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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Tatarinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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201 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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196 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Tatarinov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatarinov tries to clinch there but Karlsson circles away.
Karlsson throws a body punch but Tatarinov moves out of range.
Tatarinov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karlsson checks it well.
Tatarinov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tatarinov misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Karlsson misses its target.
A head kick misses from Tatarinov.
Karlsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tatarinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Tatarinov throws out a loose jab but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson digs a good body shot into Tatarinov's ribs.
Karlsson lands a body shot.
Tatarinov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karlsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatarinov.
Tatarinov misses with some punches.
Karlsson prevents a body shot from Tatarinov.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatarinov tries to throw a body punch but Karlsson avoids it by throwing Tatarinov back against the cage.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Tatarinov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatarinov blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
A head punch on the inside from Karlsson fails to land.
Tatarinov prevents a body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson breaks from the clinch.
Tatarinov throws a head kick but Karlsson moves out of range.
Tatarinov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tatarinov throws a leg kick
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tatarinov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karlsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karlsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tatarinov.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Tatarinov avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage.
Karlsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatarinov's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatarinov manages to break the clinch.
Tatarinov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Tatarinov misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Karlsson misses the target.
Tatarinov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tatarinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karlsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karlsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tatarinov doesn't seem bothered though.
Karlsson looks to throw the jab but Tatarinov is out of range.
Tatarinov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karlsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Karlsson misses with a looping left.
Tatarinov ducks under a wild hook from Karlsson.
A leg kick checked by Karlsson.
A leg kick checked by Tatarinov.
Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatarinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatarinov lands with an overhand left.
Tatarinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatarinov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tatarinov scores with a head kick. Karlsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tatarinov takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Tatarinov throws the left hand but Karlsson avoids the punch easily.
Tatarinov is looking to land body kicks.
Tatarinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karlsson lands with a nice body punch.
Karlsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karlsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tatarinov off the cage and back into range.
Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatarinov is just out of range.
Karlsson cracks Tatarinov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tatarinov misses with a low kick.
Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sergei Tatarinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson takes a swing at Tatarinov's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Karlsson.
Tatarinov misses with a low kick.
Karlsson checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatarinov misses with a body kick.
Karlsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tatarinov throws out a counter right but Karlsson avoids it with no problem.
Tatarinov defending well as Karlsson loads up on a big left hand.
Tatarinov throws a chopping leg kick but Karlsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tatarinov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tatarinov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tatarinov - that will leave a mark!
Karlsson scores with the left hand. Tatarinov knows he should have avoided that one.
Tatarinov misses with a body kick.
Tatarinov throws a body punch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Tatarinov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karlsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatarinov scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Karlsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tatarinov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tatarinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Karlsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tatarinov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karlsson lands with a nice body punch.
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Tatarinov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tatarinov throws a leg kick but Karlsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big left from Tatarinov misses.
Tatarinov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tatarinov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karlsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tatarinov can do to turn this around?
Karlsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tatarinov has time to react.
Tatarinov misses with a hook.
Tatarinov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tatarinov staying out of range there.
Tatarinov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatarinov wants to clinch up but Karlsson keeps it at a distance.
Karlsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tatarinov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karlsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karl Karlsson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tatarinov.
Tatarinov is looking to chop away at Karlsson's legs.
Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Karlsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy body kick from Tatarinov
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Tatarinov tenderised Karlsson's leg. Karlsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tatarinov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Tatarinov ducks under a wild hook from Karlsson.
Nice defenses there by Karlsson.
A jab from Karlsson misses.
Tatarinov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatarinov manages to avoid it.
Karlsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Karlsson swinging wildly here.
Tatarinov slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Tatarinov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatarinov throws a head kick but Karlsson moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tatarinov.
Tatarinov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karlsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatarinov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tatarinov misses with a left hand
enabling Karlsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tatarinov misses with a lunging right hand
and Karlsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tatarinov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tatarinov lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Karlsson misses.
Tatarinov is looking to clinch but Karlsson is avoiding it.
Tatarinov looks for the body kick but Karlsson saw that one coming.
Karlsson is looking to counter punch.
Tatarinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karlsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karlsson missing with a left hand there. Tatarinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tatarinov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatarinov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karlsson connects with a jab.
Tatarinov misses with an uppercut.
Karlsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tatarinov on the side of the head.
Karlsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tatarinov is looking to clinch.
Karlsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tatarinov eats them both and turns towards Karlsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Karlsson stuns Tatarinov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tatarinov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karlsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tatarinov instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatarinov throws an elbow that misses.
Tatarinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karlsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Tatarinov has double underhooks.
Tatarinov blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatarinov controls his hands.
Tatarinov lands a nice shot to the body.
Tatarinov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Karlsson prevents a body shot from Tatarinov.
Karlsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karlsson breaks the clinch.
Tatarinov throws a nice looking combination but Karlsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tatarinov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tatarinov fails to land with a series of punches.
Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karlsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tatarinov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Karlsson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Karlsson cracks Tatarinov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Karlsson throws a body punch but Tatarinov moves out of range.
Tatarinov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tatarinov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tatarinov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karlsson.
Tatarinov works over Karlsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Karlsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tatarinov throws a sloppy head kick and Karlsson moves out of range easily.
Tatarinov throws a looping overhand right but Karlsson ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Karlsson misses the target.
Tatarinov lands with a kick to the temple. Karlsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Tatarinov moves away and avoids it.
Karlsson blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlsson. Tatarinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatarinov misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Tatarinov.
Tatarinov misses with a low kick.
Tatarinov cracks a nice hook into Karlsson's ribs.
Tatarinov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karlsson.
Karlsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson checks a leg kick.
Karlsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Karlsson misses the target.
Tatarinov misses with a leg kick
enabling Karlsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Tatarinov moved out of range.
Karlsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tatarinov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karlsson.
Tatarinov misses with a kick to the body.
Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatarinov.
Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatarinov manages to avoid it.
Karlsson lands a leg kick that knocks Tatarinov off balance momentarily.
Karlsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karlsson checks a leg kick.
Karlsson lands a right hook to the body.
Tatarinov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karlsson misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Tatarinov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatarinov slips a jab and a cross from Karlsson.
Sergei Tatarinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karlsson.
Tatarinov feints and then cracks Karlsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karlsson down.
Karlsson scores with a body shot.
Tatarinov takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Karlsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tatarinov.
Karlsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Tatarinov.
Tatarinov tries to score with a low kick but Karlsson moves his leg out of the way.
Karlsson clobbers Tatarinov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Karlsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Tatarinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tatarinov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Karlsson.
A head kick misses from Tatarinov.
Tatarinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karlsson misses with a double jab.
Tatarinov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatarinov misses with an uppercut
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tatarinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karlsson connects with a body shot.
Karlsson blocks a leg kick.
Tatarinov scores with a hook.
Karl Karlsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tatarinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlsson.
Tatarinov throws an off balance right hand
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tatarinov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tatarinov throws a leg kick
and Karlsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tatarinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tatarinov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karlsson.
Tatarinov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karlsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tatarinov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatarinov ducks right into an uppercut from Karlsson.
Karlsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tatarinov doesn't seem bothered though.
Karlsson scores with a hook to the body. Tatarinov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatarinov throws a body punch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Tatarinov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karlsson is looking to counter punch.
Karlsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Karlsson as he connects with a hook.
Tatarinov swings widly with a right hand
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Karlsson blocks a jab.
Karlsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karlsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karlsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tatarinov misses with a straight left.
Tatarinov tries to move into range but Karlsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tatarinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karlsson blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tatarinov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karlsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tatarinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karlsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karlsson 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Karlsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karlsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Karlsson!
Our winner, Karl Karlsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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