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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dom Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teemu Karjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karjalainen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Poisonblack - Sun Shines Black. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teemu Karjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karjalainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Willis.
Willis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crunch! Willis slams his shin into Karjalainen's torso.
Willis has Karjalainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Willis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Willis gets through Karjalainen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karjalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by Willis.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karjalainen as Willis tries to tie him up.
Karjalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Karjalainen tries to roll over but Willis keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen wants to control but Willis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Willis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Karjalainen wants to improve his position but Willis is controlling well.
Willis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karjalainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willis.
Willis thows a huge punch but Karjalainen dodges it nicely.
Willis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Willis is looking to advance position but Karjalainen won't allow it.
Willis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karjalainen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Willis.
Willis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Willis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Willis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karjalainen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Willis misses with a head shot. Karjalainen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Karjalainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karjalainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Willis wants to control from the top but Karjalainen keeps moving.
Karjalainen 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.
Willis trying to control but Karjalainen is working from the bottom.
Karjalainen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karjalainen keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Willis works over Karjalainen with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Willis throwing strikes from guard but Karjalainen blocks nicely.
Willis is looking to work some ground and pound but Karjalainen has wrist control.
Willis throwing strikes from guard but Karjalainen blocks nicely.
Willis trying to control but Karjalainen is working from the bottom.
Karjalainen controlling Willis's posture.
Willis postures up in Karjalainen's guard and throws a big left but Karjalainen blocks it.
Karjalainen trying to control the position.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Willis is in close to Karjalainen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karjalainen is pulling down on Willis's head. It's preventing any offense from Willis, at least for the moment.
Willis postures up in Karjalainen's guard and throws a big left but Karjalainen blocks it.
Willis trying to control but Karjalainen is working from the bottom.
Willis throwing strikes from guard but Karjalainen blocks nicely.
Karjalainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karjalainen trying to control the position.
Willis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karjalainen trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Willis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Willis shoots in for a double leg but Karjalainen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karjalainen gets tackled into the cage by Willis. Willis maintains the clinch.
Willis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Karjalainen.
Willis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Willis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karjalainen can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Karjalainen.
Willis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karjalainen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Karjalainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karjalainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Willis.
It seemed like Karjalainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Karjalainen counters with a nice right hand that sends Willis toppling to the canvas! Willis scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Karjalainen finish him?!
Willis is rocked!
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!
Willis wants to clinch.
Karjalainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oh Willis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karjalainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis swings for the body but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Willis seems to have got his legs back now.
Willis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karjalainen takes a step back to recover.
Willis jabs at Karjalainen's body.
Willis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Karjalainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Karjalainen.
Willis is looking for a counter combo.
Karjalainen avoids the head kick by Willis.
Karjalainen throws out a counter right but Willis avoids it with no problem.
Willis instigates a clinch.
Willis blocking some punches.
Willis blocks an elbow strike from Karjalainen.
Willis is working Karjalainen over against the cage.
Karjalainen lands a hook that snaps the head of Willis backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karjalainen.
Willis dodges an elbow strike from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karjalainen.
Nice body punch from Karjalainen.
Willis throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen has Willis pressed against the cage.
Willis lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Willis on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karjalainen.
Willis swings wildly with an uppercut but Karjalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karjalainen prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Karjalainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Willis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Willis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Willis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen works on Willis's body with a couple of short punches.
Karjalainen digs a right hand into Willis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Willis's gas tank.
Karjalainen is pressed up against the cage. Willis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Karjalainen down to the mat. Karjalainen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karjalainen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Willis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Willis backs off Karjalainen throws a huge counter combo but Willis manages to avoid it all.
Willis is looking to wear down Karjalainen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karjalainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Karjalainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Willis.
Karjalainen flicks out a counter leg kick but Willis steps away.
Karjalainen tries to work over Willis's front leg with a kick but Willis checks it.
Willis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karjalainen throws a counter combo.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Willis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Karjalainen defends it nicely.
Teemu Karjalainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a hook to the side of Karjalainen's head but Karjalainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Karjalainen misses.
Karjalainen moves out of range of the body kick from Willis.
Willis throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Willis.
Dom Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Willis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karjalainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Willis.
A left lands for Willis.
Karjalainen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karjalainen moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Karjalainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Willis throws a body shot but no joy.
Karjalainen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Willis with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karjalainen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teemu Karjalainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Willis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Willis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willis moves into the clinch.
Karjalainen with a knee to the head.
Karjalainen scores with a shoulder strike.
Willis lands with a short shot to the head.
Willis is trying to drag Karjalainen to the mat but Karjalainen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Karjalainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willis's elbow.
Karjalainen lands a nice elbow.
Karjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karjalainen lands a hook that snaps the head of Willis backwards.
Karjalainen tries to break free but Willis pushes him back against the cage.
Willis lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karjalainen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willis won't allow Karjalainen to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Willis stopping the sweep attempt from Karjalainen.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karjalainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karjalainen pulls Willis in close to his closed guard and prevents Willis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Karjalainen looking to control.
Willis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karjalainen looking for a sweep. Not yet Karjalainen, not yet.
Karjalainen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Willis chips away with some ground and pound.
Willis wants to control from the top but Karjalainen keeps moving.
Willis postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Dom Willis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Willis lands a couple of digs.
Willis throws a strike but Karjalainen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Willis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karjalainen stays in close to Willis's body and controls the position.
Karjalainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karjalainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Willis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Willis is pulling down on Karjalainen's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Karjalainen stays in close to Willis's body and controls the position.
Willis is trying to control the position but Karjalainen postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Willis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Willis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karjalainen manages to avoid it.
Karjalainen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Willis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Karjalainen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Willis off and has taken his back!
Willis can't escape the position.
Willis is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Willis is trying to get back to his feet but Karjalainen has full control of the position and if anything, Willis has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Karjalainen slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Willis tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that's the end of the fight!
Teemu Karjalainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karjalainen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teemu Karjalainen!
A very excited looking Teemu Karjalainen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Dom Willis stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back better than ever!'.
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