to score with a jab to the body but Karhu is just out of range.
Hickock forces Karhu back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Karhu fails to land.
Hickock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu throws a sloppy head kick and Hickock moves out of range easily.
Hickock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karhu tries to avoid it but Hickock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karhu to the ground. Karhu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hickock tries to land a front kick but Karhu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Hickock is predictable there
and Karhu counters with a stiff right hand.
Hickock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karhu's calf.
Karhu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hickock.
Hickock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karhu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hickock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hickock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hickock!
Hickock looks to land a body kick but Karhu moved away.
Hickock misses with a body kick.
Karhu blocks a head kick by Hickock.
Hickock misses with a double jab
and Karhu counters with a head kick.
Hickock throws a leg kick but Karhu checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hickock.
Hickock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karhu.
Hickock connects with a leg kick. Karhu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hickock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karhu slips a straight right by Hickock.
Karhu wants to land a leg kick but Hickock is out of range.
A head kick misses from Hickock.
Hickock throws a leg kick but Karhu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hickock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hickock scores with a nice head shot.
Hickock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karhu's waist but Karhu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hickock off to one side.
Hickock misses with a series of wild punches.
Hickock throws a hook but Karhu avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hickock.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hickock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hickock tries to clinch up but Karhu circles away and keeps his distance.
Hickock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karhu throws out a powerful jab.
Hickock doesn't manage to clinch there - Karhu circles away.
We've been told by Hickock's head coaches at London MMA Fight Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hickock connects with a body shot that sends Karhu's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Hickock misses its intended target.
Karhu checks a low kick from Hickock.
Karhu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hickock.
Hickock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hickock misses with a hook.
Karhu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karhu thumps Hickock with a low kick.
Hickock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karhu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hickock throws a head kick that misses.
Hickock throws a body kick that misses
and Karhu counters with a left and a right that stings Hickock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Karhu.
Hickock lands a right hook to the body.
Hickock throws a low kick but Karhu moves out of range easily.
Hickock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karhu.
A clash of legs there as Karhu blocks the low kick.
Hickock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karhu counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karhu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karhu gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Karhu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karhu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nalle Karhu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hickock sizes up Karhu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karhu scores with a jab to the head.
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hickock.
A big left from Hickock misses.
The crowd cheers as Hickock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karhu doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Nalle Karhu has been cut.
Karhu misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hickock misses the target.
Hickock throws a leg kick
enabling Karhu to counter with a crisp jab.
Karhu cracks Hickock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karhu connects with a crisp jab.
Hickock throws a head kick but Karhu moves out of range.
Richard Hickock is winning the standup battle so far.
Hickock looks to land a right hand but Karhu moved out of range.
Hickock tries to land a front kick but Karhu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karhu swats away the attempt to clinch by Hickock.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Hickock is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock misses with a wild body shot.
Karhu moves out of range of the leg kick from Hickock.
Hickock misses with a body kick.
Hickock swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
Hickock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Hickock.
Karhu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karhu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hickock.
Nice uppercut there from Hickock.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karhu.
A big left from Hickock misses.
Hickock misses with a right hand
and Karhu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Karhu counters with a leg kick.
Hickock misses with a takedown attempt - Karhu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hickock tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hickock.
Hickock throws a right and a left that Karhu avoids nicely.
Hickock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Karhu misses with a head kick.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Hickock.
Hickock throws a leg kick
and Karhu counters with a stiff right hand.
Horrible takedown by Karhu or perhaps it was just good defense by Hickock which made him look bad.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hickock.
Richard Hickock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hickock. Karhu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hickock throws the kick towards the body but Karhu avoids it.
Hickock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hickock misses with a double jab
and Karhu counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu takes a swing at Hickock's ribcage but misses.
Hickock walks into a left hand.
Hickock wants to clinch but Karhu slips to the side
and Karhu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hickock throws a body kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Karhu. Hickock shrugs it off though.
Karhu avoids the head kick by Hickock.
Hickock misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Karhu moves out of range of the body kick.
Karhu misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hickock. Karhu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karhu throws a head kick but Hickock moves out of range.
Karhu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karhu counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock closes the distance but Karhu moves to the side
and Karhu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karhu moves out of range as Hickock strikes.
Hickock throws a head kick that misses.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karhu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hickock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karhu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karhu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A clash of legs there as Karhu blocks the low kick.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karhu staying out of range there.
Karhu dives in and scores a takedown into Hickock's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karhu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karhu stays in close to Hickock's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nalle Karhu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nalle Karhu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Karhu moves out of range of the body kick.
Hickock scores with a jab to the body.
Karhu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hickock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karhu gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hickock is refusing to be controlled, as Karhu sits in half guard.
Hickock kicks Karhu off and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Hickock misses the target.
Hickock blocks a head kick by Karhu.
Hickock scores with a nice strike.
Hickock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karhu tries a head kick but it misses.
Karhu scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hickock throws a lazy right hand but Karhu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karhu is looking to slow Hickock down with leg kicks.
Hickock throws a leg kick
and Karhu counters with a nice leg kick.
Karhu connects with a leg kick. Hickock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karhu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hickock throws a low kick but Karhu moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karhu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Karhu - that will leave a mark!
Hickock throws a leg kick
and Karhu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karhu throws a head kick that Hickock semi-blocks.
Karhu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Richard Hickock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good leg kick by Hickock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karhu throws a sloppy head kick and Hickock moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock blocks the body kick.
Karhu swats away the attempt to clinch by Hickock.
Hickock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hickock throws a jab when Karhu was well out of range.
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!
Hickock throws an overhand right that lands on Karhu's shoulder, as Karhu tries to avoid the shot.
Hickock misses the jab.
Hickock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hickock misses with an uppercut.
Hickock missing with a left hand there. Karhu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hickock shoots for a double leg takedown but Karhu sprawls well. He's pushed Hickock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karhu connects with a body shot.
Karhu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Hickock.
Karhu cracks the inside of Hickock's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice jab there from Karhu.
Karhu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hickock as he avoids it easily.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karhu scores with a jab to the body.
Nalle Karhu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hickock throws a leg kick
and Karhu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hickock takes a swing at Karhu's ribcage but misses.
Karhu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hickock scores with a jab to the head.
Karhu staying out of range there.
Karhu misses with a head kick.
Hickock cracks Karhu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hickock looks to land a body kick but Karhu moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Hickock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karhu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hickock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karhu moves into the clinch.
Karhu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hickock throws an elbow but misses.
Karhu lands a body punch.
Hickock misses with an elbow strike.
Karhu working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hickock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Karhu's brow.
Hickock goes for a takedown attempt but Karhu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Karhu scores with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nalle Karhu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karhu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nalle Karhu!
Nalle Karhu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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