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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hollywood Hitter (ranked 7445 p4p, 544 weight class) and Magnus Iii Karlson (ranked 4611 p4p, 432 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hollywood Hitter has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hollywood Hitter seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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258 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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211 cm
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270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hollywood Hitter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Iii Karlson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitter misses with a double jab
and Karlson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hitter's knee momentarily.
Hitter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karlson lands with a kick to the temple. Hitter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Hollywood Hitter has been cut.
Karlson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hitter tries to avoid it but Karlson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hitter to the ground. Hitter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hitter misses with a few strikes there.
Karlson rushes Hitter and presses him up against the cage.
Karlson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hitter after a bit of a struggle.
Hitter wants a takedown but no success here.
Karlson pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hitter trying to control the position from guard on top but Karlson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karlson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hitter defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlson keeping moving, preventing Hitter from controlling successfully.
Hitter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karlson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hitter passes into half guard.
Hitter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hitter lands a nice short elbow.
Hitter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitter is just content to waste time from the top position. Karlson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Karlson wants to sweep here but Hitter controlling him for the moment.
Karlson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hitter being controlled here momentarily.
Karlson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Hitter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karlson prevents it.
Karlson jumps guard but Hitter stands there with Karlson around his waist. Karlson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hollywood Hitter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Iii Karlson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlson tries to land a knee to the head but Hitter blocks with his arms.
Karlson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Karlson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karlson fails to pull guard.
Karlson tries to work over Hitter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four 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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karlson.
Karlson pulls Hitter into guard.
Karlson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Karlson keeping moving, preventing Hitter from controlling successfully.
Karlson wants to get back to his feet but Hitter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Karlson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karlson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hitter wants to control from the top but Karlson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Iii Karlson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hollywood Hitter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karlson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karlson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hitter.
Hitter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karlson scores with a jab to the head.
Karlson stuffs the takedown.
Hitter misses with a few strikes there.
Karlson is looking for the big counter here.
Hitter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hitter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Karlson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Karlson is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Karlson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Karlson is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlson gets back to half guard.
Hitter lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Hitter.
Karlson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hitter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karlson has control of Hitter's left arm, preventing Hitter from doing any damage.
Hitter trying to control the position from guard on top but Karlson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hitter tries to free his leg and advance position but Karlson is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlson has an active guard here but Hitter has managed to pass into half guard.
Karlson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hitter wants to control but Karlson is keeping him busy.
Karlson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hitter is working for a submission of some sort.
Hitter is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hitter wants to work for an arm triangle but Karlson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Karlson wants to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
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.
Hitter is working for a kimura but Karlson is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karlson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Karlson has his feet on Hitter's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hitter fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hollywood Hitter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karlson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hitter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Karlson sneaks out the side door and pushes Hitter away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Magnus Iii Karlson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hollywood Hitter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Karlson misses with a takedown attempt - Hitter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karlson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hitter is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hitter.
Karlson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hitter.
Karlson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Karlson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Magnus Iii Karlson has been cut.
Hitter misses with a right hand
letting Karlson counter with a right hand.
Hollywood Hitter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Hitter does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karlson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karlson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hitter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karlson.
Magnus Iii Karlson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karlson drives through and clinches with Hitter against the cage.
Hitter takes an elbow to the temple.
Hitter being controlled against the cage.
Karlson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hitter gets tackled into the cage by Karlson. Karlson maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlson jumps guard.
Karlson keeping moving, preventing Hitter from controlling successfully.
Hitter landing with the ground and pound.
Karlson has his hands on Hitter's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hitter advances position into side control!
Hitter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Karlson pushes Hitter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hitter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hitter decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hitter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karlson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karlson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karlson goes for a double leg but Hitter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hitter continues to drive forward.
Hollywood Hitter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Iii Karlson.
Karlson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hitter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Karlson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hitter swinging wildly here.
Karlson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hitter throws a one two combo.
Karlson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karlson moves into range and clinches up with Hitter.
Hollywood Hitter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hitter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karlson is pressed up against the cage. Hitter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Karlson down to the mat. Karlson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hitter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karlson shoots for a double leg takedown but Hitter sprawls well. He's pushed Karlson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karlson moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitter prevents the takedown attempt.
Karlson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karlson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hitter.
Hitter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karlson counters with a one-two to the body.
Hitter misses with a double jab.
Karlson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Magnus Iii Karlson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A punch combination from Hitter misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Iii Karlson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karlson 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Iii Karlson!
A victorious Magnus Iii Karlson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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