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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Pushkin (ranked 35 p4p, 54 weight class) and Jonas Karlsson (ranked 4 p4p, 7 weight class). Jonas Karlsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Pushkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Karlsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pushkin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pushkin drives through and clinches with Karlsson against the cage.
Pushkin pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson gets to his feet - Pushkin follows without any prompting.
Pushkin tries for a takedown but Karlsson circles away easily
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin slips a straight right by Karlsson.
Pushkin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karlsson sprawls and moves away.
Karlsson lands a head kick. Pushkin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Karlsson misses with a head kick.
Pushkin gets tackled into the cage by Karlsson. Karlsson maintains the clinch.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karlsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Pushkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Karlsson.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karlsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pushkin jumps guard but Karlsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pushkin.
Pushkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pushkin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karlsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson lands a shot to the body.
Karlsson works on Pushkin's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Karlsson fails to land.
Pushkin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Karlsson smiles and moves away.
Karlsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pushkin shoots in but Karlsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karlsson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karlsson stuffs the takedown.
Karlsson has managed to clinch.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karlsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pushkin blocks an uppercut.
Karlsson working aggressively here.
Pushkin fails to pull guard.
I was talking to Pushkin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Karlsson stops a takedown attempt from Pushkin.
Pushkin wants a takedown.
Pushkin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Karlsson to keep the fight standing.
Pushkin pulls guard effortlessly.
Karlsson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Karlsson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pushkin, up you get!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Karlsson won't allow it.
Karlsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Karlsson - that landed with a thud.
Pushkin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karlsson walks away with a smile on his face. Pushkin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pushkin.
Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Pushkin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Karlsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pushkin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Karlsson is trying to defend but Pushkin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Karlsson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Pushkin keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Pushkin blocking some punches.
Karlsson misses with some punches.
Karlsson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pushkin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Karlsson to the mat. Karlsson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pushkin looking to pass the guard.
Karlsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pushkin is controlling him.
Pushkin wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
Karlsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Karlsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karlsson wants to stand and escape but Pushkin is having none of it.
Pushkin looking to pass the guard.
Pushkin stops Karlsson from standing up.
Pushkin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Karlsson's guard.
Pushkin wants to pass the guard but Karlsson is defending well.
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet.
Pushkin throwing shots but Karlsson is blocking nicely.
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet.
Pushkin wants to take a breather but Karlsson is having none of it.
That's two 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.
Pushkin is pressing down on Karlsson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Karlsson is holding on for now.
Pushkin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pushkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karlsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karlsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Karlsson misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Karlsson finds it's target.
Good leg kick by Karlsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pushkin with a poor takedown
enabling Karlsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jonas Karlsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pushkin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Karlsson defends well and Pushkin ends up having to push Karlsson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Karlsson unleashes a big counter combination but Pushkin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pushkin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Karlsson gets to his feet. Pushkin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Karlsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karlsson with the inside leg kick.
Pushkin looks for a takedown but Karlsson sprawls well.
Karlsson throws out a counter right but Pushkin avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Pushkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pushkin, pushing him back against the cage.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but Karlsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pushkin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karlsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pushkin jumps guard but Karlsson stands there with Pushkin around his waist. Pushkin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Pushkin blocks it.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Karlsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karlsson is looking to slow Pushkin down with leg kicks.
Pushkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Karlsson finds it's way through Pushkin's defenses.
Pushkin 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 Pushkin off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson throws a lazy right hand but Pushkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karlsson lands a big right hand that sends Pushkin crashing to the mat! Karlsson stays standing though and waves Pushkin back to his feet!
Pushkin is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin slips a straight right by Karlsson.
Oh Pushkin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karlsson has closed the distance and engaged Pushkin in a clinch.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pushkin seems to have got his legs back now.
Karlsson misses with a body punch.
Karlsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pushkin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pushkin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Pushkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karlsson lands with a right to the head.
Karlsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karlsson creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Pushkin out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Karlsson!
Jonas Karlsson is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Jonas Karlsson 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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