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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Karlsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsen comes to the cage accompanied by Home by BZ's. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kim Karlsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karlsen's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Karlsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlsen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Karlsen tries for a takedown but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Raul Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez leaves Karlsen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Karlsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Karlsen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karlsen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karlsen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karlsen tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karlsen doesn't seem bothered though.
Karlsen is breathing heavily.
Karlsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Karlsen knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Karlsen shoots in.
Karlsen walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez jabs at Karlsen's body.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.
Karlsen walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a head shot.
Sanchez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Karlsen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
Sanchez throws a combination. Karlsen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Kim Karlsen has been cut.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Raul Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez digs a good hook to Karlsen's body.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Karlsen tries to move into range but Sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sanchez!
Karlsen is rocked!
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh Karlsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Karlsen moves forwards but Sanchez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Karlsen's body. Karlsen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karlsen seems to have got his legs back now.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Karlsen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sanchez tests Karlsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Karlsen should have avoided that one.
Sanchez lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karlsen misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
Karlsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the head.
Karlsen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez.
Karlsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Karlsen's head.
Karlsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Karlsen.
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
Donk. Sanchez catches Karlsen right on the button with a cross.
Karlsen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karlsen has time to react.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Karlsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Sanchez looks to land a combination. Karlsen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Karlsen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karlsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karlsen tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karlsen's head.
Karlsen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez lunges at Karlsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karlsen's hand.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Karlsen's head.
Sanchez cracks Karlsen with a good jab.
Karlsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karlsen in his tracks.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Karlsen's ribs.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice shot by Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsen tries to move into range but Sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Karlsen on that attempt.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Karlsen's body.
Nice shot by Sanchez.
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
Nice shot by Sanchez.
Karlsen closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Karlsen pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karlsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
Karlsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
Karlsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karlsen at a distance.
Sanchez tests Karlsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karlsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez cracks Karlsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Karlsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Karlsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Karlsen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Karlsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karlsen momentarily.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Karlsen should have avoided that one.
Karlsen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Karlsen is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanchez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Karlsen is fighting to break Sanchez's control of his arms but Sanchez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Let's hope that Sanchez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karlsen looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanchez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Raul Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Karlsen's head but Karlsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karlsen takes one on the button.
Karlsen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Karlsen persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
Karlsen takes one to the chin there.
Karlsen tries to clinch up.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Karlsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez lands a jab to the nose.
Karlsen needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karlsen's hands.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez digs a good hook to Karlsen's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karlsen tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Sanchez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karlsen's head.
Karlsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
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!
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Sanchez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karlsen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanchez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Karlsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanchez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karlsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanchez cracks Karlsen with an open hand slap.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Karlsen off the cage and back into rage.
Karlsen moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Karlsen's ribs.
Kim Karlsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karlsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karlsen shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Karlsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Karlsen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Karlsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Karlsen's body.
Sanchez connects with a jab.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Karlsen's head back.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Sanchez works Karlsen's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Karlsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Karlsen's body.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karlsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karlsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot by Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Karlsen's head back.
Nice shot by Sanchez.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Karlsen's ribs.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Karlsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez cracks Karlsen with a good jab.
Raul Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donk. Sanchez catches Karlsen right on the button with a cross.
Karlsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karlsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez with a hook.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karlsen doesn't seem phased though.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karlsen's hands.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kim Karlsen'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. This is the final round!
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanchez.
Karlsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karlsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
Karlsen walks into a jab.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Karlsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Sanchez scores with a jab.
Sanchez drops Karlsen with a straight right hand, right on the button! Sanchez follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raul Sanchez!
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