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Event:
TOF 108
Date: Apr 28, 2024 |
#R1#
Atunes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karlsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Atunes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karlsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atunes blocks a jab.#CL#
Karlsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karlsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atunes is looking to control Karlsson's arms but Karlsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Atunes has his back to the cage.
Atunes misses with a punch on the inside.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Karlsson.
Atunes throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karlsson scoring well with a low kick there.
#T1##CL#
Karlsson moves into the clinch.
Karlsson tries to work over Atunes 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atunes tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson tries to work over Atunes 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage.
Atunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Atunes missing with knees to the body.
Atunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
Karlsson tries to work over Atunes 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson tries to work over Atunes 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlsson misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes lands a hook that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards. #T2#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karlsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Karlsson.
Atunes tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Atunes wants to stall.
Atunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Karlsson.
Karlsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Atunes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2#It looks like Jonas Karlsson has been cut.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
Karlsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
Atunes looking to stall.
#BC#
Karlsson breaks from the clinch.
Karlsson feints and then cracks Atunes 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Atunes down. #T3#
Karlsson jabs Atunes right on the nose. Atunes blinks but takes it well.
Karlsson throws a leg kick
and Atunes counters with a three punch combo that has Karlsson backing up. Karlsson nods at Atunes to acknowledge the strikes.
Karlsson looks to land a body kick but Atunes moved away.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
Atunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karlsson.
It looked like Karlsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL#
Karlsson clinches with his opponent.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson lands with a light punch inside.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage. #BC#
Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Karlsson sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T4#
Atunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karlsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes throws a push kick but Karlsson slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes .
Atunes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CL#
Karlsson has managed to clinch.
Atunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
A short right from Karlsson.
A short body shot lands from Karlsson as the two fighters clinch.
#T5#
Atunes misses with the head strike.
Karlsson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes .
Karlsson lands a body punch. #BC#
Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jao Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Atunes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karlsson checks the leg kick.
Atunes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Karlsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Atunes .
Nice straight punches there by Karlsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karlsson.
Karlsson jabs Atunes right on the nose. Atunes blinks but takes it well.
Karlsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karlsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atunes . Atunes obviously looking to wear him down.
#T6#
Atunes misses with an uppercut
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atunes misses with a two punch combination.
Atunes scores with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Atunes misses.
Atunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Atunes tried to score with a low kick but Karlsson checks it.
Atunes looks to throw a body kick
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karlsson throws a nice looking combination but Atunes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karlsson is looking to clinch. #T7#
Atunes throws a lazy uppercut
and Karlsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karlsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Atunes should have avoided that one.
Karlsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Atunes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Atunes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Karlsson will feel that in the morning.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Karlsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atunes misses with a low kick as Karlsson jumps back.
Karlsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick lands from Karlsson.
Karlsson scores with a nice body kick.
#T8#
Karlsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Atunes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karlsson lands a leg kick that knocks Atunes off balance momentarily.
Atunes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Karlsson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Atunes moves out of range of the leg kick from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a two punch combination.
Atunes throws out a loose jab but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it. #T9#
Atunes throws a sloppy head kick
letting Karlsson counter with a right hand.
Karlsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses.
Karlsson scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karlsson.
Atunes throws an off balance right hand
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Atunes finds it's way through Karlsson's defenses.
Karlsson checks a leg kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Karlsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonas Karlsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Atunes throws a leg kick but Karlsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Atunes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Atunes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karlsson on the side of the head.
Atunes throws a poor cross that misses
and Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karlsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atunes can do to turn this around?
Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes .
Karlsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atunes throws out a leg kick but Karlsson moves out of range and Atunes only half commits.
Atunes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
#T1#
Karlsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Atunes blocks the body kick.
Karlsson digs a good body shot into Atunes 's ribs.
A low kick lands for Atunes .
A jab from Atunes finds it's way through Karlsson's defenses. #CL#
Karlsson moves into range and clinches up with Atunes .
Karlsson blocking some punches.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atunes 's elbow.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Atunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Atunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson gets through Atunes 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Atunes lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes .
Atunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Karlsson breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Karlsson lands.
Atunes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karlsson checks it well.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donk. Karlsson catches Atunes right on the button with a cross.#CUT#It looks like Jao Atunes has been cut.
Atunes 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Atunes thows a leg kick but Karlsson checks it
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karlsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karlsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Atunes takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Atunes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karlsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karlsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Atunes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karlsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T4#
Atunes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Karlsson lands a really nice looking cross but Atunes seems unphased.
Karlsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karlsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Atunes . That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karlsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karlsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karlsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karlsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Karlsson moves forwards but Atunes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Karlsson moves out of range of the body kick.
As Atunes backs away, Karlsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T5#
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Karlsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL#
Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Karlsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlsson.
Atunes lands a nice knee to the body.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage.
Atunes wants to stall.
Atunes is struggling to control the position.
Come on Atunes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T6#
A short right from Karlsson on the inside.
Atunes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karlsson works on Atunes 's body with a couple of short punches.
Atunes is breathing heavily.
Karlsson blocks a body shot from Atunes . #BC#
Karlsson breaks from the clinch.
Atunes walks into a left hand.
Karlsson catches Atunes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karlsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#ROC#Atunes is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Atunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karlsson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karlsson, as that shot connected.
Atunes is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?#T7#
Karlsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Atunes circles away.
Atunes seems to have recovered his senses.
Atunes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Atunes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karlsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Atunes 's head.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Karlsson moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Karlsson misses the target.
Atunes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Karlsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Atunes blocks a leg kick.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Karlsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Atunes scores with a leg kick.
Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes . #T8#
Karlsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atunes .
Karlsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karlsson connects with a leg kick. #CL#
Karlsson has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karlsson as Atunes tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Karlsson. #T9#
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karlsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Karlsson throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Karlsson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#CL#
Karlsson clinches.
Jonas Karlsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Atunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes gets through Karlsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Atunes looking to stall.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Karlsson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Atunes misses with a kick to the body.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Atunes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karlsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Atunes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Karlsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Atunes . That did some damage!
Karlsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atunes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karlsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Atunes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
Atunes throws the kick towards the body but Karlsson avoids it.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
Atunes flicks out a counter leg kick but Karlsson steps away.
Atunes misses with a right hand
and Karlsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atunes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karlsson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Karlsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Atunes under the eye.
Karlsson wants to clinch.#T2#
A low kick from Atunes is predictable there #KD#
and Karlsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Atunes ! Karlsson lets Atunes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Karlsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atunes .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Atunes avoids a kick to the body.
Atunes lands with a nice body punch.
Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atunes .
You can see that Atunes has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Atunes with a nice cross.#T3#
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karlsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karlsson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Karlsson connects with a body shot that sends Atunes 's belly button to the back.
Karlsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T4#
Karlsson connects with a body shot that sends Atunes 's belly button to the back.
Jonas Karlsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karlsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Karlsson forces Atunes back against the cage and clinches.
Atunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atunes stalling.
Atunes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson scores with a shoulder strike. #T5#
A right hook to the body lands for Karlsson.
Atunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karlsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karlsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Karlsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Atunes circles away.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karlsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atunes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Karlsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karlsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T6#
Karlsson lands with a hook. Atunes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Atunes throws a hook but Karlsson avoids it easily.
It appears Karlsson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Karlsson tests Atunes 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Atunes misses
and Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Karlsson clinches.
Atunes landing knees to the head.
Karlsson misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes lands an uppercut.#T7#
Atunes is trying to stall.
Atunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson wants to break free but Atunes has control.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes .
Atunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Atunes working aggressively here.
#BC#
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes is looking to land body kicks.
Atunes misses with a right hand
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Atunes gets tackled into the cage by Karlsson. Karlsson maintains the clinch.
Jao Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T8#
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atunes .
Karlsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atunes 's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Atunes fails to land.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karlsson is keeping busy.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Karlsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Atunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karlsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes .
Atunes misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Karlsson.#T9#
Atunes lands a front kick.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Karlsson forces Atunes back against the cage and clinches.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karlsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
A hook to the body from Karlsson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atunes or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Karlsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karlsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Karlsson!
After winning the bout, Jonas Karlsson 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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Event:
TOF 99
Date: Apr 07, 2024 |
#R1#
A jab from Knight misses.
Karlsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karlsson is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karlsson.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knight has a takedown stuffed.
Karlsson throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson slips a jab from Knight.
Karlsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knight momentarily.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Terrance Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karlsson manages to avoid it.
Karlsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karlsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karlsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karlsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knight misses with a left hand
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karlsson staying out of range there.
Karlsson scores with a hook to the body. Knight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karlsson scores with a head kick. Knight tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T2#
Karlsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karlsson sprawls well. Karlsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knight gets slowly back to his feet.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knight on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karlsson. Karlsson obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Karlsson.
Karlsson looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Karlsson throws a leg kick which misses Knight's front leg but catches the back leg as Knight tries to avoid it. #T3#
Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight thuds a left hand into Karlsson's body.
Knight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karlsson at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a low kick.
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karlsson! But no joy.#T4#
Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight lands an overhand right.
Karlsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Karlsson throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Karlsson. #TD#
Karlsson gets caught flat footed, as Knight shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've been hearing that Knight has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#ES2#
Karlsson has his feet on Knight's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight throws a body punch but Karlsson moves out of range. #T5#
Karlsson tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karlsson digs a good hook to Knight's body.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Karlsson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. #TD#
Karlsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karlsson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Knight off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Karlsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Karlsson.
#T6#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Knight.
Knight cracks Karlsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Knight swings for the body but Karlsson moves out of range.
Nice cross by Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Knight off the cage and back into range.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karlsson.
A big left from Knight misses.
Knight misses with a lunging right hand
and Karlsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Karlsson throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.#T7#
Karlsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Knight off the cage and back into range.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karlsson! But no joy.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Karlsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karlsson moves away from the strike by Knight.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karlsson.
Knight misses with a hook.#CL2#
Karlsson has managed to clinch.
Karlsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knight backwards. #T8#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson is leaning against Knight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Karlsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knight goes for a takedown attempt but Karlsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrance Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsson feints and then cracks Knight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knight down.
Karlsson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Karlsson gets a clinch.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T9#
Knight wants a takedown.
Good body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Karlsson cracks Knight with a nice body shot.
Karlsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands an uppercut.
Karlsson tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Karlsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Knight drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karlsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knight cracks Karlsson with a nice body shot.
Karlsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Karlsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Knight throws out a powerful jab.#CL2#
Karlsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knight, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Karlsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Karlsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karlsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karlsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knight thuds his right hand into Karlsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T1#
Karlsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knight's head backwards.
Knight throws a predictable looking body shot
#KD2#
and Karlsson counters with a nice right hand that sends Knight toppling to the canvas! Knight scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Karlsson finish him?!#ROC2#Knight is rocked!
Jonas Karlsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Look low, kick high! Karlsson uses the oldest trick in the book to send Knight tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Karlsson is absolutely delighted - when Knight wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jonas Karlsson!
A relieved looking Jonas Karlsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Terrance Knight was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn... Just Damn...'. |
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Event:
TOF 88
Date: Mar 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Yogpeeth scores with a jab to the body.
Yogpeeth blocks a leg kick.
Yogpeeth misses with a hook. Karlsson ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth throws an overhand right that lands on Karlsson's shoulder, as Karlsson tries to avoid the shot.
Karlsson is looking for a counter combo.
Yogpeeth throws a leg kick
and Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karlsson throws a leg kick but Yogpeeth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yogpeeth throws a head kick but Karlsson moves out of range.
Yogpeeth throws a series of punches but Karlsson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yogpeeth connects with an inside leg kick.
Karlsson lands a two punch combo.
Karlsson cracks Yogpeeth with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL2#
and Yogpeeth counters by clinching up. #T1#
Karlsson is trying to break the clinch but Yogpeeth has him pressed against the cage.
Yogpeeth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yogpeeth throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson. #BC#
Karlsson breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Yogpeeth.
Karlsson throws a big counter combination but Yogpeeth scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yogpeeth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yogpeeth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rudra Yogpeeth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yogpeeth misses with a kick to the body.
#CL#
Karlsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Yogpeeth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Yogpeeth avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage. #BC#
Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yogpeeth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T2#
Yogpeeth throws a jab when Karlsson was well out of range.
Karlsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yogpeeth follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Yogpeeth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yogpeeth throws a shot from downtown. Karlsson moves away and avoids it.
Karlsson is looking to counter punch.
We've been told by Karlsson's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL2#
Yogpeeth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yogpeeth misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Yogpeeth fails to land.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karlsson.
Yogpeeth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Karlsson wants to clinch up but Yogpeeth keeps it at a distance.
Yogpeeth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karlsson is out of range and Yogpeeth settles back down.
Yogpeeth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karlsson momentarily.
Yogpeeth throws a head kick but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yogpeeth has time to react.#ROC#Yogpeeth is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Rudra Yogpeeth has been cut.
Karlsson scores with a body shot.
Yogpeeth is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Yogpeeth looks winded!
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yogpeeth ducks into an uppercut from Karlsson and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Karlsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonas Karlsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Karlsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Padilha at a distance.
Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Padilha.
Karlsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karlsson tests Padilha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karlsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Karlsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Padilhas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Padilha throws a jab when Karlsson was well out of range.
Karlsson throws a combination. Padilha tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT#It looks like Afonso Padilha has been cut.
Padilha looks to land a left hand but Karlsson moved out of range nicely.
Padilha misses with an uppercut.
Karlsson lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Padilha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Karlsson. That snapped Padilha's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karlsson. #KD#
Karlsson lands a big head kick that sends Padilha tumbling to the mat! Karlsson takes a step backwards and waves Padilha back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A big right from Padilha misses. #KD#
Karlsson lands a big right hand that sends Padilha crashing to the mat! Karlsson stays standing though and waves Padilha back to his feet!#ROC#Padilha is rocked!#KD#
Oooooh!!! Karlsson has knocked Padilha down with a huge combo! Karlsson steps away and waves a wobbly Padilha back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Padilha is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
We've been told by Karlsson's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T1#
Karlsson sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Padilha's defenses. It connects perfectly with Padilha's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Karlsson!
Jonas Karlsson thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 24, 2022 |
#R1#
Karlsson leaves Chibaclov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD#
Chibaclov looking to score a takedown here. Karlsson is defending well but Chibaclov drives through and ends up in Karlsson's guard.
Chibaclov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chibaclov is pushing down on Karlsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Karlsson is fighting to maintain full guard but Chibaclov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Karlsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chibaclov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Chibaclov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Karlsson is just riding it out for now. Chibaclov eventually gives up the hold. #T1#
Chibaclov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB#
Chibaclov is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Karlsson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matteo Chibaclov! |
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