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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Karlstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk has chosen Lil Wayne. King Carter as his entrance music. Marcus Monk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konstantin Karlstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Monk!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlstrom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Konstantin Karlstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monk avoids the body shot from Karlstrom.
Karlstrom shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Monk manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Monk keeping moving, preventing Karlstrom from controlling successfully.
Karlstrom stopping the sweep attempt from Monk.
Monk keeping moving, preventing Karlstrom from controlling successfully.
Karlstrom won't allow Monk to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlstrom looking to pass the guard.
Karlstrom won't allow Monk to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Konstantin Karlstrom just wasn't active enough.
Monk shoots in but Karlstrom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karlstrom shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Monk is trying to get back to full guard.
Monk is staying active underneath Karlstrom, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Monk is looking to improve his position.
Monk is pressing down on Karlstrom's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk pushes Karlstrom off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Karlstrom avoids a kick to the body.
Monk fails with a takedown attempt.
Karlstrom closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlstrom thows a huge punch but Monk dodges it nicely.
Monk works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karlstrom wants to control from the top but Monk keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlstrom looking to pass the guard.
Monk pulls Karlstrom in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Monk wriggles free and stands up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlstrom. Monk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlstrom looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlstrom is keen to just control but Monk is a slippery customer.
Karlstrom wants to stand up but Monk has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Monk kicks off Karlstrom and gets to his feet.
Karlstrom closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karlstrom tries to pass the half guard into mount. Monk knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Monk is pressing down on Karlstrom's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karlstrom stops Monk from standing up.
Karlstrom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monk is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Karlstrom dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Karlstrom lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Monk gets caught napping as Karlstrom dives in and scores a takedown. Monk manages to retain guard.
Monk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karlstrom doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karlstrom manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Monk is trying to keep Karlstrom in close.
Karlstrom gets to his feet - Monk follows without any prompting.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlstrom manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Monk on his heels. He'll look to pass Monk's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlstrom wants to control from the top but Monk keeps moving.
Karlstrom has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Monk scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Karlstrom feints and as Monk raises his hands in defense, Karlstrom changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Karlstrom looking to pass the guard.
Monk keeping moving, preventing Karlstrom from controlling successfully.
Karlstrom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk controls Karlstrom momentarily but Karlstrom frees himself.
Monk wants to control but Karlstrom passes easily into half guard.
Karlstrom knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Monk on the ground.
Monk is trying to get back to full guard.
Karlstrom wants to stand up but Monk is controlling the position.
Karlstrom is thwarting Monk's attempts to control the position.
Monk pushes Karlstrom off looking to stand but Karlstrom dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Karlstrom looking to sit in guard and control but Monk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Monk gets to his feet. Karlstrom looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Karlstrom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karlstrom shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Karlstrom was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Karlstrom prevents Monk from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlstrom throws a sloppy strike and Monk uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Monk has ended up in Karlstrom's guard.
Monk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlstrom closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Monk did well to prevent Karlstrom getting side control.
Monk is not content to let Karlstrom control the position.
Karlstrom stalling away here and it's allowed Monk to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Karlstrom dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Karlstrom feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Monk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karlstrom trying to control the position from guard on top but Monk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Karlstrom is in trouble now - Monk has advanced to mount!
Monk working for a submission but Karlstrom is keeping him at bay.
Karlstrom working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlstrom tries to lock up and control but Monk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Konstantin Karlstrom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Karlstrom is looking to get to half guard.
Monk is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Karlstrom has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Monk is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Karlstrom to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Karlstrom shrugs it off.
Karlstrom on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karlstrom tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlstrom is looking to improve his position but Monk isn't that keen on the idea.
Monk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monk with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Karlstrom is trying to escape the mount.
Monk is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlstrom throws a lazy head kick
and Monk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Karlstrom's guard.
Monk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Monk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monk stands and steps away. Karlstrom gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Karlstrom looks to clinch
and Monk counters with a single leg into guard. Karlstrom didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlstrom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Monk.
Marcus Monk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monk stands and steps away. Karlstrom gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Konstantin Karlstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karlstrom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Monk closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Karlstrom's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monk gets to his feet. Karlstrom looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Monk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Monk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karlstrom shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Monk's guard.
Monk keeping moving, preventing Karlstrom from controlling successfully.
Monk keeping full guard, as Karlstrom tries to pass.
Monk looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Karlstrom passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlstrom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Monk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karlstrom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Karlstrom!
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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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