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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeshwua Gentry (ranked 3442 p4p, 3637 weight class) and Magnus Iii Karlson (ranked 356 p4p, 370 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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3 - 1 - 0 |
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeshwua Gentry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Iii Karlson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlson is looking to clinch.
Gentry attempts a counter takedown but Karlson avoids it well and moves away.
Gentry jabs at Karlson's body.
Karlson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gentry tries to avoid it but Karlson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gentry to the ground. Gentry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gentry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gentry dives in and scores a takedown into Karlson's guard.
Karlson wants to sweep here but Gentry controlling him for the moment.
Karlson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gentry defends it easily.
Gentry decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Karlson, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentry loads up on a big right hand but Karlson slips the punch.
Karlson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karlson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gentry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Karlson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gentry is in Karlson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gentry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gentry looking to score a takedown here. Karlson is defending well but Gentry drives through and ends up in Karlson's guard.
Gentry sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gentry preventing the sweep.
Gentry content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gentry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gentry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gentry decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Karlson blocks a head kick by Gentry.
Gentry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Karlson!
Karlson being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Karlson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gentry is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Karlson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Karlson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gentry controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gentry avoids the attempt from Karlson to control.
Gentry looking to finish Karlson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Karlson!
Gentry content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeshwua Gentry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gentry looks to land a left hand but Karlson moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Gentry misses.
Jab from Gentry.
It looks like Magnus Iii Karlson has been cut.
Karlson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jeshwua Gentry has been cut.
Karlson clinches up against the cage.
Karlson trying to stall but Gentry improves his position.
Gentry gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gentry looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gentry is thwarting Karlson's attempts to control the position.
Gentry slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlson is looking for a sweep. Gentry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gentry stands up and beckons Karlson to join him on the feet.
Gentry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karlson can do to turn this around?
Gentry throws a series of punches but Karlson moves out of range.
Gentry throws a sloppy head kick and Karlson moves out of range easily.
Karlson walks into a left hand.
Karlson wants to clinch.
Karlson throws a head kick that misses.
Karlson has closed the distance and engaged Gentry in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gentry tries to clinch but Karlson is having none of it.
Karlson fails with the takedown.
Gentry tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Karlson manages to circle out of the way.
Gentry gets tackled into the cage by Karlson. Karlson maintains the clinch.
Karlson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gentry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Karlson effectively controlling the action here.
Gentry manages to pull guard.
Gentry trying to control the position here.
Karlson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry keeping moving, preventing Karlson from controlling successfully.
Karlson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Karlson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gentry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gentry holds on and takes a little breather.
Karlson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karlson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Magnus Iii Karlson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gentry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gentry keeps the fight on the outside.
Karlson moves out of range as Gentry throws a body kick.
Gentry throws out a powerful jab.
Gentry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karlson on the side of the head.
It looks like Gentry has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gentry connects with a body shot that sends Karlson's belly button to the back.
Karlson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jeshwua Gentry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Iii Karlson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karlson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gentry throws out the jab.
Gentry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karlson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeshwua Gentry dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gentry is looking to score with low kicks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Karlson or perhaps it was just good defense by Gentry, which made it look bad.
Karlson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gentry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Karlson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gentry is in Karlson's guard.
Gentry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karlson is keeping the position for now.
Karlson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gentry slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentry is taking a breather. Karlson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jeshwua Gentry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Karlson for as long as he can get away with.
Gentry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gentry decides to return to a standing position.
Karlson moves away from the strike by Gentry.
Gentry misses with a takedown attempt - Karlson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gentry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karlson checks it well.
Gentry tries a head kick but it misses.
Gentry slaps away a takedown attempt from Karlson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry misses with a hook. Karlson ducked under it nicely.
Karlson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jeshwua Gentry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Iii Karlson.
Gentry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karlson.
Gentry is looking to counter the offense by Karlson and move into the clinch.
Karlson is looking to clinch but Gentry is avoiding it.
Gentry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gentry wants it to stay on the feet.
Karlson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gentry manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Karlson on his heels. He'll look to pass Karlson's guard now, I'm sure.
Gentry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Karlson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gentry happy to just control the position for now.
Karlson tries to bench press Gentry off him but Gentry keeps the position.
Karlson is being controlled here.
Gentry has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gentry controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeshwua Gentry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karlson is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Gentry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gentry is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gentry controlling his opponent.
Magnus Iii Karlson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gentry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeshwua Gentry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gentry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeshwua Gentry!
An out of breath Jeshwua Gentry 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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mgr
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RATING
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