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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Karlsson (ranked 31 p4p, 233 weight class) and Grant Hyde (ranked 4 p4p, 27 weight class). Hyde has chosen Darkside-Neoni as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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12 - 1 - 0 |
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14 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 12 - 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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Hyde!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Jonas Karlsson has been cut.
Hyde throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karlsson.
Hyde jabs at Karlsson's body.
Hyde misses with a kick to the body.
Hyde misses with a straight left.
It looked like Karlsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hyde wants to land a leg kick but Karlsson is out of range.
Karlsson lands with a nice body punch.
Hyde's corner calls for a 1-2. Hyde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hyde thuds his shin into the meat of Karlsson's side.
Hyde connects with a body shot that sends Karlsson's belly button to the back.
Hyde with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Karlsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hyde throws an off balance right hand
and Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karlsson misses with a head kick.
Hyde 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde misses with a shot to the body
letting Karlsson counter with a right hand.
Hyde misses with an uppercut
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyde looks to land a left hand but Karlsson moved out of range nicely.
Grant Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyde misses with a hook. Karlsson ducked under it nicely.
Karlsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hyde backs up against the cage.
Hyde throws out a powerful jab.
Hyde misses with a jab to the body
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyde misses with a hook
and Karlsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hyde's knee momentarily.
Karlsson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hyde sprawling to the canvas! Hyde rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Karlsson finish him?!
Hyde is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyde throws an overhand right that lands on Karlsson's shoulder, as Karlsson tries to avoid the shot.
Hyde slips a straight right by Karlsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyde was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlsson.
Hyde throws a leg kick
and Karlsson counters with a crisp one two that drops Hyde! Karlsson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hyde to his feet! Hyde is in big trouble!
Hyde is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Hyde throws a head kick that misses
and Karlsson counters with a crisp right that sends Hyde to the canvas! Karlsson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, 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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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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