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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 473 p4p, 71 weight class) and Calabi Yau (ranked 564 p4p, 82 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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174 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calabi Yau!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yau just misses with a punch to the body.
Yau misses with a looping left.
Hedman Karlsson walks into a stiff left hand from Yau.
Yau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Yau.
Yau throws a body punch but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body kick.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a leg kick. Yau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yau scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Yau misses with a body shot
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hedman Karlsson 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.
Yau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hedman Karlsson throws a front kick aimed at Yau's knee but Yau avoids it well.
Yau misses with a hook. Hedman Karlsson ducked under it nicely.
Hedman Karlsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a right hand. Yau shakes it off.
Yau keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yau scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yau jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yau misses the shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yau was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Yau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hedman Karlsson at a distance.
Hedman Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yau.
Yau slips under a jab.
Hedman Karlsson defending well as Yau loads up on a big left hand.
Yau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yau swings for the body but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson clinches with his opponent.
Yau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hedman Karlsson is looking for a takedown.
Yau putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hedman Karlsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hedman Karlsson backwards.
Yau tries a body shot but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Hedman Karlsson fails to land.
Hedman Karlsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yau gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yau lands a left hand.
Hedman Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yau.
Yau blocking some punches.
Yau has a couple of punches blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Yau trying to land knees to the body.
Yau misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Yau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yau landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yau blocks an uppercut.
Yau lands with a right to the head.
Hedman Karlsson gets control of Yau's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hedman Karlsson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Yau's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hedman Karlsson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Yau has passed into half guard!
Yau takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hedman Karlsson looking for submissions off his back.
Hedman Karlsson looking for subs from the bottom but Yau mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yau takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yau is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calabi Yau dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hedman Karlsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yau counters with a nice uppercut.
Yau throws out a loose jab but Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yau.
Yau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hedman Karlsson. Hedman Karlsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Hedman Karlsson thuds his right hand into Yau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hedman Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Yau.
A little feinted left hand from Hedman Karlsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yau looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yau scores with a nice right hand.
Yau jabs at Hedman Karlsson's body.
A combination from Hedman Karlsson does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut
and Yau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson shoots in and bounces Yau off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yau uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a looping right.
Yau misses with an uppercut. Hedman Karlsson saw that one coming.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab from Yau.
Yau lands a jab to Hedman Karlsson's midsection.
Yau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Yau. Beautiful body shot.
Yau lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hedman Karlsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau loads up on a big right hand but Hedman Karlsson slips the punch.
Hedman Karlsson looks to throw the jab but Yau is out of range.
Hedman Karlsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yau.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Yau moved out of range.
Calabi Yau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson moves out of range as Yau strikes.
Yau throws a body shot but no joy.
Hedman Karlsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yau circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Yau.
Yau throws an off balance right hand
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Yau.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hedman Karlsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yau misses with a lunging right hand
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yau missing with a left hand there. Hedman Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hedman Karlsson feints and then cracks Yau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yau down.
Hedman Karlsson throws a leg kick but Yau checks it.
Yau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Hedman Karlsson counters with a quick kick to the body but Yau blocks it.
Hedman Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Yau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hedman Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Yau moves away and avoids it.
Yau defending well as Hedman Karlsson loads up on a big left hand.
Hedman Karlsson swings for the body but Yau moves out of range.
Calabi Yau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yau. Hedman Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Hedman Karlsson is predictable there
and Yau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a takedown
and Yau counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yau slips under a jab from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yau throws a looping overhand right but Hedman Karlsson ducks down to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big counter combination but Yau scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hedman Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yau.
Hedman Karlsson defending well as Yau loads up on a big left hand.
Yau lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hedman Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
and Yau counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yau connects with a body shot that sends Hedman Karlsson's belly button to the back.
Yau throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hedman Karlsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hedman Karlsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yau, pushing him back against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hedman Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calabi Yau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yau throws a hook to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hedman Karlsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a jab.
Yau throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson avoids it easily.
Hedman Karlsson slips a jab from Yau.
Yau looks to land a right hand but Hedman Karlsson moved out of range.
Hedman Karlsson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson has his takedown stuffed
enabling Yau to counter with a crisp jab.
Hedman Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yau counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yau misses with a straight right.
Hedman Karlsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Yau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson tries to work over Yau's front leg with a kick but Yau checks it.
Yau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hedman Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hedman Karlsson.
Yau throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yau.
Hedman Karlsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yau.
Yau misses with a hook.
Yau lands a right hook to the body.
Hedman Karlsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yau, pushing him back against the cage.
Yau scores with a shot to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head.
Yau avoids a wild elbow strike from Hedman Karlsson.
Yau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws a looping overhand right but Yau ducks down to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a kick to the body.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Yau misses with an uppercut. Hedman Karlsson saw that one coming.
Hedman Karlsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yau.
Yau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hedman Karlsson at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hedman Karlsson slips a jab from Yau.
Some bone on bone action there as Yau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Hedman Karlsson backs off Yau throws a huge counter combo but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid it all.
Yau checks a leg kick.
Yau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yau misses with a hook
letting Hedman Karlsson counter with a right hand.
Yau lands a nice shot that snaps Hedman Karlsson's head back.
Donk. Hedman Karlsson catches Yau right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hedman Karlsson walks into a left hand.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a leg kick
enabling Yau to counter with a crisp jab.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab. Yau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hedman Karlsson with a jab.
Yau scores with a nice head shot.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab to the body.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a nice body punch.
Hedman Karlsson misses with the combination.
Calabi Yau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yau misses with an uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Yau.
Yau slips under a jab from Hedman Karlsson.
Yau looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
Hedman Karlsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little jabbing left from Yau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hedman Karlsson wants to clinch.
Yau throws out a counter right but Hedman Karlsson avoids it with no problem.
Yau misses the shot to the body.
Yau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hedman Karlsson at a distance.
Hedman Karlsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calabi Yau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yau has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calabi Yau!
An out of breath Calabi Yau thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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