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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Aronoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aronoff has chosen Here Comes the Pain by Slayer as his entrance music. Mark Aronoff has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jimmy Karlsson's chin.
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245 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Karlsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Aronoff!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Aronoff. Aronoff gets slowly back to his feet.
Aronoff gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aronoff fails with a takedown attempt.
Jimmy Karlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Aronoff.
Aronoff closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Karlsson did well to prevent Aronoff getting side control.
Karlsson is looking to control Aronoff's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karlsson avoid being mounted?
Aronoff is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Karlsson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aronoff.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karlsson tries to roll over but Aronoff keeps him under control.
Karlsson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aronoff preventing the sweep.
Aronoff postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aronoff manages to get himself to full guard.
Aronoff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karlsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Karlsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karlsson trying to control but Aronoff is working from the bottom.
Karlsson looking to pass the guard.
Karlsson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aronoff keeping moving, preventing Karlsson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karlsson thows a big elbow that misses.
Aronoff is looking for a triangle but Karlsson pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Karlsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Aronoff has wrist control.
Karlsson is working Aronoff over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karlsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karlsson wants to control from the top but Aronoff keeps moving.
Karlsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karlsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aronoff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Karlsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aronoff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karlsson drops back looking for a leg! Aronoff is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aronoff manages to kick Karlsson off! Karlsson jumps back into Aronoff's guard.
Karlsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Karlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Aronoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karlsson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Aronoff dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is looking for a triangle but Aronoff pushes his legs off easily.
Karlsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Karlsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Karlsson landing strikes from the mount and Aronoff is in trouble!
Karlsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Karlsson landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Karlsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aronoff is trying to escape the mount.
Karlsson content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Karlsson dominated that round.
That's time! Karlsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aronoff throws a body punch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Jimmy Karlsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karlsson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Aronoff!
Karlsson working Aronoff over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Karlsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Karlsson trying to control but Aronoff is having none of it.
Karlsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Karlsson prevents Aronoff from getting the reversal.
Karlsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Karlsson scoring with strikes but Aronoff is staying in there.
Karlsson is landing with some decent strikes but Aronoff is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Karlsson.
Karlsson with shots to the head and body - Aronoff looks very uncomfortable down there.
Karlsson is landing with some decent strikes but Aronoff is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Karlsson with shots to the head and body - Aronoff looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson breaks from Aronoff's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Karlsson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Aronoff has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Karlsson landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aronoff tries to hold on but Karlsson postures up.
Karlsson lands a big elbow.
Aronoff is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Karlsson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson trying to control but Aronoff is having none of it.
Aronoff is in a horrible position here. Karlsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Karlsson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aronoff is trying desperately to improve position.
Karlsson landing shots from mount.
Karlsson with the ground and pound from mount.
Karlsson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Aronoff takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Aronoff that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Aronoff is bucking up trying to escape but Karlsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Karlsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Karlsson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karlsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Karlsson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Aronoff is surviving well by controlling Karlsson's body position as best he can.
Aronoff is in a horrible position here. Karlsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jimmy Karlsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlsson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aronoff hang on?
Karlsson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Aronoff can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Karlsson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karlsson misses with an uppercut. Aronoff saw that one coming.
Karlsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aronoff fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Aronoff. No joy for Karlsson on that attempt.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Aronoff counters with a single leg into guard. Karlsson didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Karlsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aronoff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aronoff has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karlsson is working away from the top position though.
Aronoff looking for submissions off his back.
Aronoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karlsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karlsson is trying to control. Aronoff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karlsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aronoff can do to turn this around?
Aronoff trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Karlsson trying to pass the guard but Aronoff defending well.
Karlsson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Karlsson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Karlsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Karlsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karlsson with good strikes from the mount here!
Karlsson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Aronoff has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Karlsson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aronoff tries to improve his position but instead Karlsson has taken his back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Karlsson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Will Karlsson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Karlsson lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Aronoff tries to escape but Karlsson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Karlsson scores with punches and elbows.
Karlsson scores with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Aronoff is defending well though. Karlsson let's go of the attempt for now.
Karlsson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karlsson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Aronoff.
Aronoff showing good submission defense here.
Karlsson scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Aronoff is looking for a way out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Karlsson clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aronoff.
Aronoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Karlsson is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Aronoff.
Mark Aronoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aronoff shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Karlsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aronoff thinking.
Karlsson with a poor takedown
and Aronoff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karlsson is on top in guard.
Karlsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Karlsson with a nice head shot there.
Karlsson won't allow Aronoff to sweep him here.
Aronoff is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karlsson forces his way into half guard.
Karlsson is working for a submission of some sort.
Aronoff tries to roll over but Karlsson keeps him under control.
Karlsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aronoff looking for subs from the bottom but Karlsson mounts him!
A nice elbow there by Karlsson.
Aronoff is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Karlsson dominating with strikes here.
Karlsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Karlsson looking for a guillotine from mount but Aronoff is having none of it.
Karlsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Karlsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aronoff?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Aronoff manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Karlsson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aronoff to see if he's OK.
Karlsson scoring with punches and elbows.
Aronoff wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Karlsson has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Aronoff's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Aronoff is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Karlsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jimmy Karlsson!
Jimmy Karlsson retains his heavyweight title!
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