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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes to the cage accompanied by Krynitza - Motherland. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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273 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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290 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Williams!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams controlling the position for now.
Williams is trying to stand.
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as Karelin sits in half guard.
Karelin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Karelin throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karelin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karelin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Karelin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Karelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karelin trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Karelin is really struggling to control Williams but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Karelin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Karelin's shoulder, as Karelin tries to avoid the shot.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Josh Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Karelin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karelin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karelin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williams was covering up waiting for the punch and Karelin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Karelin with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin preventing the sweep.
Williams pulls Karelin in close to his closed guard and prevents Karelin from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karelin throws a big right hand that misses.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karelin pushes down on Williams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Karelin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four 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 prevents Williams from improving his position.
Karelin is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Karelin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Karelin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin stalling away here and it's allowed Williams to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karelin dominated that round.
That's time! Karelin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karelin throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throws a head kick that Karelin semi-blocks.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Karelin shoots in and bounces Williams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Karelin postures up.
Karelin distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Karelin stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karelin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karelin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karelin.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karelin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams has control of Karelin's left arm, preventing Karelin from doing any damage.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karelin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
Karelin trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Karelin looking to pass the guard.
Karelin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Karelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karelin is controlling him.
Karelin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams controls Karelin momentarily but Karelin frees himself.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin throws and elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karelin's guard. Nice move by Williams!
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin 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.
Karelin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karelin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karelin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Williams wants to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karelin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Karelin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Karelin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Karelin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Karelin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Karelin is trying to ground and pound but Williams uses the momentary lack of control by Karelin to regain half guard.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karelin.
Karelin working Williams over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karelin lands a nice short elbow.
Alex Karelin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karelin thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Karelin is very close to passing his half guard.
Karelin works his way into side control.
Karelin working the ground and pound.
Karelin trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Karelin landing strikes.
Williams is rocked!
Karelin lands a strong strike to the head of Williams. That's dazed him! Karelin looking to finish here. Williams is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Karelin lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Karelin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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