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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Karpo (ranked 155 p4p, 298 weight class) and Jeff Mma (ranked 23 p4p, 40 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannu Karpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Mma!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karpo takes one to the side of the head.
Karpo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Mma has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mma.
Mma lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mma.
It looks like Hannu Karpo has been cut.
Karpo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mma.
Mma avoids the body shot from Karpo.
Mma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karpo staying out of range there.
Karpo lands with a cross.
Karpo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mma tries to escape but Karpo is in control.
We've been hearing that Karpo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Karpo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Check out the look on Karpo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mma managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Karpo.
Mma wants to get back to his feet but Karpo drags him back down.
Karpo tries for a kimura but Mma is defending well.
Karpo working the ground and pound but Mma is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karpo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mma down.
Mma is pushing Karpo's head away, looking to escape. Karpo manages to hold on to the position though.
Mma on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Karpo is trying to get an arm triangle but Mma is defending well.
Mma wants to get back to his feet.
Karpo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Karpo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mma is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Karpo is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mma knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mma is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Karpo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mma bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Karpo staying out of range there.
Karpo is looking to counter punch.
Karpo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karpo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mma.
A big right from Mma misses.
Mma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karpo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mma loads up on a big right hand but Karpo slips the punch.
Mma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karpo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mma throws a series of strikes that have Karpo backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jeff Mma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karpo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mma to counter with a crisp jab.
Karpo throws the left hand but Mma avoids the punch easily.
Mma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karpo.
Karpo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mma momentarily.
Karpo misses with a looping left.
Mma tries to move into range but Karpo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karpo scores with a shot to the body.
Mma throws a hook to the side of Karpo's head but Karpo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karpo throws a leg kick but Mma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karpo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mma was well out of range. Poor timing from Karpo.
Despite the aggression on Mma's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karpo misses with a hook.
Hannu Karpo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mma misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mma throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Karpo to counter with a crisp jab.
Mma moves out of range of the strikes.
Mma throws a counter combo.
Karpo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mma moves out of range of the strikes.
Karpo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mma but Mma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mma misses with a body kick.
Karpo slips a jab from Mma.
Jab, jab by Karpo - just one landing.
Mma misses with a jab to the body
and Mma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karpo lands with a hook. Mma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karpo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karpo slips a straight right by Mma.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mma lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Mma misses the target.
Mma throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Karpo misses the target.
Mma throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hannu Karpo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hannu Karpo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karpo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mma under the eye.
Mma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karpo.
Karpo misses with a hook
and Mma counters with a nice uppercut.
Mma throws a wild body kick that Karpo sees coming a mile off.
Karpo fails with a takedown attempt.
Mma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karpo avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Karpo.
Karpo shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karpo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karpo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mma manages to avoid it.
Karpo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mma avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannu Karpo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karpo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mma tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karpo moves out of range as Mma strikes.
Karpo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mma's sensitive parts.
Mma throws a jab when Karpo was well out of range.
Mma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mma lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Karpo.
Karpo throws a chopping leg kick but Mma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Karpo avoids the body shot from Mma.
Karpo missing with a left hand there. Mma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karpo. That did some damage!
Karpo shoots for a double leg takedown but Mma sprawls well. He's pushed Karpo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mma avoids the head kick by Karpo.
Karpo scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Mma misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mma.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karpo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Karpo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mma - the referee stops the clock and Karpo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mma. Karpo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Karpo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mma.
Karpo fails with a takedown attempt.
Karpo misses with a body shot.
Mma with a nice calf kick.
Karpo blocks the body kick.
Mma jabs Karpo right on the nose. Karpo blinks but takes it well.
Mma lands a nice looking body shot.
Mma misses with a hook. Karpo ducked under it nicely.
Karpo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karpo connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Mma. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mma.
Mma is looking to land body kicks.
Karpo throwing a counter right hand but Mma manages to avoid it.
Karpo lands a nice hook to Mma's body. Mma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jeff Mma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mma moves out of range as Karpo strikes.
Mma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karpo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mma's head.
Karpo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mma throws out the jab.
Mma stalks Karpo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Karpo's face. Karpo staggers backwards, shaken.
Mma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karpo.
Karpo shoots in looking for a takedown. Mma tries to sprawl out of it but Karpo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Karpo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mma manages to avoid it.
Karpo scores with a hook.
Mma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Karpo lands but Mma takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpo shoots in and gets a takedown into Mma's guard.
Mma pushes Karpo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mma cracks a nice hook into Karpo's ribs.
Karpo defending well as Mma loads up on a big left hand.
Mma loads up on a big right hand but Karpo slips the punch.
Mma lands a nice hook to Karpo's body. Karpo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karpo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karpo misses with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Mma. No joy for Karpo on that attempt.
Mma misses with an uppercut.
Karpo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karpo scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karpo moves away.
It appears Karpo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Karpo lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Mma.
Mma looks to throw the jab but Karpo is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Mma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hannu Karpo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mma ducks under a wild hook from Karpo.
Mma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karpo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mma quickly recovers to half guard.
Mma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mma makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mma is looking to land body kicks.
Karpo misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Karpo.
Karpo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karpo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mma misses with a hook
and Karpo counters with a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mma!
A good leg kick by Mma.
Mma misses with an uppercut
and Karpo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mma!
A telegraphed right hand from Karpo misses the target.
Karpo misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo misses with a hook
enabling Mma to counter with a crisp jab.
Mma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karpo misses with a body kick.
Karpo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karpo looks for the body kick but Mma saw that one coming.
Karpo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mma defends well and Karpo ends up having to push Mma into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Karpo successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karpo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hannu Karpo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mma gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karpo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mma.
Karpo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mma.
Karpo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karpo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mma wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mma manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Karpo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Karpo jumps guard but Mma stands there with Karpo around his waist. Karpo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Karpo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Karpo.
The fighters circling - Mma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karpo scores with a nice strike.
Mma 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.
Karpo connects with a body shot that sends Mma's belly button to the back.
Karpo lands a really nice looking cross but Mma seems unphased.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karpo.
Mma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karpo moves away.
Mma scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Mma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karpo doesn't seem phased though.
Karpo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Karpo lands but Mma takes it in his stride.
Karpo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mma with a nice calf kick.
Mma pushes Karpo away with a front kick.
Mma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheers as Karpo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mma doesn't seem phased though.
Karpo looks to score with a jab to the body but Mma is just out of range.
Mma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Karpo there.
A clash of legs there as Mma blocks the low kick.
Mma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Mma.
Mma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mma misses the jab.
Karpo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mma to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karpo.
Karpo throws a leg kick that misses.
Karpo lands a nice looking body shot.
Karpo looks to throw the jab but Mma is out of range.
Karpo thuds his right hand into Mma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Karpo ducks right into an uppercut from Mma.
Mma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karpo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mma moves out of range of the body kick.
Karpo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mma counters with a thumping low kick.
Karpo slips under a jab.
Karpo checks the leg kick.
Karpo throwing a counter right hand but Mma manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karpo throws an overhand right that lands on Mma's shoulder, as Mma tries to avoid the shot.
Mma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karpo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mma scrambles back to his feet.
Mma throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Karpo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mma slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeff Mma.
I think Mma 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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