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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hakan Juholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skull Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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135 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
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166 cm
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145 lbs
14 - 11 - 2 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakan Juholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Skull Crash!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juholt misses with a body kick.
Juholt throws the left hand but Crash avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crash.
Crash walks into a stiff left hand from Juholt.
Juholt goes for a double leg but Crash avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crash continues to drive forward.
Juholt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Juholt has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crash.
Crash works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crash tries to throw a body punch but Juholt avoids it by throwing Crash back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Crash tries to work over Juholt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juholt has a couple of punches blocked by Crash.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Juholt.
Juholt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juholt blocks a body shot from Crash.
Crash slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash misses with some punches.
Juholt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Crash - that landed with a thud.
Crash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juholt's elbow.
Juholt wants a takedown.
Crash blocks an uppercut.
Juholt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Juholt misses with the head strike.
Juholt misses with a body punch.
Crash dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Juholt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crash throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Juholt is looking to score with low kicks.
Skull Crash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juholt catches Crash with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crash throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Juholt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crash throws a head kick that misses.
Juholt throws a sloppy head kick
and Crash counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Crash lands with a shot to the body.
Juholt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crash tries a head kick but it misses.
Juholt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juholt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crash checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crash steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juholt.
Crash is looking to slow Juholt down with leg kicks.
Hakan Juholt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Crash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crash throws a half hearted mid kick.
Juholt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Juholt lands a leg kick that knocks Crash off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Juholt fails to land with a series of punches.
Juholt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crash's calf.
Some bone on bone action there as Crash checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Juholt tries a low kick but Crash avoids it.
Juholt scores with a nice right hand.
Juholt throws a push kick but Crash slaps the foot to one side.
Juholt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juholt throws a wild body kick that Crash sees coming a mile off.
Crash throws a body kick that misses.
Crash connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crash. That's going to slow Juholt down.
Juholt misses with an uppercut
and Crash counters with a thumping low kick.
Crash throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juholt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crash looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Juholt misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crash, right into the meat.
Crash misses the shot to the body.
Juholt lands a right hook to the body.
Crash lands a nice shot that snaps Juholt's head back.
Juholt tried to score with a low kick but Crash checks it.
Crash throws a front kick aimed at Juholt's knee but Juholt avoids it well.
Crash swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crash fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Juholt checks it well.
Juholt throws out a loose jab but Crash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juholt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Juholt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Juholt.
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 Hakan Juholt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crash slips under a jab from Juholt.
Juholt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juholt misses with a head kick.
Crash misses with a kick to the body.
Crash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juholt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Juholt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crash defends it nicely.
Crash moves out of range as Juholt throws a body kick.
Crash throws a low kick, looking for Juholt's leg but Juholt calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juholt connects with a body shot.
Crash tries a low kick but Juholt avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crash crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Juholt - the referee stops the clock and Crash gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Juholt. Crash manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hakan Juholt is winning the standup battle so far.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juholt looks to land a combination but Crash avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Juholt throws a solid leg kick but Crash takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Juholt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crash - that will leave a mark!
Juholt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crash fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Juholt checks it well.
Crash pivots, looking for a leg kick but Juholt is out of range and Crash settles back down.
Crash is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Juholt rather than just go for the knockout.
Juholt scoring well with a low kick there.
Juholt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Crash misses the target.
Juholt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crash avoids the head kick by Juholt.
Juholt throws a low kick but Crash moves out of range easily.
Juholt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juholt throws a body kick that misses
and Crash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash thumps Juholt with a low kick.
Juholt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Crash.
Juholt lands a right hook to the body.
Crash with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crash thows a leg kick but Juholt checks it
and Juholt counters with a right hand to the body.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juholt swings for the body but Crash moves out of range.
Crash turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crash throws a low kick but Juholt moves out of range easily.
Juholt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crash checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crash scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crash on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Juholt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Juholt is out of range.
Juholt tries a head kick but it misses.
Crash lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Hakan Juholt has been cut.
Juholt misses the shot to the body.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juholt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Crash.
Crash just misses with a punch to the body.
Juholt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crash throws a head kick but Juholt moves out of range.
Crash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juholt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crash fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Juholt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crash avoids a kick to the body.
Crash throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt tests Crash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crash throws a sloppy head kick and Juholt moves out of range easily.
Crash dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crash dodges the punch combination from Juholt.
Crash throws a series of punches but Juholt moves out of range.
Juholt stuns Crash with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crash checks a low kick from Juholt.
Juholt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crash.
Juholt throws a jab but it's blocked by Crash.
Juholt throws a leg kick but Crash sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Juholt, as that shot connected.
Juholt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 Hakan Juholt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hakan Juholt'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!
Juholt scores with a sloppy right hand. Crash should have avoided that one.
Crash finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crash takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Horrible takedown attempt by Juholt or perhaps it was just good defense by Crash, which made it look bad.
Juholt misses with a body kick.
Crash misses with a head kick.
Juholt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crash manages to avoid it.
Crash connects with a good right hand that stumbles Juholt. Juholt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Juholt lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crash scores with a push kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Juholt or perhaps it was just good defense by Crash, which made it look bad.
Juholt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crash lets loose with a powerful body kick. Juholt will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt tries to land a leg kick but Crash saw it coming and moves away.
Juholt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Juholt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Crash counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crash.
Juholt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crash tries a head kick but it misses.
Crash will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crash fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Juholt checks it well.
Crash takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crash lands with an uppercut that bounces Juholt off the cage and back into range.
Crash has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Juholt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crash defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakan Juholt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juholt throws a low kick but Crash moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash swats away the attempt to clinch by Juholt.
Juholt tries a low kick but Crash avoids it.
A good leg kick by Crash.
Good leg kick by Crash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crash looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juholt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crash will feel that in the morning.
Juholt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Juholt misses with a low kick.
Juholt shoots in for a takedown but Crash shows good takedown defense.
Juholt feints and then cracks Crash's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crash down.
A jab lands there for Juholt.
Juholt shoots in for a takedown but Crash shows good takedown defense.
Juholt wants to land a leg kick but Crash is out of range.
Juholt looks to score with a jab to the body but Crash is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Juholt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crash makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Juholt really felt that one!
Juholt checks a leg kick nicely.
Crash connects with an inside leg kick.
Juholt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crash avoids the body shot from Juholt.
Juholt throws a shot from downtown. Crash moves away and avoids it.
Skull Crash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crash lands a high kick!
Hakan Juholt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crash throws a shot to the body.
Juholt misses with a looping right.
Crash clobbers Juholt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Juholt is rocked!
Juholt looks to throw the jab but Crash is out of range.
Crash thumps Juholt with a low kick.
Crash throws a wild body kick that Juholt sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash tries a low kick but Juholt avoids it.
Crash will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juholt scores with a leg kick.
Crash thumps Juholt with a low kick.
Crash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crash moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Juholt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Juholt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Juholt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crash. Crash circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crash scores with a nice right hand.
Crash is looking to land body kicks.
Juholt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Crash's guard.
Juholt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Crash is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Crash has escaped and now he's on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Skull Crash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Juholt 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakan Juholt!
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hype
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