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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommie Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jay gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommie Karlsson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommie Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jay gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has gracie pinned against the cage. gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karlsson tries for a takedown but gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Karlsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommie Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Karlsson.
Karlsson tries for a kimura but gracie is defending well.
Karlsson wants to control but gracie is keeping him busy.
Karlsson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gracie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
gracie looks gassed!
Karlsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Karlsson shoots in looking for a takedown. gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Karlsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Karlsson circles away.
Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karlsson keeps the fight on the outside.
gracie connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson fails with the takedown.
gracie moves into the clinch.
gracie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Karlsson fails to pull guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as gracie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Karlsson wants to stall.
gracie trying to land knees to the body.
gracie prevents the takedown attempt.
gracie landing knees to the body.
Karlsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but gracie is keeping busy.
gracie looking to throw knees to the head but Karlsson is blocking nicely.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. gracie just stands there and leans against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as gracie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Karlsson jumps guard and drags gracie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Karlsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
gracie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Karlsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
gracie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Karlsson is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
gracie gets to his feet - Karlsson follows without any prompting.
Karlsson has a takedown stuffed.
gracie moves in looking to clinch but Karlsson pushes him off.
gracie closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as gracie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Karlsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karlsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Karlsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karlsson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed gracie clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Karlsson looking for the RNC.
gracie controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommie Karlsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt.
gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
gracie gets caught flat footed, as Karlsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Karlsson stands and steps away. gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Karlsson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
gracie kicks Karlsson off and gets back to his feet.
Karlsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karlsson shoots for a double leg takedown but gracie sprawls well. He's pushed Karlsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karlsson misses with a takedown attempt - gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommie Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gracie has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as gracie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Come on Karlsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for gracie.
gracie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Karlsson goes for a takedown attempt but gracie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Karlsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karlsson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Karlsson is keen to just control but gracie is a slippery customer.
gracie manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
gracie rushes Karlsson and presses him up against the cage.
gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karlsson just leaning against gracie, taking a breather.
gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Karlsson wants to stall.
Karlsson seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but gracie is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Karlsson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but gracie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karlsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karlsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but gracie holds him up against the cage and eventually Karlsson drops back down to his feet.
gracie digs a right hand into Karlsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karlsson's gas tank.
Karlsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Karlsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karlsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
gracie landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. gracie just stands there and leans against the cage.
gracie is working Karlsson over against the cage.
gracie misses with a knee strike.
Karlsson looking to stall.
gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Karlsson can't get the takedown.
Karlsson managing to block the knees to the body from gracie.
gracie prevents the takedown attempt.
gracie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
gracie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karlsson.
Karlsson trying to stall but gracie improves his position.
gracie trying to land knees to the body.
gracie looking to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from gracie.
gracie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
gracie tries to throw a body punch but Karlsson avoids it by throwing gracie back against the cage.
gracie scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by gracie.
Karlsson has picked gracie up - he's going for a ride! Karlsson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Karlsson moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
jay gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
gracie rushes Karlsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
gracie is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karlsson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. gracie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommie Karlsson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Karlsson goes for a takedown attempt but gracie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Karlsson has a takedown stuffed.
gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
gracie tries to clinch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? gracie is fending him off so far but Karlsson persists. Nope, gracie circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommie Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
gracie wants to clinch.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown but gracie shows good takedown defense.
gracie has closed the distance and engaged Karlsson in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks with his arms.
Karlsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
gracie landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
gracie stops a takedown attempt from Karlsson.
Karlsson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. gracie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Karlsson avoids the damage to the body.
Karlsson jumps guard but gracie stands there with Karlsson around his waist. Karlsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
gracie stalling in the clinch.
gracie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karlsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but gracie won't allow it.
gracie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karlsson.
Karlsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
gracie prevents the takedown attempt.
Karlsson goes for a takedown in the clinch but gracie prevents it.
gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson stalling against the cage.
Karlsson looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
gracie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karlsson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. gracie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karlsson pulls guard successfully.
gracie tries to stand but Karlsson is controlling from the bottom.
gracie preventing the sweep.
Karlsson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. gracie stacks Karlsson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by gracie!
Karlsson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, gracie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson regains half guard.
gracie prevents Karlsson from standing back up.
gracie tries to stand and escape but Karlsson is controlling the position.
Karlsson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but gracie pulls his head out easily.
Karlsson wants to improve his position but gracie is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
gracie wants to stand but Karlsson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
gracie gets caught flat footed, as Karlsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
jay gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karlsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. gracie is keeping the position for now.
gracie wants to get back to his feet but Karlsson passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to jay gracie.
I think Karlsson 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommie Karlsson!
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