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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Gorbachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommie Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikita Gorbachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommie Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson closes the distance and clinches up with Gorbachev, looking for a takedown. Karlsson pushes Gorbachev against the cage but Gorbachev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Karlsson.
Karlsson fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Gorbachev.
Karlsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gorbachev tries to score a body lock takedown but Karlsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gorbachev has Karlsson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karlsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karlsson misses with an elbow strike.
Gorbachev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karlsson.
Nikita Gorbachev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommie Karlsson.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Gorbachev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karlsson.
Gorbachev has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Karlsson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gorbachev is persistently looking for the submission but Karlsson is defending it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorbachev keeps control of the position as Karlsson tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachev tightening his grip on Karlsson, looking for the choke.
Gorbachev has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gorbachev is breathing heavily.
Karlsson turns into Gorbachev and is now in his guard.
Karlsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gorbachev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karlsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gorbachev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karlsson tries to stand but Gorbachev is controlling from the bottom.
Karlsson is stalling in the full guard.
Gorbachev is pulling down on Karlsson's head. It's preventing any offense from Karlsson, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karlsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Karlsson postures up and lands a big shot to Gorbachev's brow.
Karlsson gets to his feet. Gorbachev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gorbachev tries to clinch
and Karlsson counters with a takedown into side control.
Karlsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gorbachev is looking to reverse the position.
Karlsson lands a nice forearm strike.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gorbachev is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Gorbachev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gorbachev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorbachev regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson preventing the sweep.
Gorbachev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karlsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Karlsson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gorbachev is not content to let Karlsson control the position.
Gorbachev is defending against the submission attempts here by Karlsson.
Gorbachev gets back to full guard.
Gorbachev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gorbachev keeping moving, preventing Karlsson from controlling successfully.
Gorbachev working for a triangle but Karlsson defends it easily.
Karlsson wants to stand but Gorbachev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gorbachev is on top in guard.
Gorbachev preventing the sweep.
Karlsson has his feet on Gorbachev's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gorbachev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gorbachev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorbachev is thwarting Karlsson's attempts to control the position.
Karlsson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Karlsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gorbachev tries to free his leg and advance position but Karlsson is retaining full guard.
Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Gorbachev from controlling successfully.
Gorbachev won't allow Karlsson to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikita Gorbachev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gorbachev moves in looking to clinch but Karlsson pushes him off.
Gorbachev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Karlsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nikita Gorbachev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karlsson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gorbachev can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gorbachev tries to hold on but Karlsson pushes him away.
Gorbachev is squirming around, avoiding Karlsson's attempts to control the action.
Karlsson lands a nice shot to the head.
Karlsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gorbachev is looking to escape.
Gorbachev is trying to escape the mount.
Karlsson is breathing heavily.
Gorbachev is squirming around, avoiding Karlsson's attempts to control the action.
Gorbachev working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachev just holding on.
Karlsson controlling his opponent.
Karlsson raining down shots from the mount!
Gorbachev is squirming around, avoiding Karlsson's attempts to control the action.
Gorbachev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karlsson wants to control the pace but Gorbachev is squirming around nicely.
Gorbachev working to try and regain half guard.
Karlsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gorbachev's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Karlsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Karlsson lands a heavy elbow.
Gorbachev is squirming around, avoiding Karlsson's attempts to control the action.
Gorbachev tries to lock up and control but Karlsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Karlsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Karlsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Karlsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gorbachev working to try and regain half guard.
Karlsson with shots to the head and body - Gorbachev looks very uncomfortable down there.
Karlsson controlling from mount.
Karlsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachev tries to hold on but Karlsson postures up.
Gorbachev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gorbachev sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gorbachev is trying to stand up here but Karlsson is controlling him well.
Karlsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gorbachev's head.
Gorbachev manages to get to full guard.
Gorbachev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gorbachev keeping moving, preventing Karlsson from controlling successfully.
Gorbachev is trying to keep Karlsson in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gorbachev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gorbachev keeping moving, preventing Karlsson from controlling successfully.
Gorbachev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Karlsson stays in close to Gorbachev's body and controls the position.
Gorbachev working for a triangle but Karlsson defends it easily.
Karlsson won't allow Gorbachev to sweep him here.
Gorbachev lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Karlsson!
Karlsson tries to hold on but Gorbachev pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikita Gorbachev dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gorbachev shoots and misses
and Karlsson counters with a head kick. That will keep Gorbachev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Karlsson wants to clinch.
Karlsson is looking to clinch.
Gorbachev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gorbachev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karlsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorbachev fails with a takedown attempt.
Gorbachev moves in looking to clinch but Karlsson pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gorbachev has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikita Gorbachev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gorbachev doesn't manage to clinch there - Karlsson circles away.
Karlsson closes the distance and clinches up with Gorbachev, looking for a takedown. Karlsson pushes Gorbachev against the cage but Gorbachev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Karlsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Karlsson wants to control the pace but Gorbachev is squirming around nicely.
Karlsson is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Gorbachev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karlsson controlling his opponent.
Gorbachev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gorbachev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karlsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Karlsson tries to control but Gorbachev wriggling away.
Karlsson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson has control of Gorbachev's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gorbachev regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Karlsson controlling his opponent.
Karlsson prevents Gorbachev from getting the reversal.
Karlsson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Gorbachev tries to clinch up but Karlsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gorbachev has closed the distance and engaged Karlsson in a clinch.
Karlsson stalling.
Gorbachev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karlsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but Gorbachev won't allow it.
Karlsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gorbachev.
Karlsson pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karlsson controlling the position.
Karlsson pushes Gorbachev off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Karlsson.
Gorbachev misses with a takedown
and Karlsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karlsson trying to stall but Gorbachev improves his position.
Gorbachev misses with the head strike.
Gorbachev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karlsson prevents it.
Karlsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Karlsson is stalling here.
Karlsson blocking some punches.
Gorbachev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karlsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Karlsson feints and as Gorbachev raises his hands in defense, Karlsson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Karlsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karlsson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson trying to control but Gorbachev is working from the bottom.
Karlsson stands and throws Gorbachev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Karlsson controls the position.
Gorbachev is not content to let Karlsson control the position.
Gorbachev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Karlsson stands up and beckons Gorbachev to join him on the feet.
A head kick from Karlsson lands but Gorbachev takes it in his stride.
Gorbachev tries for a takedown but Karlsson circles away easily
and Karlsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorbachev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gorbachev working for a triangle but Karlsson defends it easily.
Tommie Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karlsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gorbachev's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommie Karlsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gorbachev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikita Gorbachev!
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energy
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