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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Karlsson (ranked 68 p4p, 239 weight class) and Bone Breaker (ranked 8 p4p, 32 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bone Breaker!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Breaker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Breaker wants to take a breather but Karlsson is having none of it.
Karlsson pushes Breaker off looking to stand but Breaker dives back in and keeps control.
Karlsson is staying active underneath Breaker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Breaker trying to pass the guard but Karlsson defending well.
Karlsson is looking to escape.
Karlsson's coaches at Heavy Metal have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Breaker is taking a breather. Karlsson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker is trying to control the action in half guard but Karlsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karlsson is trying to stand up here but Breaker is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karlsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Breaker.
Karlsson clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker breaks from the clinch.
Breaker fails with the takedown
and Karlsson counters with a big head kick but Breaker shrugs it off.
Bone Breaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breaker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Karlsson is trying to stand back up but Breaker is controlling him
Karlsson has one foot on Breaker's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Breaker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Karlsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karlsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Breaker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karlsson is looking to slow Breaker down with leg kicks.
Breaker darts in looking for a takedown but Karlsson gets double underhooks and turns Breaker into the cage.
Jonas Karlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bone Breaker.
Karlsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Breaker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Breaker avoids the head kick by Karlsson.
Karlsson tests Breaker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karlsson connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker dives in for a single leg takedown but Karlsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Breaker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Breaker tries to move into full mount but can't pass Karlsson's legs.
Karlsson is trying to get back to his feet.
Breaker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet.
Breaker in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Breaker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karlsson keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is pushing Breaker's head away, looking to escape. Breaker manages to hold on to the position though.
Karlsson throws Breaker to one side and escapes!
Karlsson moves into range and clinches up with Breaker.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Breaker.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Breaker blocks it.
Karlsson keeps control of Breaker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karlsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Breaker breaks from the clinch.
Breaker goes for a double leg but Karlsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Karlsson continues to drive forward.
Breaker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Breaker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karlsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Breaker scrambles back to his feet.
Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Breaker feints the counter takedown.
Karlsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karlsson sprawls well. Karlsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Breaker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Breaker misses.
Karlsson throws a head kick but Breaker moves out of range.
Breaker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet but Breaker drags him back down.
Breaker trying to control the action but Karlsson is working from the bottom.
Karlsson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nice sprawl there from Karlsson as Breaker shoots in.
Jab, jab by Breaker - just one landing.
Jonas Karlsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karlsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Breaker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karlsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karlsson defending well as Breaker loads up on a big left hand.
Breaker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Karlsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Breaker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Breaker dives in and grabs Karlsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karlsson pushes down on Breaker's head and hops out.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Breaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karlsson sizes up Breaker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Breaker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karlsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Breaker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karlsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Breaker circles away quickly and effectively.
Breaker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Breaker or perhaps it was just good defense by Karlsson, which made it look bad.
Jonas Karlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bone Breaker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker misses with a hook. Karlsson ducked under it nicely.
Karlsson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Breaker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karlsson's waist but Karlsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Breaker off to one side.
Karlsson moves into the clinch.
Breaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Karlsson has double underhooks.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Breaker avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage.
Breaker blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Breaker gets the takedown into side control.
Karlsson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Breaker is controlling him well.
Breaker tries to advance to mount but can't.
Karlsson tries to escape but Breaker is in control.
Karlsson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Karlsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Breaker shoots in and drives through. Karlsson sprawls well.
Karlsson is looking to slow Breaker down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breaker misses with a takedown attempt
and Karlsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Breaker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karlsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Breaker.
Karlsson throws a counter high kick but Breaker was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karlsson throws a leg kick which misses Breaker's front leg but catches the back leg as Breaker tries to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Karlsson. No joy for Breaker on that attempt.
Breaker looks for a takedown but Karlsson sprawls well.
Breaker closes the distance and clinches up with Karlsson, looking for a takedown. Breaker pushes Karlsson against the cage but Karlsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karlsson lands a jab to the nose.
Karlsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Breaker's head.
Karlsson throws a leg kick
and Breaker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Breaker.
Karlsson wants to stand up but Breaker is controlling him.
Breaker wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
Breaker tries to free his leg and advance position but Karlsson is retaining full guard.
Karlsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karlsson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Breaker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karlsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Breaker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab lands there for Karlsson.
A jab from Karlsson misses.
Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Breaker or perhaps it was just good defense by Karlsson, which made it look bad.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karlsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Breaker can do to turn this around?
Breaker tries for a takedown but Karlsson circles away easily
and Karlsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jonas Karlsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Karlsson throws a series of punches but Breaker avoids them all with ease.
Breaker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Breaker goes for a double leg but Karlsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Karlsson continues to drive forward.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karlsson as he avoids it easily.
Breaker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown but Karlsson shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Karlsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Breaker.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Breaker dives in for a single leg takedown but Karlsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Karlsson finds it's way through Breaker's defenses.
Karlsson cracks Breaker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Breaker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Breaker dives in and grabs Karlsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karlsson pushes down on Breaker's head and hops out.
Karlsson connects with a leg kick.
Karlsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Breaker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karlsson slips a straight right by Breaker.
Karlsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Breaker.
Karlsson feints and then cracks Breaker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Breaker down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Breaker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karlsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Breaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karlsson cracks Breaker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karlsson throws a leg kick
and Breaker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Karlsson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Breaker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Karlsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Breaker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karlsson is fending him off so far but Breaker persists. Nope, Karlsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Breaker throws a hook but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Breaker moves away and avoids it.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karlsson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Karlsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Breaker.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karlsson but Karlsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jonas Karlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bone Breaker.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karlsson sprawls well. Karlsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Breaker gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown but Karlsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Karlsson lands with a right hand.
Breaker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Breaker is rocked!
Karlsson clinches up with Breaker and pushes him back against the cage.
Breaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Karlsson misses with a body punch.
Breaker seems to have recovered his senses.
Karlsson lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker can't break the clinch.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Breaker is trying to break free.
Karlsson lands with a left to the head.
Breaker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karlsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Breaker's head.
Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Breaker.
Breaker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karlsson tries to avoid it but Breaker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karlsson to the ground. Karlsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Breaker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karlsson's waist but Karlsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Breaker off to one side.
and Karlsson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Breaker! He's just covering up as Karlsson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas Karlsson!
An out of breath Jonas Karlsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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