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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arnolf Karstark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Hole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hole's choice of entrance music: Louie Louie/ Motorhead. Lou Hole has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arnolf Karstark's chin.
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163 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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183 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnolf Karstark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lou Hole!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hole throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karstark counters with a nice body shot.
Karstark misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Hole's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hole is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karstark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hole scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karstark takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sloppy strikes from Karstark. Those never looked like landing.
Karstark dodges the punch combination from Hole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karstark avoids the head kick by Hole.
Hole looks to land a left hand but Karstark moved out of range nicely.
Hole throws a head kick that misses.
Hole digs a good hook to Karstark's body.
Karstark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hole lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole connects with a looping right hand.
Karstark avoids the body shot from Hole.
Hole walks into a stiff left hand from Karstark.
Karstark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karstark seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Karstark tries to bum rush Hole with a series of wild strikes but Hole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Karstark misses.
Karstark gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karstark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hole throws a lazy right hand but Karstark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arnolf Karstark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karstark missing with a left hand there. Hole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hole is looking for the big counter here.
Karstark misses with a wild combination.
Despite the aggression on Hole's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Karstark lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karstark checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole throws a right and a left that Karstark avoids nicely.
Hole tries to bum rush Karstark with a series of wild strikes but Karstark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Karstark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hole misses with the combination.
Karstark is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
No joy there for Karstark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karstark jabs Hole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Karstark misses.
Karstark looks to land a left hand but Hole moved out of range nicely.
Hole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Karstark misses.
Karstark stalks Hole and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hole's face. Hole staggers backwards, shaken.
Karstark swinging wildly here.
Hole looks to throw the jab but Karstark is out of range.
Hole cracks Karstark with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole pushes Karstark up against the cage in a clinch.
Hole tries to work over Karstark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Hole.
Hole digs a right hand into Karstark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karstark's gas tank.
Hole lands a nice shot to the body.
Karstark is looking to take this one to the mat.
Karstark wants to get back to striking at distance but Hole won't allow it.
Hole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karstark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hole pushes Karstark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karstark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hole's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karstark throws an elbow but misses.
Karstark is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hole is looking to take this one to the mat.
Karstark trying to stall but Hole improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole presses Karstark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karstark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hole prevents it.
Hole pulls guard successfully.
Karstark is fighting to break Hole's control of his arms but Hole is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hole is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karstark is aware though and is defending well.
Karstark controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hole controls Karstark momentarily but Karstark frees himself.
Hole had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Karstark defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Hole dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hole throws a series of punches but Karstark avoids them all with ease.
Karstark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karstark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lou Hole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hole walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karstark swats away the attempt to clinch by Hole.
Sloppy strikes from Karstark. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Hole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karstark appears to be looking for a big counter.
Karstark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hole throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Karstark wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hole slips a jab from Karstark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karstark moves away from the strike by Hole.
Hole scores with a shot to the body.
Karstark misses with a wild combination.
Hole shoots in for a takedown but Karstark shows good takedown defense.
Karstark is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karstark connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Hole.
Karstark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hole is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karstark throws a nice looking combination but Hole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karstark throws a body punch but Hole moves out of range.
Hole feints the counter takedown.
Karstark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karstark.
Some wild striking there from Karstark.
Hole with a hook.
Arnolf Karstark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karstark tries to bum rush Hole with a series of wild strikes but Hole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karstark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karstark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hole manages to avoid it.
Hole dodges the punch combination from Karstark.
A head kick misses from Hole.
Hole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karstark looks to land a combination but Hole avoids it well.
Karstark misses with the combination.
Karstark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hole.
Hole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karstark looks to land a combination. Hole sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Karstark throws a series of punches but Hole avoids them all with ease.
Hole goes for a double leg but Karstark avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Karstark continues to drive forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Karstark.
Hole swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karstark avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Karstark misses.
Hole unleashes a big counter combination but Karstark bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Karstark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arnolf Karstark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karstark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hole throws out the jab.
Hole avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karstark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karstark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hole is looking for the big counter here.
Karstark slaps away a takedown attempt from Hole, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arnolf Karstark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Hole.
Karstark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hole misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karstark throws a lazy right hand but Hole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karstark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hole throws a shot from downtown. Karstark moves away and avoids it.
Karstark misses with an uppercut. Hole saw that one coming.
Hole shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karstark eats them both and turns towards Hole to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karstark misses with a looping right.
Karstark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karstark misses with a body shot.
Hole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karstark misses with a double jab.
Hole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hole throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karstark's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnolf Karstark dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hole slips a jab from Karstark.
Hole now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karstark dips to his left and cracks Hole with an uppercut!
Karstark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Hole does it's job there.
Hole tries to clinch but Karstark moves out of range.
Karstark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hole fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karstark checks it well.
Karstark throws a big shot that misses.
Karstark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hole.
Karstark swings for the body but Hole moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hole misses with a double jab.
Hole darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hole fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole tries to move into range but Karstark moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Karstark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karstark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hole.
Karstark throws an off balance right hand
and Hole counters with a stiff right hand.
Karstark cracks Hole with a good jab.
Karstark misses the shot to the body.
Karstark throws a series of strikes that have Hole backpedaling.
Karstark throws a series of punches but Hole moves out of range.
A jab from Karstark does it's job there.
Karstark misses with a straight right.
Hole has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Karstark misses with a lunging right hand
and Hole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Karstark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hole digs a good hook to Karstark's body.
Karstark misses with a double jab.
Hole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karstark circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karstark misses with a straight left.
Hole throws a right and a left that Karstark avoids nicely.
Karstark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karstark takes a swing at Hole's ribcage but misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hole!
Karstark misses with a hook.
Karstark throws a hook but Hole blocks it.
Karstark works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hole misses with a body shot
and Karstark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Hole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice jab there from Hole.
Hole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karstark.
Karstark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole moves forwards but Karstark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hole throws a one two combo.
Hole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karstark.
Hole looks to land a right hand but Karstark moved out of range.
Karstark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Hole does no damage.
A quick step to the side and Karstark tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Karstark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hole misses with a hook. Karstark ducked under it nicely.
Hole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karstark missing with a left hand there. Hole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karstark misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Hole.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karstark scores with a three punch combo!
Karstark scores with a sloppy right hand. Hole should have avoided that one.
Hole moves away from the strike by Karstark.
Hole fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karstark, pushing him back against the cage.
Hole throws a head punch that misses.
Karstark blocks a body shot from Hole.
Karstark misses with some punches.
Hole unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karstark lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hole lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karstark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hole tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hole tries to work over Karstark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lou Hole.
I think Hole 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Hole!
Post fight, Lou Hole took to the microphone: '"That was intense. Never faced a wrestler of that level before, dude has 8 subs over some pretty good competition.Got my respect bro."'.
Arnolf Karstark was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight man'.
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energy
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