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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Karhu (ranked 2075 p4p, 235 weight class) and Jimmy Fothergill (ranked 1458 p4p, 181 weight class). Fothergill is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Austrian Death Machine - Get To The Choppa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 cm
22
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
24
260 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Karhu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Fothergill! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fothergill misses with a left hand letting Karhu counter with a right hand. Fothergill ducks under a wild hook from Karhu. Karhu blocks a jab. Karhu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malmi Aitta in the buildup to the fight. Karhu lands a really nice looking cross but Fothergill seems unphased.
Fothergill has closed the distance and engaged Karhu in a clinch.
Fothergill takes a shot to the head. Karhu scores with a shoulder strike. Karhu lands with a right to the head. The referee is keeping an eye on Karhu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Karhu manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Fothergill misses the target. A left lands for Karhu. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A big left from Fothergill misses. Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Karhu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fothergill has time to react. Fothergill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fothergill tries to counter with a clinch but Karhu shakes him off and moves away. Fothergill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Fothergill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karhu. Karhu walks into a straight right hand from Fothergill. Karhu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karhu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Fothergill has closed the distance and engaged Karhu in a clinch.
Karhu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Fothergill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fothergill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Fothergill lands with a shot to the body. Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fothergill throws a shot from downtown. Karhu moves away and avoids it. Karhu lands with an uppercut that bounces Fothergill off the cage and back into range. 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! Karhu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Jesse Karhu has been cut. Karhu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fothergill connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karhu scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Karhu throws a body punch but Fothergill moves out of range. Some wild striking there from Fothergill.
Fothergill looks to land a combination but Karhu avoids it well. Karhu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. A good leg kick by Fothergill. Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fothergill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Karhu lands with a nice combination. Fothergill backs away looking to recover. Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fothergill.
Fothergill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Karhu misses its target. Fothergill tries to clinch up and Karhu counters with a lovely straight right hand! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sloppy strikes from Karhu. Those never looked like landing. Fothergill throws out a counter right but Karhu avoids it with no problem. Karhu catches Fothergill with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Fothergill throws a body punch but Karhu moves out of range. Karhu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Karhu dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jesse Karhu's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fothergill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fothergill ducks under a wild hook from Karhu. Karhu connects with a body shot. Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fothergill let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Karhu jabs at Fothergill's body. Fothergill just misses with a punch to the body.
Fothergill misses with a straight left. Karhu swings for the body but Fothergill moves out of range.
Karhu connects with a jab. Fothergill misses with a body shot.
Karhu connects with the punch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fothergill closes the distance and clinches. Karhu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karhu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fothergill. Karhu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fothergill in his tracks. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fothergill is looking to clinch. Karhu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Karhu connects with a right hand. Fothergill shakes it off. Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fothergill misses with a double jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karhu. Nice straight punches there by Karhu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karhu. Karhu misses with a hook. Fothergill needs to keep his hands up - Karhu had a free shot at his head there. Jesse Karhu is winning the standup battle so far. Karhu lands with a shot to the body. Karhu slips under a jab from Fothergill. Karhu misses with a double jab.
Karhu misses with an uppercut. Fothergill saw that one coming. Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fothergill throws a head kick but Karhu moves out of range.
Fothergill walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karhu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Fothergill takes one to the chin there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fothergill lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Karhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fothergill manages to avoid it. Fothergill misses with an uppercut
and Karhu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Fothergill misses the shot to the body. Fothergill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Karhu lands a right hook to the body.
Karhu scores with a hook to the body. Fothergill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Fothergill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Fothergill misses. Karhu is looking to counter punch. A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Fothergill does a little dance to reset his feet. Fothergill throws a nice looking combination but Karhu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Fothergill missing with a left hand there. Karhu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Karhu clobbers Fothergill with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Karhu avoids the head kick by Fothergill.
Fothergill throws a head kick that misses. Karhu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fothergill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Karhu dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Jesse Karhu's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fothergill is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Karhu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Karhu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fothergill on the side of the head. Karhu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Karhu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Fothergill takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Karhu lands with a straight right. Fothergill didn't see that one coming. Fothergill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fothergill is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Fothergill throws a punch but it's blocked by Karhu. Fothergill manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fothergill is looking to clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Fothergill looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Karhu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fothergill to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fothergill moves out of range as Karhu strikes. Karhu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Karhu getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Fothergill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karhu to score with a decent uppercut. Karhu with a hook. Fothergill lands with a slapping head kick. Karhu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Fothergill throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Karhu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fothergill can do to turn this around? Fothergill misses with a body shot.
Fothergill throws a wild combination but nothing lands. The fight moves into the clinch position. 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! Karhu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Fothergill misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Karhu to counter with a crisp jab. Jimmy Fothergill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jesse Karhu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fothergill falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Karhu to counter with a crisp jab. Fothergill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jimmy Fothergill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Karhu misses with a straight left. Karhu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fothergill on the side of the head. Karhu throws a hook but Fothergill avoids it easily. Karhu throws a big shot that misses. Fothergill wants to counter with a clinch but Karhu pushes him away. Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Fothergill is just out of range. Fothergill takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Fothergill thows a left - swing and a miss! Fothergill ducks under a wild hook from Karhu. As Karhu backs off Fothergill throws a huge counter combo but Karhu manages to avoid it all. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karhu. Sloppy strikes from Fothergill. Those never looked like landing. It looked like Karhu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Karhu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Karhu lands a jab to the nose. Fothergill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight! Jesse Karhu showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karhu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27 Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Karhu! Jesse Karhu thanked the fans post fight for their support. In defeat, Jimmy Fothergill stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bollocks. Sithee.'.
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energy
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pop
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