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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and igor psyco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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226 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, igor psyco!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin rushes psyco and presses him up against the cage.
psyco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from psyco.
Karelin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karelin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has psyco pinned against the cage. psyco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt - psyco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karelin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
psyco lands with a slapping head kick.
Karelin is rocked!
psyco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oh Karelin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
psyco moves into the clinch successfully.
Karelin stalling in the clinch but psyco improves position.
psyco stalling the fight.
psyco gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
psyco drops an elbow to the side of Karelin's head.
psyco works his way into full mount!
Karelin is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
psyco moves to the back.
psyco cracks Karelin with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Karelin from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
psyco is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Karelin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Karelin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
psyco is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Karelin tries to escape the position.
psyco looks gassed!
psyco looking to break Karelin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Karelin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise psyco will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Karelin is covering up but some of the strikes from psyco are getting through and doing damage.
Karelin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
I would not like to be Karelin right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
psyco connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Karelin to escape the position.
Karelin can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
psyco has Karelin flattened out and is raining down punches.
You can see the frustration on Karelin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
psyco is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Karelin is defending well though. psyco let's go of the attempt for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
psyco has the hooks in. Karelin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
psyco working for the choke.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
psyco is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Karelin is defending well though. psyco let's go of the attempt for now.
psyco looking for the RNC.
Karelin seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
psyco doesn't have the hooks in and Karelin manages to turn into his guard.
Karelin won't allow psyco to get back to his feet.
psyco seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
psyco keeping full guard, as Karelin tries to pass.
psyco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
psyco keeping full guard, as Karelin tries to pass.
psyco wants to stand up but Karelin is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karelin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and psyco counters with a low kick, right behind Karelin 's knee.
Karelin closes this distance looking for a takedown but psyco circles away.
Karelin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karelin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but psyco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karelin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karelin looks for a takedown but psyco sprawls well.
Karelin tries to clinch but psyco moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from psyco as Karelin shoots in.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown but psyco shows good takedown defense.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt - psyco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
psyco tries to keep at a distance but Karelin has taken the fight into the clinch.
psyco is trying to break the clinch but Karelin has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Karelin avoids the elbow strike from psyco, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
psyco can't break the clinch.
Karelin tries to pull guard but psyco won't allow it.
psyco gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Karelin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karelin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
igor psyco dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karelin tries to clinch but psyco moves away
and psyco counters with a two punch combo.
Karelin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
psyco trying to land knees to the body.
psyco jumps guard but Karelin stands there with psyco around his waist. psyco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Karelin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, psyco regains guard.
psyco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karelin pushing down on psyco's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Karelin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
igor psyco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karelin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Karelin cracks psyco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
psyco is bucking up trying to escape but Karelin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Karelin lands a big shot there that rocks psyco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Karelin working for a guillotine from mount but psyco is in no mood to give up.
Karelin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
psyco is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, psyco has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Karelin moves to take his opponent's back.
Karelin goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. psyco escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Karelin is pressing down on psyco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Karelin looking for a triangle here. psyco is fighting it but it looks tight! Karelin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, psyco is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alexei Karelin!
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