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Event:
Young Lions Thompson v Kennedy
Date: Jun 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Karpo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Thompson .
Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hannu Karpo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karpo fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Karpo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karpo swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Karpo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karpo.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Karpo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karpo.
Karpo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karpo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson .
Thompson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karpo backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Hannu Karpo has been cut.
Karpo misses with some punches.
#T1#
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karpo backwards.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karpo lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Karpo.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karpo prevents a body shot from Thompson .
Karpo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karpo misses with a punch on the inside.
Karpo misses with a punch to the body.
Karpo trying to land knees to the body.
Karpo working aggressively here.
Thompson works on Karpo's body with a couple of short punches.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karpo backwards.
Karpo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Thompson .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karpo swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.#ROC#
Karpo is rocked!
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Karpo.
Karpo is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karpo seems to have recovered his senses.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Karpo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karpo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karpo.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Karpo.
Karpo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson is working Karpo over against the ropes.
Karpo looks winded!
Thompson pushes Karpo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson cracks Karpo with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Karpo goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Karpo wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Stephen Thompson !
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Event:
Young Lions 205T Round 3
Date: May 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Nunes slips a jab and a cross from Karpo.
Nunes replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Karpo blocks it well.#CL#
Karpo clinches up against the ropes.
Nunes tries to land knees in the clinch but Karpo avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nunes obliges.
Nunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Karpo.
Karpo tries to land knees in the clinch but Nunes avoids the damage to the body.
Karpo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Karpo fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karpo.
Nunes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karpo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Karpo.
Nunes throws a head punch that misses.
Karpo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nunes.
Karpo trying to land knees to the body.
Karpo lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nunes misses with an elbow strike.
Karpo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karpo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Nunes fails to land.
Nunes tries to throw a body punch but Karpo avoids it by throwing Nunes back against the ropes.
Karpo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nunes avoids it.
Karpo lands an uppercut.
Nunes misses with an elbow over the top.
Karpo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karpo managing to block the knees to the body from Nunes.
Karpo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karpo scores with a shot to the side of Nunes's head.
Nunes connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Hannu Karpo has been cut.
Karpo works on Nunes's body with a couple of short punches.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Karpo blocks with his arms.
Karpo pushes Nunes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT#
It looks like Lino Nunes has been cut.
Nunes takes a shot to the head.
Nunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karpo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nunes looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD#
Karpo breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Nunes with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Nunes looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Nunes get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!#CL#
Karpo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Karpo lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Nunes senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hannu Karpo!
Hannu Karpo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Young Lions: Cheese v Esch
Date: Apr 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Punchy Punchy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Punchy Punchy throws a body shot but no joy.
Karpo tries to clinch but Punchy Punchy is having none of it.
Karpo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchy Punchy.
Punchy Punchy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Karpo does it's job there.#CUT#
It looks like Three Punchy Punchy has been cut.
A slow jab from Punchy Punchy misses its intended target.
Karpo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punchy Punchy.
Karpo tries to counter by clinching up but Punchy Punchy breaks away and moves out of range.
Karpo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karpo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Punchy Punchy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karpo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karpo takes one on the button.
Karpo needs to keep his hands up - Punchy Punchy had a free shot at his head there.
Karpo tries to clinch but Punchy Punchy moves away
and Punchy Punchy counters with a stiff right hand.
Punchy Punchy throws a right hand that Karpo ducks under and follows up with a left that Karpo also avoids with ease.
Punchy Punchy with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punchy Punchy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karpo throws out the jab.
Punchy Punchy tries to clinch up.#CL#
Punchy Punchy gets tackled into the ropes by Karpo. Karpo maintains the clinch. #T1#
Punchy Punchy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karpo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karpo blocks an uppercut.
Karpo misses with a punch to the body.
Karpo tries to land knees in the clinch but Punchy Punchy avoids the damage to the body.
Karpo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karpo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Punchy Punchy misses with some punches.
Punchy Punchy lands with a short shot to the head.
Punchy Punchy misses with the head strike.
Punchy Punchy scores with a shoulder strike.
Punchy Punchy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punchy Punchy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karpo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karpo.
Karpo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Punchy Punchy misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Karpo misses with the head strike.
Punchy Punchy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karpo can't find room to land a body shot as Punchy Punchy controls the action.
Punchy Punchy lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punchy Punchy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Punchy Punchy lands a hook that snaps the head of Karpo backwards.
Punchy Punchy throws a head punch that misses.
Punchy Punchy avoiding damage as Karpo throws knees to the body.
Punchy Punchy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karpo has a couple of punches blocked by Punchy Punchy.
Punchy Punchy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punchy Punchy throws a punch but it's blocked by Karpo.
Karpo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Karpo.
Karpo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Punchy Punchy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karpo lands with a light punch inside.
Punchy Punchy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Three Punchy Punchy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Three Punchy Punchy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Karpo throws a series of punches but Punchy Punchy avoids them all with ease.
Punchy Punchy's corner calls for a 1-2. Punchy Punchy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karpo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Punchy Punchy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Punchy Punchy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Punchy Punchy. Karpo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Punchy Punchy.
Punchy Punchy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karpo.
Karpo tries to clinch but Punchy Punchy moves out of range.
Punchy Punchy throws a jab when Karpo was well out of range.
Punchy Punchy misses with a body shot.
#CL#
Karpo moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Karpo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
That has opened up Three Punchy Punchy's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Punchy Punchy.
Punchy Punchy lands with a left to the head.
Punchy Punchy is working Karpo over against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Punchy Punchy.
#T1#
Punchy Punchy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karpo.
Punchy Punchy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Punchy Punchy tries a body shot but Karpo blocks it.
Punchy Punchy working aggressively here.
Punchy Punchy is leaning against Karpo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Karpo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Punchy Punchy backwards.
Punchy Punchy lands a nice shot to the body.
Punchy Punchy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Karpo.
Hannu Karpo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Punchy Punchy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karpo throws a head punch that misses.
Punchy Punchy tries to throw a body punch but Karpo avoids it by throwing Punchy Punchy back against the ropes.
Karpo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Punchy Punchy misses with a punch to the body.
Karpo working aggressively here.
Karpo lands an uppercut.#T2#
Punchy Punchy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karpo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Punchy Punchy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Karpo fails to land.
Punchy Punchy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Punchy Punchy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Punchy Punchy lands a body punch.
Karpo misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punchy Punchy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karpo.
Karpo struggles to land a body shot inside as Punchy Punchy controls his hands.
Punchy Punchy lands with a short shot to the head.
Punchy Punchy tries to circle away but Karpo has him pinned against the ropes.
Punchy Punchy misses with a punch on the inside.
Karpo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punchy Punchy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Punchy Punchy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Punchy Punchy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Three Punchy Punchy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Three Punchy Punchy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Punchy Punchy misses the shot to the body. #CUT2#
It looks like Hannu Karpo has been cut.
Karpo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Punchy Punchy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Punchy Punchy lands a nice hook to Karpo's body. Karpo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karpo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Karpo.
Karpo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karpo there as he acknowledges the shot.#ROC2#
Karpo is rocked!
Punchy Punchy connects with a nice cross there... Karpo is looking wobbly and Punchy Punchy recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Karpo to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Punchy Punchy jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Three Punchy Punchy!
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Event:
Young Lions: Horse v Overeem
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Karpo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL#
Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.
Karpo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karpo swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karpo.
Nelson is looking to control Karpo's arms but Karpo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the ropes.
Karpo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karpo avoids it.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Karpo controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Karpo is controlling the position.
Karpo struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Karpo scores with a shoulder strike.
Karpo tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Karpo keeps him there for the moment.#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karpo.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karpo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karpo prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Karpo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karpo swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karpo lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karpo.
Nelson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karpo misses with a punch on the inside.
Karpo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nelson is defending well for now.
Nelson pushes Karpo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karpo lands with a short shot to the head.
Karpo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Karpo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karpo throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson. #T2#
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson misses with an elbow over the top.
A body shot lands from Karpo.
A nice left hand lands by Karpo.
Still in the clinch, Karpo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
Karpo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Karpo.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Karpo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Karpo misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Karpo.
Nelson wants to break free but Karpo has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannu Karpo dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Nelson wants to clinch up but Karpo keeps it at a distance.
Nelson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Karpo circles away.
Karpo cracks Nelson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Karpo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nelson walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hannu Karpo!
Hannu Karpo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Karpo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vladimov.
Karpo leaves Vladimov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hannu Karpo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vladimov fails with a takedown attempt.
Karpo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karpo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vladimov.
A punch lands to the side of Vladimov 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL2#
Karpo forces Vladimov back against the cage and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karpo obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karpo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karpo gets through Vladimov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vladimov is trying to maintain a safe position but Karpo gets an underhook and turns Vladimov into the cage.
Karpo gets through Vladimov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vladimov managing to block the knees to the body from Karpo.
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!
Karpo gets through Vladimov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
A nice left hand lands by Karpo.
#CUT2#
It looks like Sergei Vladimov has been cut.
A short uppercut from Karpo.
Vladimov is breathing heavily.
Karpo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vladimov.
Karpo trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Karpo.
Karpo gets through Vladimov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karpo lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Karpo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karpo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vladimov backwards. #ROC2#
Vladimov is rocked!
Karpo pushes Vladimov against the cage. Karpo is working some dirty boxing. Karpo pushes off with a quick right hook! Vladimov goes down! Vladimov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Karpo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannu Karpo!
Hannu Karpo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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