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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uzziah Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson comes to the cage accompanied by The Game-Motörhead. Judah comes into a darkened arena with his song building. We Ready kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Frank Karlsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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191 cm
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212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uzziah Judah!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson throws a jab when Judah was well out of range.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Judah moves away and avoids it.
Karlsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Judah lands a right hook to the body.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Karlsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Judah moves away from the strike by Karlsson.
Karlsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Judah's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Judah's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A big right from Karlsson misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Judah! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah throws a lazy uppercut
and Karlsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Judah defending well as Karlsson loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Judah misses.
We've been told by Karlsson's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judah thuds a left hand into Karlsson's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Judah works Karlsson's body with a nice hook.
Judah takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Judah moves out of range as Karlsson strikes.
Karlsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Karlsson lands a head shot.
Judah digs a good hook to Karlsson's body.
Karlsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Judah connects with a looping right hand.
Judah lands with a cross.
Karlsson misses with an uppercut.
Judah moves out of range as Karlsson strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Karlsson misses the target.
Uzziah Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Judah.
An attempted straight right counter from Karlsson misses the target.
Judah feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karlssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karlsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Judah misses.
Karlsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karlsson misses the jab.
Judah swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Judah both land. Nice combination.
Judah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karlsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Judah scores with a sloppy right hand. Karlsson should have avoided that one.
A big right from Karlsson misses.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlsson.
Karlsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Judah's head.
Karlsson misses with an uppercut.
Judah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Karlsson is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karlsson.
Judah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Judah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karlsson is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judah.
Karlsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karlsson throws an off balance right hand
and Judah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karlsson thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Karlsson misses the target.
Karlsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karlsson ducks right into an uppercut from Judah.
Karlsson throws a hook but Judah avoids it easily.
Karlsson throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karlsson misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Karlsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uzziah Judah dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Judah misses the target.
Judah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karlsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karlsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karlsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Judah's head backwards.
Karlsson throws a looping overhand right but Judah ducks down to avoid it.
Judah misses the jab.
Judah throws a body punch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Judah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah stuns Karlsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Judah misses with a hook to the body
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karlsson works Judah's body with a nice hook.
Karlsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a looping right.
Karlsson lands a slapping body shot.
Karlsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Judah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Judah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Judah digs a good hook to Karlsson's body.
Judah digs a good body shot into Karlsson's ribs.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Karlsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Judah drops Karlsson with a beautiful combination! Karlsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Judah is looking for the KO!
Karlsson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range.
Oh Karlsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karlsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karlsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Karlsson throws a looping overhand right but Judah ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Judah misses.
Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Judah slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Judah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Judah counters with a left to the body.
Judah takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Judah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karlsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Judah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Judah lands a right hook to the body.
Judah lands a jab to Karlsson's midsection.
Judah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah cracks Karlsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Judah lands a jab to Karlsson's midsection.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karlsson moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlsson. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Judah finds it's target.
Karlsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Judah throws a body punch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Judah.
Karlsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Judah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Judah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Judah. That snapped Karlsson's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Judah.
Karlsson slips under a jab.
Karlsson throws a hook but Judah blocks it.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karlsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judah throws out the jab.
Karlsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson cracks Judah with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
Judah scores with the left hand. Karlsson knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uzziah Judah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Judah lands with a good body shot.
Judah scores with a jab to the body.
Judah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karlsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Judah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Judah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karlsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Judah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Judah throws a combination that misses
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Uzziah Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karlsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Judah slips under a jab from Karlsson.
A countering left hand to the body from Judah misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karlsson moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Judah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah throws a series of punches but Karlsson avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Judah misses the target.
Judah moves away from the strike by Karlsson.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlsson works Judah's body with a nice hook.
Karlsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karlsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Judah throws a series of strikes that have Karlsson backpedaling.
Judah throws a shot to the body.
Karlsson misses the body punch
and Judah counters with a crisp one two that drops Karlsson! Judah thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Karlsson to his feet! Karlsson is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson walks straight into a right hand from Judah - that's dropped him! Judah jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Karlsson from any more punishment! Karlsson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Uzziah Judah!
Our winner, Uzziah Judah, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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