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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spike Spiegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alysian Karalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karalis has chosen High Hopes by Pink Floyd as his entrance music. Spike Spiegel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alysian Karalis's chin.
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175 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spike Spiegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alysian Karalis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiegel moves away from the strike by Karalis.
Spiegel blocks a leg kick.
Spiegel lands a nice looking body shot.
Spiegel moves out of range as Karalis strikes.
Karalis misses with the body kick
and Spiegel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Karalis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spiegel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spiegel misses the shot to the body.
Spiegel lands a nice looking body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Spiegel.
Karalis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Spiegel.
Spiegel lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karalis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spiegel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Spiegel tries to bum rush Karalis with a series of wild strikes but Karalis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karalis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spiegel.
Karalis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Karalis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karalis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Spiegel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Karalis really felt that one!
Spiegel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karalis throws a right and a left that Spiegel avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalis misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spiegel checks a leg kick.
Spiegel scores with a sloppy right hand. Karalis should have avoided that one.
Spiegel moves in looking to clinch but Karalis pushes him off.
That kick from Karalis tenderised Spiegel's leg. Spiegel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karalis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karalis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spiegel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A bone on bone clash there as Spiegel blocks the leg kick.
Spiegel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alysian Karalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karalis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karalis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karalis swats away the attempt to clinch by Spiegel.
Spiegel takes the fight into the clinch.
Spiegel stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karaliss head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karalis can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Spiegel.
Karalis breaks from the clinch.
Spiegel moves in looking to clinch but Karalis pushes him off.
Karalis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Spiegel misses with a few strikes there.
Karalis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spiegel.
Spiegel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karalis. Karalis obviously looking to wear him down.
Spiegel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spiegel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karalis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karalis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karalis scores with a decent looking hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spiegel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Spiegel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karalis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spiegel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spiegel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spiegel takes the fight into the clinch.
Spiegel is pushing Karalis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Spiegel tries to land knees in the clinch but Karalis avoids the damage to the body.
Spiegel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spiegel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karalis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karalis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karalis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalis misses with a leg kick
and Spiegel counters with a good, hard body kick but Karalis shrugs it off.
The fighters circling - Karalis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spiegel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spiegel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karalis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karalis cracks Spiegel with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Spiegel slips a jab from Karalis.
Karalis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spiegel tries to close the distance and clinch but Karalis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spiegel blocks a low kick nicely.
Karalis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Spiegel.
Karalis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spiegel was well out of range. Poor timing from Karalis.
Spiegel works the jab nicely.
Jab by Spiegel.
Karalis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karalis there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karalis misses with a body shot.
Karalis motions for Spiegel to come forward. Karalis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karalis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Karalis misses with a straight left.
Karalis delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spike Spiegel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick from Spiegel lands but Karalis takes it in his stride.
Karalis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Karalis misses.
Spiegel moves into the clinch.
Spiegel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Spiegel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Karalis's brow.
Spiegel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Karalis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karalis managing to block the knees to the body from Spiegel.
Karalis breaks from the clinch.
Karalis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spiegel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karalis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalis throws a jab when Spiegel was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Karalis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spiegel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karalis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spike Spiegel is winning the standup battle so far.
Spiegel moves into the clinch successfully.
Spiegel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Karalis breaks from the clinch.
Karalis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spiegel takes a swing at Karalis's ribcage but misses.
Karalis misses with a low kick.
Spiegel rushes Karalis and presses him up against the cage.
Spiegel taking a breather.
Spiegel misses with a knee to the head.
Spiegel missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Spiegel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel is looking to control Karalis's arms but Karalis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spiegel has his back to the cage.
A knee to the head by Spiegel.
Spiegel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spiegel leaning against his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Spiegel.
Spiegel misses with a knee strike.
Spiegel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Karalis is trying to push Spiegel away but Spiegel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karalis has a couple of punches blocked by Spiegel.
Spiegel is struggling to control the position.
Spiegel lands a damaging elbow.
Karalis breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalis throws a front kick aimed at Spiegel's knee but Spiegel avoids it well.
Karalis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Karalis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karalis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karalis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spiegel checks a leg kick.
Spiegel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Spiegel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Karalis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spiegel.
Donk. Spiegel catches Karalis right on the button with a cross.
Spiegel scores with a hook.
Karalis motions for Spiegel to come forward. Karalis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spiegel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karalis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karalis tries to bum rush Spiegel with a series of wild strikes but Spiegel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spiegel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spiegel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karalis.
Karalis misses with a body kick.
Karalis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karalis walks into a jab.
Spiegel lands with a good body shot.
Spiegel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Spiegel scores with a leg kick.
Spiegel checks a leg kick.
Karalis throws a low kick, looking for Spiegel's leg but Spiegel calmly moves out of range.
Karalis throws a leg kick but Spiegel checks it.
Spiegel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spiegel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karalis connects with an inside leg kick.
Karalis misses with an uppercut. Spiegel saw that one coming.
Spiegel with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spike Spiegel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Spiegel tries to clinch there but Karalis circles away.
Spiegel is looking to clinch but Karalis is avoiding it.
Karalis throws a chopping leg kick but Spiegel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spiegel closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spiegel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spiegel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Spiegel landing knees to the body.
Karalis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spiegel has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiegel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karalis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Karalis is trying to push Spiegel away but Spiegel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stalling in the clinch from Spiegel.
Spiegel landing knees to the head.
Karalis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karalis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spiegel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spiegel misses with a knee strike.
Spiegel avoiding damage.
Alysian Karalis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalis looking to slow down the pace here.
Karalis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karalis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spiegel.
Karalis misses with an uppercut
and Spiegel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spiegel, as that shot connected.
Karalis takes a swing at Spiegel's ribcage but misses.
Karalis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spiegel connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Karalis tenderised Spiegel's leg. Spiegel is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karalis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalis throws a leg kick that misses.
Spiegel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spiegel moves into range and clinches up with Karalis.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Karalis manages to break the clinch.
Spiegel lands with a slapping head kick.
Spiegel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spiegel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spiegel tries to clinch there but Karalis circles away.
Spiegel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spiegel.
Spiegel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karalis.
A punch lands to the side of Karalis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karalis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spiegel checks a leg kick.
Karalis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Spiegel if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalis misses with a straight left.
Spiegel throws a body kick that misses.
Karalis lands with an overhand left.
Nice body kick from Spiegel.
Karalis misses with a looping left.
Karalis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karalis. Spiegel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karalis scores with a kick to the body.
Spiegel slips under a jab from Karalis.
Karalis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spiegel.
Spiegel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spiegel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karalis avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spiegel is trying to stall.
Spiegel throws an elbow but it misses.
Spiegel lands a nice elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Spike Spiegel.
Well Spiegel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spike Spiegel!
Spike Spiegel 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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