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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Karlberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick has chosen Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up to Boston as his entrance music. Jonas Karlberg has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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216 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
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212 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Jonas Karlberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimi Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Patrick.
Karlberg misses with a double jab.
Karlberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Patrick.
Patrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Patrick is looking to clinch.
Patrick lands with a nice body punch.
Patrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karlberg manages to avoid it.
Karlberg slips under a jab from Patrick.
Karlberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Patrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karlberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Patrick fails to land with a series of punches.
Patrick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karlberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karlberg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Patrick's guard.
Karlberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karlberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Patrick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karlberg.
Karlberg landing some decent shots from guard.
Patrick wants to stand up but Karlberg is controlling him.
Karlberg looking to pass the guard.
Karlberg postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Patrick is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Karlberg, into his guard.
Patrick wants to get up but he can't break Karlberg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Patrick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Karlberg trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Karlberg looking to control.
Patrick wants to get up but he can't break Karlberg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Karlberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Patrick looks gassed!
Patrick throwing strikes from guard but Karlberg blocks nicely.
Patrick postures up in Karlberg's guard and throws a big left but Karlberg blocks it.
Karlberg wants to sweep here but Patrick controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karlberg is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlberg throwing strikes but missing.
Karlberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karlberg landing with the ground and pound.
Karlberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karlberg chips away with some ground and pound.
Karlberg wants to pass the guard but Patrick is keeping the position.
Patrick wants to stand but Karlberg is controlling the position.
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.
Karlberg wants to control from the top but Patrick keeps moving.
Karlberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patrick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karlberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karlberg stands up and waves to Patrick to follow him.
Patrick checks a leg kick nicely.
Patrick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karlberg throws out the jab.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karlberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Karlberg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Patrick misses with a few strikes there.
Patrick tries to clinch there but Karlberg circles away.
Karlberg shoots in and bounces Patrick off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Karlberg won't allow Patrick to get back to his feet.
Karlberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karlberg stops Patrick from standing up.
Karlberg thows a big elbow that misses.
Karlberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Patrick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karlberg scoring with some ground and pound.
Karlberg looking to sit in guard and control but Patrick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Karlberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karlberg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Patrick has managed to get both his arms back between Karlberg's legs - danger averted.
Karlberg looking for a guillotine here but Patrick defends easily.
Patrick wants to stand but Karlberg is controlling his posture from full guard.
Karlberg pushes Patrick off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Patrick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karlberg has time to react.
Karlberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karlberg.
Patrick wants to stand up but Karlberg is controlling him.
Patrick is breathing heavily.
Karlberg passes Patrick's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Karlberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Patrick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karlberg works his foot free and advances to mount.
Karlberg working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Patrick looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Karlberg! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jonas Karlberg!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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