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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rey Jr Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rey Jr Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksandr Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kane as he avoids it easily.
Karelin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karelin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kane pinned against the cage. Kane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karelin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rey Jr Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Karelin.
Kane drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Karelin wants to sweep here but Kane controlling him for the moment.
Karelin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karelin has his hands on Kane's head, controlling the position.
Kane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kane stays in close to Karelin's body and controls the position.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rey Jr Kane.
Karelin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kane counters with a series of strikes. Karelin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karelin keeps the fight on the outside.
Aleksandr Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karelin checks a leg kick nicely.
Kane shoots in for a double leg but Karelin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karelin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karelin looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane fails to land the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karelin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Karelin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kane counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kane.
Karelin 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 blocks the strikes from Kane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to control but Karelin is keeping busy.
Kane looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Karelin.
Karelin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karelin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karelin misses with a head shot. Kane uses the momentum to regain guard.
Karelin trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Karelin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kane trying to control the position.
Karelin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Karelin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
Karelin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin cracks Kane with a solid left hand.
Karelin lands a couple of elbows.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelin stands and steps away. Kane gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Karelin showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin is thwarting Kane's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane is not content to let Karelin control the position.
Kane is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rey Jr Kane will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Karelin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kane's guard.
Karelin is in close to Kane's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karelin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kane controls Karelin momentarily but Karelin frees himself.
Karelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karelin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Karelin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karelin somewhat.
Karelin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Kane is trying to get back to full guard.
Kane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karelin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin working Kane over with strikes.
Kane has hold of Karelin's hands but Karelin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Karelin lands strikes from half guard.
Kane makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kane.
Kane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Karelin defends well.
Karelin controlling from the top position.
Kane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to control the position.
Karelin is stalling in the full guard.
Karelin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karelin is controlling him.
Karelin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aleksandr Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karelin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Karelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karelin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karelin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Karelin works over Kane with some ground and pound from guard.
Kane keeping full guard, as Karelin tries to pass.
Karelin throws a big elbow that misses.
Karelin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karelin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kane's head.
Karelin controlling from the top position.
Kane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karelin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karelin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kane working for a triangle but Karelin defends it easily.
Kane keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Kane can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Karelin controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karelin is working Kane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Karelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Karelin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kane's half guard.
Karelin is looking to take a break and control but Kane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karelin wants to free his trapped foot but Kane is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kane is looking to escape.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Karelin has eaten all the pies!
Karelin is thwarting Kane's attempts to control the position.
Kane is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Karelin there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karelin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Karelin is thwarting Kane's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karelin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karelin drops an elbow to the side of Kane's head.
Karelin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karelin lands a nice short elbow.
Karelin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kane is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karelin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Karelin lands strikes from half guard.
Karelin decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Karelin fails to land the takedown.
Kane shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karelin shoots in and bounces Kane off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kane is trying to keep Karelin in close.
Karelin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kane wants to sweep here but Karelin controlling him for the moment.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Karelin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Karelin postures up.
Karelin trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aleksandr Karelin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rey Jr Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Karelin.
Kane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karelin.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karelin moves away.
Kane is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Karelin with that takedown attempt.
Karelin has his takedown stuffed
and Kane counters with a shoot takedown. Karelin fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Kane wants to stand and escape but instead Karelin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Karelin is working Kane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karelin is in close to Kane's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karelin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Karelin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karelin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Karelin!
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