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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Krampus (ranked 179 p4p, 181 weight class) and Joosep Lõhmus (ranked 30 p4p, 31 weight class). Lõhmus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amon Amarth - The Way of Vikings. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Krampus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joosep Lõhmus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krampus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lõhmus counters with an inside leg kick.
Krampus throws a body punch but Lõhmus moves out of range.
Lõhmus throws out a counter right but Krampus avoids it with no problem.
Krampus 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.
Krampus checks a low kick from Lõhmus.
Krampus attempts a counter takedown but Lõhmus avoids it well and moves away.
Lõhmus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A good leg kick by Krampus.
Lõhmus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lõhmus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krampus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Krampus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lõhmus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krampus scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Lõhmus.
Krampus blocks the body kick.
Krampus throws a body shot but no joy.
Lõhmus with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krampus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lõhmus tried to score with a low kick but Krampus checks it.
Krampus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lõhmus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lõhmus tries to land a leg kick but Krampus saw it coming and moves away.
Krampus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krampus.
Krampus is looking to wear down Lõhmus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lõhmus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krampus manages to avoid it.
Krampus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Krampus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lõhmus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lõhmus throws a looping overhand right but Krampus ducks down to avoid it.
Lõhmus lands an overhand right.
Nice body punch from Lõhmus.
Joosep Lõhmus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krampus throws a low kick, looking for Lõhmus's leg but Lõhmus calmly moves out of range.
Lõhmus blocks a jab.
Lõhmus checks a low kick from Krampus.
Krampus tries for a takedown but Lõhmus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Krampus avoids the body shot from Lõhmus.
Nice defenses there by Krampus.
Lõhmus clobbers Krampus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lõhmus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krampus.
Lõhmus misses the jab.
Krampus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Krampus checks a low kick from Lõhmus.
Krampus motions for Lõhmus to come forward. Krampus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lõhmus has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Joosep Lõhmus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krampus checks a leg kick.
Krampus walks into a jab.
Lõhmus feints and then cracks Krampus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krampus down.
Lõhmus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Krampus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lõhmus throws a lazy right hand but Krampus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Krampus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crunch! Lõhmus slams his shin into Krampus's torso.
Lõhmus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krampus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lõhmus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lõhmus tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Lõhmus is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus trying to control the position but Krampus manages to sink in the hooks.
Krampus 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.
Lõhmus is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Krampus off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Lõhmus's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Krampus's hands.
Krampus is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Lõhmus up.
Lõhmus tries to roll but Krampus sticks to his back.
Krampus 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.
Krampus is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lõhmus is trying to stand back up.
Krampus gets his hands free as Lõhmus looks to control.
Krampus is landing with strikes. Lõhmus can't take much more of this.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus is in bad spot here.
Krampus punishes Lõhmus with strikes from the back mount.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Krampus.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Krampus.
Krampus misses with an elbow to the head.
Lõhmus trying to control the position but Krampus manages to sink in the hooks.
Krampus lands strikes to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krampus punishes Lõhmus with strikes from the back mount.
Lõhmus is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Krampus softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Lõhmus is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Krampus missing with punches from the back.
Lõhmus rolls, trying to escape but Krampus keeps control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Will Krampus go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dexter Krampus will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Krampus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lõhmus checks it well.
Krampus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lõhmus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krampus.
Krampus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Krampus misses.
Krampus throws a looping overhand right but Lõhmus ducks down to avoid it.
Krampus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joosep Lõhmus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lõhmus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lõhmus misses with the body kick
and Krampus counters with a left to the body.
Krampus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lõhmus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lõhmus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lõhmus slips a jab and a cross from Krampus.
Krampus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lõhmus.
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!
Lõhmus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Krampus misses
and Lõhmus counters with a stiff right hand.
Lõhmus cracks Krampus with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus swings widly with a right hand
and Lõhmus counters with a solid body kick.
Krampus has a takedown stuffed.
Lõhmus lands a leg kick that knocks Krampus off balance momentarily.
Krampus misses with an uppercut. Lõhmus saw that one coming.
Krampus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lõhmus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Krampus blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Lõhmus does it's job there.
Lõhmus scores with a body shot.
Krampus thows a leg kick but Lõhmus checks it
and Lõhmus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Krampus is looking to slow Lõhmus down with leg kicks.
Crunch! Lõhmus slams his shin into Krampus's torso.
Krampus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lõhmus lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Krampus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lõhmus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lõhmus misses with a straight right.
Krampus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lõhmus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krampus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lõhmus scores with a nice head shot.
A clash of legs there as Lõhmus blocks the low kick.
Krampus tries for a takedown but Lõhmus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Krampus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lõhmus counters with an inside leg kick.
Lõhmus drops his hands momentarily and Krampus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lõhmus.
Lõhmus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krampus.
Lõhmus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krampus throws out the jab.
Krampus misses with an uppercut. Lõhmus saw that one coming.
Krampus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lõhmus throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Krampus catches Lõhmus right on the button with a cross.
Lõhmus lunges at Krampus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krampus's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick but Krampus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lõhmus loads up on a big right hand but Krampus slips the punch.
Krampus punishes Lõhmus's body with a nice straight punch.
Krampus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lõhmus misses with a straight left.
Lõhmus throws a body punch but Krampus moves out of range.
Krampus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lõhmus throws a body punch but Krampus moves out of range.
Lõhmus lands a leg kick that knocks Krampus off balance momentarily.
Krampus misses with a left hand
and Lõhmus counters with a series of strikes. Krampus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Krampus takes a swing at Lõhmus's ribcage but misses.
Krampus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krampus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lõhmus.
Krampus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lõhmus missing with a left hand there. Krampus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krampus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lõhmus to score with a decent uppercut.
Krampus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lõhmus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lõhmus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krampus.
Krampus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lõhmus looks to land a left hand but Krampus moved out of range nicely.
Lõhmus just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKrampus.
Krampus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krampus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Krampus missing with a left hand there. Lõhmus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krampus wants to land a leg kick but Lõhmus is out of range.
Lõhmus throws out a counter right but Krampus avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Lõhmus does it's job there.
A low kick lands for Lõhmus.
Lõhmus feints and then cracks Krampus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krampus down.
Lõhmus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lõhmus lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krampus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lõhmus's sensitive parts.
Krampus lands a nice shot to the body.
Lõhmus looks to land a left hand but Krampus moved out of range nicely.
Krampus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lõhmus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joosep Lõhmus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Krampus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Krampus throws an overhand right that lands on Lõhmus's shoulder, as Lõhmus tries to avoid the shot.
Krampus wants to slow Lõhmus down by chopping away at his legs.
Lõhmus moves away from the strike by Krampus.
Krampus throws a solid leg kick but Lõhmus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Krampus.
Lõhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krampus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lõhmus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krampus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lõhmus thuds a left hand into Krampus's body.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick
and Krampus counters by clinching up.
Krampus stalling the fight.
Krampus looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krampus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krampus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lõhmus stops a takedown attempt from Krampus.
Lõhmus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krampus's elbow.
A short left from Krampus.
Lõhmus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus misses with a low kick.
Krampus misses with a double jab
and Lõhmus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krampus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lõhmus counters with a stiff right hand.
Lõhmus digs a good hook to Krampus's body.
Krampus throws a hook to the side of Lõhmus's head but Lõhmus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krampus avoids the head kick by Lõhmus.
Krampus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Krampus was looking to counter with a kick there.
Krampus checks a leg kick nicely.
Lõhmus tries to work over Krampus's front leg with a kick but Krampus checks it.
Lõhmus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lõhmus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lõhmus moves out of range of the leg kick from Krampus.
Krampus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus staying out of range there.
Lõhmus throws out a counter right but Krampus avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick from Lõhmus misses.
Krampus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Krampus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krampus misses with a hook
and Lõhmus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lõhmus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lõhmus blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lõhmus! But no joy.
Krampus jabs Lõhmus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lõhmus throws a shot from downtown. Krampus moves away and avoids it.
Krampus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lõhmus throws a low kick but Krampus moves out of range easily.
Krampus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lõhmus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lõhmus scores with a nice right hand.
Krampus checks a low kick from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lõhmus is out of range and Krampus settles back down.
Lõhmus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lõhmus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lõhmus is looking to slow Krampus down with leg kicks.
Lõhmus scores with a nice body kick.
Lõhmus lands a head kick. Krampus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lõhmus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body punch from Krampus.
Horrible takedown attempt by Krampus or perhaps it was just good defense by Lõhmus, which made it look bad.
Lõhmus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Krampus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lõhmus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Krampus staying out of range there.
Krampus throwing a counter right hand but Lõhmus manages to avoid it.
Lõhmus thows a leg kick but Krampus checks it
and Krampus counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krampus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lõhmus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus blocks a low kick nicely.
Krampus misses with a straight right.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick
and Krampus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lõhmus misses the jab.
Lõhmus throws out a leg kick but Krampus moves out of range and Lõhmus only half commits.
Lõhmus drops his hands momentarily and Krampus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krampus scores with a nice right hand.
Krampus misses with a straight left.
Krampus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lõhmus defending well as Krampus loads up on a big left hand.
Krampus checks a low kick from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus misses with a straight right.
Lõhmus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krampus moves out of range of the body kick from Lõhmus.
Krampus throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joosep Lõhmus.
I think Lõhmus 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joosep Lõhmus!
After winning the bout, Joosep Lõhmus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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