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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karlsson På Taket (ranked 860 p4p, 106 weight class) and Will Rock (ranked 484 p4p, 62 weight class). På Taket's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stuck In The Middle With You. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rock's choice of entrance music: I Wanna Rock. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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176 cm
26
165 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
23
160 lbs
8 - 2 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karlsson På Taket! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 2, fighting out of New York, Will Rock! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! På Taket looks to throw the jab but Rock is out of range. Rock is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. På Taket lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rock throws a sloppy head kick and På Taket moves out of range easily. Rock connects with a good right hand that stumbles På Taket. På Taket circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Rock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Rock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from På Taket.
Rock tries to grapple but his opponent circles and På Taket counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. På Taket walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Decent striking displayed by Rock there. Rock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
På Taket takes a swing at Rock's ribcage but misses. Rock works the jab nicely. Rock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract På Taket. Rock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Rock swings for the body but På Taket moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from På Taket misses the target. På Taket connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rock moves out of range of the strikes. På Taket misses with an uppercut. På Taket seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. På Taket swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rock. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from På Taket. Rock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before På Taket has time to react. På Taket throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rock counters with a good low kick that På Taket was not able to check. På Taket misses with an uppercut. Rock scoring well with a low kick there.
På Taket takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. På Taket connects with a single shot there. På Taket blocks the body kick.
Rock lands a jab to the head.
Rock moves out of range as På Taket strikes. Rock connects with a solid leg kick. Rock is looking to clinch but På Taket is avoiding it.
På Taket throws a hook but Rock blocks it. Rock looks to throw the jab but På Taket is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. På Taket throws a hook but Rock avoids it easily. På Taket blocks a head kick by Rock.
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by På Taket.
Rock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Rock lands with a shot to the body. På Taket fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rock checks it well. Rock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! På Taket takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rock clinches up against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Rock dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
På Taket throws a jab but it's blocked by Rock. Karlsson På Taket has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A telegraphed right hand from Rock misses the target. A big left from På Taket misses. Will Rock seems to be getting the better of the standup. Rock scores with a body shot.
Rock swings widly with a right hand
and På Taket cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A swing and a miss from På Taket. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A telegraphed right hand from På Taket misses the target. Rock ducks under a wild hook from På Taket. A left lands for Rock. Rock has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rock connects with a leg kick. På Taket looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. På Taket moves out of range as Rock strikes. Rock circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! På Taket drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Rock follows På Taket to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Rock! After winning the bout, Will Rock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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