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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson has chosen Nemesis by Arch Enemy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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209 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karlsson at a distance.
Karlsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
It seemed like Karlsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Evans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Evans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karlsson is looking to slow Evans down with leg kicks.
Karlsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karlsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evans.
Evans looks to land a left hand but Karlsson moved out of range nicely.
Karlsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Evans throws a hook but Karlsson blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson feints and then cracks Evans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Evans down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Evans is defended easily by Karlsson.
Nice jab there from Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws out a loose jab but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a right hand
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
Karl Karlsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karlsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Evans is out of range.
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Evans misses.
Evans looks to land a right hand but Karlsson moved out of range.
Evans tries to clinch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evans.
Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Karlsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Evans.
A jab from Evans misses.
Evans throws a jab when Karlsson was well out of range.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Karlsson ducks down to avoid it.
Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evans.
Karlsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Evans throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karlsson's waist but Karlsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evans off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Karlsson.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Evans or not.
Karlsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
Evans lands a body shot in the clinch.
Evans ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Evans no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Karlsson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karlsson moves away.
Karlsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Evans throws the kick towards the body but Karlsson avoids it.
Evans takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karlsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Karlsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson working aggressively here.
Karlsson pushes Evans back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
A right hook to the body lands for Karlsson.
A short left from Evans.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Karlsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Karlsson pushes Evans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karlsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson pushes Evans back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Karlsson.
Karlsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Evans 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 Donald Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Evans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlsson.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karlsson lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karlsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karlsson lands a nice uppercut.
Evans lands a body punch.
Evans jumps guard but Karlsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Karlsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Karlsson misses with a hook.
A big left from Karlsson misses.
Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Evans looks to score with a jab to the body but Karlsson is just out of range.
Evans on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karlsson. Karlsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Evans has Karlsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Karlsson gets through Evans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Karlsson.
Karlsson is working Evans over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Evans digs a right hand into Karlsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karlsson's gas tank.
Evans tries to pull guard but Karlsson won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karlsson's elbow.
Karlsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karlsson misses with some punches.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson pushes Evans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Evans lands with a left to the head.
Karlsson blocks a body shot from Evans.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evans tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Karlsson smiles and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Karlsson.
Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
Karlsson works the jab nicely.
Karlsson throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Karlsson slips under a jab.
Evans lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Evans was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karlsson defending well as Evans loads up on a big left hand.
Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
Karl Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Karlsson tenderised Evans's leg. Evans is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Karlsson misses the target.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karlsson misses with a left hand
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karlsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Evans's sensitive parts.
Evans tries to land a front kick but Karlsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Evans blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans is trying to pull guard but Karlsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsson working aggressively here.
Evans jumps guard but Karlsson stands there with Evans around his waist. Evans gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Karlsson working aggressively here.
Evans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Karlsson avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans works on Karlsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Evans lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Evans's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Karlsson lands with a left to the head.
Evans works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Karlsson takes a shot to the head.
Karlsson presses Evans against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Evans jumps guard but Karlsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Evans lands an uppercut.
A short right from Karlsson.
A right hook to the body lands for Evans.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karlsson.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
Evans is trying to pull guard but Karlsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson tries to work over Evans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Karlsson controls the action.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans lands a shoulder strike.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans tries to pull guard but Karlsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Evans drops back down to his feet.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Karlsson controls the action.
Evans jumps guard.
Karlsson gets to his feet. Evans looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Evans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karl Karlsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karlsson lands a leg kick that knocks Evans off balance momentarily.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Evans checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karl Karlsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Evans takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Evans scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Evans misses with a lunging right hand
and Evans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karlsson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Evans takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Evans looks to land a right hand but Karlsson moved out of range.
Evans tries to clinch up.
Karlsson misses with an uppercut. Evans saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Evans on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Karlsson as he connects with a hook.
Karlsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Karlsson.
Evans misses with a left hand
and Karlsson counters with a leg kick.
Donk. Karlsson catches Evans right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson moves away from the strike by Evans.
Karlsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karlsson moves away.
Evans takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Evans throws a head kick but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson lands with a straight right. Evans didn't see that one coming.
Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karlsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Karlsson scores with a jab. Evans acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karlsson throws a leg kick but Evans sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Evans needs to keep his hands up - Karlsson had a free shot at his head there.
Karlsson drives through and clinches with Evans against the cage.
Evans tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Karlsson.
Evans is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Karlsson to keep the fight standing.
Donald Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evans tries to pull guard but Karlsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Evans drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans blocking some punches.
Evans blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson lands a shot to the body.
Evans is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Evans jumps guard but Karlsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Evans fails to pull guard.
Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
Karlsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karlsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
Evans tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karlsson tries to work over Evans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Karlsson fails to land.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
Evans fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Evans jumps into guard, dragging Karlsson to the mat.
Karlsson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Evans, up you get!
Karlsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karlsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Evans misses the target.
Evans throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Evans's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karlsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Evans scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Karlsson scores with a head kick.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Karlsson thumps Evans with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karlsson.
Evans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karlsson.
Karlsson connects with a right hand. Evans shakes it off.
Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evans.
Evans slips a straight right by Karlsson.
Evans is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Evans misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Karlsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karlsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Evans was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Karlsson.
Karlsson connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Karlsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karlsson 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Karlsson!
Karl Karlsson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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