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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karpo Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerson Cordeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerson Cordeiro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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222 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karpo Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerson Cordeiro!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordeiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cordeiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karelin shoots in but Cordeiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cordeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cordeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cordeiro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karelin wants to free his trapped foot but Cordeiro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Karelin lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karelin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cordeiro is trying to get back to full guard.
Karelin lands with a punch from half guard.
Karelin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordeiro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karelin scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cordeiro is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cordeiro looks gassed!
Cordeiro has his hands clasped together around Karelin's back. He's all about the action.
Karelin lands strikes from half guard.
Cordeiro won't allow Karelin to pass to mount.
Karelin working the head and body with strikes.
Cordeiro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cordeiro.
Karelin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cordeiro's head.
Karelin distracts Cordeiro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cordeiro is trying to control the position but Karelin postures up.
Karelin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karelin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing.
Karelin throwing strikes from guard but Cordeiro blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Cordeiro does no damage.
Jerson Cordeiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karelin ducks right into an uppercut from Cordeiro.
Karelin throws out a loose jab but Cordeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Karelin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cordeiro is trying desperately to improve position.
Karelin lands a big shot there that rocks Cordeiro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cordeiro tries to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Karelin.
Cordeiro wants to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Karelin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordeiro is trying desperately to improve position.
Cordeiro is bucking up trying to escape but Karelin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cordeiro looks a forlorn figure.
Karelin landing strikes from the mount and Cordeiro is in trouble!
Karelin with the ground and pound from mount.
Cordeiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karelin landing strikes from the mount.
Karelin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cordeiro hang on?
The referee warns Cordeiro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Karelin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cordeiro working to try and regain half guard.
Karelin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordeiro slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cordeiro trying to hold on to Karelin's head to control him but Karelin postures up.
Cordeiro is looking to improve his position.
Cordeiro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Karelin wants to pass to mount but Cordeiro is defending the position.
Cordeiro tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
Karelin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cordeiro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karelin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karelin lands a nice short elbow.
Cordeiro is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karpo Karelin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karelin throws a looping overhand right but Cordeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Cordeiro throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Cordeiro.
Cordeiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karelin misses with a few strikes there.
Karelin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cordeiro circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cordeiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karelin misses the jab.
Karelin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Jerson Cordeiro has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cordeiro looks to throw the jab but Karelin is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cordeiro's head backwards.
Karelin misses with a series of wild punches.
Jerson Cordeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cordeiro misses with a head kick.
Karelin feints and as Cordeiro raises his hands in defense, Karelin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cordeiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Karelin is working Cordeiro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cordeiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karelin slips nicely into half guard.
Karelin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Karelin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordeiro has hold of Karelin's hands but Karelin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cordeiro is trying to maintain the position but Karelin is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karelin lands a nice short elbow.
Cordeiro trying to control but Karelin postures up.
Karelin wants to pass to mount but Cordeiro is defending the position.
Cordeiro is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karelin working Cordeiro over with strikes.
Cordeiro wants to improve his position but Karelin is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cordeiro blocks a jab.
Karelin scores a takedown into full mount!
Karelin is landing with some decent strikes but Cordeiro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordeiro manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Karelin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cordeiro keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Nice strikes from Karelin there.
Karelin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cordeiro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cordeiro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Karelin working Cordeiro over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cordeiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
Cordeiro trying to control the position.
Cordeiro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Karelin kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Karpo Karelin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cordeiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karelin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cordeiro won't be happy with that.
Cordeiro can't do much from the bottom here.
Karelin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Karelin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cordeiro is looking for a sweep.
Cordeiro taking a bit of punishment here - Karelin scoring with strikes.
Cordeiro takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Cordeiro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Check out the look on Karelin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cordeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karpo Karelin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerson Cordeiro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Karelin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cordeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Karelin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cordeiro's face.
Cordeiro wants to control but Karelin is having none of it.
Karelin with the ground and pound from mount.
Karelin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cordeiro wants to control but Karelin is having none of it.
Cordeiro is looking to improve his position but Karelin isn't that keen on the idea.
Cordeiro is in a horrible position here. Karelin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cordeiro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Cordeiro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karelin landing punches.
Cordeiro tries to hold on but Karelin postures up.
Karelin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Karelin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Karelin with shots to the head and body - Cordeiro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cordeiro gets back to half guard.
Cordeiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karelin.
Cordeiro tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
Karelin is nestled in close to Cordeiro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Karelin thows a huge punch but Cordeiro dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cordeiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordeiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cordeiro working a defensive guard but Karelin passes into half guard.
Karelin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cordeiro's head.
Karelin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karelin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cordeiro trying to control but Karelin postures up.
Cordeiro is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cordeiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cordeiro misses with a combination
so Karelin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Karelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cordeiro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordeiro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karelin is one step ahead there.
Karelin stands up over Cordeiro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cordeiro looking to control.
Karelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cordeiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cordeiro trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cordeiro throws a head kick but Karelin moves out of range.
Cordeiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karelin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karelin misses with an uppercut. Cordeiro saw that one coming.
Karelin throws a lazy right hand but Cordeiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cordeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Karpo Karelin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cordeiro tries to move into range but Karelin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karelin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cordeiro counters with a head kick.
Cordeiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karelin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cordeiro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karelin is one step ahead there.
Karelin lands a couple of elbows.
Karelin preventing the sweep.
Karelin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cordeiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jerson Cordeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karelin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karpo Karelin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karelin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Karpo Karelin!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Karpo Karelin!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Karpo Karelin!
Karpo Karelin wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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pop
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