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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willem Korsemann (ranked 3084 p4p, 358 weight class) and Andrew Hartley (ranked 2639 p4p, 321 weight class). Andrew Hartley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Willem Korsemann's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willem Korsemann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrew Hartley!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korsemann pushes Hartley away with a front kick.
Willem Korsemann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartley swings for the body but Korsemann moves out of range.
Korsemann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartley.
Korsemann moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Korsemann throws a head kick but Hartley moves out of range.
Korsemann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hartley.
Korsemann throws a head kick that Hartley semi-blocks.
Jab by Korsemann.
A slow jab from Hartley misses its intended target.
Korsemann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hartley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hartley swings for the body but Korsemann moves out of range.
Korsemann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Korsemann drops his hands momentarily and Hartley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korsemann swings for the body but Hartley moves out of range.
Korsemann with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hartley misses with a body shot.
Hartley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korsemann moves away.
Hartley misses with a straight left.
Korsemann throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hartley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hartley there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartley misses the shot to the body.
Korsemann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Korsemann connects with a solid leg kick.
Hartley throws a looping overhand right but Korsemann ducks down to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Korsemann. Hartley shrugs it off though.
Korsemann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Korsemann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartley manages to avoid it.
Korsemann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hartley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Korsemann lands a high kick!
Hartley takes a swing at Korsemann's ribcage but misses.
Hartley misses with a wild body shot.
Hartley looks to score with a jab to the body but Korsemann is just out of range.
Korsemann throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hartley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Korsemann rather than just go for the knockout.
Korsemann lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Korsemann takes a swing at Hartley's ribcage but misses.
Hartley tries to bum rush Korsemann with a series of wild strikes but Korsemann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hartley tried to score with a low kick but Korsemann checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korsemann moves away.
Hartley missing with a left hand there. Korsemann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Korsemann tried to counter with a leg kick but Hartley avoided it.
Hartley stuns Korsemann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hartley misses the shot to the body.
Korsemann lands with a slapping head kick.
Korsemann is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hartley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Korsemann, pushing him back against the cage.
Hartley breaks from the clinch.
Hartley scores with a shot to the body.
Korsemann fakes the leg kick and cracks Hartley in the body.
Hartley just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Hartley misses.
Hartley misses with a body shot.
Hartley swings for the body but Korsemann moves out of range.
Korsemann appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hartley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Korsemann.
Korsemann cracks the inside of Hartley's front leg.
Hartley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartley throws out a loose jab but Korsemann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartley misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korsemann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Korsemann throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hartley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Korsemann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartley.
Korsemann lands a nice looking body shot.
Hartley blocks the body kick.
Korsemann takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hartley just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartley misses with a hook.
Korsemann connects with a nice looking jab.
Korsemann throws a leg kick which misses Hartley's front leg but catches the back leg as Hartley tries to avoid it.
Hartley moves into range and clinches up with Korsemann.
Korsemann crunches a lovely knee into Hartley's ribcage.
Hartley avoiding damage as Korsemann throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korsemann tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartley avoids the damage to the body.
Hartley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hartley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Korsemann.
Korsemann with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Korsemann breaks the clinch.
Korsemann drops his hands momentarily and Hartley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartley clinches up against the cage.
Hartley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hartley lands a hook that snaps the head of Korsemann backwards.
Hartley tries to throw a body punch but Korsemann avoids it by throwing Hartley back against the cage.
Korsemann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korsemann.
Korsemann ducks under a wild hook from Hartley.
Hartley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hartley takes a swing at Korsemann's ribcage but misses.
Korsemann cracks Hartley with a good jab.
A head kick from Korsemann lands but Hartley takes it in his stride.
Hartley lands with a nice body punch.
Hartley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Korsemann throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hartley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korsemann was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartley.
Hartley throws a body shot but no joy.
Hartley scores with a hook to the body. Korsemann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willem Korsemann dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Korsemann. Hartley shrugs it off though.
Hartley misses with an uppercut.
Korsemann throws a nice head kick!
Korsemann cracks the inside of Hartley's front leg.
Hartley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Korsemann. That one must have hurt.
Korsemann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Korsemann throws a front kick that sends Hartley stumbling back into the cage.
Korsemann throws a leg kick but Hartley checks it.
Korsemann takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hartley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Korsemann looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Korsemann delivers a nice body kick.
Hartley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartley. Korsemann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Korsemann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Korsemann swings for the body but Hartley moves out of range.
Hartley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Korsemann in his tracks.
Hartley forces Korsemann back against the cage and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Korsemann obliges.
Hartley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korsemann lands a left hand.
Korsemann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Korsemann lands a left hand.
Korsemann manages to break the clinch.
Korsemann throws a half hearted mid kick.
Willem Korsemann is winning the standup battle so far.
Korsemann keeps the fight on the outside.
Korsemann throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fighters circling - Korsemann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Korsemann avoids the body shot from Hartley.
Korsemann thumps Hartley with a low kick.
Hartley cracks Korsemann with a good jab.
Korsemann lands a front kick.
Korsemann connects with an inside leg kick.
Korsemann throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartley fails to land with a series of punches.
Korsemann looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartley is just out of range.
Hartley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Korsemann at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korsemann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartley.
Korsemann just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hartley swings for the body but Korsemann moves out of range.
That kick from Korsemann tenderised Hartley's leg. Hartley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Korsemann throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Korsemann moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot by Korsemann.
Korsemann lands a head kick. Hartley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Korsemann lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hartley swings for the body but Korsemann moves out of range.
Korsemann wants to clinch up but Hartley keeps it at a distance.
Korsemann tries to clinch up but Hartley circles away and keeps his distance.
Hartley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Korsemann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartley throws out the jab.
Korsemann scores with a head kick.
Hartley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Korsemann misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Korsemann avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Korsemann. Hartley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Hartley.
Hartley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Korsemann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartley was well out of range. Poor timing from Korsemann.
Korsemann tries a head kick but it misses.
Korsemann avoids the body shot from Hartley.
Korsemann misses with a hook
and Hartley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Korsemann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korsemann was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartley.
Korsemann appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hartley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Korsemann, pushing him back against the cage.
Hartley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hartley avoiding damage as Korsemann throws knees to the body.
Hartley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartley tries to break the clinch but Korsemann is controlling the position.
Hartley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Korsemann seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hartley can turn it around.
Hartley scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hartley scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Korsemann or not.
Hartley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hartley is leaning against Korsemann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hartley is leaning against Korsemann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hartley.
Hartley is leaning against Korsemann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hartley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Korsemann slips a jab from Hartley.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hartley can't find room to land a body shot as Korsemann controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Korsemann or not.
Hartley lands a hook that snaps the head of Korsemann backwards.
Hartley breaks the clinch.
Hartley misses with a body shot.
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 Willem Korsemann will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Korsemann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartley throws out the jab.
Korsemann is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Korsemann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Korsemann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Korsemann throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hartley on the side of the head.
Korsemann throws a half hearted mid kick.
Korsemann avoids the body shot from Hartley.
Hartley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Korsemann throws a front kick that sends Hartley stumbling back into the cage.
Hartley looks to score with a jab to the body but Korsemann is just out of range.
Hartley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartley looks to land a left hand but Korsemann moved out of range nicely.
Korsemann is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut there from Hartley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartley misses with a body shot.
Hartley cracks Korsemann with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hartley takes the fight into the clinch.
Hartley lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartley manages to break the clinch.
Hartley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hartley pushes Korsemann up against the cage in a clinch.
Hartley pushes Korsemann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hartley avoiding damage as Korsemann throws knees to the body.
Hartley is looking to control Korsemann's arms but Korsemann gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hartley has his back to the cage.
Hartley avoiding damage as Korsemann throws knees to the body.
Hartley scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Hartley.
Hartley blocks an elbow strike from Korsemann.
Hartley lands a body shot.
Korsemann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hartley throws a body punch but Korsemann moves out of range.
Korsemann closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Korsemann scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korsemann.
Hartley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korsemann lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hartley takes a step back to recover.
Hartley misses with a wild body shot.
Korsemann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartley throws a right hand that Korsemann ducks under and follows up with a left that Korsemann also avoids with ease.
A jab from Hartley misses.
Hartley checks the leg kick nicely there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Korsemann.
Korsemann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartley manages to avoid it.
Hartley misses with a body shot.
Korsemann throws a body punch but Hartley moves out of range.
Korsemann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartley.
Korsemann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartley misses with an uppercut.
Korsemann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Korsemann connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Korsemann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartley closes the distance and clinches.
Hartley lands a shot to the body.
Hartley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hartley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Korsemann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Korsemann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Hartley.
Hartley managing to block the knees to the body from Korsemann.
Hartley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hartley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hartley can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hartley.
Hartley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Korsemann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hartley avoids it.
Korsemann is trying to break the clinch but Hartley has him pressed against the cage.
Willem Korsemann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hartley managing to block the knees to the body from Korsemann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hartley.
Hartley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Korsemann is trying to break the clinch but Hartley is controlling him.
Hartley misses with a body punch.
Hartley tries to work over Korsemann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Korsemann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hartley blocks it with crossed arms.
Hartley lands a shot to the body.
Hartley manages to break the clinch.
Hartley takes a swing at Korsemann's ribcage but misses.
Korsemann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Korsemann tries to keep at a distance but Hartley has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartley tries a body shot but Korsemann blocks it.
Andrew Hartley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hartley misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Korsemann.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Hartley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Korsemann 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willem Korsemann!
Willem Korsemann seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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