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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Keskisarja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JT Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Breathe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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201 lbs
20 - 16 - 1 |
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201 lbs
29 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Keskisarja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, JT Redman!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redman takes one on the button.
Redman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Keskisarja scores with a decent looking hook.
Redman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keskisarja throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Redman avoids the head kick by Keskisarja.
Redman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Redman misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Redman.
It looks like Kari Keskisarja has been cut.
Redman staying out of range there.
Keskisarja with a jab.
It looks like JT Redman has been cut.
Redman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keskisarja looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keskisarja moves away from the strike by Redman.
Keskisarja misses with a double jab.
Keskisarja checks a leg kick.
Redman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keskisarja.
Keskisarja lets loose with a powerful body kick. Redman will feel that in the morning.
Keskisarja blocks a jab.
Keskisarja 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.
Redman throws a jab when Keskisarja was well out of range.
Keskisarja throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Keskisarja if he has to take too many more of those.
Keskisarja misses with a wild body shot.
Keskisarja throws a leg kick but Redman checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Keskisarja checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Keskisarja was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Redman.
Keskisarja walks into a left hand.
Keskisarja misses with a low kick.
Keskisarja just misses with a punch to the body.
Redman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Redman throws a big shot that misses.
Keskisarja throws a quick counter kick to the body but Redman avoids it.
The fighters circling - Keskisarja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donk. Redman catches Keskisarja right on the button with a cross.
Redman lands with a straight right. Keskisarja didn't see that one coming.
Redman cracks the inside of Keskisarja's front leg.
Keskisarja connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keskisarja slips a jab from Redman.
Keskisarja tries to counter by clinching up but Redman breaks away and moves out of range.
Keskisarja throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Redman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Keskisarja takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja walks into a straight right hand from Redman.
Redman misses with the combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Redman. Keskisarja shrugs it off though.
Redman avoids the body shot from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Redman with a hook.
Kari Keskisarja's cut is getting worse.
A solid body kick from Keskisarja.
Redman lands with a cross.
The crowd cheers as Redman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keskisarja doesn't seem phased though.
Keskisarja moves into the clinch successfully.
Redman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keskisarja blocks the body kick.
Keskisarja is looking to counter punch.
Redman throws a shot from downtown. Keskisarja moves away and avoids it.
And Keskisarja counters with a quick kick to the body but Redman blocks it.
Keskisarja misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja lands a high kick!
Redman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keskisarja takes one to the chin there.
Redman throws a head kick that Keskisarja semi-blocks.
Redman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Redman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja throws a sloppy head kick and Redman moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Redman.
Good shot there by Redman.
Kari Keskisarja's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Keskisarja takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keskisarja defending well as Redman loads up on a big left hand.
Keskisarja blocks a jab.
Keskisarja clinches up with Redman and pushes him back against the cage.
Redman tries to break the clinch but Keskisarja is controlling the position.
Redman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Redman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Redman.
Redman throws a hook to the side of Keskisarja's head but Keskisarja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keskisarja throws a wild body kick that Redman sees coming a mile off.
Redman throws a wild body kick that Keskisarja sees coming a mile off.
Jab, jab by Redman - just one landing.
Keskisarja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keskisarja misses with a head kick.
Redman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Redman moves out of range as Keskisarja throws a body kick.
Redman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Keskisarja had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Redman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Keskisarja thinks about countering with a body kick.
A slow jab from Redman misses its intended target.
Redman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redman throws an off balance right hand
enabling Keskisarja to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keskisarja misses with a straight right.
Redman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keskisarja misses with a head kick.
Keskisarja pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JT Redman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Redman connects with a leg kick. Keskisarja looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Redman cracks Keskisarja with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Keskisarja on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Redman. Redman obviously looking to wear him down.
Keskisarja cracks Redman with an open hand slap.
Keskisarja scores with a nice strike.
Keskisarja throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Keskisarja has taken the fight to the clinch.
Keskisarja trying to land knees to the body.
Keskisarja creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Redman's defenses.
Redman is trying to break the clinch but Keskisarja has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Keskisarja to work.
Redman has had enough of the clinch but Keskisarja keeps him there for the moment.
Keskisarja creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Redman's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keskisarja tries a body shot but Redman blocks it.
Redman manages to break the clinch.
Redman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keskisarja's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskisarja throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keskisarja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redman.
Redman pushes Keskisarja away with a front kick.
Keskisarja slips under a jab.
Redman blocks the body kick.
Keskisarja lands a nice looking kick to the body. Redman takes a step back to recover.
Redman throws an overhand right that lands on Keskisarja's shoulder, as Keskisarja tries to avoid the shot.
Keskisarja lands with a slapping head kick.
Keskisarja throws a body shot but no joy.
Redman misses the body punch
and Keskisarja counters with a stiff right hand.
Redman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keskisarja manages to avoid it.
JT Redman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keskisarja closes the distance and pushes Redman back into the cage.
Keskisarja keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Redman's efforts to push away.
Keskisarja connects with a nasty looking knee right to Redman's face.
Redman working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman blocks a body shot from Keskisarja.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Keskisarja.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redman manages to break the clinch.
Redman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Redman throws a fast counter high kick but Keskisarja manages to duck under it in time.
Redman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice uppercut there from Redman.
Jeez, Kari Keskisarja's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Keskisarja misses with a kick to the body.
Keskisarja defending well as Redman loads up on a big left hand.
Keskisarja is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Keskisarja.
Keskisarja throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Redman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Keskisarja takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Redman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Redman moves out of range as Keskisarja throws a body kick.
A lazy left from Redman finds it's target.
Redman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Keskisarja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Keskisarja steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redman.
Keskisarja misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Redman.
Keskisarja is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Redman works Keskisarja's body with a nice hook.
Redman lands with a hook. Keskisarja tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kari Keskisarja's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). JT Redman!
JT Redman decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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