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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Karlsson (ranked 813 p4p, 126 weight class) and Onni Seppala (ranked 991 p4p, 148 weight class). Karlsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 300 Violin Orchestra . Seppala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Husky Rescue - summertime cowboy . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24 - 14 - 0 |
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onni Seppala!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karlsson throws a hook but Seppala avoids it easily.
Karlsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Seppala takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Onni Seppala has been cut.
Seppala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karlsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karlsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karlsson misses with a left hand
and Seppala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seppala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seppala's coach down at Listerman's Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Seppala's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Seppala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karlsson.
Seppala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlsson.
Karlsson takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seppala scores with a nice right hand.
Seppala tests Karlsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seppala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karlsson is out of range.
Seppala ducks under a wild hook from Karlsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Karlsson.
Seppala is looking to chop away at Karlsson's legs.
Karlsson connects with a body shot.
Karlsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seppala throws out the jab.
Seppala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seppala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karlsson tests Seppala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karlsson misses with a right hand
and Seppala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karlsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karlsson scores with a three punch combo!
Karlsson throws a head kick that Seppala semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seppala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Seppala slips the punch.
Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seppala.
Karl Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karlsson.
Karlsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Seppala.
Seppala throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seppala, right into the meat.
Seppala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Seppala lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karlsson walks into a stiff left hand from Seppala.
Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seppala.
A quick step to the side and Karlsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seppala walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karlsson throws a nice head kick!
Seppala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karlsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karlsson moves away from the strike by Seppala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Seppala moves away and avoids it.
Seppala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karlsson.
Seppala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses.
Seppala loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch.
Seppala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seppala moves away.
Karlsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karlsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses.
Seppala wants to counter the offense by Karlsson and move into the clinch position.
Seppala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Seppala is looking to clinch but Karlsson is avoiding it.
As Seppala looks to move away, Karlsson throws a big counter combo but Seppala just gets out of the way.
Seppala takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karlsson with a hook.
Karlsson works over Seppala's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seppala throws a head kick but Karlsson moves out of range.
Seppala connects with a jab.
Karlsson misses with a looping left.
Seppala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Seppala wants to clinch up but Karlsson keeps it at a distance.
Seppala throws a leg kick but Karlsson moved away.
Jab from Seppala.
Seppala has Karlsson up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seppala.
Seppala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karlsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karlsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Seppala throws a body punch but Karlsson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Karlsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Onni Seppala's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Seppala lands a nice looking body shot.
Seppala changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seppala misses with a body kick.
Karlsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Seppala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Karlsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A punch combination from Karlsson misses.
Karlsson slips a straight right by Seppala.
Seppala tries to score with a low kick but Karlsson moves his leg out of the way.
Nice shot lands for Seppala.
Karlsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Karlsson throws out a powerful jab.
Seppala missing with a left hand there. Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Karlsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seppala under the eye.
Seppala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karlsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlsson. Seppala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seppala misses with a body kick.
Karlsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Karlsson avoids the body shot from Seppala.
Karlsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Seppala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karlsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seppala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seppala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karlsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seppala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seppala thows a leg kick but Karlsson checks it
and Karlsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Seppala wants to clinch up but Karlsson keeps it at a distance.
Karlsson throws a sloppy head kick and Seppala moves out of range easily.
Karlsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Seppala slips a jab and a cross from Karlsson.
Karlsson moves away from the strike by Seppala.
Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karlsson blocks a jab.
Karlsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karlsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karlsson staying out of range there.
Seppala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seppala scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karlsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Karlsson looks to land a combination but Seppala avoids it well.
Karl Karlsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seppala connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karlsson. Karlsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karlsson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karlsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seppala tries to clinch up but Karlsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Karlsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A lazy body kick from Seppala
and Karlsson counters with a two punch combo.
Seppala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seppala swings for the body but Karlsson moves out of range.
Seppala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a series of strikes that have Seppala backpedaling.
Karlsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Seppala feints a counter leg kick.
Karlsson misses with a looping left.
Karlsson throws a head kick but Seppala moves out of range.
Seppala slips a straight right by Karlsson.
Seppala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Seppala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala throws a hook but Karlsson blocks it.
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!
Seppala bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karlsson lands the left hand.
Karlsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Seppala.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seppala, right into the meat.
Karlsson misses with an uppercut.
Karlsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Seppala's head.
Seppala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karlsson manages to avoid it.
Karlsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Karlsson takes one on the button.
Karlsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seppala blocks a head kick by Karlsson.
Seppala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karlsson's sensitive parts.
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 Karl Karlsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Onni Seppala's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Karlsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seppala.
No joy there for Karlsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karlsson slips a straight right by Seppala.
Seppala just misses with a punch to the body.
Seppala throws a right hand that misses
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Karlsson does no damage.
Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seppala.
Karlsson moves forwards but Seppala connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Seppala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karlsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seppala can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seppala looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karlsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A combination from Seppala does no damage.
Karlsson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seppala moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson takes a swing at Seppala's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Karlsson.
Karl Karlsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Karlsson swings for the body but Seppala moves out of range.
Seppala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karlsson throws a head kick but Seppala moves out of range.
A jab from Seppala finds it's way through Karlsson's defenses.
Seppala closes the distance and clinches.
Seppala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
A hook to the body from Seppala.
Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Seppala misses with a hook. Karlsson ducked under it nicely.
Seppala connects with a solid leg kick.
Seppala is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karlsson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seppala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seppala tries to close the distance and clinch but Karlsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seppala throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karlsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karlsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karlsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Seppala's head.
Karlsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seppala lands with a good body shot.
Seppala slips a jab and a cross from Karlsson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seppala misses with a hook.
Karlsson throws a combination that misses
and Seppala makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Seppala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karlsson's hands.
Seppala tries to clinch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Seppala slips a jab from Karlsson.
Karlsson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSeppala.
Karlsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Seppala.
Seppala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seppala throws out the jab.
Karlsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Karlsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Seppala releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Karlsson misses with a wild combination.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Karlsson misses its intended target.
Seppala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karlsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karlsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karlsson is rocked!
Seppala lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Karlsson - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Seppala!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Onni Seppala!
A very excited looking Onni Seppala 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.
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