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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alysian Karalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Madrigal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karalis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is High Hopes by Pink Floyd. Madrigal has chosen Lil Jon-Throw it Up as his entrance music. Julio Madrigal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alysian Karalis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Madrigal!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madrigal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Karalis was covering up waiting for the punch and Madrigal finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Karalis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Madrigal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Madrigal lands a couple of elbows.
Madrigal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Madrigal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Karalis's head.
Madrigal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karalis is trying to keep Madrigal in close.
Karalis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Madrigal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madrigal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Madrigal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karalis is keeping the position for now.
Karalis has Madrigal pulled in close to control his posture.
Madrigal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Madrigal is looking to work some ground and pound but Karalis has wrist control.
Karalis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Madrigal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madrigal postures up in Karalis's guard and throws a big left but Karalis blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karalis looking to control.
Madrigal throwing strikes from guard but Karalis blocks nicely.
Madrigal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Karalis looking to control.
Madrigal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karalis is pulling down on Madrigal's head. It's preventing any offense from Madrigal, at least for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Madrigal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karalis has Madrigal pulled in close to control his posture.
Madrigal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Madrigal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karalis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Madrigal is controlling him.
Madrigal postures up and lands a big shot to Karalis's brow.
Karalis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Madrigal.
Madrigal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Madrigal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Madrigal is working Karalis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Madrigal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Madrigal throws a big right hand that misses.
Karalis trying to control the position here.
Madrigal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Madrigal won't allow Karalis to sweep him here.
Madrigal distracts Karalis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karalis keeping moving, preventing Madrigal from controlling successfully.
Karalis pulls Madrigal in close to prevent any damage.
Madrigal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karalis's head.
Madrigal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Madrigal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Madrigal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Madrigal told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal wants to control from the top but Karalis keeps moving.
Karalis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Karalis holds on and takes a little breather.
Karalis keeping moving, preventing Madrigal from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Julio Madrigal.
Madrigal thows a body shot but no joy.
Madrigal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Karalis thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Madrigal.
Madrigal shoots in and gets a takedown into Karalis's guard.
Karalis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Madrigal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal is in close to Karalis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Madrigal throwing strikes from guard but Karalis blocks nicely.
Karalis working a defensive guard here.
Karalis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Madrigal is controlling him.
Madrigal wants to control from the top but Karalis keeps moving.
Madrigal postures up and lands a big shot to Karalis's brow.
Madrigal trying to control but Karalis is working from the bottom.
Madrigal postures up.
Madrigal throwing strikes from guard but Karalis blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karalis has Madrigal pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alysian Karalis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Karalis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Madrigal dominated that round.
That's time! Karalis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Madrigal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karalis under the eye.
Madrigal ducks under a wild hook from Karalis.
Madrigal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karalis stuffs the takedown attempt from Madrigal. Madrigal gets slowly back to his feet.
Karalis slips under a jab from Madrigal.
Madrigal cracks Karalis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Madrigal. That snapped Karalis's head back.
Karalis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Madrigal throws a body punch but Karalis moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Madrigal blocks the low kick.
Madrigal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karalis finds it's way round the side to connect with Madrigal's head.
Karalis throws out a leg kick but Madrigal moves out of range and Karalis only half commits.
Madrigal misses with a takedown attempt - Karalis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Madrigal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alysian Karalis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Madrigal.
Madrigal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madrigal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alysian Karalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karalis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madrigal was well out of range. Poor timing from Karalis.
Madrigal lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madrigal connects with a right hand. Karalis shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karalis.
Good exchange - Madrigal coming out on top.
Karalis tries a head kick but it misses.
Madrigal misses with a looping left.
Karalis misses with a wild body shot.
Madrigal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Karalis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karalis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madrigal.
Madrigal blocks the body kick.
A cross from Madrigal lands.
Madrigal looks to throw the jab but Karalis is out of range.
A jab from Karalis misses.
Karalis misses with a low kick as Madrigal jumps back.
Madrigal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karalis.
Karalis digs a good body shot into Madrigal's ribs.
Karalis throws a leg kick which misses Madrigal's front leg but catches the back leg as Madrigal tries to avoid it.
Karalis throws the kick towards the body but Madrigal avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karalis just misses with a punch to the body.
Madrigal throws a jab but it's blocked by Karalis.
Madrigal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Karalis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karalis tries to work over Madrigal's front leg with a kick but Madrigal checks it.
Karalis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Madrigal circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from Madrigal lands.
Karalis tries to score with a low kick but Madrigal moves his leg out of the way.
Madrigal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karalis gets caught flat footed, as Madrigal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Madrigal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Madrigal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Karalis wants to hit a switch here but Madrigal passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Karalis there!
Madrigal prevents Karalis from getting the reversal.
Madrigal pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Karalis is squirming around, avoiding Madrigal's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karalis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Karalis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karalis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Madrigal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madrigal thows a huge punch but Karalis dodges it nicely.
Madrigal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Madrigal is looking to take a break and control but Karalis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Madrigal winds up and cracks Karalis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Karalis kicks off Madrigal and gets to his feet.
Madrigal throws a hook to the side of Karalis's head but Karalis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karalis lands the left hand.
Karalis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Madrigal circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karalis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Madrigal throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Karalis as he connects with a hook.
Madrigal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madrigal scores with a hook to the body. Karalis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Madrigal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karalis misses with a low kick as Madrigal jumps back.
Karalis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Karalis.
Karalis looks to land a left hand but Madrigal moved out of range nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Madrigal.
Karalis wants to land a leg kick but Madrigal is out of range.
Karalis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Madrigal defending well as Karalis loads up on a big left hand.
Karalis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madrigal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karalis but Karalis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karalis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Madrigal's hands.
Karalis staying out of range there.
Madrigal checks a low kick from Karalis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alysian Karalis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Karalis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madrigal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karalis.
Karalis walks into a left hand.
Karalis misses with a wild body shot.
Karalis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madrigal was well out of range. Poor timing from Karalis.
Karalis throws a solid leg kick but Madrigal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Karalis.
Karalis throws a shot to the body.
Madrigal works Karalis's body with a nice hook.
Karalis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Madrigal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karalis connects with an inside leg kick.
Madrigal throws a hook but Karalis avoids it easily.
Karalis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Madrigal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karalis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karalis tries to work over Madrigal's front leg with a kick but Madrigal checks it.
Karalis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karalis misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karalis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Madrigal is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madrigal gets a takedown into half guard.
Madrigal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Madrigal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Madrigal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Karalis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Madrigal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karalis pushes Madrigal off looking to stand but Madrigal dives back in and keeps control.
Madrigal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karalis is looking to improve his position.
Madrigal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Madrigal is looking to advance position but Karalis won't allow it.
Karalis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Madrigal.
Karalis is trying to control but can't.
Karalis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalis wants to stand back up but Madrigal manages to pass into side control.
Madrigal lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madrigal lands an elbow.
Karalis struggling a bit here.
Madrigal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Madrigal connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Karalis some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Karalis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Madrigal lands a few punches from side control.
Madrigal in side control, throwing shots but Karalis defends.
Karalis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Madrigal wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Karalis, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Madrigal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karalis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karalis pulls Madrigal in close to his closed guard and prevents Madrigal from doing any damage or advancing position.
Madrigal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Madrigal throws an elbow that misses. Karalis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Madrigal's guard. Nice move by Karalis!
Madrigal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Madrigal working for submissions but it's allowed Karalis to get to half guard.
Karalis wants to control but Madrigal is keeping him busy.
Madrigal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Karalis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Karalis's back!
Julio Madrigal has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalis controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Madrigal controls the position.
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!
Madrigal lands with a hammerfist to the side of Karalis's head.
Madrigal lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Madrigal lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Karalis hold on?!
Karalis is rocked!
Well, with Madrigal on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Karalis is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Madrigal scores with punches to the body.
Oh Karalis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Madrigal scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Madrigal is looking for the choke from the back position but Karalis is controlling his hands well.
Karalis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karalis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Madrigal is working away from the top position though.
Madrigal wants to work for an arm triangle but Karalis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Madrigal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Madrigal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Madrigal!
Julio Madrigal 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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