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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Reznick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Karlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Karlo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Karlo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reznick moves away.
Karlo lands with a right hand.
Reznick blocks a jab.
Reznick misses with a head kick.
Reznick cracks a nice hook into Karlo's ribs.
A low kick from Karlo misses
and Reznick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karlo's knee momentarily.
Reznick lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karlo takes a step back to recover.
Reznick tries a head kick but it misses.
Reznick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've been informed that Karlo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Karlo misses with a body kick.
Karlo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reznick on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reznick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reznick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karlo.
Karlo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Reznick to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Mario Karlo has been cut.
Karlo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reznick. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlo misses with an uppercut.
Karlo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reznick clinches up with Karlo and pushes him back against the cage.
Reznick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karlo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reznick backwards.
Karlo blocks a body shot from Reznick.
Karlo lands with a short shot to the head.
Karlo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlo misses with a punch on the inside.
Karlo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reznick backwards.
Reznick prevents a body shot from Karlo.
Karlo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reznick backwards.
Reznick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reznick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karlo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reznick tries to stall but Karlo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karlo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick blocks an uppercut.
Karlo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karlo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reznick's elbow.
Karlo digs a right hand into Reznick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reznick's gas tank.
Karlo has a couple of punches blocked by Reznick.
Reznick can't find room to land a body shot as Karlo controls the action.
Reznick lands with a right to the head.
Karlo blocks an elbow strike.
Karlo tries a body shot but Reznick blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reznick.
Reznick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reznick can't find room to land a body shot as Karlo controls the action.
Reznick working aggressively here.
Reznick prevents a body shot from Karlo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlo.
Knees to the body from Reznick.
Karlo throws a punch but it's blocked by Reznick.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karlo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Karlo.
Still in the clinch, Reznick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karlo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlo prevents a body shot from Reznick.
Karlo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reznick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karlo backwards.
Reznick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karlo looking for a takedown.
Reznick lands a nice uppercut.
Karlo misses with a punch on the inside.
Reznick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlo tries a body shot but Reznick blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlo.
Karlo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reznick's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlo.
Reznick lands with a left to the head.
Karlo misses with a body punch.
Reznick throws a head punch that misses.
Karlo lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Reznick fails to land.
Reznick has a couple of punches blocked by Karlo.
Reznick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karlo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reznick.
Reznick is trying to maintain a safe position but Karlo gets an underhook and turns Reznick into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick scores with a shot to the side of Karlo's head.
Reznick lands a left hand.
Reznick misses with some punches.
Reznick tries to work over Karlo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlo struggles to land a body shot inside as Reznick controls his hands.
Karlo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlo.
Reznick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reznick blocking some punches.
Karlo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reznick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reznick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karlo avoids it.
Karlo tries to throw a body punch but Reznick avoids it by throwing Karlo back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reznick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karlo has a couple of punches blocked by Reznick.
Reznick gets through Karlo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karlo misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reznick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Reznick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Karlo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karlo loads up on a big right hand but Reznick slips the punch.
Karlo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reznick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karlo misses with a body kick.
Reznick's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karlo under the eye.
Karlo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karlo misses the jab.
Reznick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reznick checks the leg kick.
Reznick throws a head kick but Karlo moves out of range.
Reznick is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Karlo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reznick at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Karlo misses with a lunging right hand
and Reznick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mario Karlo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlo. Reznick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlo throws a jab but it's blocked by Reznick.
Karlo looks to throw the jab but Reznick is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karlo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reznick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karlo misses with a double jab
and Reznick counters by moving into the clinch.
Karlo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlo can't find room to land a body shot as Reznick controls the action.
Karlo throws a punch but it's blocked by Reznick.
Karlo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reznick blocks an uppercut.
Reznick misses with a punch to the body.
Reznick tries to throw a body punch but Karlo avoids it by throwing Reznick back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reznick.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Reznick.
Reznick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karlo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reznick backwards.
Karlo misses with a body punch.
Reznick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlo.
Reznick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Reznick.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reznick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reznick working aggressively here.
Reznick misses with a punch to the body.
Karlo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reznick swings wildly with an uppercut but Karlo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlo tries to work over Reznick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlo throws a punch but it's blocked by Reznick.
Karlo misses with a punch on the inside.
Karlo lands with a left to the head.
Reznick scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Karlo as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlo.
A short right from Reznick on the inside.
Reznick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karlo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karlo tries to score a body lock takedown but Reznick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick swings wildly with an uppercut but Karlo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reznick lands a hook that snaps the head of Karlo backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Karlo.
Reznick blocks an uppercut.
Reznick trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Reznick.
Reznick blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Karlo fails to land.
Reznick misses with the head strike.
Reznick scores with a shot to the side of Karlo's head.
Karlo tries to work over Reznick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reznick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reznick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reznick tries to land knees in the clinch but Karlo avoids the damage to the body.
Trevor Reznick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reznick lands with a short shot to the head.
Karlo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karlo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reznick's elbow.
Reznick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlo prevents a body shot from Reznick.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reznick.
Reznick tries to throw a body punch but Karlo avoids it by throwing Reznick back against the cage.
Karlo pushes Reznick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlo prevents a body shot from Reznick.
Reznick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reznick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reznick blocks a body shot from Karlo.
Reznick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karlo can do to turn this around?
Karlo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That has opened up Mario Karlo's cut even more.
Reznick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karlo is breathing heavily.
Reznick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Karlo fails to land.
Reznick is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Reznick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reznick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlo working aggressively here.
Reznick misses with some punches.
Karlo tries to work over Reznick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reznick misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Reznick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Karlo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reznick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karlo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karlo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reznick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karlo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reznick to score with a decent uppercut.
Reznick moves away from the strike by Karlo.
Karlo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reznick.
Reznick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karlo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karlo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reznick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlo. Reznick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reznick plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karlo is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Reznick.
Reznick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karlo's calf.
Reznick moves out of range of the leg kick from Karlo.
Reznick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karlo is still on wobbly legs! Can Reznick finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reznick throws a combination that misses
and Karlo counters with a shoot takedown. Reznick fights it but they end up in guard.
Karlo trying to control but Reznick is working from the bottom.
Karlo seems to have recovered his senses.
Karlo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick keeping moving, preventing Karlo from controlling successfully.
Reznick has control of Karlo's left arm, preventing Karlo from doing any damage.
Karlo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karlo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two 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.
Reznick trying to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Reznick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Karlo.
Reznick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reznick lands a big head kick that sends Karlo tumbling to the mat! Reznick takes a step backwards and waves Karlo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Karlo just misses with a punch to the body.
Reznick quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Reznick dips to his left and cracks Karlo with an uppercut!
The cut above Mario Karlo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Reznick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karlo finds it's way round the side to connect with Reznick's head.
Karlo lands a glancing blow to the side of Reznick's head.
Karlo misses with a looping left.
Reznick feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karlo is looking to chop away at Reznick's legs.
Reznick misses with a wild body shot.
Karlo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reznick is out of range and Karlo settles back down.
Karlo throws out a loose jab but Reznick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reznick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reznick is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reznick lands a nice shot that snaps Karlo's head back.
Karlo lands with a good body shot.
Karlo throws an overhand right that lands on Reznick's shoulder, as Reznick tries to avoid the shot.
Karlo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karlo misses with a body shot
and Reznick counters with a huge left! Karlo is in big trouble! He's backing up but Reznick isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Karlo from any more damage. A dominating finish by Reznick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Reznick!
Trevor Reznick retains his light heavyweight title!
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