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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl Henriksen (ranked 1372 p4p, 2382 weight class) and Roland Allen (ranked 167 p4p, 283 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Henriksen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to OST Vikings - If I Had a Heart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karl Henriksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roland Allen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henriksen throws a sloppy head kick and Allen moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henriksen.
Henriksen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henriksen thinks about countering with a head kick.
Henriksen lands a high kick!
A lazy left from Henriksen finds it's target.
Allen misses with a left hand
and Henriksen counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriksen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allen on the side of the head.
Henriksen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henriksen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henriksen pushes Allen away with a front kick.
Allen swings widly with a right hand
letting Henriksen counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Henriksen's head coaches at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Allen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henriksen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Henriksen is looking for a kimura here.
Henriksen seems to be working for a kimura but Allen defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to control but Henriksen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henriksen seems to be working for a kimura but Allen defends the submission attempt.
Allen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Allen is trying to maintain the position but Henriksen is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Allen actively working from the bottom here.
Henriksen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Henriksen looks to land a strike but Allen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Allen looking to control but Henriksen passes into half guard.
Henriksen is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Allen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Henriksen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Henriksen's back!
Allen tightening his grip on Henriksen, looking for the choke.
Allen lands a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henriksen trying to control the position but Allen manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Henriksen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Henriksen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Decent striking displayed by Henriksen there.
Both fighters circling a little - Henriksen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Henriksen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henriksen wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen throws a poor cross that misses
and Allen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Allen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henriksen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriksen lands a head kick. Allen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jab from Henriksen.
Henriksen tries a head kick but it misses.
Henriksen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Allen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen is trying to get back to full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Allen working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Allen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henriksen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Henriksen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Allen pulls his head out easily.
Henriksen trying to hold on to Allen's head to control him but Allen postures up.
Henriksen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allen can do to turn this around?
Allen wants to take a breather but Henriksen is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henriksen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henriksen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Allen is working for a kimura but Henriksen is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is controlling the pace.
Henriksen tries to get to full guard but Allen has control of the leg.
Allen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Henriksen is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Allen is trying to control. Henriksen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Henriksen moves into full guard.
Henriksen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henriksen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Allen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Allen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henriksen keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Henriksen looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Henriksen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Henriksen.
Henriksen tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Henriksen finds it's way through Allen's defenses.
Henriksen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Henriksen with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen swings widly with a right hand
and Henriksen counters with a straight right hand.
Henriksen with a nice cross.
Henriksen misses with a double jab
and Allen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henriksen wants to sweep but no luck.
Henriksen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Allen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Allen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Allen wants to control from the top but Henriksen keeps moving.
Allen throws an elbow that misses. Henriksen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Allen's guard. Nice move by Henriksen!
Allen working for a triangle but Henriksen defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen trying to keep a closed guard but Henriksen is proving a slippery customer.
Henriksen trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen is pulling down on Henriksen's head. It's preventing any offense from Henriksen, at least for the moment.
Henriksen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henriksen pushes down on Allen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Henriksen wants to free his trapped foot but Allen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Roland Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen tries to roll over but Henriksen keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henriksen in particular looking to stall.
Allen is defending against the submission attempts here by Henriksen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Allen trying to control from the bottom.
Allen punching from the bottom.
Allen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henriksen pulls his head out easily.
Allen won't allow Henriksen to pass to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Allen misses with a lunging right hand
and Henriksen counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Henriksen thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Henriksen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henriksen, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Henriksen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Karl Henriksen thanked Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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