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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Karlsson (ranked 37 p4p, 152 weight class) and Ty Vanorden (ranked 6 p4p, 17 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vanorden's choice of entrance music: UP UP & AWAY. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Karlsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ty Vanorden!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson misses the jab.
It seemed like Vanorden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Vanorden tries to close the distance and clinch but Karlsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Karlsson.
Vanorden looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Vanorden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Vanorden now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vanorden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Vanorden unleashes a big counter combination but Karlsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Vanorden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick from Vanorden misses
and Vanorden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Vanorden slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ty Vanorden has been cut.
Vanorden is looking to land body kicks.
Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Vanorden slips the punch.
Vanorden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karlsson thows a body kick. Vanorden tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Vanorden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanorden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karlsson throws a right and a left that Vanorden avoids nicely.
Vanorden is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karlsson with a body shot.
Vanorden punishes Karlsson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Karlsson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vanorden throws a leg kick
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Karlsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vanorden throws out a counter right but Karlsson avoids it with no problem.
Vanorden has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanorden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanorden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Vanorden as the two fighters clinch.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Vanorden won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanorden.
Vanorden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Karlsson fails to land.
Vanorden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karlsson avoids it.
Vanorden throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karlsson blocking some punches.
Vanorden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karlsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanorden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karlsson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vanorden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vanorden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Karlsson is breathing heavily.
Karlsson is trying to force a seperation but Vanorden has the dominant position.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Karlsson.
Vanorden blocking some punches.
Vanorden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vanorden blocking some punches.
Vanorden tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
Vanorden has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Karlsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vanorden can turn it around.
Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Karlsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Vanorden misses
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Karlsson connects with a single shot there.
Vanorden has Karlsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Karlsson can't break the clinch.
Karlsson misses with the head strike.
Vanorden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson working hard to break the clinch.
Vanorden has Karlsson pressed against the cage, preventing Karlsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karlsson avoiding damage as Vanorden throws knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karlsson is trying to break the clinch but Vanorden has him pressed against the cage.
Vanorden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanorden throws a leg kick
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Karlsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Vanorden counters with a nice leg kick.
Karlsson misses with a hook
and Vanorden counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jonas Karlsson has been cut.
Karlsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vanorden counters with a stiff right hand.
Vanorden clinches up against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vanorden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanorden digs a right hand underneath Karlsson's ribcage. Karlsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karlsson wants to break free but Vanorden has control.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanorden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanorden tries to land knees in the clinch but Karlsson avoids the damage to the body.
Vanorden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vanorden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanorden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karlssons head.
Vanorden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karlsson prevents a body shot from Vanorden.
Vanorden lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vanorden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vanorden has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Vanorden has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden missing with knees to the body.
Vanorden misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vanorden.
Vanorden scores with a hook to the body.
Vanorden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karlsson is trying to break the clinch but Vanorden is controlling him.
Vanorden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vanorden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karlsson is defending well for now.
Vanorden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vanorden lands a right hand.
Karlsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vanorden digs a right hand underneath Karlsson's ribcage. Karlsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Vanorden.
Karlsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vanorden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karlsson is defending well for now.
Vanorden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanorden lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vanorden lands a knee to the body.
Vanorden tries to land knees in the clinch but Karlsson avoids the damage to the body.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Vanorden.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Vanorden lands a nice knee to the body.
Karlsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vanorden misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vanorden or not.
Vanorden lands a good knee to the midsection. Karlsson won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Vanorden.
Vanorden gets through Karlsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vanorden pushes Karlsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vanorden.
A short body shot lands from Vanorden as the two fighters clinch.
Vanorden lands with a left to the head.
Jonas Karlsson's cut is getting worse.
Vanorden lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Vanorden.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanorden.
Vanorden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Vanorden.
Vanorden lands with a light punch inside.
Karlsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karlsson avoiding damage as Vanorden throws knees to the body.
Vanorden is leaning against Karlsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vanorden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vanorden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Karlsson managing to block the knees to the body from Vanorden.
A right handed body shot lands from Vanorden.
Vanorden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanorden scores a nice knee to the body.
Vanorden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Vanorden.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vanorden.
Vanorden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Vanorden dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vanorden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vanorden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karlssons head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
Vanorden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vanorden blocking some punches.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanorden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlsson.
Vanorden throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanorden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karlsson's efforts to push away.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanorden controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanorden can't find room to land a body shot as Karlsson controls the action.
Vanorden lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vanorden lands a good knee to the midsection. Karlsson won't want to take too many of those.
Vanorden lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanorden lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vanorden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vanorden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karlsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vanorden swings wildly with an uppercut but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanorden lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vanorden.
A short right from Vanorden.
Vanorden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vanorden fails to land.
Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Vanorden.
Karlsson working hard to break the clinch.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Karlsson breaks from the clinch.
Vanorden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karlsson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Vanorden misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Karlsson.
Karlsson manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson is trying to keep Vanorden in close.
Vanorden tries to free his leg and advance position but Karlsson is retaining full guard.
Karlsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vanorden trying to control the position from guard on top but Karlsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karlsson trying to control the position here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Vanorden throws a jab but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karlsson.
And Vanorden responds with a good body kick, but Karlsson manages to step out the way in time.
Jonas Karlsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Vanorden misses with a wild body shot.
Vanorden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karlsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Karlsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vanorden can't find room to land a body shot as Karlsson controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vanorden lands a right hand.
Karlsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Karlsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vanorden.
Vanorden throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Ty Vanorden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vanorden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanorden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karlsson tries to break free but Vanorden pushes him back against the cage.
Karlsson breaks the clinch.
Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
and Vanorden counters with a nice uppercut.
Karlsson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Karlsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karlsson scores with a decent looking hook.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Vanorden's head.
Vanorden misses with a leg kick
enabling Karlsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Karlsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jonas Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson lands with a good body shot.
Vanorden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses
and Vanorden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vanorden wants to clinch
and Karlsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden moves in looking to clinch but Karlsson pushes him off.
Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vanorden replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Karlsson blocks it well.
Vanorden ducks under a wild hook from Karlsson.
The fighters circling - Karlsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karlsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vanorden back to the cage. Karlsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanorden was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karlsson throws a leg kick
enabling Vanorden to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Karlsson. Those never looked like landing.
Vanorden now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karlsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vanorden tries to land a leg kick but Karlsson saw it coming and moves away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vanorden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karlsson lands a left and a right that send Vanorden crashing to the mat, dazed. Karlsson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vanorden is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vanorden! But no joy.
Vanorden is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Vanorden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Karlsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Ty Vanorden's cut even more.
Vanorden throws a hook to the side of Karlsson's head but Karlsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Karlsson lands a beautiful left hook that drops Vanorden. Vanorden tries to recover but Karlsson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Vanorden lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas Karlsson!
Jonas Karlsson retains his middleweight title!
Jonas Karlsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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