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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rocky Balboa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa looks to land a combination but Karlsson avoids it well.
Karlsson thows a body kick. Balboa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Karlsson darts in and clinches Balboa up against the cage.
Balboa wants to break free but Karlsson has control.
Nice elbow from Karlsson.
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Karlsson breaks the clinch.
Balboa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karlsson.
Karlsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balboa, pushing him back against the cage.
Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa throws a right hand that Karlsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Karlsson also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Karlsson.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Karlsson avoids it well.
Karlsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karlsson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Balboa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Karlsson effectively controlling the action here.
Karlsson decides to pull guard.
Karlsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karlsson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa wants to get up but he can't break Karlsson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Balboa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Balboa won't allow Karlsson to sweep him here.
Balboa wants to get up but he can't break Karlsson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Karlsson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Balboa postures up.
Balboa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karlsson on the ground.
Karlsson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Karlsson trying to control the position.
Karlsson wants to sweep here but Balboa controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Balboa wants to stand and escape but instead Karlsson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Balboa wants to stand up but Karlsson is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Balboa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balboa takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Balboa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karlsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Karlsson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Balboa uses from the top position.
Balboa wants to stand and escape but instead Karlsson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Karlsson prevents Balboa from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karlsson stops Balboa from standing up.
Karlsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karlsson prevents Balboa from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson pushing down on Balboa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Karlsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Balboa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karlsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balboa, pushing him back against the cage.
Karlsson jumps guard but Balboa stands there with Karlsson around his waist. Karlsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Karlsson fails to pull guard.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Karlsson.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Karlsson is controlling the position.
Karlsson keeps control of Balboa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Karlsson on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Karlsson is controlling the position.
Karlsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karlsson tries for a takedown but Balboa manages to get underhooks.
Balboa is trying to break free.
Karlsson has Balboa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Balboa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch but Karlsson keeps him there for the moment.
Balboa is trying to break free.
Karlsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Balboa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karlsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karlsson has him pressed against the cage.
Karlsson keeps control of Balboa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Karlsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Balboa throws a combination that misses
and Karlsson counters by clinching up.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch but Karlsson keeps him there for the moment.
Karlsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Balboa wants to break free but Karlsson has control.
Karlsson prevents Balboa from breaking the clinch.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karlsson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Balboa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Karlsson successfully pulls guard.
Balboa wants to get up but he can't break Karlsson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Balboa gets to his feet - Karlsson follows without any prompting.
Balboa digs a good body shot into Karlsson's ribs.
Karlsson misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right-left combo lands from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Karlsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karlsson scores a takedown into full mount!
Karlsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Balboa tries to buck Karlsson off but he can't manage it.
Karlsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Balboa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Karlsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Balboa's face.
Karlsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Balboa's face.
Karlsson has hold of Balboa's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Balboa manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa really wants to buck Karlsson off and get back to his feet.
Karlsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Balboa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Balboa is trying to stand but he's just given Karlsson his back.
Balboa has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Balboa trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Karlsson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Balboa knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Balboa for a finish.
Balboa looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tightening his grip on Balboa, looking for the choke.
Balboa trying to get back to his feet but Karlsson is in full control for now.
Karlsson has his opponent's back but Balboa is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Karlsson.
Karlsson fails with the takedown.
Balboa lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa scores with a three punch combo!
Karlsson gets the takedown into side control.
Karlsson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Karlsson wants to control but Balboa is keeping him busy.
Balboa bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karlsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marcus Karlsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karlsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Balboa is retaining full guard.
Balboa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Balboa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Karlsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balboa lands a two punch combo.
Karlsson closes the distance and clinches up with Balboa, looking for a takedown. Karlsson pushes Balboa against the cage but Balboa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Karlsson blocks a jab.
Balboa tries to keep at a distance but Karlsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karlsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Balboa sprawls well. He's pushed Karlsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karlsson misses with a double jab
and Balboa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karlsson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson stops Balboa from standing up.
Karlsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balboa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karlsson wants to stand but Balboa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Karlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karlsson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Balboa kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Balboa wants to stand up but Karlsson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karlsson prevents Balboa from breaking the clinch.
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karlsson lands an elbow inside that Balboa shrugs off.
Balboa wants to break free but Karlsson has control.
Karlsson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Balboa is trying to keep an underhook but Karlsson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Balboa is trying to stand.
Karlsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Balboa pushes Karlsson off looking to stand but Karlsson dives back in and keeps control.
Balboa is refusing to be controlled, as Karlsson sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balboa scores with a jab. Karlsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karlsson has managed to clinch.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Karlsson is controlling the position.
Karlsson successfully pulls guard.
Karlsson controls Balboa momentarily but Balboa frees himself.
Balboa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Karlsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Balboa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Balboa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Balboa wanted to stand there but Karlsson had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Karlsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karlsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Karlsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Balboa is looking to escape.
Rocky Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balboa wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Karlsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karlsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Karlsson!
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energy
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hype
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