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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tero Karhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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162 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
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166 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Karhula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Luiz !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karhula to score with a decent uppercut.
Luiz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karhula's sensitive parts.
Luiz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karhula blocks a head kick by Luiz .
Jab from Luiz .
Luiz connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Karhula does no damage.
Karhula misses with a hook.
Luiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karhula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karhula misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Karhula blocks the low kick.
Karhula on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Karhula looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luiz .
Karhula throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luiz 's waist but Luiz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karhula off to one side.
Karhula throws a nice looking combination but Luiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice takedown defense from Luiz . No joy for Karhula on that attempt.
Luiz fakes the leg kick and cracks Karhula in the body.
Luiz scores with a head kick.
It looks like Tero Karhula has been cut.
Karhula throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karhula misses with an uppercut.
Luiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Luiz - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luiz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karhula throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luiz .
Luiz slips a jab from Karhula.
Luiz slips under a jab from Karhula.
Karhula pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luiz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Luiz .
Karhula is breathing heavily.
Karhula has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Luiz .
Karhula 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.
Luiz cracks the inside of Karhula's front leg.
Luiz lands a jab to the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Luiz .
An inside leg kick lands from Luiz .
Luiz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Luiz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luiz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luiz . Karhula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karhula looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tero Karhula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick there by Luiz .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz scores with a push kick.
Luiz tries to clinch but Karhula moves out of range.
Karhula avoids the head kick by Luiz .
Luiz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karhula has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karhula moves out of range as Luiz throws a body kick.
A jab lands there for Luiz .
Bruno Luiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luiz .
Bruno Luiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhula 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.
Luiz scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karhula takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Karhula. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luiz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karhula checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Luiz - that will leave a mark!
Karhula on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Luiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Luiz .
Luiz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Luiz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luiz misses with a wild body shot.
Luiz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Karhula will feel that in the morning.
Luiz connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Luiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tero Karhula's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Luiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Karhula circles away.
Karhula keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhula fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Luiz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Luiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luiz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karhula checks it well.
Karhula throws out a loose jab but Luiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Luiz .
A nice inside leg kick there by Luiz . That's going to slow Karhula down.
Luiz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Karhula has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luiz .
Luiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luiz throws a head kick that half lands.
Karhula is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhula has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luiz .
Luiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karhula. That did some damage!
Karhula looks to throw the jab but Luiz is out of range.
Luiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karhula moves out of range of the body kick.
Karhula cracks Luiz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karhula avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luiz thuds his right hand into Karhula's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Luiz .
Karhula throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Luiz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Luiz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karhula connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by Luiz .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhula looks to land a right hand but Luiz moved out of range.
Karhula takes a swing at Luiz 's ribcage but misses.
Luiz cracks the inside of Karhula's front leg.
Karhula will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Luiz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luiz feints and then cracks Karhula's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karhula down.
Luiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Karhula. Karhula gets slowly back to his feet.
Luiz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karhula has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luiz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karhula takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good leg kick by Luiz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karhula is out of range and Luiz settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luiz .
Luiz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses.
Luiz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bruno Luiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karhula takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karhula misses the body punch
and Luiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karhula takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luiz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karhula has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luiz defending well as Karhula loads up on a big left hand.
Karhula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luiz .
Karhula throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhula missing with a left hand there. Luiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karhula on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luiz . Luiz obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhula rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luiz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Karhula really felt that one!
Luiz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Karhula chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luiz can pounce on him.
Karhula takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luiz forces Karhula back against the cage and clinches.
Luiz misses with some punches.
Luiz wants to stall.
Luiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karhula's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karhula lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luiz is pressed up against the cage. Karhula has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Luiz down to the mat. Luiz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tero Karhula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luiz .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Luiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tero Karhula's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Luiz misses with a head kick.
Karhula throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Luiz was covering up waiting for the punch and Karhula finishes the takedown easily into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Karhula throwing strikes from guard but Luiz blocks nicely.
Luiz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karhula is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhula sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Luiz 's guard.
Karhula is trying to control. Luiz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Karhula.
Karhula frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Karhula raining down hammerfists from mount.
Karhula with shots to the head and body - Luiz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Karhula wants to control the pace but Luiz is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhula lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luiz is squirming around, avoiding Karhula's attempts to control the action.
Luiz is trying desperately to improve position.
Karhula trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Luiz tries to hold on but Karhula postures up.
Bruno Luiz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhula trying to control but Luiz is having none of it.
Karhula landing strikes from the mount and Luiz is in trouble!
Karhula has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Luiz 's face.
Luiz is rocked!
Karhula looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Luiz is still in real trouble! Can Karhula finish him?
Luiz is trying to escape the mount.
Karhula postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Luiz badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Karhula around the waist but Karhula pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Karhula is the winner by TKO! Karhula jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tero Karhula!
A pretty intense looking Tero Karhula took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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