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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mzai Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson comes to the cage accompanied by The Game-Motörhead. Mzai Uno has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Karlsson's chin.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 3 - 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mzai Uno!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Uno drops Karlsson with a beautiful combination! Karlsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Uno is looking for the KO!
Uno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Uno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uno throws an overhand right that lands on Karlsson's shoulder, as Karlsson tries to avoid the shot.
Uno takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karlsson.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Uno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Karlsson.
Karlsson is trying to push Uno away but Uno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Uno takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Uno fails to land.
Uno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
Uno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uno throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno taking a breather.
Uno blocks an uppercut.
Karlsson working aggressively here.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uno lands a shot to the body.
Uno misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uno.
Karlsson lands a body punch.
Uno's coach down at KING OF PAIN was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Uno's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Uno throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uno lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Karlsson.
Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch but Uno keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson digs a right hand into Uno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uno's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uno has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Uno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Karlsson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karlsson.
A nice left hand lands by Karlsson.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Uno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uno lands a right hand.
Karlsson lands an uppercut.
Uno is trying to maintain a safe position but Karlsson gets an underhook and turns Uno into the cage.
Uno being controlled against the cage.
Uno taking a breather.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson is struggling to control the position.
Uno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Uno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Uno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uno misses with a punch on the inside.
Karlsson tries to break the clinch but Uno is controlling the position.
Karlsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Uno works on Karlsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Come on Uno - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Uno blocking some punches.
Uno wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Uno.
Uno takes a shot to the head.
Karlsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson lands a shoulder strike.
Uno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uno just leaning against Karlsson, taking a breather.
Karlsson lands with a left to the head.
Uno trying to stall but Karlsson improves his position.
Uno misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uno.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Uno has Karlsson pressed against the cage, preventing Karlsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Uno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Uno has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson is leaning against Uno and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Karlsson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Uno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karlsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karlsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Uno tries to close the distance and clinch but Karlsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karlsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Uno takes one to the chin there.
Karlsson punishes Uno's body with a nice straight punch.
Mzai Uno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karlsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Karlsson staying out of range there.
Uno wants to clinch
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Uno in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A cross from Karlsson lands.
Uno is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uno doesn't manage to clinch there - Karlsson circles away.
Uno is looking to clinch but Karlsson is avoiding it.
Mzai Uno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uno swings widly with a right hand
and Karlsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uno thinking.
Uno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karlsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson throws a big counter combination but Uno scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Karlsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno tries to clinch there but Karlsson circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karlsson scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlsson.
Uno misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Uno blocking some punches.
Karlsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Unos head.
Karlsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karlsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uno can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uno.
Uno tries to work over Karlsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Uno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Karlsson.
Uno stalls.
Uno is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uno throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Uno backwards.
Uno scores with a shot to the side of Karlsson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uno misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Karlsson on the inside.
Uno taking a breather.
Karlsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Uno can't find room to land a body shot as Karlsson controls the action.
Karlsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Unos head.
Good body shot from Karlsson.
Uno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson scores with a hook to the body.
Uno is working Karlsson over against the cage.
Uno struggles to land a body shot inside as Karlsson controls his hands.
Karlsson lands a shoulder strike.
Karlsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson lands an uppercut.
Karlsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uno backwards.
Uno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karlsson's elbow.
Uno lands a body shot.
Uno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karlsson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uno.
A head punch on the inside from Uno fails to land.
Uno has Karlsson pressed against the cage.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uno pressing his opponent against the cage.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karlsson blocking some punches.
Karlsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Uno backwards.
Karlsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uno trying to control the position but instead, Karlsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Uno into the cage.
Karlsson digs a right hand underneath Uno's ribcage. Uno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karlsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karlsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Uno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frank Karlsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Uno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karlsson digs a right hand underneath Uno's ribcage. Uno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Karlsson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Karlsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Karlsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karlsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Uno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Uno is rocked!
Karlsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uno is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Uno misses with a combination
and Karlsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uno takes one on the button.
Uno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karlsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uno seems to have recovered his senses.
Karlsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Karlsson.
Uno clinches.
Uno misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uno misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karlsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karlsson digs a right hand underneath Uno's ribcage. Uno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karlsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Karlsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karlsson lands a left hand.
Uno has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
A shot in the inside from Karlsson.
A short left from Karlsson.
Uno wants to stall.
Uno throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
Still in the clinch, Karlsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Karlsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uno struggles to land a body shot inside as Karlsson controls his hands.
Uno misses with a punch on the inside.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Uno tries to stall but Karlsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with a left to the head.
Uno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Uno misses with a punch on the inside.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Uno controls the action.
Karlsson drops Uno onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Uno is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Uno is looking to control Karlsson's arms but Karlsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Uno has his back to the cage.
Karlsson dips a shoulder and cracks Uno with a mighty uppercut! Uno falls back against the cage and Karlsson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Uno is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Karlsson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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hype
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