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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Woima Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu comes to the cage accompanied by House of Pain - Jump Around. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Woima Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gruber misses with a body shot.
Gruber swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gruber throws a right hand that Karhu ducks under and follows up with a left that Karhu also avoids with ease.
Karhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gruber avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Gruber throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karhu.
Gruber missing with a left hand there. Karhu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Gruber.
It looks like Woima Karhu has been cut.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gruber misses with a body punch
and Karhu counters with a good low kick that Gruber was not able to check.
Karhu misses with a body shot.
Gruber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been hearing reports that Karhu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gruber avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Karhu slips a jab and a cross from Gruber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu scores with a sloppy right hand. Gruber should have avoided that one.
Karhu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gruber drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu keeping moving, preventing Gruber from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gruber stands and throws Karhu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karhu is looking to regain half guard here but Gruber keeps moving and retains side control.
Karhu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gruber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karhu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karhu is controlling Gruber's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gruber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karhu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karhu is holding on to half guard well.
Karhu is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Karhu to regain full guard.
Gruber stands up and waves to Karhu to follow him.
Karhu scores with a leg kick.
Karhu throws a body punch but Gruber moves out of range.
Gruber with the counter takedown but Karhu avoids it easily.
Karhu lands with a straight right. Gruber didn't see that one coming.
Gruber misses with a looping left.
Karhu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Karhu connects with a leg kick. Gruber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gruber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gruber manages to avoid it.
Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Gruber has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gruber lands a nice hook to Karhu's body. Karhu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu dodges the punch combination from Gruber.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruber is just out of range.
Gruber is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karhu with a body shot.
Gruber throws a hook to the side of Karhu's head but Karhu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karhu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Karhu scores with a hook to the body. Gruber takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gruber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karhu manages to avoid it.
Karhu is looking to wear down Gruber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Karhu lands a body shot.
Karhu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gruber takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gruber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gruber misses with a shot to the body
and Karhu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Karhu stuns Gruber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu dips to his left and cracks Gruber with an uppercut!
Gruber is looking to clinch but Karhu is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber dives in and grabs Karhu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karhu pushes down on Gruber's head and hops out.
Gruber just misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu throws a right hand that Gruber ducks under and follows up with a left that Gruber also avoids with ease.
Karhu scores with a head kick. Gruber tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gruber throws a nice looking combination but Karhu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karhu avoids the head kick by Gruber.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Gruber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karhu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gruber's calf.
Karhu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karhu misses with a body shot.
Gruber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gruber looks to land a right hand but Karhu moved out of range.
Gruber cracks a nice hook into Karhu's ribs.
Woima Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gruber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Karhu cracks Gruber with an open hand slap.
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 Woima Karhu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Gruber. Those never looked like landing.
Karhu misses the shot to the body.
Karhu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Karhu is trying to control the action in half guard but Gruber is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gruber is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karhu is working away from the top position though.
Karhu trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu is working for a submission of some sort.
Karhu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gruber can do to turn this around?
Karhu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Karhu seems to be working for a kimura but Gruber defends the submission attempt.
Gruber regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Karhu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Karhu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Karhu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gruber is trying to control the position but Karhu postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Karhu tries to free his leg and advance position but Gruber is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gruber takes a swing at Karhu's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Karhu.
Karhu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Karhu.
Gruber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karhu.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gruber moves away.
Karhu misses with a body shot.
Gruber unleashes a big counter combination but Karhu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gruber on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gruber swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
Gruber misses with an uppercut. Karhu saw that one coming.
Karhu cracks a nice hook into Gruber's ribs.
Woima Karhu is winning the standup battle so far.
Karhu thuds a left hand into Gruber's body.
Gruber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gruber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruber.
Karhu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gruber. That did some damage!
Gruber checks a leg kick.
Karhu lands with a slapping head kick.
Gruber moves out of range of the body kick.
Karhu misses with a wild body shot.
Karhu lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruber doesn't manage to clinch there - Karhu circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu lands a nice hook to Gruber's body. Gruber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karhu as he avoids it easily.
Karhu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gruber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karhu forces Gruber back against the cage and clinches.
Karhu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gruber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karhu cracks a nice hook into Gruber's ribs.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gruber moves away.
Gruber steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gruber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karhu lands an overhand right.
Gruber checks a leg kick.
Gruber throws a push kick but Karhu slaps the foot to one side.
Karhu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gruber tries a head kick but it misses.
Karhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gruber walks into a straight right hand from Karhu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woima Karhu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu'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!
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruber.
Gruber moves out of range of the body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karhu.
Karhu swings for the body but Gruber moves out of range.
Gruber changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Karhu slips a straight right by Gruber.
Gruber takes a swing at Karhu's ribcage but misses.
Gruber looks to throw the jab but Karhu is out of range.
Karhu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Karhu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gruber checks it well.
Gruber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karhu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gruber sprawls well initially but Karhu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gruber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karhu is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber is defending against the submission attempts here by Karhu.
Well, if Karhu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gruber trying to control here.
Karhu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gruber is just riding it out for now. Karhu eventually gives up the hold.
Karhu seems to be working for a kimura but Gruber defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gruber manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hans Gruber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu wants to control from the top but Gruber keeps moving.
Karhu won't allow Gruber to sweep him here.
Gruber being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruber is just out of range.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Karhu swings for the body but Gruber moves out of range.
Gruber throws a looping overhand right but Karhu ducks down to avoid it.
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruber.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu darts in and clinches Gruber up against the cage.
Karhu gets underhooks to prevent Gruber's takedown attempt.
Gruber is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karhu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karhu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruber's elbow.
Karhu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Woima Karhu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karhu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karhu tries to land a knee to the head but Gruber blocks with his arms.
Gruber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karhu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Woima Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Gruber.
Gruber walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woima Karhu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karhu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woima Karhu!
After winning the bout, Woima Karhu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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