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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aron Karlsson (ranked 987 p4p, 121 weight class) and Maatia Supuaga (ranked 2095 p4p, 232 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Supuaga's choice of entrance music: Wanna Taki Taki. Aron Karlsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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155 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aron Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maatia Supuaga!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson lands a jab to Supuaga's midsection.
Supuaga clinches up with Karlsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Supuaga lands a hook that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Supuaga misses with some punches.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Supuaga blocks it.
Karlsson lands a right hand.
Supuaga is pressed up against the cage. Karlsson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Supuaga down to the mat. Supuaga avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Supuaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karlsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Supuaga in his tracks.
Maatia Supuaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Supuaga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Supuaga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Supuaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Supuaga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Supuaga controls his hands.
Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
Karlsson tries to work over Supuaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Supuaga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Supuaga misses with a punch to the body.
Supuaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Karlsson controls his hands.
Supuaga has Karlsson pushed against the cage.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlsson misses with a body punch.
Karlsson digs a right hand into Supuaga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Supuaga's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karlsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Supuaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Supuaga takes a shot to the head.
Supuaga gets through Karlsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Supuaga presses Karlsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Supuaga misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Supuaga fails to land.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Supuaga controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Supuaga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Supuaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Supuaga is leaning against Karlsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlsson cracks Supuaga with a nice body shot.
A short right from Karlsson on the inside.
Karlsson misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karlsson swings for the body but Supuaga moves out of range.
Supuaga throws out a counter right but Karlsson avoids it with no problem.
Supuaga takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Supuaga.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Supuaga prevents a body shot from Karlsson.
A head punch on the inside from Supuaga fails to land.
Karlsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Supuaga backwards.
Karlsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Supuaga backwards.
Supuaga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Supuaga blocks it.
Karlsson lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Karlsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Karlsson scores with a shot to the side of Supuaga's head.
Karlsson lands a shot to the body.
Supuaga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson lands with a right to the head.
Karlsson keeps control of Supuaga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karlsson misses with some punches.
Supuaga blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson gets through Supuaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Supuaga prevents a body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson breaks from the clinch.
Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Supuaga wants to clinch up but Karlsson keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Karlsson misses the target.
Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Supuaga.
Karlsson sets himself, and Supuaga steps forward looking for the clinch! Karlsson avoids it this time.
Supuaga 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 scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Supuaga doesn't seem bothered though.
Supuaga tries to clinch
and Karlsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Supuaga has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Karlsson works his way into side control.
Karlsson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Supuaga is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Karlsson has hold of Supuaga's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Supuaga tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Karlsson cranks the arm and Supuaga screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Supuaga, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Aron Karlsson!
Aron Karlsson took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'In your dreams homie. In your dreams'.
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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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FIGHT
RATING
58% |
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