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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson comes to the cage accompanied by The Game-Motörhead. Lee Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Karlsson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Black! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Karlsson misses with an uppercut
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab. Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Black slips under a jab. Karlsson slips under a jab from Black. Black misses with a hook. Karlsson ducked under it nicely. Black looks to land a right hand but Karlsson moved out of range. Black misses with an uppercut. Karlsson throws an off balance right hand
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black. Karlsson throws a hook but Black avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Karlsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Black. Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black. Karlsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Karlsson misses with a few strikes there.
Karlsson misses with a straight right. Karlsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Black off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Karlsson misses the jab. Karlsson misses with a looping left. Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black. Lee Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Black throws a hook but Karlsson avoids it easily. Karlsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Black on the side of the head. Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Karlsson counter with a right hand. Karlsson moves out of range as Black strikes. Karlsson lands a jab to the nose. Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand. Karlsson looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Black! But no joy. Karlsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Black throws the left hand but Karlsson avoids the punch easily. Karlsson cracks Black with a right hand to the side of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Karlsson misses with a left hand and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karlsson. Black looks like he wants to counter punch here. Black throws a hook to the side of Karlsson's head but Karlsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Karlsson punishes Black's body with a nice straight punch. Black lands a glancing blow to the side of Karlsson's head. Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Karlsson. Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlsson. Karlsson moves out of range of the strikes. Karlsson tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot. Black throws an off balance right hand
and Karlsson counters with a left to the body. Karlsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Black swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Black is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Nice shot by Karlsson. Karlsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Black throws the left hand but Karlsson avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black. Black throws a hook to the side of Karlsson's head but Karlsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Nice defenses there by Black. Black looks like he wants to counter punch here. Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it. Black swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black. Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot. Black lands a nice shot that snaps Karlsson's head back.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch. Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Karlsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karlsson moves away from the strike by Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Karlsson lands a slapping body shot.
Black throws the left hand but Karlsson avoids the punch easily. Karlsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target. Black loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch. Karlsson is looking to counter punch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Black walks into a straight right hand from Karlsson. Black throws an off balance right hand
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand. Black throws a right hand that misses
and Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Black missing with a left hand there. Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Karlsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black. Karlsson cracks Black with an open hand slap. Black throws a hook to the side of Karlsson's head but Karlsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Black misses with a left hand and Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Karlsson misses the shot to the body. A big left from Black misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Karlsson dominated that 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.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Karlsson ducks down to avoid it. Karlsson moves away from the strike by Black. Karlsson throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it. Black swings widly with a right hand
and Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black is rocked! Black leaves his chin hanging out and Karlsson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Black crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Karlsson! A less than humble Frank Karlsson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
56% |
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