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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Seibold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Seibold might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to SCOTTISH PIPE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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276 lbs
5 - 4 - 1 |
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188 cm
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223 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawk Seibold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karlsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seibold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seibold tries to clinch up but Karlsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karlsson scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seibold tries to hold on but Karlsson pushes him away.
Seibold really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Seibold holds on, trying desperately to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson looking to finish Seibold with some ground and pound. This is bad for Seibold!
Karlsson thowing shots but they're missing.
Karlsson raining down shots from the mount!
Karlsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Karlsson tries to control but Seibold wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson looking to finish with strikes here!
Karlsson trying to control but Seibold is having none of it.
Seibold is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seibold manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Seibold is positioning himself well to prevent Karlsson advancing to mount.
Seibold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karlsson.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Seibold has closed the distance and engaged Karlsson in a clinch.
Seibold works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Karlsson is trying to control the position but Seibold postures up.
Karlsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Seibold defends it easily.
Karlsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Seibold lands a couple of digs.
Karlsson has an active guard here but Seibold has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Seibold there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson gets back to full guard.
Seibold postures up in Karlsson's guard and throws a big left but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson is trying to keep Seibold in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seibold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Seibold won't allow Karlsson to sweep him here.
Seibold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Karlsson looking for a guillotine here but Seibold defends easily.
Karlsson looks gassed!
Karlsson working for a triangle but Seibold defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seibold lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hawk Seibold will probably get the nod.
That's time! Seibold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Seibold doesn't manage to clinch there - Karlsson circles away.
Karlsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Seibold.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seibold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seibold doesn't manage to clinch there - Karlsson circles away.
Karlsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Seibold.
Seibold stalks Karlsson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Karlsson's face. Karlsson staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Jimmy Karlsson has been cut.
Seibold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seibold clinches up against the cage.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but Seibold holds him up against the cage and eventually Karlsson drops back down to his feet.
Seibold is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karlsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but Seibold holds him up against the cage and eventually Karlsson drops back down to his feet.
Seibold breaks from the clinch.
Seibold clinches.
Karlsson stops a takedown attempt from Seibold.
Seibold jumps guard.
Seibold manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karlsson is trying to control but can't.
Seibold is trying to work for a kimura but Karlsson is defending well.
Seibold knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karlsson on the ground.
Seibold winds up and cracks Karlsson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Seibold seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Seibold working Karlsson over with strikes.
Karlsson actively working from the bottom here.
Karlsson is looking to get back to full guard here but Seibold has managed to pass to side control instead.
Seibold lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Karlsson is looking to improve his position but Seibold isn't that keen on the idea.
Karlsson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seibold trying to control but Karlsson is having none of it.
Karlsson regains half guard.
Seibold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Seibold working over Karlsson with some ground and pound. Karlsson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Karlsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Seibold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karlsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karlsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seibold looking to sit in guard and control but Karlsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Seibold pulls Karlsson in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seibold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karlsson forces his way into half guard.
Seibold on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Seibold tries to get out of the position.
Karlsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Seibold knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Karlsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seibold's head.
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.
Karlsson trying to pass the guard but Seibold defending well.
Karlsson working Seibold over with strikes.
Karlsson trying to mount his opponent but Seibold defends it.
Seibold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karlsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seibold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karlsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Seibold dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Karlsson's cut.
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!
Karlsson tries for a takedown but Seibold sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Seibold.
Karlsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Seibold tries to clinch up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Seibold!
Seibold tries to clinch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Seibold instigates a clinch.
Karlsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Seibold smiles and moves away.
Hawk Seibold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karlsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seibold is looking to clinch.
Seibold wants to clinch up but Karlsson keeps it at a distance.
A left and a right from Seibold both land. Nice combination.
Seibold tries to close the distance and clinch but Karlsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seibold gets a clinch.
Seibold is trying to drag Karlsson to the mat but Karlsson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Seibold is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Karlsson to the mat. Karlsson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Karlsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Karlsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Karlsson, not yet.
Seibold has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Karlsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karlsson working for a triangle but Seibold defends it easily.
Karlsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Seibold working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Karlsson's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Seibold's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Seibold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hawk Seibold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Seibold postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Seibold's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Seibold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seibold wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
Karlsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Seibold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Seibold from controlling successfully.
Karlsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seibold is one step ahead there.
Seibold scoring with some ground and pound.
Seibold trying to control but Karlsson is working from the bottom.
Karlsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seibold.
Karlsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Seibold wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
Seibold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seibold is working Karlsson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Seibold postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Seibold chips away with some ground and pound.
Seibold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karlsson working for a triangle but Seibold defends it easily.
Seibold distracts Karlsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hawk Seibold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Seibold 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.
Seibold wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seibold is one step ahead there.
Karlsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Seibold's guard.
Seibold 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.
Karlsson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Seibold manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Karlsson has Seibold in his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seibold is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hawk Seibold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Seibold has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hawk Seibold!
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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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