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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Okuma Yoshiari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshiari comes into the arena with Please Don't Go blaring out of the sound system. Karlsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mayhem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
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148 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Okuma Yoshiari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshiari throws a chopping leg kick but Karlsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Karlsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yoshiari swivels and escapes.
Karlsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karlsson misses with a low kick as Yoshiari jumps back.
Karlsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Yoshiari tries to sprawl out of it but Karlsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yoshiari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yoshiari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshiari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshiari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yoshiari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Karlsson.
Okuma Yoshiari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Karlsson.
Yoshiari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Karlsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yoshiari tries to avoid it but Karlsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yoshiari to the ground. Yoshiari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yoshiari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karlsson's head backwards.
Yoshiari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karlsson has time to react.
Yoshiari misses with a hook.
Karlsson avoids the body shot from Yoshiari.
Karlsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karlsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yoshiari throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiari lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karlsson takes a step back to recover.
Karlsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Yoshiari.
Yoshiari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yoshiari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yoshiari shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Karlsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Yoshiari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yoshiari working away.
Karlsson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yoshiari scores with punches from side control.
Yoshiari in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yoshiari is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karlsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yoshiari is breathing heavily.
Yoshiari is working Karlsson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshiari working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karlsson gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karlsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yoshiari drops back looking for a leg! Karlsson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Karlsson manages to kick Yoshiari off! Yoshiari jumps back into Karlsson's guard.
Karlsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yoshiari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karlsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yoshiari tries to free his leg and advance position but Karlsson is retaining full guard.
Karlsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Yoshiari distracts Karlsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karlsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yoshiari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yoshiari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiari is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yoshiari drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yoshiari jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yoshiari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karlsson is looking for a triangle but Yoshiari pushes his legs off easily.
Yoshiari looking to pass the guard.
Karlsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yoshiari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Karlsson has his foot on Yoshiari's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yoshiari works his way back into a safe position though.
Yoshiari postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiari slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Karlsson tries to bench press Yoshiari off him but Yoshiari keeps the position.
Yoshiari working the ground and pound.
Yoshiari lands an elbow.
Yoshiari lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Karlsson down.
Yoshiari tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yoshiari has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yoshiari throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karlsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Karlsson manages to get back to half guard.
Karlsson has hold of Yoshiari's hands but Yoshiari slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Karlsson moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okuma Yoshiari dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yoshiari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoshiari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoshiari forces Karlsson back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yoshiari.
A short uppercut from Yoshiari.
Karlsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yoshiari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yoshiari cracks Karlsson with a nice body shot.
Karlsson trying to control the position but instead, Yoshiari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karlsson into the cage.
Yoshiari lands a left hand.
Yoshiari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karlsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yoshiari pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Okuma Yoshiari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Karlsson.
Karlsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoshiari connects with a looping right hand.
A left and a right from Yoshiari both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiari lands a nice hook to Karlsson's body. Karlsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yoshiari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karlsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karlsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Yoshiari sprawls well. He's pushed Karlsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yoshiari scores with a decent looking hook.
Yoshiari throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Karlsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshiari can pounce on him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Karlsson.
Yoshiari works Karlsson's body with a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yoshiari, as that shot connected.
Karlsson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yoshiari is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Karlsson.
Yoshiari clinches up with Karlsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Yoshiari lands a nice uppercut.
Yoshiari lands a shot to the body.
Yoshiari scores with a knee to the head.
Yoshiari scores with a hook to the body.
Yoshiari works on Karlsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Yoshiari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yoshiari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshiari wants the takedown. Karlsson is fighting it off but Yoshiari persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Karlsson's guard against the cage.
Karlsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yoshiari drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yoshiari jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yoshiari doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yoshiari manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yoshiari landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson wants to sweep here but Yoshiari controlling him for the moment.
Yoshiari sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Karlsson's guard.
Yoshiari is nestled in close to Karlsson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Karlsson trying to control but Yoshiari postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Karlsson.
Yoshiari working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Karlsson's head.
Karlsson working for a triangle but Yoshiari defends it easily.
Yoshiari postures up.
Karlsson has his foot on Yoshiari's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yoshiari works his way back into a safe position though.
Yoshiari advances position into side control!
Yoshiari looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Karlsson is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiari is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karlsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Karlsson sneaks back into half guard.
Karlsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yoshiari is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Karlsson sees it coming and defends easily.
Karlsson is trying to maintain the position but Yoshiari is very close to passing his half guard.
Karlsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshiari is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Karlsson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Yoshiari lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okuma Yoshiari dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yoshiari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karlsson.
Yoshiari lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karlsson takes a step back to recover.
Yoshiari scores with a push kick.
Yoshiari with a jab.
Yoshiari leaves Karlsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Okuma Yoshiari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshiari moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoshiari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Yoshiari.
Yoshiari turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Karlsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karlsson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yoshiari connects with a decent elbow.
Karlsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlsson struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiari has an Americana. Karlsson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Yoshiari is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Yoshiari hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Okuma Yoshiari!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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