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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lapa Mato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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184 cm
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210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lapa Mato!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mato tries to clinch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson throws a body kick that misses.
Karlsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Karlsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mato circles away.
Karlsson misses with a low kick.
Mato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karlsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mato takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karlsson throws a right and a left that Mato avoids nicely.
A leg kick checked by Mato.
Mato tries to clinch there but Karlsson circles away.
Karlsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mato shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karlsson pinned against the cage. Karlsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mato darts in and clinches Karlsson up against the ropes.
Mato tries a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch but Mato keeps him there for the moment.
Mato tries to land a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks with his arms.
Karlsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mato looking to throw knees to the head but Karlsson is blocking nicely.
Mato tries a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks it.
Mato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mato tries to land knees in the clinch but Karlsson avoids the damage to the body.
Mato looks gassed!
Mato gets underhooks to prevent Karlsson's takedown attempt.
Mato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karlsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Mato misses with a knee strike.
Mato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mato misses with a knee strike.
Mato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mato keeps control of Karlsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mato missing with knees to the body.
Mato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mato goes for a takedown attempt but Karlsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mato tries to clinch up but Karlsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Mato slips a jab from Karlsson.
Karlsson tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karlsson scores with a push kick.
Karlsson thuds a left hand into Mato's body.
Some wild striking there from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karlsson.
Lapa Mato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karlsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mato closes the distance and clinches.
Karlsson tries to break the clinch but Mato is controlling the position.
Mato tries to land a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks with his arms.
Mato misses with a knee to the head.
Mato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karlsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Mato looking to throw knees to the head but Karlsson is blocking nicely.
Mato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karlsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mato misses with a knee strike.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch but Mato keeps him there for the moment.
Mato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karlsson's face.
Mato misses with a knee strike.
Mato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mato tries a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks it.
Mato misses with a knee to the head.
Mato misses with a knee strike.
Mato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karlsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mato tries a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks it.
Mato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karlsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mato misses with a knee strike.
Karlsson avoiding damage as Mato throws knees to the body.
Mato keeps control of Karlsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karlsson can't break the clinch.
Mato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch but Mato keeps him there for the moment.
Mato with a knee to the head.
Mato looking to throw knees to the head but Karlsson is blocking nicely.
Mato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karlsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Mato tries a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks it.
Mato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mato tries a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks it.
Mato with a knee to the head.
Mato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karlsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mato looking to throw knees to the head but Karlsson is blocking nicely.
Mato prevents Karlsson from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Mato avoids the damage to the body.
Mato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karlsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Mato keeps control of Karlsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mato tries a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks it.
Mato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mato stalling against the ropes.
Mato goes for a takedown attempt but Karlsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stefan Karlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lapa Mato.
Mato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Karlsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Karlsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mato looks to clinch
and Karlsson counters with a nice body kick.
Karlsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lapa Mato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mato tries to clinch up
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karlsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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 Stefan Karlsson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mato darts in trying to clinch
letting Karlsson counter with a right hand.
Stefan Karlsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karlsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mato if he has to take too many more of those.
Mato wants to clinch up but Karlsson keeps it at a distance.
Karlsson is looking to land body kicks.
Mato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mato tries to clinch but Karlsson moves away
and Karlsson counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karlsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mato tries to clinch but Karlsson is having none of it.
Mato looks to clinch
and Karlsson counters with a two punch combo.
Karlsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mato.
Karlsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karlsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mato darts in trying to clinch
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mato wants to clinch.
Mato darts in trying to clinch
and Karlsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mato thinking.
Mato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karlsson moves into the clinch.
Mato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mato tries a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks it.
Mato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karlsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karlsson tries to break the clinch but Mato is controlling the position.
Mato with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karlsson moves in looking to clinch but Mato pushes him off.
Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Mato closes the distance but Karlsson moves to the side
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karlsson misses with a double jab.
Karlsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mato tries to land a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks with his arms.
Mato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mato closes the distance but Karlsson moves to the side
and Karlsson counters with a good low kick that Mato was not able to check.
Mato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karlsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mato's knee momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mato is looking to clinch but Karlsson is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mato moves in looking to clinch but Karlsson pushes him off.
Mato tries to clinch but Karlsson is having none of it.
Karlsson throws a right hand that Mato ducks under and follows up with a left that Mato also avoids with ease.
Mato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karlsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Mato closes the distance but Karlsson moves to the side
and Karlsson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Karlsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Mato tries to clinch but Karlsson moves away
and Karlsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Karlsson tries to land a front kick but Mato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mato wants to clinch
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mato wants to clinch up but Karlsson keeps it at a distance.
Mato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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.
Mato tries to clinch but Karlsson is having none of it.
Mato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karlsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mato landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mato pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Mato tries a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks it.
Mato tries a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks it.
Mato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karlsson misses with a straight left.
Mato tries to clinch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson catches Mato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karlsson lands with a big left! Mato is wobbled badly! Karlsson comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Mato to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stefan Karlsson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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