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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Quirke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Quirke will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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223 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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214 cm
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281 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Karlsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Quirke!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quirke drops Karlsson with a beautiful combination! Karlsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Quirke is looking for the KO!
It looks like Jimmy Karlsson has been cut.
Quirke misses with a looping left.
Quirke looks to score with a jab to the body but Karlsson is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson blocks a jab.
Karlsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quirke misses with a body shot.
Quirke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quirke scores with a hook to the body. Karlsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quirke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quirke misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by Karlsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Quirke which made him look bad.
Marcus Quirke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Quirke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quirke wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quirke throws an overhand right that lands on Karlsson's shoulder, as Karlsson tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quirke lands a nice shot to the body.
Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Quirke.
Jab from Quirke.
Quirke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quirke misses the jab.
Karlsson moves forwards but Quirke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Karlsson is rocked!
Jimmy Karlsson's cut is getting worse.
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!
Quirke misses with a hook
and Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quirke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcus Quirke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quirke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karlsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karlsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quirke cracks Karlsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Karlsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quirke throws a jab but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quirke takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Quirke misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Karlsson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Karlsson connects with a jab.
Karlsson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Quirke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karlsson.
Quirke is in trouble now - Karlsson has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson has control of Quirke's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Quirke regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson landing strikes from the mount.
Karlsson lands a big elbow.
Karlsson has control of Quirke's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Quirke regains control of the situation pretty easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson lands a heavy elbow.
Karlsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Quirke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Karlsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Karlsson lands with some strikes.
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 Jimmy Karlsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Karlsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quirke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Karlsson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Quirke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quirke connects with the punch.
Karlsson digs a good body shot into Quirke's ribs.
Marcus Quirke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quirke dips to his left and cracks Karlsson with an uppercut!
Quirke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karlsson.
Karlsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quirke throws out the jab.
Quirke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karlsson.
Quirke throws a lazy uppercut
and Karlsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Quirke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Karlsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quirke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karlsson somewhat.
Karlsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quirke misses with an uppercut.
Quirke misses with a lunging right hand
and Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quirke thows a body shot but no joy.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quirke as he avoids it easily.
Quirke misses with a left hand
and Karlsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quirke missing with a left hand there. Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quirke is breathing heavily.
Karlsson slips under a jab.
Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quirke.
Quirke swings for the body but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karlsson tries for a takedown but Quirke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Quirke slips a jab from Karlsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quirke stuffs the takedown attempt from Karlsson. Karlsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Karlsson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Karlsson passes Quirke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quirke's head.
Quirke is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Karlsson has latched onto it... Big trouble! Karlsson pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Quirke is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Karlsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Karlsson!
Jimmy Karlsson retains his heavyweight title!
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