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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Karelin (ranked 153 p4p, 328 weight class) and Dwayne Haskins (ranked 28 p4p, 50 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruslan Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Haskins!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
Haskins breaks the clinch.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Karelin moves into the clinch.
Haskins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haskins throws a right hand that misses
and Karelin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Haskins!
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin dodges the punch combination from Haskins.
Haskins misses with a body kick.
Karelin gets the takedown into side control.
Haskins is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Karelin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haskins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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.
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.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
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
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?!
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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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hype
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RATING
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