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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lay nprayone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson comes to the cage accompanied by Taivas lyä tulta. lay nprayone told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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135 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
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140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, lay nprayone!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - nprayone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karlsson tries to clinch up.
nprayone slaps away a takedown attempt from Karlsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
nprayone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by nprayone.
nprayone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karlsson's head.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as nprayone sprawls well. nprayone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karlsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Karlsson avoids the body shot from nprayone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karlsson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
nprayone cracks a nice hook into Karlsson's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nprayone scores with a hook to the body. Karlsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karlsson tries for a takedown but nprayone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
nprayone stuffs the takedown attempt from Karlsson. Karlsson gets slowly back to his feet.
nprayone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on nprayone's shoulder, as nprayone tries to avoid the shot.
Karlsson is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Karlsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karlsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
nprayone tests Karlsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
nprayone moves into the clinch successfully.
Karlsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as nprayone walks away with a smile on his face. Karlsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marcus Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from nprayone. No joy for Karlsson on that attempt.
nprayone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Karlsson did well to prevent nprayone getting side control.
nprayone slows the pace down in half guard.
I looks like nprayone might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
nprayone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Karlsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
nprayone controlling the pace.
Let's hope that nprayone has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Despite being in the dominant position, lay nprayone just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
nprayone moves into range and clinches up with Karlsson.
nprayone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
lay nprayone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karlsson with a poor takedown
and nprayone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
nprayone will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Karlsson up against the cage.
Karlsson tries to score a body lock takedown but nprayone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from nprayone.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, nprayone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from nprayone.
Karlsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by nprayone.
nprayone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Karlsson up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from nprayone.
nprayone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but nprayone won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for nprayone.
nprayone scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from nprayone.
nprayone tightens his grip and picks Karlsson up, before dumping him to the ground. Karlsson manages to land in guard.
Karlsson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead nprayone passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
nprayone slows the pace down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, lay nprayone just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karlsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
nprayone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
nprayone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
nprayone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karlsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Good standup being displayed there by nprayone as he connects with a hook.
nprayone lands a nice hook to Karlsson's body. Karlsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
nprayone clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
nprayone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from nprayone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
lay nprayone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
nprayone throws out a powerful jab.
Karlsson fails with the takedown
and nprayone counters by clinching up.
nprayone misses with a knee strike.
Karlsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karlsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Karlsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson letting nprayone take a breather here.
A right handed body shot lands from nprayone.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
nprayone gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nprayone controlling the action here.
nprayone's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Karlsson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
nprayone keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
nprayone passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Karlsson!
lay nprayone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karlsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is working hard here to advance position.
nprayone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, lay nprayone just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
nprayone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karlsson momentarily.
nprayone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
nprayone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. nprayone showed some decent athleticism there.
nprayone sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
lay nprayone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well nprayone 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... lay nprayone!
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hype
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