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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Karelin (ranked 1102 p4p, 702 weight class) and Boo Lee (ranked 154 p4p, 99 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Mama Said Knock You Out. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruslan Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 26 - 3, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
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.
Karelin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
Lee postures up.
Karelin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Karelin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Lee stands up from Karelin's guard - Lee perhaps looking for a knockout.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
Karelin looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karelin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
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.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Lee.
Karelin scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee lands a takedown into guard.
Karelin is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Karelin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lee's arms.
Karelin can't escape the position.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Lee has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Karelin fending off the submission attempt from Lee.
Lee is hanging on to Karelin's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee looking for the RNC.
Lee gets his hands free as Karelin looks to control.
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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energy
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hype
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pop
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