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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willis William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis William has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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226 lbs
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262 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexei Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willis William!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches William napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Karelin is trying to get an arm triangle but William is defending well.
Karelin working away.
Karelin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by William, who protects the arm well.
William really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karelin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
William regains half guard.
William tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
Karelin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Karelin seems to be working for a kimura but William defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
William tries to get to full guard but Karelin has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is trying to work for a kimura but William is defending well.
William is defending against the submission attempts here by Karelin.
Karelin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and William defends it well.
William tries to get to full guard but Karelin has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Karelin is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, William has managed to free his arm - good work.
William makes his way to full guard. A much better position for William.
Karelin stopping the sweep attempt from William.
Karelin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Karelin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Karelin connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Karelin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
William wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
William thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
William wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Karelin looking for a sweep. Not yet Karelin, not yet.
Karelin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for William!
William is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looking for a guillotine from mount but William is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if William can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karelin has control of William's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and William regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Karelin is breathing heavily.
Karelin has hold of William's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and William manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
William wants to control but Karelin is having none of it.
Karelin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But William has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from William!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Karelin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
William looks to land a combination but Karelin avoids it well.
Willis William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
William tries to clinch but Karelin is having none of it.
Karelin shoots in for a double leg but William sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karelin slips under a jab.
William throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karelin.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karelin is defended easily by William.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts William as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William tries to close the distance and clinch but Karelin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
William misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by William.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
William tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karelin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William rushes Karelin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
William lands a hook that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
William pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by William there.
Karelin fails to land the takedown.
William lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karelin at a distance.
William fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by William there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
William punishes Karelin's body with a nice straight punch.
William misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
William misses with a two punch combination.
William misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Willis William seems to be getting the better of the standup.
William stuns Karelin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
William wants to clinch.
William tries to clinch but Karelin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
William fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
William is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
William cracks Karelin with an open hand slap.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as William sprawls well. William wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karelin gets slowly back to his feet.
Willis William is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
William clinches up against the cage.
Karelin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but William gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from William.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from William.
Karelin pulls guard effortlessly.
William must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karelin's head.
Karelin is looking for a triangle but William pushes his legs off easily.
William trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
William seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Karelin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. William gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
William is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
William preventing the sweep.
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.
William trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Karelin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in William's guard.
Karelin preventing the sweep.
William lands an upkick as Karelin stands over him.
Karelin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Karelin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William is pulling down on Karelin's head to control his posture.
William wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willis William showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
William drops Karelin with a beautiful combination! Karelin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - William is looking for the KO!
Karelin is rocked!
It looks like Alexei Karelin has been cut.
William throws an overhand right that has Karelin reeling! William follows up with more punches and Karelin is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Willis William!
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