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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tevin Shay (ranked 63 p4p, 481 weight class) and Jonas Karlsson (ranked 8 p4p, 67 weight class). Tevin Shay has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tevin Shay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shay slips a straight right by Karlsson.
Karlsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karlsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karlsson misses with a two punch combination.
Karlsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Jonas Karlsson has been cut.
Shay misses with a right hand
and Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karlsson moves away.
It seemed like Karlsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shay misses with an uppercut
and Shay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson catches Shay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shay throws a poor cross that misses
and Karlsson counters with a low kick, right behind Shay 's knee.
Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Shay.
Shay swings for the body but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from Shay misses.
Shay looks to score with a jab to the body but Karlsson is just out of range.
Tevin Shay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karlsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karlsson needs to keep his hands up - Shay had a free shot at his head there.
Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Shay is just out of range.
Karlsson moves out of range as Shay strikes.
Karlsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karlsson throws the left hand but Shay avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a series of punches but Shay moves out of range.
Shay moves out of range of the strikes.
Shay loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch.
Karlsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Karlsson misses with a looping left.
Shay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karlsson slips under a jab from Shay.
Karlsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karlsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jonas Karlsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Karlsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Shay.
Karlsson throws a nice looking combination but Shay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shay attempts a counter takedown but Karlsson avoids it well and moves away.
Shay misses with a looping right.
Shay misses with a jab to the body
and Karlsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karlsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karlsson misses with a few strikes there.
Karlsson slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karlsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shay misses with a wild body shot.
Shay misses the body punch
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shay. Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shay looks to score with a jab to the body but Karlsson is just out of range.
Shay checks a leg kick nicely.
Shay misses the body punch
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Karlsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shay drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karlsson sprawls and moves away.
Karlsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Karlsson misses.
Shay throws a lazy uppercut
and Karlsson counters with a leg kick.
Shay misses with a right hand
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Karlsson moves out of range as Shay strikes.
Karlsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shay avoids the body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson avoids the body shot from Shay.
Shay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shay throws a lazy uppercut
and Karlsson counters with a left to the body.
Karlsson works the jab nicely.
Shay misses with a hook to the body
and Karlsson counters with a crisp one two that drops Shay! Karlsson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Shay to his feet! Shay is in big trouble!
Shay is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shay misses with a hook
and Karlsson counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Shay is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jonas Karlsson!
Jonas Karlsson is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Jonas Karlsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Tevin Shay stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll look back on the film and see what I did wrong. I'll take this L... it's on me.'.
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hype
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RATING
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