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Event:
WPGC 8.5
Date: Feb 12, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 21 losses; Jab Brown! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 4 losses; Ruslan Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Karelin, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD2#
Karelin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (0) vs (2) Karelin
Karelin not doing much here.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Karelin has control of the leg.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Karelin has control of the leg.
Brown wants to control but Karelin is keeping busy.
#T1#
Karelin trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown wants to improve his position but Karelin is controlling well.
Brown wants to control but Karelin is keeping busy.
Karelin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown wants to improve his position but Karelin is controlling well.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T2##SUB2#
Brown wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Karelin has taken Brown's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Brown has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ruslan Karelin!
After the fight, Ruslan Karelin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
WPGC 7.5
Date: Feb 05, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 4 losses; Ruslan Karelin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 3 losses; Jacque Joteel!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Joteel stuffs the takedown attempt from Karelin. Karelin gets slowly back to his feet. #TD#
Karelin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Karelin lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Karelin (2) vs (0) Joteel#SUB2#
Joteel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Karelin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Karelin passes Joteel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Joteel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karelin is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joteel tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
Karelin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Joteel is defending well. #T1#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Karelin in particular looking to stall.
Joteel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karelin stalling.
Joteel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joteel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T2#
Karelin wants to control but Joteel is keeping him busy.
Karelin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Joteel wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Karelin passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (5) vs (0) Joteel
Karelin controlling his opponent.
Joteel tries to hold on but Karelin postures up.
Joteel can't escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Karelin controlling the pace for now.
Karelin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T3#
Joteel tries to reverse the position but Karelin maintains control.
Karelin content just to control the position here.
Joteel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karelin wants to control the pace but Joteel is squirming around nicely.
Karelin takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Karelin (8) vs (0) Joteel
A lull in the action here.
#T4#
Karelin has good solid back control here.
Karelin keeps control of the position as Joteel tries to break free.
Karelin controls the action.
Joteel tries to escape but Karelin has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T5##SUB#
Joteel is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Joteel looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Joteel's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#T6#
Karelin gets his hands free as Joteel looks to control.
Karelin is trying to stick to Joteel's back but Joteel is turning into Karelin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Karelin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Joteel. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Karelin (8) vs (2) Joteel
Karelin pulls Joteel in to control the position.
Karelin seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Karelin looking for a sweep. Not yet Karelin, not yet.
Karelin trying to keep a closed guard but Joteel is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Karelin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Karelin has control of Joteel's left arm, preventing Joteel from doing any damage. #T7#
Joteel controlling from the top position.
Karelin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Joteel manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Karelin (10) vs (2) Joteel
Karelin is pushing down on Joteel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Joteel is fighting to maintain full guard but Karelin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Joteel wants to control but Karelin is keeping busy.
We've been informed that Joteel has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Karelin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Joteel! Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (13) vs (2) Joteel
Joteel tries to hold on but Karelin postures up.#T8#
Karelin controlling his opponent.
Joteel sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Joteel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Joteel has Karelin pulled in close to control his posture.
Joteel wants to sweep here but Karelin controlling him for the moment. #T9#
Joteel keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Joteel throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Karelin escapes and throws Joteel's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (16) vs (2) Joteel
Joteel tries to buck Karelin off but Karelin is having none of it.
Joteel is trying to control Karelin's posture but Karelin avoids it.
Joteel tries to improve position but can't. #T10#
Joteel keeps trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Joteel is looking for a sweep.
Joteel is letting Karelin control him for a moment.
Joteel is not content to let Karelin control the position. #T11#
Joteel tries to improve position but can't.
Joteel being controlled for a moment.
Joteel is looking for a sweep.#T12#
Karelin controlling the position from side mount.
Joteel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Karelin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Karelin controls the position.
Karelin is looking to take a break and control but Joteel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joteel tries to improve position but can't. #T13#
Karelin wants to control but Joteel is keeping him busy.
Karelin takes a little break here. Joteel wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Joteel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karelin working away.#T14#
Joteel tries to improve position but can't.
Joteel trying to remain calm as Karelin controls from the top position.
Karelin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joteel keeps working.
Joteel is looking to regain half guard here but Karelin keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karelin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Joteel tries to buck Karelin off but Karelin is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karelin takes the fight on points by 16 to 2.
Ruslan Karelin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
WPGC 6.5
Date: Jan 29, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Ruslan Karelin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Vasiliy Kulik!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Kulik changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Karelin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Karelin (0) vs (4) Kulik#SUB2#
Kulik is trying to get an arm triangle but Karelin is defending well.
Karelin stops Kulik from passing to mount.
Karelin can't do much from the bottom here.
Kulik wants to control but Karelin is keeping him busy.
Karelin stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulik moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Karelin (0) vs (6) Kulik#SUB2#
Karelin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kulik.
Kulik tries to control but Karelin wriggling away. #T1#
Kulik is trying to take his opponent's back.
Karelin wants to hold on but Kulik pushes him away.
Kulik controlling the pace for now.
Kulik forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Karelin (0) vs (9) Kulik#SUB2#
Kulik has got one arm under Karelin's chin. This could be trouble... Karelin trying to control the other hand but Kulik gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Karelin has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vasiliy Kulik!
Vasiliy Kulik decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
WPGC 5.5
Date: Jan 22, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Gotan Wasselach! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Ruslan Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Wasselach closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Karelin quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wasselach (2) vs (0) Karelin
Karelin wants to control but Wasselach is keeping busy.
Wasselach is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Karelin is looking for a sweep. Wasselach is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karelin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wasselach is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin is holding on to half guard well.#T1#
Karelin trying to hold on to Wasselach's head to control him but Wasselach postures up.
Wasselach trying to control from half guard but Karelin is working away.
Karelin is trying to get back to full guard.
Karelin is controlling Wasselach's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Karelin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
Karelin is staying active underneath Wasselach, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Karelin trying to control from the bottom.
Karelin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Karelin is looking to control Wasselach's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karelin avoid being mounted?
Wasselach passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Wasselach (5) vs (0) Karelin
Karelin manages to regain half guard. Good work. #T3#
Karelin wants to control but Wasselach is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Karelin is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wasselach is staying active.
Karelin is refusing to be controlled, as Wasselach sits in half guard.
Karelin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wasselach is working away from the top position though.
Wasselach takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wasselach wants to take a breather but Karelin is having none of it. #T4#
Wasselach moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Wasselach (8) vs (0) Karelin
Karelin wants to control but Wasselach postures up.
Wasselach moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Karelin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wasselach wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T5#
Karelin can't do much from the bottom here.
Karelin is trying to improve his position.
Wasselach takes a little break here. Karelin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Karelin tries to buck Wasselach off but Wasselach is having none of it.#T6#
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Karelin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Karelin is trying to control Wasselach's posture but Wasselach avoids it.
Wasselach is staying tight to Karelin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wasselach's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T7#
Karelin tries to improve position but can't.
Karelin is not content to let Wasselach control the position.
Karelin can't do much from the bottom here.
Karelin is trying to get back to half guard.#T8#
Wasselach trying to control the action but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Karelin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Karelin tries to roll over but Wasselach keeps him under control.
Karelin trying to get back to full guard but Wasselach takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Wasselach (11) vs (0) Karelin#T9#
Karelin tries to control Wasselach's body but Wasselach pushes him off. Karelin squirms to his side and now Wasselach has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Wasselach (14) vs (0) Karelin
Wasselach avoiding Karelin 's attempts to control his hands.
Wasselach trying to control momentarily.
Karelin trying to control the hands but Wasselach won't let him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T10#
Wasselach controls the position.
Karelin prevents Wasselach from getting a body triangle.
Karelin trying to control the hands but Wasselach won't let him.
Will Wasselach go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
#T11#
Wasselach really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Karelin.
We've been hearing good reports from Wasselach's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wasselach struggling to keep hold of the position.
Wasselach avoiding Karelin 's attempts to control his hands.
Wasselach controls the position.#T12#
Karelin wants to escape the position.
Wasselach is looking to control Karelin but Karelin is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Karelin tries to roll but Wasselach sticks to his back.
Wasselach not allowing Karelin to control his hands.
Wasselach just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
#T13#
Karelin tries to escape but Wasselach has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Wasselach really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Karelin.
Karelin is in bad spot here.
#SUB#
Wasselach working for a choke but Karelin is defending well. #T14#
Karelin tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karelin trying to control the position but Wasselach manages to sink in the hooks.
Wasselach controlling well, preventing Karelin from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasselach takes the fight on points by 14 to 0.
Our winner, Gotan Wasselach, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
WPGC 4.5
Date: Jan 15, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Ruslan Karelin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Archimedes Sparbot!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Karelin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sparbot is fending him off so far but Karelin persists. Nope, Sparbot circles away and we're back to standing.
Karelin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sparbot's waist but Sparbot gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karelin off to one side.
Karelin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Karelin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sparbot was covering up waiting for the punch and Karelin finishes the takedown easily into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Karelin (2) vs (0) Sparbot#SUB2#
Sparbot working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Karelin has passed into half guard!
Karelin controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparbot is looking to improve his position.
#T1#
Sparbot trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (5) vs (0) Sparbot
Sparbot tries to reverse the position but Karelin maintains control.
Sparbot tries to control the position but Karelin now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Karelin (8) vs (0) Sparbot
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Karelin's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
I really don't envy Sparbot right now.
Sparbot trying to control the hands but Karelin won't let him. #T2#
You can see the frustration on Sparbot's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Karelin controlling the position well here. Sparbot rolled but Karelin kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Sparbot's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Karelin trying to control.
Karelin slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
#T3#
Karelin avoiding Sparbot 's attempts to control his hands.
Sparbot tries to roll but Karelin sticks to his back.
Sparbot staying busy and making it hard for Karelin to control.
Karelin not allowing Sparbot to control his hands.
Karelin is hanging on to Sparbot's back as he tries to escape.
Karelin trying to control momentarily.
#SUB#
Sparbot showing good submission defense here.
Sparbot trying to control the hands but Karelin breaks the grip. #T4#
Sparbot breaks Karelin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Karelin (8) vs (2) Sparbot
Sparbot trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Karelin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Karelin (10) vs (2) Sparbot
Karelin wants to control from the top but Sparbot keeps moving.
Sparbot wants to sweep here but Karelin controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sparbot is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Karelin (10) vs (4) Sparbot
Karelin working a defensive guard but Sparbot manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (10) vs (7) Sparbot#T5#
Sparbot has knee on belly momentarily but Karelin bucks him off and regains half guard.
Karelin won't allow Sparbot to pass to mount. #SUB2#
Sparbot trying to work for an americana but Karelin has managed to regain full guard.
#SUB#
Karelin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sparbot trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T6#
Sparbot wants to pass the guard but Karelin is keeping the position.
Karelin seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sparbot wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Sparbot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karelin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparbot wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Karelin controls Sparbot momentarily but Sparbot frees himself. #T7#
Sparbot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karelin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparbot not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
Sparbot trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparbot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karelin is keeping the position for now.
Sparbot stands and throws Karelin's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (10) vs (10) Sparbot#T8#
Karelin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Karelin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Karelin (12) vs (10) Sparbot
Karelin controlling the pace.
Sparbot trying to get back to full guard but Karelin takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (15) vs (10) Sparbot
Sparbot keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T9#
Karelin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sparbot is looking to get to half guard.
Karelin tries to control but Sparbot wriggling away.
Sparbot is looking to get to half guard.
Sparbot is trying to reverse the position but instead Karelin has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Karelin (18) vs (10) Sparbot
Sparbot tries to escape the position.
Sparbot trying to control the hands but Karelin breaks the grip. #T10#
Sparbot tries to roll but Karelin sticks to his back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Karelin's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Karelin really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sparbot.
Sparbot trying to control the position but Karelin manages to sink in the hooks.
Sparbot breaks Karelin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Karelin (18) vs (12) Sparbot#T11#
Sparbot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karelin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sparbot looking to sit in guard and control but Karelin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Karelin (20) vs (12) Sparbot
Sparbot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karelin is one step ahead there.
Sparbot keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Sparbot looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparbot, not yet. #T12#
Sparbot being controlled here, momentarily.
Karelin won't allow Sparbot to sweep him here.
Karelin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Karelin is pushing down on Sparbot's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sparbot is fighting to maintain full guard but Karelin has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sparbot wants to improve his position but Karelin is controlling well.
Karelin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Karelin passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (23) vs (12) Sparbot#T13#
Sparbot can't escape the position.
Sparbot tries to lock up and control but Karelin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sparbot tries to reverse the position but Karelin maintains control.
Karelin content just to control the position here.
Sparbot tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T14#
Karelin wants to control the pace but Sparbot is squirming around nicely.
Sparbot tries to lock up and control but Karelin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sparbot really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sparbot tries to control Karelin's body but Karelin pushes him off. Sparbot squirms to his side and now Karelin has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Karelin (26) vs (12) Sparbot
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karelin is riding his opponent, not letting Sparbot buck him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karelin takes the fight on points by 26 to 12.
Ruslan Karelin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
WPGC 2
Date: Jan 01, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Ruslan Karelin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 13 losses; The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Ignatowski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ignatowski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Karelin (0) vs (4) Ignatowski
Ignatowski working away.
Karelin is looking to reverse the position.
Ignatowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karelin keeps working.
Karelin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ignatowski is working away from the top position though.
Ignatowski wants to take a breather but Karelin is having none of it.
Karelin gets back to full guard.
#T1#
Karelin is controlling Ignatowski's posture.
Ignatowski wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Karelin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ignatowski is stalling in the full guard.
Karelin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karelin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ignatowski wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving. #T2#
Ignatowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karelin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ignatowski wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Karelin is looking to sweep but instead, Ignatowski has passed into half guard.
Karelin is pressing down on Ignatowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ignatowski controlling from the top position. #T3#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Karelin holds on and takes a little breather.
Karelin can't keep his opponent in guard - Ignatowski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ignatowski wants to free his trapped foot but Karelin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ignatowski is trying to control. Karelin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karelin wants to get back to full guard.
Karelin is not content to let Ignatowski control the position.
Karelin wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
Ignatowski wants to control but Karelin is keeping him busy.
Karelin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ignatowski is working away from the top position though.
Karelin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karelin wants to control but Ignatowski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ignatowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Karelin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ignatowski works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (0) vs (7) Ignatowski
The referee asks Ignatowski politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ignatowski prefers to stall for the moment though.#T5#
Ignatowski advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Karelin (0) vs (9) Ignatowski
Karelin wants to control but Ignatowski is having none of it.
Karelin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ignatowski wants to take a breather but Karelin is having none of it.
Karelin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ignatowski is working away from the top position though.
Karelin is looking to improve his position.
Karelin gets back to full guard.
#T6#
Karelin wants to sweep here but Ignatowski controlling him for the moment.
Karelin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ignatowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Karelin is retaining full guard.
Ignatowski wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Ignatowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Karelin is pulling down on Ignatowski's head to control his posture. #T7#
Karelin wants to sweep here but Ignatowski controlling him for the moment.
Ignatowski postures up.
Karelin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ignatowski is now in half guard.
Karelin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Karelin is looking to control Ignatowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karelin avoid being mounted?#T8#
Karelin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ignatowski wants to pass the guard but Karelin is defending well.
Ignatowski passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (0) vs (12) Ignatowski
Karelin wants to hold on but Ignatowski pushes him away.#T9#
Ignatowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Karelin is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ignatowski fails to take his opponent's back.
Ignatowski trying to control but Karelin is having none of it.
My spies in KFA inform me that Ignatowski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ignatowski content just to control the position here.
Ignatowski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T10#
Karelin wants to control but Ignatowski is having none of it.
Ignatowski looking to control but Karelin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ignatowski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Karelin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Karelin is desperately trying to improve his position but Ignatowski has a good base and remains in mount.#T11#
Karelin is working hard here to advance position.
Karelin wants to control but Ignatowski is having none of it.
Karelin is looking to get to half guard.
Karelin wants to control but Ignatowski is having none of it.#T12#
Ignatowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karelin is looking to escape.
Ignatowski fails to move to back control.
Karelin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karelin prevents Ignatowski from taking his back.#T13#
Karelin tries to hold on but Ignatowski pushes him away.
Ignatowski tries to control but Karelin wriggling away.
Karelin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Karelin is just holding on here. Ignatowski manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Karelin (0) vs (15) Ignatowski
I would not like to be Karelin right now.
Ignatowski gets his hands free as Karelin looks to control. #T14#
Karelin rolls, trying to escape but Ignatowski keeps control of the position.
#SUB2#
Ignatowski looking for the choke but no joy.
Karelin can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ignatowski trying to control momentarily.
Karelin tries to escape but Ignatowski has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ignatowski wins on points by 15 to 0.
A very excited looking The Reverend Jim Ignatowski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
WPGC 1
Date: Dec 25, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Ruslan Karelin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 27 losses; Prana Halo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD#
Halo gets caught napping as Karelin dives in and scores a takedown. Halo manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Karelin (2) vs (0) Halo
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Karelin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halo trying to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB2#
Halo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karelin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Halo looking to control.
Karelin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB2#
Halo working for a triangle but Karelin defends it easily.
Karelin preventing the sweep. #T1#
Karelin slips nicely into half guard.
Karelin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Halo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Halo tries to get to full guard but Karelin has control of the leg.
Halo wants to control but Karelin is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Halo looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Halo looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Karelin pushes past his half guard into mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (5) vs (0) Halo
Karelin fails to advance to Halo's back.
Karelin prevents Halo from getting the reversal.#T2#
Halo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Karelin wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Halo wants to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
Karelin pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Halo wants to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
Karelin content just to control the position here.
Karelin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Halo for as long as he can get away with.
Halo is trying to reverse the position but instead Karelin has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Karelin (8) vs (0) Halo#T3#
Halo tries to escape the position.
Halo trying to control the action but Karelin just sinks the hooks in.
Karelin keeps control of the position as Halo tries to break free.
Karelin wants to control but Halo is keeping busy.
Halo just trying to survive but Karelin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Karelin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Karelin slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
#T4#
Halo turns into Karelin and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Karelin (8) vs (2) Halo
Karelin looking to control.
Karelin keeping full guard, as Halo tries to pass.
Halo is stalling in the full guard.
Halo wants to pass the guard but Karelin is keeping the position.
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
Halo is pushing down on Karelin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Karelin is fighting to maintain full guard but Halo has managed to sneak the leg through.#T5#
Karelin gets back to full guard.
Halo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karelin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Halo passes Karelin's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Halo is looking for a kimura but Karelin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Halo to get the leverage.
Halo wants to control but Karelin is keeping him busy.
Halo controlling the action here.
Karelin moves into full guard.
#T6#
Karelin is trying to keep Halo in close.
Karelin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Halo controls the pace.
Halo trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Karelin wants to sweep here but Halo controlling him for the moment.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karelin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T7#
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. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Karelin (10) vs (2) Halo
Halo is trying to control but can't.
Halo wants to improve his position but Karelin is controlling well.
#SUB2#
Halo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karelin trying to control the action but Halo is working from the bottom. #T8#
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Halo is defending well.
Karelin is thwarting Halo's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Halo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karelin is working away from the top position though.
Halo is trying to get back to full guard.
Halo is looking to control Karelin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halo avoid being mounted?
Halo is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T9#
Karelin trying to control the pace.
Halo tries to get to full guard but Karelin has control of the leg.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Halo is defending well.
Halo is looking to control Karelin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halo avoid being mounted?
Karelin is looking to take a break and control but Halo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halo tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.#T10#
Karelin trying to pass the guard but Halo defending well.
Karelin is thwarting Halo's attempts to control the position.
Halo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Karelin is staying active.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SUB2#
Halo looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Karelin pushes past his half guard into mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (13) vs (2) Halo
Karelin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Halo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karelin avoids the attempt from Halo to control.#T11#
Halo working to try and regain half guard.
Halo tries to hold on but Karelin postures up.#SUB#
Karelin is working for a guillotine from mount but Halo frees his head quite easily.
Halo tries to control Karelin's body but Karelin pushes him off. Halo squirms to his side and now Karelin has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Karelin (16) vs (2) Halo
Karelin has the hooks in. Halo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Halo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #T12#
Halo tries to roll but Karelin sticks to his back.
Halo trying to control the action but Karelin just sinks the hooks in.
Karelin slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Halo trying to control the action but Karelin just sinks the hooks in.
Karelin has the hooks in. Halo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Karelin's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Halo rolls, trying to escape but Karelin keeps control of the position.
#T13#
Karelin biding his time, looking for the opening.
I really don't envy Halo right now.
Halo trying to control the hands but Karelin breaks the grip.
Halo turns into Karelin and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Karelin (16) vs (4) Halo
Halo wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Karelin can't keep his opponent in guard - Halo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Halo wants to pass to mount but Karelin is defending the position.
Karelin wants to get back to full guard.#T14#
Halo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Halo is keen to just control but Karelin is a slippery customer.
Karelin won't allow Halo to pass to mount. #SUB#
Karelin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Halo wants to take a breather but Karelin is having none of it.
Halo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karelin wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Halo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Karelin is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karelin takes the fight on points by 16 to 4.
After the fight, Ruslan Karelin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Prana Halo was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit happens'. |
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Event:
TWG 38 (205lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1
Date: Nov 13, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 25 losses; Tyrano Jackson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Ruslan Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Jackson gets caught napping as Karelin dives in and scores a takedown. Jackson manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jackson (0) vs (2) Karelin
Karelin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Karelin controlling him for the moment.
Karelin postures up.
Karelin is fighting to break Jackson's control of his arms but Jackson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Karelin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin won't allow Jackson to sweep him here. #T1#
Jackson keeping full guard, as Karelin tries to pass.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Karelin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Karelin tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Karelin showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T2#
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jackson (2) vs (2) Karelin
Jackson is pressing down on Karelin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Karelin is holding on for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Karelin is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Karelin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T3#
Jackson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Karelin wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
Well, if Jackson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Karelin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T4#
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karelin is keeping the position for now.
Karelin trying to control the position.
Karelin wants to control but Jackson passes easily into half guard.
Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T5#
Karelin is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Karelin wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Karelin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Karelin trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
#T6#
Karelin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jackson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jackson prevents Karelin from improving his position.
Karelin trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T7#
Karelin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jackson prevents Karelin from improving his position.
Karelin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T8#
Jackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Karelin is trying to control but Jackson passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Jackson (5) vs (2) Karelin
Jackson controls the position from side control.#T9#
Karelin tries to improve position but can't. #T10#
Karelin struggling a bit here.
Karelin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karelin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Jackson (7) vs (2) Karelin
Karelin tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Karelin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karelin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T11#
Karelin is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jackson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T12#
Jackson controlling the action here.
Karelin is looking to improve his position.
Jackson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackson is controlling the pace.
#T13#
Jackson prevents Karelin from improving his position.
Jackson trying to control the pace.
Karelin is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T14#
Karelin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Karelin is trying to control but can't.
Jackson trying to control the pace.
Jackson is thwarting Karelin's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karelin trying to get back to full guard but Jackson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Jackson (10) vs (2) Karelin
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
After winning the bout, Tyrano Jackson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
TWG 38 (205lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Nov 05, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 7 losses; Everett Arroyo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Ruslan Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD2#
Arroyo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Karelin to score an easy takedown into full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Arroyo (0) vs (2) Karelin
Arroyo is pulling down on Karelin's head. It's preventing any offense from Karelin, at least for the moment.
Arroyo 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo seems keen to control Karelin's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arroyo controls Karelin momentarily but Karelin frees himself. #T1#
Arroyo is looking to sweep but instead, Karelin has passed into half guard.
Arroyo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Arroyo is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Arroyo trying to control but Karelin postures up.
Karelin slows the pace down in half guard. #T2#
Arroyo wants to get back to full guard but Karelin has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Arroyo (0) vs (5) Karelin
Arroyo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Arroyo continues to stall.#T3#
Arroyo tries to bench press Karelin off him but Karelin keeps the position.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arroyo keeps working.
Arroyo is trying to improve his position.#T4#
Karelin just content to control the position.
Arroyo manages to get back to half guard.#T5#
Arroyo is trying to maintain the position but Karelin is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arroyo looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SUB#
Arroyo looking for subs from the bottom but Karelin mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Arroyo (0) vs (8) Karelin
Karelin controlling the pace for now.
Arroyo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T6#
Karelin takes Arroyo's back. Score +3 for taking back: Arroyo (0) vs (11) Karelin
Karelin controlling well, preventing Arroyo from escaping the position.
Karelin just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Arroyo rolls, trying to escape but Karelin keeps control of the position.
Arroyo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Karelin keeps control of the position as Arroyo tries to break free.
Karelin biding his time, looking for the opening.
#T7#
You can see the frustration on Arroyo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Let's hope that Karelin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like Karelin might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
You can see the frustration on Arroyo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#T8#
Arroyo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Karelin's guard. Nice work there by Arroyo.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Arroyo (2) vs (11) Karelin
Arroyo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Arroyo from controlling successfully.
Arroyo stopping the sweep attempt from Karelin.
Arroyo stays in close to Karelin's body and controls the position. #T9#
Karelin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Arroyo from controlling successfully.
Karelin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Arroyo is now in half guard.
Karelin is not content to let Arroyo control the position.#T10#
Arroyo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Karelin wants to improve his position but Arroyo is controlling well.
Arroyo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Arroyo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Karelin working a defensive guard here.
Arroyo controls from within his opponent's guard. #T11#
Arroyo tries to free his leg and advance position but Karelin is retaining full guard.
Arroyo wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Karelin has his hands on Arroyo's head, controlling the position.
Karelin is trying to control the position but Arroyo postures up. #T12#
Karelin managing to control the position.
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Arroyo from controlling successfully.
Arroyo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karelin is keeping the position for now.
Arroyo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Arroyo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Karelin for as long as he can get away with.#T13#
Arroyo wants to pass the guard but Karelin is keeping the position.
Karelin pulls Arroyo in close to his closed guard and prevents Arroyo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Arroyo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T14#
Karelin pulls Arroyo in close to prevent any damage.
Karelin is trying to keep Arroyo in close.
Arroyo wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
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. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Arroyo (2) vs (13) Karelin
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arroyo is staying active underneath Karelin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karelin wins on points by 13 to 2.
A less than humble Ruslan Karelin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
TWG 38 (205lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Nov 04, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 15 losses; Vito Scaletta! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ruslan Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Scaletta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL#
Scaletta closes the distance and pushes Karelin back into the cage.
Karelin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scaletta just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Karelin pulls guard effortlessly.
We've been hearing good reports from Scaletta's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB2#
Scaletta content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Karelin has locked up a guillotine! Karelin's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Scaletta is holding on here and Karelin must be using up a lot of energy. Scaletta has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Karelin gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ruslan Karelin!
In his post fight interview, Ruslan Karelin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
C133: Magnus vs. Panda
Date: Oct 02, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Karelin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Karelin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bautista will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bautista is looking for a sweep.
Bautista is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bautista is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Bautista is not content to let Karelin control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Karelin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bautista misses with a straight left.
Karelin throws a counter combo.
Both fighters circling a little - Bautista finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bautista swinging wildly here.
Bautista thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
Bautista bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bautista tries to land a front kick but Karelin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karelin fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Bautista on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karelin moves out of range of the body kick.
Karelin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karelin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bautista tries to land a body kick
and Karelin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bautista loads up on a big right hand but Karelin slips the punch.
Drax Bautista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bautista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karelin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bautista throws a leg kick but Karelin sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T3#
Karelin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karelin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jab by Bautista.
Bautista scores with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
A head kick misses from Karelin.
Bautista lands a jab to Karelin's midsection.
Bautista throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
Bautista throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
Bautista throws a body shot but no joy.
As Bautista backs off Karelin throws a huge counter combo but Bautista manages to avoid it all.
Karelin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bautista.
Bautista scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karelin has his takedown stuffed
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Nice body kick there by Bautista.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautista lunges at Karelin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karelin's hand.
Bautista misses with a double jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bautista - that will leave a mark!
A shot to the body from Bautista misses
and Karelin counters with a series of strikes. Bautista will be more careful next time no doubt.
A solid body kick from Bautista.
Bautista scoring well with a low kick there.
Bautista looks to land a body kick but Karelin moved away.
Bautista misses with a left hand
and Karelin counters with a two punch combo.
A lazy body kick from Bautista
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drax Bautista dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Bautista misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Bautista does it's job there.
Bautista is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Karelin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bautista counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bautista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karelin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bautista.
Karelin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bautista works Karelin's body with a nice hook.
Bautista works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karelin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bautista.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista looks for the body kick but Karelin saw that one coming.
Karelin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bautista throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bautista misses with a kick to the body.
#T1#
Bautista throws a poor cross that misses
and Karelin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karelin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bautista.
Bautista scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bautista missing with a left hand there. Karelin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drax Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautista throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karelin counters with a two punch combo.
Bautista thumps Karelin with a low kick.
Bautista throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bautista connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karelin. Karelin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karelin shoots in looking for a takedown but Bautista manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karelin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bautista.
Bautista stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karelin unleashes a big counter combination but Bautista bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ruslan Karelin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bautista.
Karelin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bautista listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bautista cracks Karelin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karelin walks into a left hand.
Bautista misses with a right hand
and Karelin counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Bautista does it's job there.
Bautista throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bautista!
Bautista throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karelin on the side of the head. #T3#
Bautista lands with an overhand left.
Bautista throws a body kick that misses
and Karelin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bautista as he avoids it easily.
Drax Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Karelin.
Bautista throws out a loose jab but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bautista misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bautista swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bautista throws a hook but Karelin blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Karelin.#TD2#
Bautista gets caught flat footed, as Karelin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Karelin is fighting to break Bautista's control of his arms but Bautista is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Karelin's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T4#
Karelin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bautista keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Bautista trying to keep a closed guard but Karelin is proving a slippery customer.
Karelin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bautista's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drax Bautista dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Bautista dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bautista throws a lazy body kick
enabling Karelin to counter with a crisp jab.
Bautista misses with an uppercut
letting Karelin counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Bautista throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karelin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bautista.
Karelin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bautista with a body shot.
Karelin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bautista.
Bautista scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista misses the shot to the body.
Bautista moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKarelin.
Bautista is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karelin. #TD2#
Karelin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bautista quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bautista preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T1#
Karelin stalling.
Karelin wants to take a breather but Bautista is having none of it.
Karelin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bautista wants to control but Karelin is keeping busy.
Karelin wants to take a breather but Bautista is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
Karelin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karelin has his takedown stuffed
letting Bautista counter with a right hand.
Bautista misses with a body kick.
Bautista throws a right hand that misses
and Karelin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #TD2#
Karelin shoots in and gets a takedown into Bautista's guard.#T3#
Karelin wants to control from the top but Bautista keeps moving.
Bautista working a defensive guard here.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bautista is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bautista is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Karelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bautista looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bautista working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bautista thuds his shin into the meat of Karelin's side.
Ruslan Karelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bautista leaves Karelin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Bautista throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karelin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Karelin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bautista has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drax Bautista!
Drax Bautista bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
C128: Mumu vs. White
Date: Sep 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Legba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Karelin counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Legba closes the distance and clinches.
Legba misses with a body punch.
Karelin misses with an elbow over the top.
Karelin misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Legba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Legba misses with a double jab.
Karelin shoots in looking for a takedown. Legba tries to sprawl out of it but Karelin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Legba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Legba has managed to clinch.
#T1#
Karelin prevents a body shot from Legba.
Karelin stops a takedown attempt from Legba.
Legba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Legba blocks an elbow strike from Karelin.
Karelin lands a good knee to the midsection. Legba won't want to take too many of those.
A right hand to the body from Karelin.
Legba gets through Karelin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karelin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Legbas head. #BC#
Legba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Karelin drives through with a takedown into Legba's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Karelin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Karelin passes Legba's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legba tries to get to full guard but Karelin has control of the leg.
Karelin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T2#
Karelin trying to mount his opponent but Legba defends it.
Karelin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legba tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
Legba trying to control here.
Karelin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Legba tries to get to full guard but Karelin has control of the leg. #T3#
Legba trying to hold on to Karelin's head to control him but Karelin postures up.
Legba is not content to let Karelin control the position.
Legba wants to get back to full guard.
Karelin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Karelin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Legba wants to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.#T4#
Karelin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Legba is looking to escape.
Legba tries to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
Karelin controlling from the full mount.
Karelin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karelin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Karelin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Legba backs off Karelin throws a huge counter combo but Legba manages to avoid it all.
Legba swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
#CL#
Legba clinches up against the cage.
Legba is looking to break free of the clinch but Karelin has double underhooks. #BC#
Legba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Legba gets the takedown into side control.
Karelin is pushing Legba's head away, looking to escape. Legba manages to hold on to the position though.
Legba controls the position from side control.
Legba working the ground and pound from side control.
We've been hearing that Legba has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin is looking to regain half guard here but Legba keeps moving and retains side control.
Karelin keeps trying to improve his position.#T1#
Karelin prevents Legba from improving position.
Karelin is looking for a sweep.
Karelin is looking to get back to his feet here but Legba is keeping cool and he's managed to take Karelin's back.
Karelin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Legba.
Karelin is trying to break free.
Karelin prevents Legba from getting a body triangle.#T2#
Legba loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Karelin hold on?
Karelin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Legba tries to get the hooks in deep but Karelin pushed the leg off.
Legba has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Karelin.
Karelin wants to escape the position.
#SUB#
Legba looking for the RNC.
Karelin tries to escape the position.
#SUB#
Legba has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Karelin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Legba really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Karelin.#T3#
Karelin tries to break free.
Legba wants to control but Karelin is keeping busy.#SUB#
Legba looking for the RNC.
Karelin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Legba.
Karelin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Karelin working to try and regain half guard.
Legba trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T4#
Karelin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Legba is trying to control. Karelin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karelin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Legba is working Karelin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Legba trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Karelin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Legba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Karelin looking for a guillotine here but Legba defends easily.
Our spies down at at HELLCADEMY inform us that Karelin has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Karelin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Legba is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Karelin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danjuma Legba dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Legba has his takedown stuffed
and Karelin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Legba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Legba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD#
Legba bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Karelin is not content to let Legba control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Karelin is staying active underneath Legba, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T1#
Karelin tries to kick Legba off but Legba keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Karelin wants to get back to full guard but Legba has passed into side control.
Legba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karelin keeps working.
Danjuma Legba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Legba tries to advance to mount but can't.
Karelin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Legba's best efforts.
Legba trying to control the pace. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karelin wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karelin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Legba slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Karelin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Legba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Legba has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Karelin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3##SUB2#
Karelin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Karelin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Legba has picked Karelin up and slammed him! Karelin can't keep hold of the triangle and Legba manages to pass to side control!
Karelin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Legba's best efforts.#SUB2#
Karelin looking for submissions off his back.
Legba prevents Karelin from improving his position.#SUB2#
Karelin looking for submissions off his back.#T4##SUB#
Legba is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Karelin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Legba working some strikes from top position.
Legba trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Karelin has his foot on Legba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Legba works his way back into a safe position though.
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Legba from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ruslan Karelin.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
C119: Kahn vs. Blazej
Date: Aug 07, 2022 |
#R1#
Gunnarsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karelin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karelin feinted with a counter takedown.
Gunnarsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gunnarsson with the inside leg kick.
Gunnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karelin to score with a decent uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Karelin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Karelin avoids a kick to the body.
Gunnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Karelin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karelin throws a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head but Gunnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunnarsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Magnus Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunnarsson throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
Karelin attempts a counter takedown but Gunnarsson avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karelin checks a leg kick. #T1#
Karelin staying out of range there.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch but Karelin moves away #TD#
and Karelin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gunnarsson won't be happy with that.
Karelin trying to control the position but Gunnarsson is working away.
Gunnarsson is trying to improve his position.
Gunnarsson stops Karelin from passing to mount. #SUB#
Karelin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gunnarsson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Karelin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gunnarsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gunnarsson can't do much from the bottom here. #T2#
Karelin slows the pace down.
Gunnarsson tries to buck Karelin off but Karelin is having none of it.
Gunnarsson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #SUB#
Karelin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Karelin trying to pass the guard but Gunnarsson defending well. #SUB#
Karelin is working for a submission of some sort.
Karelin prevents Gunnarsson from improving his position.#SUB2#
Gunnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Karelin pulls his head out easily.
Gunnarsson is trying to control but can't.
#T3#
Karelin wants to control but Gunnarsson is keeping him busy.
Karelin is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB#
Karelin is trying to work for a kimura but Gunnarsson is defending well.
#SUB#
Karelin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gunnarsson is just riding it out for now. Karelin eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Karelin is working for a submission of some sort.
Gunnarsson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Karelin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T4##SUB#
Karelin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gunnarsson, who protects the arm well.
Gunnarsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Gunnarsson tries to improve position but can't. #SUB#
Karelin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunnarsson struggling a bit here.
Karelin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunnarsson is squirming around, avoiding Karelin's attempts to control the action.
Gunnarsson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Gunnarsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Gunnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Karelin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunnarsson can do to turn this around?
Gunnarsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karelin defending well as Gunnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karelin.
Gunnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Karelin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin avoids the head kick by Gunnarsson.
Karelin slips under a jab from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson is looking to clinch but Karelin is avoiding it.
Karelin feinted with a counter takedown.#T1#
Gunnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karelin throwing a counter right hand but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch there but Karelin circles away.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karelin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karelin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gunnarsson looks to land a right hand but Karelin moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Karelin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunnarsson slips a jab from Karelin.#T2##TD2#
Karelin gets caught napping as Gunnarsson dives in and scores a takedown. Karelin manages to retain guard.
Karelin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gunnarsson is one step ahead there.
Gunnarsson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Karelin's guard.
Ruslan Karelin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Karelin actively working from the bottom here.
Karelin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Karelin actively working from the bottom here.
Gunnarsson 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin tries to roll over but Gunnarsson keeps him under control.
Karelin is staying active underneath Gunnarsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gunnarsson is thwarting Karelin's attempts to control the position.#T3#
Gunnarsson trying to control the action but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Gunnarsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gunnarsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karelin defending well though.
Karelin is looking to control Gunnarsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karelin avoid being mounted?
Karelin won't allow Gunnarsson to pass to mount.
Karelin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
#SUB#
Karelin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karelin trying to hold on to Gunnarsson's head to control him but Gunnarsson postures up.
#T4##SUB2#
Gunnarsson is trying to work for a kimura but Karelin is defending well.
#SUB#
Karelin looking for submissions off his back.
Gunnarsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gunnarsson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Karelin won't allow Gunnarsson to pass to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karelin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gunnarsson is trying to control. Karelin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gunnarsson slips a nice elbow through Karelin's hands, connecting with Karelin's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Gunnarsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Karelin throws a shot from downtown. Gunnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Gunnarsson unleashes a big counter combination but Karelin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gunnarsson misses with the combination.
Karelin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Karelin misses with a straight left.
Gunnarsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karelin avoids the body shot from Gunnarsson.
Karelin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson lands a jab.
Gunnarsson connects with a single shot there.#T1#
Karelin blocks a leg kick.
Gunnarsson slips a jab from Karelin.
Gunnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karelin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Karelin cracks Gunnarsson with a good jab.
Sloppy strikes from Gunnarsson. Those never looked like landing.
Gunnarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Karelin's shoulder, as Karelin tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Karelin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gunnarsson throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Karelin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Gunnarsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karelin throwing a counter right hand but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Gunnarsson throws out a powerful jab.
Karelin throws a right hand that misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Karelin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karelin misses with a left hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karelin avoids a kick to the body.
Karelin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karelin blocks the body kick.
Gunnarsson fails to land with a series of punches.
#T3#
Gunnarsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gunnarsson wants to clinch up but Karelin keeps it at a distance.
Karelin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Karelin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Gunnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Karelin.
Karelin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunnarsson.
Karelin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gunnarsson. Gunnarsson obviously looking to wear him down.
#T4#
Karelin checks a low kick from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Karelin attempts a counter takedown but Gunnarsson avoids it well and moves away.
Ruslan Karelin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunnarsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gunnarsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karelin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Karelin misses the target.
Gunnarsson lands with a hook. Karelin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karelin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Gunnarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gunnarsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Gunnarsson! |
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Event:
C113: Blazej vs. Stark
Date: Jul 16, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Mfer moves into the clinch.
Karelin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
A short right from Mfer on the inside. #CUT2#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Karelin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mfer lands an elbow that stopped Karelin in his tracks for a moment.
Karelin misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Karelin working aggressively here.
Mfer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karelin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karelin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mfer walks away with a smile on his face. Karelin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mfer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mfer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karelin circles away quickly and effectively.#CL2#
Mfer closes the distance and clinches.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karelin throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karelin avoids it.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Karelin throws a head punch that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Karelin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mfer misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin. #T1#
Mfer throws an elbow that misses.
Mfer pushes off an throws an elbow but Karelin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karelin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer. #TD#
Karelin pulls Mfer into guard.
Mfer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Karelin working a defensive guard but Mfer manages to pass into side control anyway.
Karelin is looking to regain half guard here but Mfer keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Mfer has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bull Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Mfer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mfer doesn't manage to clinch there - Karelin circles away.
Mfer tries to clinch but Karelin is having none of it.
Mfer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL2#
Mfer moves into the clinch.
Karelin throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karelin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karelin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karelin takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#Ruslan Karelin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mfer throws an elbow that misses.
Karelin managing to block the knees to the body from Mfer.
Mfer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karelin or not.
Mfer lands an elbow inside.
Karelin lands a left hand.
Karelin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mfer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Karelin's brow.
Karelin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karelin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mfer. #CUT2#Jeez, Ruslan Karelin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruslan Karelin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bull Mfer!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bull Mfer waved his t-shirt featuring HELLBENT's logo in front of the cameras. |
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Event:
C107: Brandstatter vs. Murhaa
Date: Jun 26, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Byczkiewicz moves into the clinch.
Karelin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karelin pushes Byczkiewicz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT2#It looks like Blazej Byczkiewicz has been cut.
I was talking to Byczkiewicz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hand to the body from Byczkiewicz.
Byczkiewicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byczkiewicz lands a shoulder strike.
Karelin misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Karelin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Byczkiewicz uses from the top position.
Karelin trying to keep a closed guard but Byczkiewicz is proving a slippery customer.
Byczkiewicz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Byczkiewicz trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Karelin working a defensive guard here.
Byczkiewicz is in close to Karelin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karelin tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Byczkiewicz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin trying to strike off his back.
#T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Byczkiewicz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Byczkiewicz throws a big right hand that misses.
Byczkiewicz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Byczkiewicz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB2#
Byczkiewicz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karelin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Byczkiewicz has managed to get both his arms back between Karelin's legs - danger averted.
Byczkiewicz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Karelin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Byczkiewicz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Byczkiewicz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Karelin looking for a guillotine here but Byczkiewicz defends easily.
Byczkiewicz advances position into side control!#T2#
Karelin tries to improve position but can't.
Check out the look on Byczkiewicz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#CUT#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Karelin prevents Byczkiewicz from moving into mount.
Check out the look on Byczkiewicz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Karelin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Byczkiewicz lands an elbow.
Karelin wants to control but Byczkiewicz postures up.
Karelin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Karelin has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byczkiewicz landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Byczkiewicz cracks Karelin with a big elbow.
Karelin throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Karelin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T3#
Byczkiewicz is trying to control. Karelin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karelin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Byczkiewicz scores with a couple of nice shots.#CUT#That has opened up Ruslan Karelin's cut even more.
Karelin missing with punches from the bottom.
Karelin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Byczkiewicz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Byczkiewicz's back!#SUB2#
Byczkiewicz fending off the submission attempt from Karelin.
Byczkiewicz tries to escape but Karelin has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #SUB2#
Karelin working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB2#
Karelin is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
I really don't envy Byczkiewicz right now.
#SUB2#
Byczkiewicz is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Karelin gets his way!
#T4##SUB2#
Karelin working for a choke but Byczkiewicz is defending well.
Byczkiewicz turns into Karelin and is now in his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byczkiewicz landing some decent shots from guard. #CUT#The cut above Ruslan Karelin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Byczkiewicz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #CUT#Ruslan Karelin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruslan Karelin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Blazej Byczkiewicz!
Our winner, Blazej Byczkiewicz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
Combate 100: Rio
Date: May 28, 2022 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Haskins lands a nice looking body shot.
Karelin throws a looping overhand right but Haskins ducks down to avoid it.
Haskins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt - Haskins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD#
Karelin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Karelin lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haskins is keeping the position for now. #T1#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haskins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karelin is controlling him. #ES2#
Haskins is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Karelin presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Karelin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karelin misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Haskins breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Karelin moves into the clinch.
Karelin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haskins backwards.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haskins wants to get back to striking at distance but Karelin won't allow it.
Haskins wants to get back to striking at distance but Karelin won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haskins.
Karelin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haskins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haskins is trying to break free.
Karelin lands an uppercut.#T2#
Karelin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Haskins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haskins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karelin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Haskins sprawls and moves away.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haskins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haskins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karelin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haskins.
Haskins moves out of range of the strikes.
Haskins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haskins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T3#
Karelin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haskins.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#TD#
Karelin gets a takedown into half guard.
Haskins pushes Karelin off looking to stand but Karelin dives back in and keeps control.
Karelin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Haskins is trying to stand back up but Karelin is controlling him
#T4##SUB#
Karelin is looking for a kimura here.
Haskins tries to kick Karelin off but Karelin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Karelin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Karelin wants to take a breather but Haskins is having none of it. #SUB#
Karelin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Haskins tries to kick Karelin off but Karelin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Karelin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haskins defends it well.
Karelin works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin dominated that round.
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.#R2#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karelin.
Haskins follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Haskins misses with a straight right.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch but Haskins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Karelin moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Haskins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haskins throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Karelin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Haskins! #T1#
Haskins is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Karelin is looking to take a break and control but Haskins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Karelin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Karelin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Haskins wants to get back to his feet but Karelin drags him back down.#SUB#
Karelin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Karelin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ruslan Karelin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Karelin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haskins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Haskins is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Karelin has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#ES2#
Haskins sneaks out the side door and pushes Karelin away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Haskins misses with a lunging right hand
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
Haskins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#CUT2#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Haskins cracks Karelin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haskins throws a sloppy head kick and Karelin moves out of range easily.
Haskins misses with a looping right.#T3#
Karelin dodges the punch combination from Haskins.
Haskins misses with a body kick. #TD#
Karelin gets the takedown into side control.
Haskins is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB#
Karelin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haskins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T4##SUB#
Karelin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Karelin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Haskins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Karelin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haskins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Haskins is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Karelin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Karelin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dwayne Haskins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Haskins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karelin was well out of range. Poor timing from Haskins.
An attempted straight right counter from Karelin misses the target.
Karelin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haskins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karelin.
A countering left hand to the body from Haskins misses.
Haskins throws a nice looking combination but Karelin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin misses with a low kick.
Haskins moves out of range as Karelin strikes.
A little jabbing left from Haskins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Karelin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haskins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karelin throws the kick towards the body but Haskins avoids it.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haskins as he jumps to the side. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Karelin throws a hook but Haskins blocks it.
Karelin misses with a low kick.
Haskins throws a fast counter high kick but Karelin manages to duck under it in time.
Haskins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haskins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karelin under the eye.
Karelin fails with the takedown#KD2#
and Haskins counters with a nice right hand that sends Karelin toppling to the canvas! Karelin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Haskins finish him?!#CUT2#Ruslan Karelin's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Haskins is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Haskins shuts the power down on Karelin. Lights out, game over! Haskins is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dwayne Haskins! |
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Event:
C97: Kahn vs. Karelin
Date: May 07, 2022 |
#R1#
Karelin misses the jab.
Kahn with a nice calf kick.
Kahn misses with an uppercut.
Karelin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kahn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karelin.
Nice uppercut there from Kahn.#CUT#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Kahn throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Karelin to counter with a crisp jab.
Kahn throws a hook to the side of Karelin's head but Karelin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahn throws a lazy right hand but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karelin! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karelin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahn.
Karelin throws out a counter right but Kahn avoids it with no problem.
Kahn throws a lazy right hand but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karelin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T1#
Kahn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kahn throws a jab when Karelin was well out of range.
Karelin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kahn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Kahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karelin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kahn scores with a jab to the head.
Kahn connects with an inside leg kick.
Kahn throws a jab when Karelin was well out of range.
Karelin checks a leg kick nicely.
Kahn throws a lazy uppercut
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
Karelin avoids the body shot from Kahn.
Karelin slips under a jab from Kahn.
Karelin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kahn throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Karelin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karelin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#T2#
Kahn throws a leg kick which misses Karelin's front leg but catches the back leg as Karelin tries to avoid it.
Kahn misses with a jab to the body
and Karelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Kahn misses.
Karelin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahn.
Karelin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kahn misses with a leg kick
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
Kahn throws a hook but Karelin blocks it.
Karelin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Kahn misses.
It seemed like Karelin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the body from Kahn misses
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy body kick from Kahn #TD2#
so Karelin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Karelin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kahn is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Karelin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T3#
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Kahn is keeping the position.
Karelin passes Kahn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kahn keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Karelin wants to pass to mount but Kahn is defending the position. #SUB2#
Karelin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kahn defends it well.
Karelin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Karelin prevents Kahn from improving his position.
Karelin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Karelin trying to control from half guard but Kahn is working away. #SUB2#
Karelin wants to work for an arm triangle but Kahn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Karelin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kahn works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mohammed Kahn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Kahn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karelin in his tracks.
Mohammed Kahn is winning the standup battle so far.
Kahn is looking to land body kicks.
And Karelin responds with a good body kick, but Kahn manages to step out the way in time.
Kahn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Kahn misses.
Kahn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Karelin to counter with a crisp jab.
Kahn wants to land a leg kick but Karelin is out of range.
Karelin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kahn thumps Karelin with a low kick.
Kahn misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kahn throws out the jab.
Kahn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kahn misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kahn!
#T1#
Kahn misses with a straight right.
Kahn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Kahn thumps Karelin with a low kick.
Kahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karelin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kahn thumps Karelin with a low kick.
Karelin moves out of range of the strikes.
Mohammed Kahn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Kahn.
Kahn throws a lazy right hand but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karelin throws the left hand but Kahn avoids the punch easily.
Karelin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kahn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karelin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kahn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A low kick from Kahn misses #TD2#
and Karelin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Karelin seems to be looking for submissions.
#T2#
Karelin is pressing down on Kahn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kahn is holding on for now.
Karelin uses his free foot to push down on Kahn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kahn. #SUB2#
Karelin goes for an armbar but Kahn turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kahn. #SUB2#
Karelin looking for a guillotine here but Kahn defends easily.
Karelin trying to control the position.
#T3##SUB2#
Karelin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kahn advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Karelin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Karelin wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Karelin struggling a bit here.
Kahn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karelin keeps working.
Karelin tries to improve position but can't. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Karelin tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Karelin strikes from the bottom but Kahn takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Karelin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kahn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin holds on to Kahn around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Karelin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Karelin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kahn. What's that going to do exactly?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Kahn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Kahn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kahn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kahn backing away here, and Karelin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A left lands for Kahn.
Kahn throws a lazy right hand but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karelin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kahn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kahn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Karelin counter with a right hand.
Karelin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kahn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahn throws a leg kick that misses.
Kahn keeps the fight on the outside.
Karelin dives in and grabs Kahn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kahn pushes down on Karelin's head and hops out.#T1#
Kahn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karelin under the eye.
Kahn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karelin.
Kahn throws a shot to the body.
Kahn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karelin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Karelin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kahn looks to land a left hand but Karelin moved out of range nicely.
Crunch! Kahn slams his shin into Karelin's torso.
Kahn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kahn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Karelin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Karelin blocks the leg kick.
#T2#
Jab, jab by Kahn - just one landing.
Kahn catches Karelin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin slips under a jab from Kahn.#TD2#
Karelin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kahn's half guard.#SUB2#
Karelin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kahn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karelin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kahn is controlling Karelin's posture.
Karelin trying to control but Kahn is working from the bottom. #T3#
Kahn pulls Karelin in to control the position.
Karelin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kahn is keeping the position for now.
Ruslan Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kahn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Karelin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kahn is keeping the position for now.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Kahn keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kahn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kahn thows a body kick. Karelin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karelin counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Kahn misses.
Karelin avoids the body shot from Kahn.
#CL2#
Karelin clinches up with Kahn and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karelin.
A nice left hand lands by Karelin.
A left hand lands to the body for Kahn.
Kahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kahn digs a right hand underneath Karelin's ribcage. Karelin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karelin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kahn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Kahn clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Kahn walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Kahn.
Karelin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kahn defends it well.
Kahn throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
Kahn stuns Karelin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Karelin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kahn feints and then cracks Karelin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karelin down. #CL2#
Karelin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karelin jumps guard but Kahn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kahn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Kahn tries a body shot but Karelin blocks it.
Karelin misses with some punches.
Kahn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Karelin misses with the head strike.
#T1#
Karelin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kahn to keep the fight standing.
Kahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karelin tries to pull guard but Kahn holds him up against the cage and eventually Karelin drops back down to his feet.
Mohammed Kahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Karelin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Karelin throws a head punch that misses.
Karelin misses with the head strike.
Kahn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karelin misses with the head strike.
Karelin misses with some punches.
Kahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kahn lands a shot to the body.
Karelin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Karelin jumps guard but Kahn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good body shot from Kahn.
Karelin prevents a body shot from Kahn.
Kahn lands a nice shot to the body.
Karelin takes a shot to the head.
Kahn lands a right hand.
Kahn lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
A shot in the inside from Kahn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karelin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kahn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahn digs a right hand underneath Karelin's ribcage. Karelin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kahn.
Kahn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Kahn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karelin has a couple of punches blocked by Kahn.
Karelin tries to pull guard but Kahn won't allow it.
Kahn lands a right hand.
Karelin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kahn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Kahn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karelin.
Kahn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kahn pushes Karelin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kahn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karelin.
Still in the clinch, Kahn scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC#Karelin is rocked!#T3#
A short body shot lands from Kahn as the two fighters clinch.
Karelin throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Kahn as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kahn.
Karelin is still on wobbly legs! Can Kahn finish him?
Kahn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Kahn on the inside.
Kahn creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Karelin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Karelin drops to his knees and Kahn pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Kahn!
A victorious Mohammed Kahn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
C94: Karelin vs. Jones
Date: Apr 16, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Karelin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Karelin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones has one foot on Karelin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karelin scores with a punch to the head.
A cross from Karelin lands.
We've been hearing reports that Karelin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Karelin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Karelin misses with an uppercut.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karelin shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Karelin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Karelin blocks it well.#T1#
Karelin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab from Karelin.
Karelin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And Jones responds with a good body kick, but Karelin manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karelin.
Jones tries to land a body kick
enabling Karelin to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#TD#
Karelin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
Karelin tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Karelin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.#SUB#
Karelin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Karelin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Karelin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Karelin, into his guard. #REVB#
Karelin controlling the position.#T3##SUB#
Karelin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Karelin is looking to sweep but instead, Jones has passed into half guard.
Karelin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jones prevents Karelin from improving his position.
Karelin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Karelin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#SUB#
Karelin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Karelin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karelin trying to control here.
Jones not doing much here.
#SUB#
Karelin actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karelin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ruslan Karelin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Karelin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.#TD#
Karelin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karelin manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Karelin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T1#
Karelin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Karelin being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB#
Karelin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Karelin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Karelin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karelin trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
#SU2#
Jones gets to his feet. Karelin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Karelin throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Karelin moved away.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Karelin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Karelin throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Karelin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karelin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Karelin sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karelin misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Karelin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJones.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Karelin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karelin tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range. #T4##TD#
Karelin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Karelin looking to pass the guard.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Karelin passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB#
Karelin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karelin tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Karelin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones blocks a head kick by Karelin.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karelin scores with a nice head shot.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Karelin ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karelin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karelin off to one side. #T1#
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Karelin on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karelin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karelin scores with a nice right hand.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karelin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karelin loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karelin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karelin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.#T3#
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
Karelin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones leaves Karelin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ruslan Karelin is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Karelin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Karelin throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones. #T4#
Karelin misses with a punch on the inside.
Karelin misses with the head strike.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karelins head.
Karelin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jones.
Jones tries a body shot but Karelin blocks it.
Jones working aggressively here.
Karelin misses with some punches.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeremy Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karelin fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Karelin shoots in.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
Ruslan Karelin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Karelin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ruslan Karelin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karelin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
C91: Tofail vs. Fujimoto 2
Date: Mar 27, 2022 |
#R1#
Karelin throws a hook to the side of Umm's head but Umm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Umm misses with a hook. Karelin ducked under it nicely.
Ruslan Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Umm. No joy for Karelin on that attempt.
Umm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karelin throws out the jab.
Umm misses with a straight left. #CL2#
Karelin closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Umm.
Karelin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Umm jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karelin walks away with a smile on his face. Umm gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karelin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Umm seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Umm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin tries to clinch up but Umm circles away and keeps his distance.
Umm connects with a single shot there.#CUT#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
A jab from Karelin misses.
Karelin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karelin misses with an uppercut.
Rect Umm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Umm.
Umm throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Karelin.
Umm slips under a jab from Karelin.
Umm's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karelin under the eye.
Karelin misses with a body kick. #TD2#
Karelin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Karelin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB2#
Karelin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Umm pushes Karelin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Karelin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#SUB2#
Karelin has hold of Umm's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Umm tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Karelin cranks the arm and Umm screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Umm, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Rect Umm was interviewed post fight and said 'heavy handed, '. |
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Event:
C87: Haskins vs. Karelin
Date: Feb 27, 2022 |
#R1#
Karelin moves in looking to clinch but Haskins pushes him off.
Haskins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karelin.
Karelin connects with a nice looking jab.
Karelin lands a glancing blow to the side of Haskins's head.#TD2#
Karelin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Karelin trying to control the position but Haskins is working away.
Haskins wants to get back to his feet.
Haskins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Karelin tries to advance to mount but Haskins denies him. #SUB2#
Karelin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Haskins, who protects the arm well.
Haskins tries to escape but Karelin is in control. #T1##SUB2#
Karelin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Karelin tries for a kimura but Haskins is defending well.
Haskins is pushing Karelin's head away, looking to escape. Karelin manages to hold on to the position though.#ES#
Haskins bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Haskins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karelin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haskins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karelin lands with an overhand left.
Karelin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haskins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karelin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karelin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Haskins throws out a loose jab but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Haskins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#KD#
Haskins lands a big head kick that sends Karelin tumbling to the mat! Haskins takes a step backwards and waves Karelin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Karelin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Haskins tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Karelin is in Haskins's guard.
Karelin prevents Haskins from getting back to his feet.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Haskins is keeping the position.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Haskins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haskins wants to get back to his feet but Karelin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Karelin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haskins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haskins wants to get back to his feet but Karelin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Karelin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Karelin wants to control from the top but Haskins keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Haskins wants to stand but Karelin is controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Karelin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Karelin shoots in but no luck this time.
Karelin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haskins. Karelin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karelin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haskins.#TD2#
Karelin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Haskins to the ground. Karelin is now in Haskins's guard.
Karelin prevents Haskins from getting back to his feet.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Haskins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haskins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haskins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karelin is controlling him. #T4#
Haskins keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Haskins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karelin is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karelin tests Haskins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karelin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karelin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karelin tries to clinch up
and Haskins counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#That has opened up Ruslan Karelin's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haskins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karelin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haskins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haskins misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dwayne Haskins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Haskins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karelin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haskins lands a glancing blow to the side of Karelin's head.
Haskins needs to keep his hands up - Karelin had a free shot at his head there.
Karelin moves forwards but Haskins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Karelin slips under a jab.
Haskins defending well as Karelin loads up on a big left hand.
Karelin moves in looking to clinch but Haskins pushes him off.
Haskins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Haskins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karelin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haskinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haskins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karelin.
Karelin goes for a double leg but Haskins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Haskins continues to drive forward.
Haskins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin ducks right into an uppercut from Haskins.
Haskins with a jab.#CUT#The cut above Ruslan Karelin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Haskins misses with a hook. Karelin ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Haskins blocks a jab.
Haskins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Karelin misses.
Karelin looks to throw the jab but Haskins is out of range.
Karelin misses with a looping left.
It looked like Haskins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Karelin.
Karelin throws an off balance right hand
and Haskins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haskins throws a lazy uppercut
and Karelin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haskins misses with a right hand
and Karelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karelin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haskins looks to land a left hand but Karelin moved out of range nicely.
Karelin wants to counter with a clinch but Haskins pushes him away.
Karelin throws a shot from downtown. Haskins moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Haskins misses the target.
Haskins throws a big shot that misses.
Karelin is looking to land body kicks.
Haskins throws a poor cross that misses
and Karelin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haskins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haskins misses with a right hand
enabling Karelin to counter with a crisp jab. #T2##CL2#
Karelin moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin. #TD2#
Karelin jumps guard and drags Haskins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Karelin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Haskins is aware though and is defending well.
Karelin striking off his back but it's not causing Haskins any problems.
Haskins wants to stand and escape but instead Karelin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Haskins keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Ruslan Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karelin stops Haskins from standing up.
Karelin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haskins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haskins wants to stand and escape but Karelin is having none of it. #T3#
Karelin pushes down on Haskins's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Karelin is working for a kimura but Haskins is defending it quite comfortably.
Haskins is looking to escape.
Karelin stalling. #ES#
Haskins pushes Karelin off and gets back to his feet.
Karelin misses with a kick to the body.
Karelin tries to clinch up but Haskins circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Karelin forces Haskins back against the cage and clinches.#T4#
Haskins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karelin throws a punch but it's blocked by Haskins. #BC#
Haskins manages to break the clinch.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice defenses there by Haskins.
Karelin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haskins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#Ruslan Karelin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dwayne Haskins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Karelin.
Karelin tries to clinch there but Haskins circles away.
Haskins staying out of range there.
Karelin wants to clinch but Haskins slips to the side
and Haskins counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haskins slips under a jab.
Karelin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Haskins misses.
A nice combination there by Haskins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dwayne Haskins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Haskins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haskins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haskins throws a hook but Karelin avoids it easily.
Karelin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karelin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haskins tries to avoid it but Karelin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haskins to the ground. Haskins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karelin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haskins slips a straight right by Karelin.
Karelin throws a big shot that misses.
Karelin is looking to clinch but Haskins is avoiding it.
Haskins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Haskins misses its intended target.
Haskins throws a lazy head kick
and Karelin counters with a stiff right hand.
Karelin is looking to clinch.
Dwayne Haskins is winning the standup battle so far.
Karelin connects with a looping right hand.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haskins as he avoids it easily. #T1#
Karelin shoots for a takedown but Haskins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haskins was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dwayne Haskins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Karelin.
Haskins looks to land a left hand but Karelin moved out of range nicely.
Haskins misses with an uppercut
and Karelin counters with a nice uppercut.
Karelin misses with a looping right.
Haskins scores with a jab to the head.
Haskins throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
Haskins takes one to the side of the head.
Haskins moves out of range as Karelin strikes.
Haskins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haskins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karelin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Haskins defends it well.
Haskins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karelin.
Karelin staying out of range there.
Karelin wants to counter with a clinch but Haskins pushes him away.
A jab from Karelin does it's job there.
Karelin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haskins counters with a straight right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruslan Karelin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dwayne Haskins! |
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Event:
C84: Alyoshin vs. McDonald
Date: Feb 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Karelin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Umm punishes Karelin's body with a nice straight punch.#TD2#
Karelin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Umm is looking to regain half guard here but Karelin keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Karelin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Umm is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Karelin yanks on the arm and Umm is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Karelin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ruslan Karelin!
After the fight, Ruslan Karelin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Rect Umm was interviewed post fight and said 'heavy handed, '. |
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Event:
C81: McDonald vs. Gee
Date: Jan 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Mongrel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karelin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mongrel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karelin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mongrel momentarily.
Karelin lunges at Mongrel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mongrel's hand.
Mongrel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Karelin fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karelin.
Mongrel misses with a body punch.
Karelin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karelin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mongrel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Karelin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD2#
Karelin jumps into guard, dragging Mongrel to the mat.
#SUB2#
Karelin looking for a guillotine here but Mongrel defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mongrel is looking to work some ground and pound but Karelin has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mongrel trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom. #T1#
Mongrel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Karelin is proving hard to escape from.
Mongrel trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Karelin lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Karelin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Karelin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mongrel wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Karelin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Karelin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mongrel wants to get up but he can't break Karelin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Karelin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karelin is trying to control the position but Mongrel postures up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mongrel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mongrel there as he acknowledges the shot.#TD2#
Karelin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mongrel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mongrel tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
Karelin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Karelin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
Karelin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mongrel has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Karelin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mongrel keeps working. #T3##SUB2#
Karelin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mongrel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Karelin advances to mount.
Mongrel is squirming around, avoiding Karelin's attempts to control the action. #SUB2#
Karelin has control of Mongrel's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mongrel regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mongrel is trying to escape the mount.
#T4#
Mongrel is working hard here to advance position.
Mongrel is squirming around, avoiding Karelin's attempts to control the action.
Mongrel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karelin is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Mongrel is in real trouble.
Mongrel turns into Karelin and is now in his guard.
#SUB2#
Karelin has his foot on Mongrel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mongrel works his way back into a safe position though.
Mongrel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mongrel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mongrel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mongrel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karelin works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Mongrel is sitting in close to Karelin's body. Karelin has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mongrel is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mongrel is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Karelin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
C77: Muller vs. McDonald
Date: Dec 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Karelin slips a jab from Severini.
Karelin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ruslan Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karelin throws a good cross that connects.
Karelin slips a straight right by Severini.
Karelin lands a jab to the head.
Severini misses with a double jab.
Severini misses with a straight left.
Nice jab there from Severini. #CUT#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Severini cracks Karelin with an open hand slap.
Karelin lands the left hand.
Severini moves out of range of the body kick.#CL2#
Karelin closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Severini misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Severini has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Severini can't find room to land a body shot as Karelin controls the action.
#T1#
Karelin has a couple of punches blocked by Severini.
Severini looking to throw knees to the head but Karelin is blocking nicely.
A short left from Karelin.
Severini throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
Karelin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karelin misses with a punch on the inside.
Severini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Severini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Severini has a couple of punches blocked by Karelin.
Karelin tries to pull guard but Severini won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Severini.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Severini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karelin blocking some punches.
Severini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karelin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Severini backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Severini.
Karelin tries to pull guard but Severini won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karelin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Severini misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
A short right from Karelin.
Severini misses with a punch on the inside.
#TD2#
Karelin pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Karelin is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Severini has his hands clasped together but Karelin extends and breaks Severini's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Karelin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
C70: Mongrel vs. Haskins
Date: Oct 30, 2021 |
#R1#
Karelin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelin.
Karelin lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karelin moves away.
Karelin lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Ruslan Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Karelin avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Karelin lands a body punch. #BC2#
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee slips under a jab from Karelin.
Lee avoids the body shot from Karelin.
#TD2#
Lee closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Karelin's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Karelin has his foot on Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lee works his way back into a safe position though.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Karelin has wrist control.#SUB#
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T1#
Karelin is trying to control the position but Lee postures up. #SUB#
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karelin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Karelin's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Karelin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
Lee postures up.
#SUB#
Karelin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Karelin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SU2#
Lee stands up from Karelin's guard - Lee perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL#
Karelin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Karelin.
Karelin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karelin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Karelin misses with some punches.
#TD2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lee turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lee manages to end up in side control.
Karelin tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.#T3#
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Karelin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karelin tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
Karelin gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Karelin actively working from the bottom here.
Karelin is trying to get back to full guard.
Karelin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee. #SUB#
Karelin actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Karelin looking for submissions off his back.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Karelin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Karelin looking for submissions off his back.
Karelin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ruslan Karelin will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Karelin connects with the punch.
Karelin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Karelin doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
#CL2#
Lee clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Lee.
Karelin scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
#TD2#
Lee lands a takedown into guard.
Karelin is trying to control the position but Lee postures up. #SUB#
Karelin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
Karelin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karelin throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Karelin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lee is pulling down on Karelin's head to control his posture.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Karelin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karelin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lee wants to sweep here but Karelin controlling him for the moment.
Lee trying to control the position here.
Lee trying to control the position.
#T2#
Lee keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin controlling from the top position.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is trying to keep Karelin in close.
Karelin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karelin postures up.
Karelin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lee pulls Karelin in close to prevent any damage.
Karelin lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Karelin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee is pulling down on Karelin's head to control his posture.
Karelin preventing the sweep.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Karelin postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Lee is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Karelin is working Lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karelin throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Karelin lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T4#
Karelin throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Lee looking to control.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Karelin working some strikes from top position.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karelin is one step ahead there.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karelin preventing the sweep.
Karelin with a nice head shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Karelin. Karelin gets slowly back to his feet.
Karelin throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karelin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Karelin circles away.
#CL#
Karelin closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin landing knees to the body.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Karelin lands a nice uppercut.
Karelin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Karelin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karelin misses with a looping right.
Karelin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Karelin lands with a cross.
Karelin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab by Karelin.
Ruslan Karelin is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee defending well as Karelin loads up on a big left hand. #TD#
Karelin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ruslan Karelin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee wants to control but Karelin is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Karelin is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Karelin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working. #T2#
Karelin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Karelin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Karelin's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin rolls, trying to escape but Lee keeps control of the position.
#SUB2#
Karelin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lee's arms.
Karelin can't escape the position.
#SUB2#
Karelin is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lee has the hooks in. Karelin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T3##SUB2#
Lee 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. #SUB2#
Lee has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. #SUB2#
Karelin fending off the submission attempt from Lee.
Lee is hanging on to Karelin's back as he tries to escape.
#T4#
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.#SUB2#
Lee looking for the RNC.
Lee gets his hands free as Karelin looks to control. #SUB2#
Karelin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lee gets his way!
Karelin trying to control the hands but Lee won't let him.
Boo Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ruslan Karelin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karelin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
C66: McNasty vs. Muller
Date: Oct 02, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Karelin forces James back against the cage and clinches.
James lands with a short shot to the head.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
James trying to control the position but instead, Karelin has worked for underhooks and has pushed James into the cage.
Karelin misses with the head strike.
#BC2#
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Karelin misses the target.
Karelin cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karelin jabs at James's body.
Karelin tries for a takedown but James circles away easily
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruslan Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karelin scores with a jab to the body.
Karelin tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Karelin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Grind in the buildup to the fight.
Karelin is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Karelin misses with a looping left.
James throws a counter combo.
Some bone on bone action there as Karelin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
James tries to clinch there but Karelin circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick lands for James.
Karelin throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin throws an off balance right hand
and James counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Karelin throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James takes one to the chin there.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karelin.
James throws a lazy right hand but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
James rushes Karelin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karelin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
James misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD2#
James manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
James looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karelin is one step ahead there.
Karelin is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
James is trying to keep Karelin in close.
Karelin passes James's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Karelin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
James tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
James trying to control here.
Karelin is pressing down on James's thigh, looking to free his foot. James is holding on for now.
James is refusing to be controlled, as Karelin sits in half guard.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
Karelin trying to control from half guard but James is working away. #T3#
Still in half guard, Karelin seems content to control.
James manages to get to full guard.
James wants to sweep here but Karelin controlling him for the moment.
Karelin wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Karelin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karelin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karelin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karelin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karelin's guard. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
James trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
James landing some decent shots from guard.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Karelin.#SUB#
James is posturing up here but Karelin has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! James tries to roll out but it's too tight and James has to tap! Slick submission there by Karelin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ruslan Karelin!
A less than humble Ruslan Karelin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Liam James had this to say: 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'. |
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Event:
C62: Dinu vs. Lee
Date: Sep 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Karelin throws out a loose jab but Haskins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin walks into a stiff left hand from Haskins.
A slow jab from Haskins misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Haskins misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haskins.
Karelin doesn't manage to clinch there - Haskins circles away.
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Haskins.
An inside leg kick lands from Haskins.
Karelin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haskins works over Karelin's head and body with a nice combination.#CL#
Karelin clinches up with Haskins and pushes him back against the cage.
Haskins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haskins wants to get back to striking at distance but Karelin won't allow it.
Karelin has a couple of punches blocked by Haskins.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karelin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haskins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Haskins scores with a shot to the side of Karelin's head. #BC2#
Haskins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haskins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karelin blocks a jab.
Haskins lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karelin takes a step back to recover. #T1#
Karelin slips under a jab.
Karelin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haskins misses with a hook.
A big left from Haskins misses.
Dwayne Haskins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haskins takes one to the chin there.
Karelin scores with the left hand. Haskins knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Haskins.
Haskins tries a head kick but it misses.
Karelin connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haskins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karelin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karelin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haskins circles away quickly and effectively.
Karelin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Grind in the buildup to the fight.
Karelin cracks a nice hook into Haskins's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haskins tries to work over Karelin's front leg with a kick but Karelin checks it.
Karelin throws a hook but Haskins blocks it.
Nice takedown defense from Haskins. No joy for Karelin on that attempt.
Haskins throws a big counter head kick but Karelin avoids it with no problem.
Haskins misses with a looping right.
Haskins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karelin moves away.
Haskins lands a lovely overhand right.#T2#
Karelin connects with a nice looking jab.
Haskins goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Haskins jabs Karelin right on the nose. Karelin blinks but takes it well.
Karelin loads up on a big right hand but Haskins slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haskins! But no joy.
Karelin throws a hook to the side of Haskins's head but Haskins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karelin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haskins.
Haskins throws a hook but Karelin blocks it.
Karelin slips a jab from Haskins.
Karelin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haskins finds it's way round the side to connect with Karelin's head.
Haskins throws a poor cross that misses
and Karelin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haskins jabs Karelin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Karelin. Beautiful body shot.
Haskins misses with an uppercut.
A low kick lands for Haskins.
Karelin moves out of range as Haskins strikes.
Karelin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haskins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haskins thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Haskins. That's going to slow Karelin down. #T3#
Karelin misses with a looping left.
Haskins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karelin.
Haskins misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Karelin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haskins throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
Haskins cracks Karelin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Karelin moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Haskins. Those never looked like landing.
Haskins staying out of range there.
Karelin throws a hook to the side of Haskins's head but Haskins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karelin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haskins.#TD#
Karelin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haskins is looking to stand up but Karelin isn't so interested in that idea. #T4#
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.
Haskins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karelin prevents Haskins from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Karelin forces Haskins back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Karelin fails to land.
Haskins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karelin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haskins's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Haskins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Karelin moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karelin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karelin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Haskins breaks from the clinch.
Karelin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haskins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haskins tries to bum rush Karelin with a series of wild strikes but Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dwayne Haskins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Karelin staying out of range there.
Haskins misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haskins moves away.
Karelin scores with a jab to the head.
Karelin throws a hook but Haskins avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Karelin.
It looked like Karelin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karelin throws a lazy right hand but Haskins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haskins slaps away a takedown attempt from Karelin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karelin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Karelin finds it's way through Haskins's defenses.
Haskins moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haskins throws a push kick but Karelin slaps the foot to one side.
Karelin lands with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Dwayne Haskins has been cut.
Haskins scores with a nice right hand.
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 tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dwayne Haskins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karelin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haskins!
Karelin wants to clinch.
Karelin wants to clinch.
Karelin slips under a jab from Haskins.
Karelin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Karelin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haskins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karelin defending well as Haskins loads up on a big left hand.
Haskins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haskins looks to land a combination. Karelin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Haskins drops his hands momentarily and Karelin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haskins misses with a hook. Karelin ducked under it nicely.
Karelin throws a hook but Haskins avoids it easily.
Haskins misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haskins. #T2#
Karelin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haskins.
Karelin takes one on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karelin checks a leg kick.
Haskins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
Karelin clinches with his opponent.
Karelin tries a knee to the head but Haskins blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Karelin.
Karelin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haskins backwards.
Karelin lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Haskins breaks the clinch.
Karelin lands a nice shot that snaps Haskins's head back.
Haskins throws a big shot that misses.
Haskins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karelin shoots in for a takedown but Haskins shows good takedown defense.
Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haskins.
A little feinted left hand from Karelin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haskins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haskins scores with a punch to the head.
Karelin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karelin.#T3#
Karelin staying out of range there.
Karelin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karelin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dwayne Haskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haskins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Haskins tries to bum rush Karelin with a series of wild strikes but Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haskins throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Karelin slips a jab from Haskins.
No luck for Karelin with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haskins scores with a jab to the head.
Haskins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Karelin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haskins looks to land a body kick but Karelin moved away.
Haskins throws a hook but Karelin blocks it.
Karelin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haskins looks to land a left hand but Karelin moved out of range nicely.#T4#
Haskins tries to move into range but Karelin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karelin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haskins.
Haskins let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karelin misses with a few strikes there.
Haskins steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Haskins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karelin.
Haskins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Haskins misses
and Karelin counters with a right hand to the body.
Karelin misses the jab.
Haskins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Karelin.
Haskins throws a poor cross that misses
and Karelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haskins scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Haskins does it's job there.
Haskins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karelin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haskins's corner calls for a 1-2. Haskins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from Karelin misses.
Karelin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Haskins misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dwayne Haskins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Haskins's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Karelin shoots in for a takedown but Haskins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haskins. That's going to slow Karelin down.
Karelin lands with a nice body punch.
Haskins throws a right and a left that Karelin avoids nicely.
Karelin fails to land the takedown.
Haskins throws a lazy right hand but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haskins loads up on a big right hand but Karelin slips the punch.
Karelin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haskins. Haskins obviously looking to wear him down.
Karelin missing with a left hand there. Haskins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haskins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karelin darts in looking for a takedown but Haskins gets double underhooks and turns Karelin into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan 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.
A head punch on the inside from Karelin fails to land.
Karelin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haskins smiles and moves away.
Karelin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haskins connects with a single shot there.
Karelin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haskins.#T1#
Karelin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karelin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karelin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haskins loads up on a big right hand but Karelin slips the punch.
Haskins loads up on a big right hand but Karelin slips the punch.
Haskins throws out a powerful jab.
Haskins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haskins cracks Karelin with a good jab.
Karelin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haskins.
Haskins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karelin avoids the head kick by Haskins.
Karelin slips under a jab from Haskins.
Karelin is looking to counter punch.
Karelin shoots in looking for a takedown but Haskins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karelin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haskins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haskins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Haskins throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
Haskins throws a looping overhand right but Karelin ducks down to avoid it.
Haskins looks to throw the jab but Karelin is out of range.
Ruslan Karelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Karelin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin moves away from the strike by Haskins.
Haskins misses with an uppercut. Karelin saw that one coming.
Karelin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haskins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haskins scores with a jab to the body.
Karelin takes a swing at Haskins's ribcage but misses.
Karelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karelin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Karelin misses.
Haskins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haskinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haskins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haskins lands a really nice looking cross but Karelin seems unphased.
Karelin slips a jab and a cross from Haskins.
Haskins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Karelin slips a jab from Haskins.
Haskins moves into range and connects with a jab. #T3#
Haskins lands with a right hand.
Karelin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Karelin backs off Haskins throws a huge counter combo but Karelin manages to avoid it all.
Haskins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karelin was well out of range. Poor timing from Haskins.
Haskins slips under a jab.
Haskins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karelin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haskins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karelin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karelin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karelin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haskins thuds his right hand into Karelin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haskins catches Karelin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karelin throws a shot from downtown. Haskins moves away and avoids it.
Karelin ducks right into an uppercut from Haskins.
Karelin cracks Haskins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karelin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haskins scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haskins digs a good body shot into Karelin's ribs.
Haskins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donk. Karelin catches Haskins right on the button with a cross.
Haskins ducks under a wild hook from Karelin.#T4#
Karelin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haskins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karelin wants to clinch.
Haskins misses with a two punch combination.
Haskins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karelin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karelin is looking to clinch but Haskins is avoiding it.
Haskins works Karelin's body with a nice hook.
Dwayne Haskins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haskins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karelin.
Haskins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karelin slips a jab from Haskins.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karelin misses with a looping right.
Karelin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karelin slips under a jab.
Karelin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Haskins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haskins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Haskins! |
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Event:
PFC 278 Arundel vs Karpo
Date: Jul 11, 2021 |
#R1#
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Karelin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Karelin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Karelin does it's job there.
Peterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karelin to score with a decent uppercut.
Karelin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peterson is looking to counter the offense by Karelin and move into the clinch.#CL#
Peterson closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karelin as Peterson tries to tie him up.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but Karelin blocks with his arms.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karelin tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Karelin back against the cage.
Karelin can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Karelin on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Karelin works on Peterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Karelin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Karelin is working Peterson over against the cage.
Karelin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson is trying to maintain a safe position but Karelin gets an underhook and turns Peterson into the cage.#TD2#
Karelin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Peterson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Karelin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Karelin is looking to take a break and control but Peterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Karelin trying to control the position but Peterson is working away. #SUB2#
Karelin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Peterson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Peterson's coaches at Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.#T2#
Karelin working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Peterson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Karelin wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
Peterson is trying to get back to half guard.
Peterson is not content to let Karelin control the position.
Karelin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T3#
Peterson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Karelin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karelin is still trying to improve position.
Peterson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Karelin controls his leg. #T4#
Karelin trying to hold on to Peterson's head to control him but Peterson postures up.
Karelin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karelin tries to roll over but Peterson keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Peterson seems content to control.
Karelin tries to roll over but Peterson keeps him under control.
Peterson wants to stand up but Karelin is controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karelin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karelin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karelin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karelin shoots for a double leg takedown but Peterson sprawls well. He's pushed Karelin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karelin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karelin scores with a three punch combo!
#CUT2#It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
Peterson takes one on the button.
Karelin lands a really nice looking cross but Peterson seems unphased.
Karelin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Karelin is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karelin with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karelin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karelin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Karelin throws a shot to the body.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Karelin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Karelin misses with a looping left.
Karelin keeps the fight on the outside.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karelin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karelin lands a really nice looking cross but Peterson seems unphased.
Peterson wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Karelin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
George Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Peterson forces Karelin back against the cage and clinches.
Karelin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peterson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Karelin on the inside. #T2#
Peterson trying to control the position but instead, Karelin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peterson into the cage.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelin trying to land knees to the body.
Peterson is working Karelin over against the cage.
Karelin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Karelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karelin looking to throw knees to the head but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Karelin throws a head punch that misses.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Karelin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2#
Karelin pulls guard. #SUB2#
Peterson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karelin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peterson has managed to get both his arms back between Karelin's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Karelin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
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.#T4#
Karelin trying to control the position here.
Peterson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Karelin wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Karelin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Peterson has picked Karelin up and slammed him! Karelin can't keep hold of the triangle and Peterson manages to pass to side control!
Karelin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Peterson off and has taken his back!
Well, with Karelin on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Peterson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Karelin throwing sloppy strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Peterson's cut.
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!#R3#
Karelin looks to land a left hand but Peterson moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Karelin.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Karelin circles away.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Karelin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson is looking to clinch.
A jab lands there for Karelin.
Ruslan Karelin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Karelin.
Karelin misses the jab.
Karelin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karelin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karelin misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Peterson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot lands for Karelin.
Karelin swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karelin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peterson walks away with a smile on his face. Karelin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T1#
Karelin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Karelin circles away.
Karelin throws a sloppy body shot
#CL#
and Peterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peterson.
Peterson lands a nice uppercut.
Karelin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Karelin.
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.#CUT#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Karelin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karelin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karelin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karelin works on Peterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Karelin tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karelin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karelin obliges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Karelin.
Karelin tries to pull guard but Peterson won't allow it.
George Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin tries to land knees in the clinch but Peterson avoids the damage to the body.
Karelin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Karelin successfully pulls guard.
#SUB2#
Karelin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peterson is aware though and is defending well.
Karelin controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself. #SUB2#
Karelin working for a triangle but Peterson defends it easily.
Karelin wants to sweep but no luck. #T3##SUB2#
Karelin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Peterson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Karelin.
Karelin is not content to let Peterson control the position.
Karelin is trying to escape the position but Peterson is controlling the position.
Peterson working away.
Karelin regains half guard.
Karelin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Peterson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Peterson's back!#T4#
Karelin throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Peterson trying to control the hands but Karelin breaks the grip.
Ruslan Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peterson covering up well and avoiding damage. #SUB2#
Karelin is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Peterson with him. Peterson is trying to defend but Karelin has an arm under the chin now! Peterson grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
SYN 800 Monkey vs. Divisek
Date: May 30, 2021 |
#R1#
Reign rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karelin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reign has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#CL#
Karelin darts in and clinches Reign up against the cage.
Karelin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reign lands with a short shot to the head.
Karelin lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
Karelin lands an uppercut.#TD#
Karelin pulls guard successfully.
Reign showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Karelin has control of Reign's left arm, preventing Reign from doing any damage.
Karelin wants to sweep here but Reign controlling him for the moment.
Reign trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Reign pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karelin is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Reign from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karelin is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB2#
Reign is looking for a triangle but Karelin pushes his legs off easily.
Karelin is working Reign over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB2#
Reign has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karelin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T2#
Reign keeping full guard, as Karelin tries to pass.
Karelin trying to control but Reign is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Karelin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Karelin scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Reign has his foot on Karelin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karelin works his way back into a safe position though.
Reign not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T3#
Reign keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karelin is working Reign over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB2#
Karelin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reign has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Karelin has managed to get both his arms back between Reign's legs - danger averted.
Reign keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Reign trying to control the position.
Karelin distracts Reign with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karelin advances to half guard.
Karelin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karelin works his way into full mount! #T4#
Reign is looking to get to half guard.
Karelin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Karelin controlling from the full mount.
Karelin raining down shots from the mount!
Reign is wriggling around trying to escape.
Karelin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reign is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Reign is desperately trying to improve his position but Karelin has a good base and remains in mount.
Karelin landing punches. #SUB#
Karelin has control of Reign's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Reign regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Karelin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reign walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reign throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Reign.#CUT2#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Karelin.#CL#
Karelin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reign throws a head punch that misses.
Karelin is leaning against Reign and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reign misses with the head strike.
Karelin blocking some punches.
Karelin digs a right hand into Reign's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reign's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karelin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karelin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin lands a hook that snaps the head of Reign backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
Karelin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reign fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Reign misses with a punch on the inside.
Karelin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reign lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reign has a couple of punches blocked by Karelin.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Karelin.
Karelin tries a body shot but Reign blocks it.
Karelin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reign misses with the head strike.
Reign makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD#
Karelin decides to pull guard.
Reign must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Karelin looking for a triangle here. Reign is fighting it but it looks tight! Karelin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Reign is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ruslan Karelin!
In his post fight interview, Ruslan Karelin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Syn Whymer vs Mfer
Date: Mar 28, 2021 |
#R1#
Karelin shoots in for a double leg but Francis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Francis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Francis connects with a body shot that sends Karelin's belly button to the back.
Francis connects with a nice looking jab.
#CUT#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Karelin or perhaps it was just good defense by Francis, which made it look bad.
Karelin looks to score with a jab to the body but Francis is just out of range.
Karelin closes the distance and clinches up with Francis, looking for a takedown. Karelin pushes Francis against the cage but Francis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yohan Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Karelin.
Jab, jab by Francis - just one landing.
Francis missing with a left hand there. Karelin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown but Francis shows good takedown defense.
Karelin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karelin moves away.
Karelin ducks right into an uppercut from Francis.
Karelin looks for a takedown but Francis sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Francis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Francis.#TD#
Francis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Karelin did well to prevent Francis getting side control.#SUB2#
Karelin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Francis pulls his head out easily.
Karelin tries to get to full guard but Francis has control of the leg.
Francis wants to stand but Karelin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #SUB2#
Karelin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Francis pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Karelin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Francis pulls his head out easily.
Karelin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
#T2#
Francis wants to stand up but Karelin is controlling the position.
Francis trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#SU#
Francis decides to return to a standing position.
Francis throws a lazy uppercut
and Karelin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Francis as Karelin shoots in.
Francis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karelin with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Francis counter with a right hand.
Francis lands a right hook to the body.
Francis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karelin looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francis throws a hook to the side of Karelin's head but Karelin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Karelin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A good leg kick by Francis. #T3##TD2#
Karelin shoots in and bounces Francis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Francis wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Karelin manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
Karelin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Francis to regain full guard.
Francis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing.
Francis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving.
Francis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T4#
Karelin throws an elbow that misses. Francis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karelin's guard. Nice move by Francis!#REVR#
Karelin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Karelin tries to free his leg and advance position but Francis is retaining full guard.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving.
Karelin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Karelin throws a big right hand that misses.
Karelin slips nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yohan Francis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Karelin fails with the takedown
and Francis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Francis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karelin checks the leg kick.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Francis throwing a counter right hand but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Yohan Francis is winning the standup battle so far.
Karelin tries for a takedown but Francis circles away easily
and Francis counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#That has opened up Ruslan Karelin's cut even more.
Yohan Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Karelin.
Francis lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis dips to his left and cracks Karelin with an uppercut!
Francis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?#KD#
Francis moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Karelin goes down! Can Francis finish him!?#ROC#Karelin is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Ruslan Karelin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francis is looking to stand up but Karelin won't let him.
Karelin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Francis is one step ahead there. #T1#
Karelin is pulling down on Francis's head. It's preventing any offense from Francis, at least for the moment.#SU#
Francis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Karelin, up you get!
Francis misses the shot to the body.
Francis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karelin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karelin fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Francis misses the target.
Francis misses with a hook.
Francis lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT#Ruslan Karelin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Francis leaves Karelin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Francis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T2#
Francis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karelin. Karelin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruslan Karelin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yohan Francis!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Yohan Francis waved his t-shirt featuring Core Combat's logo in front of the cameras. |
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Event:
PANDA 71
Date: Jan 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Karelin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox throws a hook but Karelin blocks it.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karelin.
Karelin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karelin slips a jab from Knox.
Karelin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Karelin ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Knox throws a hook but Karelin blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A combination from Karelin does no damage.
Karelin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#T1#
Karelin tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox digs a good body shot into Karelin's ribs.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karelin looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Karelin misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a nice body shot.
Karelin moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Karelin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karelin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Karelin misses with a hook
and Karelin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Karelin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karelin.#CUT#It looks like Yardbird Knox has been cut.#T2#
Karelin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
Karelin swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knox is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Nice shot by Karelin.
Karelin misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karelin moves forwards but Knox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Karelin moves away and avoids it.
Karelin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karelin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox thuds his right hand into Karelin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T3#
The fighters circling - Karelin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karelin misses with a jab to the body
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
It looked like Karelin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelin is just out of range.
Knox is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Karelin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Karelin moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Karelin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knox has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Karelin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karelin moves forwards but Knox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Karelin 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T4#
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Karelin misses with a hook
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Karelin scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin lands with a nice body punch.
Good exchange - Karelin coming out on top.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Donk. Karelin catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yardbird Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yardbird Knox's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Karelin swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Karelin throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Karelin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Karelin goes for a double leg but Knox avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Knox continues to drive forward.
Knox wants to get back to striking at distance but Karelin won't allow it.
Karelin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.
Knox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karelin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox is looking to break free of the clinch but Karelin has double underhooks.
Knox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karelin gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karelin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karelin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knox avoids it.#T1#
Karelin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karelin lands with a right to the head.
Knox stalling in the clinch.
Karelin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Knox.
Karelin keeps control of Knox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knox has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Karelin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Knox can turn it around.
Karelin misses with a knee strike.
Karelin lands a body punch.
Karelin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body. #BC2#
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karelin misses with a body shot
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox slips a jab from Karelin.
Karelin misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Karelin forces Knox back against the cage and clinches.#T2#
Karelin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knox is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox tries to break the clinch but Karelin is controlling the position.
Knox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karelin has him pressed against the cage.
Karelin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karelin looking to throw knees to the head but Knox is blocking nicely.
Karelin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Karelin missing with knees to the body.
Knox is trying to force a seperation but Karelin has the dominant position.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox wants to break free but Karelin has control.
Karelin gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karelin misses with a knee to the head.
Knox avoiding damage as Karelin throws knees to the body.
Karelin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knox is looking to break free of the clinch but Karelin has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Karelin.
#TD#
Karelin has picked Knox up - he's going for a ride! Karelin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#T3#
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Karelin lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Knox is defending against the submission attempts here by Karelin.
Karelin throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
Knox trying to control here.
Karelin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Knox knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karelin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Karelin trying to control from half guard but Knox is working away.
Karelin is really struggling to control Knox but he's trying to hold on to the position.
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 not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karelin is taking a breather. Knox says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yardbird Knox's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3#
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karelin blocks a jab.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Karelin slips under a jab.
Karelin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Karelin slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karelin backs up against the cage.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yardbird Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Karelin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karelin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knox slips a jab from Karelin.
Knox throws a hook but Karelin blocks it.
Karelin throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Karelin fails with the takedown
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox slips under a jab from Karelin.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T2#
Knox misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karelin tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Knox cracks Karelin with an open hand slap.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karelin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karelin misses with an uppercut.
Karelin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Karelin misses its target.
Knox lands a nice hook to Karelin's body. Karelin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3#
Karelin tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Karelin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelin is just out of range.
Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Karelin is looking to counter punch.
Karelin throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox thuds a left hand into Karelin's body.
Karelin wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.#T4#
Karelin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karelin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karelin takes one on the button.
Karelin swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Karelin throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox throws out a counter right but Karelin avoids it with no problem.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karelin slips under a jab from Knox.
Karelin throws an off balance right hand
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karelin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karelin throws an off balance right hand
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yardbird Knox really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yardbird Knox's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Knox slips under a jab from Karelin.
Karelin is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Knox throws out a counter right but Karelin avoids it with no problem.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karelin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Jab from Knox.
Karelin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target. #T1#
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
Karelin scores with a body shot.
Knox slips a straight right by Karelin.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karelin with a body shot.
Yardbird Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Karelin had a free shot at his head there.
Karelin swings widly with a right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Karelin misses with a takedown
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Knox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Karelin slips the punch.
It looked like Karelin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knox.
A big right from Knox misses.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Karelin misses its target.
Karelin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Karelin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knox.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Karelin lands a glancing blow to the side of Knox's head.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
letting Karelin counter with a right hand.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Knox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karelin on the side of the head.
Karelin misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Karelin misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox works over Karelin's head and body with a nice combination.
Karelin tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.#TD#
Karelin gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Karelin trying to control from half guard but Knox is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yardbird Knox dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Yardbird Knox's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R5#
Karelin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karelin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knox circles away.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Karelin counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karelin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1#
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelin.
It looked like Karelin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knox.
Knox tests Karelin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karelin misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karelin avoids the body shot from Knox.
A quick step to the side and Karelin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karelin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox is looking for the big counter here.
Karelin tries to clinch
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Ruslan Karelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A punch combination from Knox misses.
A little feinted left hand from Karelin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karelin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Knox defends well and Karelin ends up having to push Knox into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#BC2#
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karelin eats them both and turns towards Knox to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Knox scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karelin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karelin.
A quick step to the side and Karelin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karelin misses with a straight left. #T3#
Knox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knox works Karelin's body with a nice hook.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knox throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Karelin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karelin.
A counter left hand to the body from Karelin misses its target.
Karelin misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karelin under the eye.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.#T4#
Karelin tries to clinch but Knox moves away
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
A little feinted left hand from Karelin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yardbird Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karelin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Karelin throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelin is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yardbird Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knox 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yardbird Knox!
Yardbird Knox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
PANDA 59
Date: Dec 13, 2020 |
#R1##CL#
Karelin has managed to clinch.
Megaton has had enough of the clinch but Karelin keeps him there for the moment.
Karelin blocks a body shot from Megaton.
Karelin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#CUT#It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
Karelin tries a knee to the head but Megaton blocks it.
Megaton slows down the pace here.
Karelin presses Megaton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karelin is working for takedown but Megaton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Megaton misses with some punches.
Megaton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karelin blocks it with crossed arms.
Megaton stops a takedown attempt from Karelin.
Karelin has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Karelin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Megaton looks winded!
Karelin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin lands an uppercut.
Karelin lands a left hand.
Megaton is trying to push Karelin away but Karelin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karelin lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin. #T1#
Karelin lands with a right to the head.
Karelin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Megaton backwards. #TD#
Karelin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Megaton has hold of Karelin's hands but Karelin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Karelin is keen to just control but Megaton is a slippery customer.
Karelin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Karelin thows a huge punch but Megaton dodges it nicely.
Megaton is not content to let Karelin control the position.
Karelin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karelin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karelin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Megaton has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#T2#
Karelin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Megaton's head.
Karelin throwing shots but Megaton is blocking nicely.
Karelin passes to full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Karelin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#CUT#That has opened up Mike Megaton's cut even more.
Karelin with a couple of short strikes.#CUT#The cut above Mike Megaton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Karelin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Megaton?
#CUT#Mike Megaton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Megaton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
PANDA 43
Date: Nov 08, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jussi's waist but Jussi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karelin off to one side.
Karelin tries to clinch there but Jussi circles away.
Jussi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karelin finds it's way round the side to connect with Jussi's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jussi. Karelin does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Karelin tries to counter it with a takedown but Jussi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown but Jussi shows good takedown defense.
And Jussi counters with a quick kick to the body but Karelin blocks it.
Karelin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karelin blocks a low kick nicely.
Jussi lands with an uppercut that bounces Karelin off the cage and back into range.#CUT#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Jussi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karelin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jussi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jussi throws a low kick, looking for Karelin's leg but Karelin calmly moves out of range.
Jussi lands with an uppercut that bounces Karelin off the cage and back into range.
Jussi misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jussi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jussi stuns Karelin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Karelin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Jussi does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Jussi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Decent striking displayed by Karelin there.
Jussi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karelin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jussi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karelin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jussi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karelin misses with a hook. Jussi ducked under it nicely.
Jussi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karelin stuns Jussi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Karelin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jussi.
Jussi is looking to score with low kicks.
Jussi moves away from the strike by Karelin.
Jussi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karelin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jussi.
Karelin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Karelin as he connects with a hook.#CL2#
Karelin clinches. #T2#
Karelin tries to land knees in the clinch but Jussi avoids the damage to the body.
Jussi misses with a punch on the inside.
Jussi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jussi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jussi is breathing heavily.#TD2#
Karelin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Karelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Karelin is in close to Jussi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karelin is working Jussi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karelin controlling from the top position.
Jussi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin is fighting to break Jussi's control of his arms but Jussi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karelin cracks Jussi with a solid left hand.#T3#
Karelin is in close to Jussi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jussi trying to keep a closed guard but Karelin is proving a slippery customer.
Jussi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karelin is controlling him.
Karelin throws a big elbow that misses.
Jussi wants to stand up but Karelin is controlling him.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Jussi keeps moving.
Karelin throws a big right hand that misses.
Karelin throws a big elbow that misses.
Jussi trying to control the position here.
Karelin stands up over Jussi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Karelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jussi wants to sweep but no luck.
Jussi managing to control the position.
Karelin trying to control but Jussi is working from the bottom. #T4#
Jussi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karelin.
Jussi wants to sweep here but Karelin controlling him for the moment.
Jussi pulls Karelin in close to his closed guard and prevents Karelin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Karelin stands up over Jussi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Karelin trying to control but Jussi is working from the bottom.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Jussi has wrist control.
Jussi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karelin landing some decent shots from guard.
Karelin chips away with some ground and pound.
Karelin throwing strikes from guard but Jussi blocks nicely.
Jussi wants to stand and escape but Karelin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
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.#R2#
Jussi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jussi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jussi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Karelin scores with a jab.
Jussi throws out a loose jab but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jussi cracks Karelin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jussi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karelin is out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Karelin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Jussi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karelin throws a jab when Jussi was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jussi, as that shot connected.
#CUT#That has opened up Ruslan Karelin's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jussi throws a leg kick but Karelin checks it.
Karelin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jussi misses with a low kick.
Jab from Karelin.
Jussi throws a leg kick but Karelin checks it.
Jussi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jussi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karelin moves away from the strike by Jussi. #T1#
Karelin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jussi throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Jussi. Beautiful body shot.
Jussi throws a sloppy body shot
letting Karelin counter with a right hand.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jussi was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Jussi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karelin is out of range.
A slow jab from Karelin misses its intended target.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt - Jussi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice cross by Karelin.
Karelin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jussi scores with a jab to the body.
Jussi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karelin.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A leg kick checked by Karelin.
Jussi throws a body kick that misses.
Jussi takes a swing at Karelin's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Jussi misses with a kick to the body.
Karelin slips under a jab from Jussi.
Karelin throws a big shot that misses.
Jussi tries a head kick but it misses.
Karelin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karelin checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jussi misses with a looping left.
Karelin checks a low kick from Jussi.
Jussi needs to keep his hands up - Karelin had a free shot at his head there.
Jussi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jussi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karelin to score with a decent uppercut.
Jussi misses the jab.
Jussi lands a jab.
Iron Jussi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jussi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jussi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Karelin misses with a hook to the body
and Jussi counters with a good low kick that Karelin was not able to check. #T3#
Jussi walks into a straight right hand from Karelin.
Karelin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jussi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karelin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karelin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No luck for Karelin with that takedown attempt.
Iron Jussi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Karelin.
Karelin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jussi throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Jussi is looking to counter punch.
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Jussi.
Jussi tries a low kick but Karelin avoids it.
Jussi misses with an uppercut. Karelin saw that one coming.
Jussi lands a leg kick that knocks Karelin off balance momentarily.
Jussi lands with a good body shot.
Jussi swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
#T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Karelin misses the target.
Karelin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jussi's waist but Jussi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karelin off to one side.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin connects with a body shot that sends Jussi's belly button to the back.
Jussi throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Karelin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jussi won't be happy with that.
Jussi can't do much from the bottom here.
Karelin trying to control the position but Jussi is working away.
Karelin grinds an elbow into Jussi's temple.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The ground and pound from Karelin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jussi struggling a bit here.
Jussi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Karelin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ruslan Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karelin throws an elbow but Jussi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Karelin landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Iron Jussi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Karelin moves out of range of the strikes.
Iron Jussi is winning the standup battle so far.
Karelin blocks a jab.
Jussi avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Jussi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jussi lands with a nice body punch.
Jussi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jussi throws a body shot but no joy.
Karelin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jussi as he avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jussi misses the target.
Jussi scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin misses with a looping left.
Karelin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CUT#The cut above Ruslan Karelin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jussi throws an overhand right that lands on Karelin's shoulder, as Karelin tries to avoid the shot.
Jussi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karelins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jussi feints and then cracks Karelin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karelin down. #T1#
Karelin throws a body shot but no joy.
Jussi scores with a sloppy right hand. Karelin should have avoided that one. #CUT#Ruslan Karelin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Karelin defending well as Jussi loads up on a big left hand.
Jussi lands with a cross.
Karelin lands a nice shot that snaps Jussi's head back.
Karelin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jussi can pounce on him.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jussi moves away.
Karelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jussi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karelin feints the counter takedown.
Karelin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karelin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jussi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karelin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jussi circles away.
It appears Jussi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Karelin takes one to the side of the head.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jussi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jussi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jussi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruslan Karelin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iron Jussi!
Iron Jussi retains his super heavyweight title! |
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Event:
PANDA 31
Date: Oct 12, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin stuffs the takedown attempt from Murhapuro. Murhapuro gets slowly back to his feet.
Murhapuro connects with a jab.#CUT#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Karelin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murhapuro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murhapuro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Battle Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Karelin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Murhapuro does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Karelin.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Murhapuro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murhapuro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murhapuro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL2#
Karelin gets a clinch. #T1#
Karelin scores with a shot to the side of Murhapuro's head.
Karelin misses with a punch on the inside.
#TD#
Murhapuro has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Karelin regains guard immediately.
Murhapuro looking to pass the guard.
Murhapuro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Karelin looking for a sweep. Not yet Karelin, not yet.
Murhapuro wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Murhapuro being controlled here momentarily. #T2#
Murhapuro stays in close to Karelin's body and controls the position. #SUB#
Murhapuro postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Karelin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Murhapuro, into his guard. #REVB#
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Murhapuro has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin postures up in Murhapuro's guard and throws a big left but Murhapuro blocks it.
Karelin postures up and lands a big shot to Murhapuro's brow.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Karelin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Karelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murhapuro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karelin distracts Murhapuro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karelin trying to control but Murhapuro is working from the bottom.
Karelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karelin landing some decent shots from guard.
Karelin with a nice head shot there.
Murhapuro controlling Karelin's posture.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T4#
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Murhapuro has wrist control.
Karelin throws an elbow that misses. Murhapuro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karelin's guard. Nice move by Murhapuro!#REVR##SUB2#
Murhapuro sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Karelin doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Murhapuro paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Karelin - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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PANDA 21
Date: Sep 14, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karelin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bullet counters with a leg kick.
Bullet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karelin.
Bullet fires out a quick counter leg kick but Karelin just manages to avoid it.
Karelin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bullet walks into a jab.
Bullet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karelin moves away.
Karelin lands with a straight right. Bullet didn't see that one coming.
Karelin digs a good body shot into Bullet's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karelin lands a jab to Bullet's midsection.
Karelin scores with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karelin.#T1#
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch but Karelin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bullet gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice jab there from Bullet. #CUT#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Karelin tries to clinch up but Bullet circles away and keeps his distance.
Bullet throwing a counter right hand but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Karelin slips under a jab.
Bullet leaves Karelin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bullet is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Karelin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karelin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Karelin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Nice sprawl there from Bullet as Karelin shoots in.
Jack Bullet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Karelin.
Karelin just misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bullet manages to avoid it.
Bullet swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bullet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karelin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bullet avoids it really well and circles away.#TD2#
Karelin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES#
Bullet has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Karelin is on him like a limpet, forcing Bullet back against the cage.#T3#
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Bullet.
Karelin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bullet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karelin goes for a takedown attempt but Bullet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bullet wants to land a leg kick but Karelin is out of range.
Karelin slips a jab from Bullet.
Karelin misses with a hook
and Bullet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bullet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karelin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karelin swings for the body but Bullet moves out of range.
#T4#
A low kick from Bullet is predictable there
enabling Karelin to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Karelin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bullet fails to land.
Bullet trying to control the position but instead, Karelin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bullet into the cage.
Bullet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bullet jumps guard but Karelin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Karelin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bullet prevents it.
Karelin blocking some punches.
Karelin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bullet.
Karelin missing with knees to the body.
Karelin tries to score a body lock takedown but Bullet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bullet displaying some good clinch control by pressing Karelin up against the cage.
Bullet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ruslan Karelin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Bullet closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karelin lands a right hook to the body.
Karelin lands a nice hook to Bullet's body. Bullet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL2#
Karelin closes the distance and pushes Bullet back into the cage.
Bullet can't find room to land a body shot as Karelin controls the action.
Bullet holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Karelin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bullet swings wildly with an uppercut but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullet misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullet misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bullet gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karelin.
Bullet lands with a light punch inside. #T1#
Bullet being controlled against the cage.#TD#
Bullet decides to pull guard.
Karelin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Karelin prevents Bullet from getting back to his feet.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Karelin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bullet can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Karelin controls the pace.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Bullet keeps moving.
Karelin working some strikes from top position.
Bullet wants to stand up but Karelin is controlling him.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T2#
Bullet is looking to stand up but Karelin isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bullet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Karelin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bullet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Karelin pushes him off.#CL2#
Karelin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karelin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Karelin lands a hook that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
Karelin blocks an elbow strike from Bullet.
Karelin is working for takedown but Bullet is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bullet is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karelin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bullet prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jack Bullet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Karelin.#T3#
Bullet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karelin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karelin lands a hook that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
A knee to the head by Karelin.
#BC#
Bullet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karelin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bullet has time to react.#CL2#
Karelin forces Bullet back against the cage and clinches.
Karelin trying to stall but Bullet improves his position.
A short right from Bullet.
Karelin wants to take the fight to the mat but Bullet manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bullet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin misses with a knee strike.
#TD2#
Karelin has picked Bullet up - he's going for a ride! Karelin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
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 prevents Bullet from standing back up.
Bullet is in trouble now - Karelin has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bullet wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
#T4#
Karelin lands a big shot there that rocks Bullet but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bullet wants to get back to his feet.
Karelin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bullet tries to buck Karelin off but he can't manage it.
Karelin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Karelin with good strikes from the mount here!
Bullet trying desperately to get to his feet.
Karelin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bullet's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Karelin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bullet wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bullet in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Karelin content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Karelin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Karelin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Karelin. Beautiful body shot.
Karelin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karelin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karelin misses with a hook.
Bullet takes one to the side of the head.
Ruslan Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karelin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bullet on the side of the head.
Bullet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karelin slips a jab from Bullet.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karelin paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T1#
Bullet is looking to clinch but Karelin is avoiding it.
Bullet is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karelin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bullet defends well and Karelin ends up having to push Bullet into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Karelin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bullet stuffs the takedown.
Jack Bullet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Karelin.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bullet manages to avoid it.
Bullet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruslan Karelin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karelin throws a hook but Bullet blocks it.
Jack Bullet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruslan Karelin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Bullet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Bullet takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bullet takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karelin connects with a body shot.
Karelin swings for the body but Bullet moves out of range.
Bullet misses with a looping left.#TD2#
Karelin shoots in and gets a takedown into Bullet's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bullet is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karelin stands up out of Bullet's guard for a moment - Bullet manages to land a nice upkick.#T3#
Karelin wants to control from the top but Bullet keeps moving.
Karelin stops Bullet from standing up.
Karelin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bullet is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karelin is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Karelin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL2#
Karelin clinches with his opponent.
Bullet throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Karelin wants a takedown but no success here.
Karelin is leaning against Bullet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bullet throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
Bullet lands a left hand.
Bullet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bullet throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karelin scores with a hook to the body.
Bullet tries to pull guard but Karelin holds him up against the cage and eventually Bullet drops back down to his feet.
Karelin dodges an elbow strike from Bullet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Karelin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karelin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
Syn YB Sol 1st round
Date: Aug 07, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cobb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobb misses with a looping left.#CL#
Cobb moves into the clinch.
Cobb managing to block the knees to the body from Karelin.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Karelin.
Karelin blocking some punches.
Karelin scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Tyson Cobb has been cut.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Cobb.
Cobb takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin lands with a short shot to the head.
Cobb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karelin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karelin lands a hook that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
Cobb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karelin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karelin blocking some punches.
Karelin lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karelin has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Cobb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karelin or not.
Cobb lands with a light punch inside.
Cobb can't find room to land a body shot as Karelin controls the action.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Karelin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cobb tries to throw a body punch but Karelin avoids it by throwing Cobb back against the cage.
Karelin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cobb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karelin or not.
Karelin misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Cobb.
Cobb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karelin lands a right hand.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Karelin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cobbs head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin working aggressively here.
Karelin prevents a body shot from Cobb. #T2#
Karelin misses with a knee strike.
Cobb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karelin misses with a knee to the head.
Cobb blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karelin.
Karelin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cobb seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Karelin can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
Karelin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cobb blocks it with crossed arms.
Karelin prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb managing to block the knees to the body from Karelin.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Karelin lands a nice shot to the body.
Karelin is working for takedown but Cobb is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cobb lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karelin looks winded!
Cobb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karelin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cobb is defending well for now.
Cobb pressing his opponent against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cobb - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cobb blocking some punches.
#T3#
Cobb scores with a shot to the side of Karelin's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The referee calls for Cobb to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobb.
Karelin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cobb pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cobb struggles to land a body shot inside as Karelin controls his hands.
Cobb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karelin blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Karelin fails to land.
Karelin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cobb gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson Cobb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Karelin.
Cobb can't find room to land a body shot as Karelin controls the action.
Karelin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobb. #CUT#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Karelin.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
Cobb tries a body shot but Karelin blocks it.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cobb tries a body shot but Karelin blocks it.
#T4#
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 throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karelin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Cobb tries to throw a body punch but Karelin avoids it by throwing Cobb back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cobb lands a nice uppercut.
Karelin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cobb lands a right hand.
Karelin can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
#TD2#
Karelin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cobb keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin postures up in Cobb's guard and throws a big left but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb wants to get back to his feet but Karelin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Cobb might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#ES#
Cobb manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Cobb dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Karelin cracks Cobb with a good jab.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
#CL2#
Karelin forces Cobb back against the cage and clinches.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Cobb lands a body punch.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cobb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karelin lands a nice uppercut.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karelin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
Cobb tries to throw a body punch but Karelin avoids it by throwing Cobb back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Cobb.
Cobb lands with a right to the head.
Karelin is breathing heavily.
Cobb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karelin prevents a body shot from Cobb.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb with a knee to the head.
Cobb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Cobb tries to throw a body punch but Karelin avoids it by throwing Cobb back against the cage. #T1#
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karelin misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Cobb.
Cobb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cobb pushes Karelin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Cobb.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
Cobb digs a right hand into Karelin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karelin's gas tank.
A short right from Cobb on the inside. #CUT#That has opened up Ruslan Karelin's cut even more.
Cobb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cobb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karelin prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb scores with a shot to the side of Karelin's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Cobb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karelin tries a knee to the head but Cobb blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobb.
Cobb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#Karelin is rocked!#T2#
Cobb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karelin is still on wobbly legs! Can Cobb finish him?#CUT#The cut above Ruslan Karelin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cobb lands a big right hand that drops Karelin! The killer instinct kicks in and Cobb finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cobb!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Cobb!
A very excited looking Tyson Cobb rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
UnderGround FC 132
Date: Jun 13, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin clobbers Akinwande with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Karelin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karelin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karelin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akinwande throws a front kick that sends Karelin stumbling back into the cage.
Karelin throws a lazy uppercut
and Akinwande connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
A jab lands there for Akinwande.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karelin.
Decent striking displayed by Karelin there.
Akinwande catches Karelin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinwande uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karelin.
Akinwande thumps Karelin with a low kick.
Karelin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akinwande jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Karelin tries to counter it with a takedown but Akinwande pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Karelin misses the body punch
and Akinwande counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karelin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akinwande.#T1#
Karelin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akinwande jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Akinwande throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Karelin throws a right hand that misses
and Karelin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD2#
Akinwande gets caught napping as Karelin dives in and scores a takedown. Akinwande manages to retain guard.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Akinwande is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karelin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing.
Karelin throwing strikes from guard but Akinwande blocks nicely.
Karelin throws a strike but Akinwande rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Karelin pulls Akinwande in close to his closed guard and prevents Akinwande from doing any damage or advancing position.#T2#
Akinwande trying to stand up but can't free himself from Karelin's guard.
Karelin is controlling Akinwande's posture.
Karelin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Akinwande has passed into side control.
Karelin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karelin keeps trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Karelin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Karelin tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3#
Karelin wants to control but Akinwande postures up.
Akinwande wants to stand but Karelin has his arm trapped.
Karelin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Akinwande wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Karelin can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akinwande tries to stand but Karelin is controlling his head.
Karelin is looking for a sweep.
Akinwande tries to stand but Karelin is controlling his head.
Karelin is trying to control Akinwande's posture but Akinwande avoids it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Karelin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karelin throws a body shot but no joy.
Karelin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akinwande.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
Karelin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akinwande throws a jab but it's blocked by Karelin.
Karelin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Akinwande on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akinwande moves out of range as Karelin strikes.
Karelin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karelin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#That has opened up Ruslan Karelin's cut even more.
Nice uppercut there from Karelin.
Karelin misses with an uppercut
and Karelin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akinwande throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range. #TD2#
Karelin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Akinwande sprawls well initially but Karelin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Karelin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Akinwande dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Akinwande misses with the combination.
Akinwande slaps away a takedown attempt from Karelin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Karelin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karelin.
Karelin throws a right hand that misses
and Akinwande counters with a nice uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Akinwande here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Karelin throws a big shot that misses.
Akinwande is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Karelin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karelin walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinwande fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karelin.
Henry Akinwande is winning the standup battle so far.
Akinwande wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Akinwande misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karelin misses with a hook to the body
and Akinwande counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#The cut above Ruslan Karelin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T1#
Akinwande walks into a jab.
Good exchange - Akinwande coming out on top.
Karelin defending well as Akinwande loads up on a big left hand.
Akinwande uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Akinwande lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#CUT#Ruslan Karelin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruslan Karelin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Henry Akinwande!
Henry Akinwande thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
UnderGround FC 120
Date: May 09, 2020 |
#R1#
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Karelin.
Coleman lands a nice hook to Karelin's body. Karelin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Coleman lands with a cross.
Karelin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Coleman throws a big shot that misses.
Coleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Karelin lands with a shot to the body.
Karelin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coleman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karelin slips under a jab from Coleman.
Karelin misses with a looping left.
Coleman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coleman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karelin attempts a counter takedown but Coleman avoids it well and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Karelin.
Karelin shoots in looking for a takedown. Coleman tries to sprawl out of it but Karelin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coleman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Coleman misses with a wild body shot.
Coleman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karelin throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karelin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL2#
Coleman clinches up with Karelin and pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
Coleman stalling in the clinch.
Karelin has a couple of punches blocked by Coleman.
Karelin misses with the head strike.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coleman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Karelin up against the cage.
Coleman looking to stall.
Karelin misses with some punches.
#TD#
Karelin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coleman's head.
Karelin throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
Karelin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T2#
Karelin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karelin controlling the pace.
Karelin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karelin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Coleman trying to control here.
Karelin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Coleman defending well though.
Karelin with the ground and pound but Coleman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Coleman is trying to control the position but Karelin postures up.
Karelin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karelin throwing strikes from guard but Coleman blocks nicely.
Karelin being controlled here momentarily.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T3#
Coleman working a defensive guard here.
Karelin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Karelin throws an elbow that misses. Coleman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karelin's guard. Nice move by Coleman!#REVB#
Coleman is fighting to break Karelin's control of his arms but Karelin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Karelin looking for a sweep. Not yet Karelin, not yet.
Karelin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T4#
Karelin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman.
Karelin is looking to stand up but Coleman isn't so interested in that idea.
Coleman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karelin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Karelin wants to sweep here but Coleman controlling him for the moment.
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman is working Karelin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karelin has control of Coleman's left arm, preventing Coleman from doing any damage.
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 Ruslan Karelin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Karelin on the inside.
Karelin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coleman's elbow.
Coleman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coleman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Karelin up against the cage.
Coleman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Coleman trying to control the position but instead, Karelin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Coleman into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karelin tries to throw a body punch but Coleman avoids it by throwing Karelin back against the cage.
Karelin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Coleman has Karelin pushed against the cage.
Karelin misses with a punch on the inside.
Karelin has a couple of punches blocked by Coleman.
Karelin lands a body shot.
Karelin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coleman tries to stall but Karelin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karelin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coleman's coach down at Xtramarital Floating Shingles was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Coleman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Karelin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Karelin tries for a takedown but Coleman manages to get underhooks.
Coleman blocks a body shot from Karelin.
Karelin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coleman is looking to control Karelin's arms but Karelin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Coleman has his back to the cage.
Karelin works on Coleman's body with a couple of short punches.
Karelin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coleman's elbow.
Karelin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karelin throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Karelin throws a punch but it's blocked by Coleman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coleman.
Karelin lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Coleman is trying to maintain a safe position but Karelin gets an underhook and turns Coleman into the cage.
Karelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coleman blocks a body shot from Karelin.
Coleman takes a shot to the head.
Karelin tries a body shot but Coleman blocks it.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karelin.
Our sources have told us that Karelin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ruslan Karelin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karelin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
The referee is keeping an eye on Coleman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Coleman stalling in the clinch but Karelin improves position.
Coleman prevents a body shot from Karelin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karelin.
Karelin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coleman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Karelin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coleman blocking some punches.
Karelin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coleman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Karelin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coleman backwards. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coleman.
Karelin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coleman looking to stall.
Karelin is working Coleman over against the cage.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Karelin lands with a right to the head.
Coleman is pressed up against the cage. Karelin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Coleman down to the mat. Coleman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karelin needs to keep his hands up - Coleman had a free shot at his head there.
Coleman avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Karelin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coleman can do to turn this around?
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Coleman swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
Karelin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coleman's hands.#ROC#
Coleman is rocked!
Karelin throws a jab but it's blocked by Coleman.
Coleman misses the jab.
Coleman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Coleman misses with a straight right.
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
Karelin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Coleman is still on wobbly legs! Can Karelin finish him?
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coleman throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Karelin lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Coleman head around and knocks him out cold! Karelin hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ruslan Karelin!
A less than humble Ruslan Karelin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
UnderGround FC 111
Date: Apr 11, 2020 |
#R1#
Karelin looks to throw the jab but Pinochet is out of range.
Pinochet throws a big counter head kick but Karelin avoids it with no problem.
Pinochet is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#CUT#
It looks like Augusto Pinochet has been cut.
Pinochet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karelin loads up on a big right hand but Pinochet slips the punch.
Pinochet ducks under a wild hook from Karelin.
Karelin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #TD#
Pinochet gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Karelin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Karelin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karelin trying to control but Pinochet is working from the bottom.
Karelin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinochet trying to control the position.
#T1#
Karelin trying to control but Pinochet is working from the bottom.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Pinochet has wrist control.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pinochet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karelin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pinochet's head.
Karelin postures up and lands a big shot to Pinochet's brow.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing.
Pinochet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karelin.
Pinochet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Pinochet keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Karelin won't allow Pinochet to sweep him here. #T2#
Karelin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pinochet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karelin is working Pinochet over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karelin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Karelin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Karelin scoring with some ground and pound.
Pinochet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinochet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pinochet working a defensive guard here.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.#ROC#
Pinochet is rocked!#T3#
Karelin is in close to Pinochet's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pinochet is still in real trouble! Can Karelin finish him?
Karelin arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Pinochet's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
RapidFC 67
Date: Mar 07, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
Maestre tries to sprawl but Karelin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Karelin lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Karelin in particular looking to stall.
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.
Karelin lands strikes from half guard.
Karelin lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB2#
Maestre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Maestre looking for submissions off his back.
Karelin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin is nestled in close to Maestre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB2#
Maestre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karelin is nestled in close to Maestre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Karelin.
Karelin is keen to just control but Maestre is a slippery customer.#T1#
Karelin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Karelin drops an elbow to the side of Maestre's head.
Karelin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karelin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Karelin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maestre is trying to get back to full guard.
Maestre taking some punishment here, with Karelin in his half guard.
Maestre looks winded!
Maestre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Karelin drops an elbow to the side of Maestre's head. #ROC#
Maestre is rocked!
Karelin lands strikes from half guard.
Maestre is still in real trouble! Can Karelin finish him?
Karelin working Maestre over with strikes.
Maestre seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in half guard, Karelin seems content to control.
Maestre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Karelin slips a nice elbow through Maestre's hands, connecting with Maestre's forehead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karelin is nestled in close to Maestre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T2#
Karelin slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB2#
Maestre actively working from the bottom here.
Maestre 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.
Karelin winds up and cracks Maestre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maestre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karelin scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB2#
Maestre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karelin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maestre wants to improve his position but Karelin is controlling well.
Karelin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB2#
Maestre actively working from the bottom here.
Karelin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T3#
Karelin working Maestre over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Karelin.
Karelin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Karelin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karelin lands strikes from half guard.
Karelin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Karelin drops an elbow to the side of Maestre's head.
Karelin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Karelin drops an elbow to the side of Maestre's head.
Maestre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Karelin working Maestre over with strikes.
Maestre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karelin scores with a couple of nice shots.#T4#
Karelin lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Maestre! More strikes land and this one is all over! Karelin jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruslan Karelin!
After the fight, Ruslan Karelin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
RapidFC Tokyo 43
Date: Feb 08, 2020 |
#R1#
Karelin throws a hook but Baba avoids it easily.
Baba tries to bum rush Karelin with a series of wild strikes but Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ari Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karelin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karelin works Baba's body with a nice hook.
Baba seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A slow jab from Baba misses its intended target. #TD2#
Karelin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Karelin thows a huge punch but Baba dodges it nicely.
Karelin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karelin lands strikes from half guard.
Karelin prevents Baba from standing back up.
Karelin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karelin is keen to just control but Baba is a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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 working over Baba with some ground and pound. Baba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T1#
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baba's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karelin lands a nice short elbow.
Karelin lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Baba! More strikes land and this one is all over! Karelin jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
FARTMMA 74
Date: Dec 04, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Karelin gets tackled into the cage by Addams. Addams maintains the clinch.
Karelin avoiding damage as Addams throws knees to the body.
#TD#
Karelin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Addams can't fight it off and eventually Karelin manages to take the fight to the floor. Addams looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karelin is working Addams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karelin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Karelin chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin working some strikes from top position.
Karelin works over Addams with some ground and pound from guard.
Karelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Addams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Addams has his foot on Karelin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karelin works his way back into a safe position though.
Karelin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karelin is working Addams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #ROC#
Addams is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karelin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Addams is still in real trouble! Can Karelin finish him?
Karelin lands a couple of elbows.
Addams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
Karelin throws a strike but Addams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Addams seems to have recovered his senses.
Karelin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Addams is one step ahead there.
Karelin pulls Addams in close to prevent any damage.
Karelin wants to stand but Addams is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Addams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Addams trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Karelin wants to stand and escape but Addams is having none of it.
Addams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Addams wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Addams is fighting to break Karelin's control of his arms but Karelin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Addams stopping the sweep attempt from Karelin.#T2#
Karelin trying to control the position here.
Karelin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Addams manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Karelin landing with the ground and pound.
Karelin tries to free his leg and advance position but Addams is retaining full guard.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
Karelin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Addams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Addams trying to control the position.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
Karelin lands a couple of elbows.#T3#
Karelin landing with the ground and pound.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Addams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karelin cracks Addams with a solid left hand.
Karelin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Addams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Karelin defends well.
Karelin cracks Addams with a solid left hand.
Karelin scoring with some ground and pound.
Karelin passes Addams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Karelin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karelin winds up and cracks Addams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Karelin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karelin creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Addams is out cold and this one is all over! Karelin climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
FARTMMA 68: Halloween Massacre
Date: Oct 26, 2019 |
#R1#
Bunyon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunyon misses the jab.#CL#
Karelin clinches.
Bunyon blocks an uppercut.
Bunyon tries to work over Karelin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bunyon is trying to break the clinch but Karelin is controlling him.
Bunyon tries a body shot but Karelin blocks it.
Karelin stalling against the cage.
Karelin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bunyon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karelin is keeping busy.
Karelin lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Karelin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Bunyon keeps moving.
Karelin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bunyon works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
Karelin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Karelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karelin connects with a couple of short punches.#CUT#
It looks like Paul Bunyon has been cut.
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 throws a big elbow that misses.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Bunyon is keeping the position.
Karelin is working Bunyon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karelin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Bunyon throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunyon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karelin is in close to Bunyon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karelin 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bunyon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bunyon 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.
Bunyon wants to stand and escape but Karelin is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Bunyon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#TD#
Karelin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bunyon on his heels. He'll look to pass Bunyon's guard now, I'm sure.
Karelin pushing down on Bunyon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Karelin controlling the action here.
Bunyon is looking to improve his position.
Karelin stops Bunyon from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Karelin there. #T4#
Karelin lands with a punch from half guard.
Karelin prevents Bunyon from standing back up.
Karelin lands strikes from half guard.
Karelin prevents Bunyon from improving his position.
Karelin trying to mount his opponent but Bunyon defends it.
Ground and pound from Karelin.
Karelin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've been hearing that Karelin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karelin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karelin working Bunyon over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bunyon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Karelin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karelin lands a right hook to the body.
Bunyon looks to throw the jab but Karelin is out of range.
Karelin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Karelin slips under a jab.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Bunyon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bunyon throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
Bunyon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karelin lands a nice shot that snaps Bunyon's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bunyon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bunyon can do to turn this around?#T1#
Karelin connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Karelin does it's job there.
Bunyon's corner calls for a 1-2. Bunyon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT2#
It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Karelin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bunyon at a distance.
Karelin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karelin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bunyon's head.
Karelin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Bunyon misses.
Karelin lands a slapping body shot.
#TD#
Karelin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Karelin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Bunyon's face as Karelin controls the position. #T2#
Karelin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Karelin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Karelin lands a few punches from side control.
Bunyon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Karelin scoring with punches from side control.
Bunyon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#CUT#
That has opened up Paul Bunyon's cut even more.
Bunyon taking a bit of punishment here - Karelin scoring with strikes.
Karelin working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Bunyon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Karelin lands some shots froms side control.#T3#
Karelin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Karelin laying and praying for a moment but Bunyon takes advantage and regains half guard.
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. #CUT#
The cut above Paul Bunyon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Karelin slips a nice elbow through Bunyon's hands, connecting with Bunyon's forehead.
Bunyon tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
Karelin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #CUT#
Paul Bunyon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Karelin is nestled in close to Bunyon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T4#
Bunyon has hold of Karelin's hands but Karelin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Bunyon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ruslan Karelin!
Our winner, Ruslan Karelin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 30, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Karelin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Karelin thows a huge punch but Sullivan dodges it nicely.
Karelin slows the pace down in half guard.
Karelin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sullivan wants to improve his position but Karelin is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Karelin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Sullivan looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Karelin is looking to stall in half guard but Sullivan is in no mood to hang around. He's locked up a Kimura from the bottom and has used it to sweep! He's held on to the kimura and is looking to finish here... will he get it... YES! Karelin taps out and the crowd goes crazy! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lars Sullivan!
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