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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ekong Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 cm
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190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ekong Bell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Karlsson! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bell slips under a jab. Karlsson misses with a hook. Bell throws out a loose jab but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it. A nice side step and Karlsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Bell throws a hook but Karlsson blocks it. Karlsson throws a counter combo. Karlsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bell's hands. Bell misses with a straight right. Karlsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Bell connects with a right hand. Karlsson shakes it off. Bell throws a leg kick but Karlsson sees it coming and checks it nicely. Karlsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Bell looks to throw the jab but Karlsson is out of range. A swing and a miss from Bell. Bell catches Karlsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Bell avoids a lazy jab quite easily. 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! Bell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlsson. Bell lands a leg kick that knocks Karlsson off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bell avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A combination from Karlsson does no damage. Ekong Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bell moves out of range as Karlsson strikes. Bell scores with the left hand. Karlsson knows he should have avoided that one. Karlsson cracks Bell with a good jab. Karlsson looks to throw the jab but Bell is out of range. Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Bell. Bell misses with a head kick.
Bell is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Bell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karlsson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Karlsson defending well as Bell loads up on a big left hand. A jab lands there for Karlsson. Karlsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bell tries to land a front kick but Karlsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karlsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bell. A jab from Bell misses. Jab by Bell. Bell misses with a hook. Karlsson throws out a counter right but Bell avoids it with no problem. Karlsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Nice jab there from Bell. Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Bell moved out of range. Karlsson moves away from the strike by Bell. Karlsson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bell to counter with a crisp jab. Bell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Karlsson works the jab nicely. Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karlsson. Bell missing with a left hand there. Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Karlsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karlsson throws a body punch but Bell moves out of range. It appears Bell was looking to counter with a kick there. A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target. Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Bell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bell connects with a nice looking jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Bell as he connects with a hook. Karlsson scores with the left hand. Bell knows he should have avoided that one. Bell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karlsson to score with a decent uppercut. Karlsson misses with a hook. Bell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karlsson's head.
Karlsson is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Bell darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Karlsson's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Bell before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ekong Bell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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