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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Abdul Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabbar's entrance music is DMX - Party Up. A fine choice. Karlsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: SurfinŽ bird. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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291 lbs
29 - 10 - 0 |
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300 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kareem Abdul Jabbar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson clinches with his opponent.
Karlsson blocks a body shot from Jabbar.
Jabbar missing with knees to the body.
Jabbar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karlsson connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kareem Abdul Jabbar has been cut.
Karlsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Jabbar.
Karlsson tries a knee to the head but Jabbar blocks it.
Karlsson with a knee to the head.
Jabbar digs a right hand into Karlsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karlsson's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jabbar's face.
Jabbar swings wildly with an uppercut but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabbar tries to work over Karlsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jabbar misses with a knee to the head.
Jabbar takes a shot to the head.
Jabbar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jabbar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jabbar lands an elbow inside that Karlsson shrugs off.
It looks like Kurt Karlsson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jabbar is defending well for now.
Jabbar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jabbar blocks it with crossed arms.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jabbar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jabbar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karlsson's sensitive parts.
Jabbar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karlsson scores with the left hand. Jabbar knows he should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karlsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jabbar.
Karlsson throws a front kick that sends Jabbar stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabbar. Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jabbar lands with a straight right. Karlsson didn't see that one coming.
Jabbar tries to bum rush Karlsson with a series of wild strikes but Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jabbar misses with a body kick.
Karlsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jabbar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Jabbar.
A short body shot lands from Jabbar as the two fighters clinch.
Jabbar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jabbar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karlsson looking to throw knees to the head but Jabbar is blocking nicely.
Jabbar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karlsson lands with a right to the head.
Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Jabbar - just one landing.
Jabbar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karlsson looks gassed!
Jabbar feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Karlsson sprawling to the canvas! Karlsson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jabbar finish him?!
Karlsson is rocked!
Jabbar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karlsson takes a step back to recover.
Karlsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jabbar finish him?
Nice body kick there by Jabbar.
Jabbar ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Karlsson out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kareem Abdul Jabbar!
Kareem Abdul Jabbar retains his super heavyweight title!
Kareem Abdul Jabbar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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