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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erik Erikkson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carls Classic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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144 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Erikkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carls Classic!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikkson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Erikkson forces Classic back against the cage and clinches.
Erikkson manages to break the clinch.
Erikkson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Erikkson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Classic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Erikkson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Erikkson trying to control the position.
Classic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Erikkson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Classic on the ground.
Let's hope that Classic has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Carls Classic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Erikkson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Classic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Classic pulls Erikkson in to control the position.
Erikkson wants to control from the top but Classic keeps moving.
Erikkson being controlled here momentarily.
Erikkson looking to sit in guard and control but Classic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Classic lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Classic drops back looking for a leg! Erikkson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Erikkson manages to kick Classic off! Classic jumps back into Erikkson's guard.
Classic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Classic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Erikkson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Classic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Classic works over Erikkson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Classic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Erikkson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erikkson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Classic is controlling him well.
Classic working the ground and pound from side control.
Classic controlling from side mount.
Erikkson is trying to get back to half guard.
Erikkson is breathing heavily.
Classic controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Erikkson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Classic is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Erikkson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carls Classic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Erikkson throws a nice looking combination but Classic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Erikkson blocks the body kick.
Erikkson throws a right hand that Classic ducks under and follows up with a left that Classic also avoids with ease.
Erikkson dives in and scores a takedown into Classic's guard.
Classic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Classic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Erikkson!
Erikkson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Classic controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Classic dominating with strikes here.
Classic controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Classic is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Classic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Carls Classic!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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