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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Karellin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Banuwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alexander Karellin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good kicks
Determined |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Karellin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimi Banuwa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karellin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Banuwa, pushing him back against the ropes.
Karellin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Banuwa.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Karellin blocks the elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Karellin as the two fighters clinch.
Karellin wants to break free but Banuwa has control.
Karellin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banuwa has him pressed against the ropes.
Karellin wants to stall.
Karellin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karellin moves into the clinch successfully.
Banuwa prevents Karellin from breaking the clinch.
Banuwa throws an elbow but it misses.
Karellin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Banuwa or not.
Karellin cracks Banuwa with a nice body shot.
Banuwa looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banuwa throws an elbow but it misses.
Karellin effectively controlling the action here.
Karellin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Banuwa or not.
Banuwa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Karellin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karellin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Karellin blocks an elbow strike from Banuwa.
Karellin avoiding damage.
Karellin lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Karellin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Banuwa as Karellin tries to tie him up.
Karellin lands a left hand.
Karellin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Karellin as the two fighters clinch.
Karellin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karellin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karellin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Karellin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Banuwa.
Karellin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banuwa is defending well for now.
Karellin trying to control the position but instead, Banuwa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karellin into the ropes.
Karellin tries to land a knee to the head but Banuwa blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Banuwa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Karellin's brow.
Karellin is struggling to control the position.
Karellin avoids the elbow strike from Banuwa, against the ropes.
Karellin avoids a wild elbow strike from Banuwa.
Karellin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karellin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Karellin.
Karellin pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Karellin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banuwa has him pressed against the ropes.
Karellin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banuwa is keeping busy.
Karellin stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexander Karellin.
Karellin moves into the clinch.
Karellin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Banuwa.
Karellin is trying to force a seperation but Banuwa has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karellin wants to break free but Banuwa has control.
Karellin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Karellin.
Banuwa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Karellin avoids the elbow strike from Banuwa, against the ropes.
Karellin gets through Banuwa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banuwa throws an elbow but it misses.
Karellin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Karellin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Banuwa throws an elbow but it misses.
Banuwa misses with an elbow over the top.
A body shot lands from Karellin.
Karellin stalls.
Karellin lands with a light punch inside.
Karellin tries to break the clinch but Banuwa is controlling the position.
Karellin breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karellin lands a head shot.
Banuwa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banuwa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karellin.
Karellin connects with a jab.
It looks like Jimi Banuwa has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karellin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Banuwa backs up against the ropes.
Karellin drops Banuwa with a beautiful combination! Banuwa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Karellin is looking for the KO!
Banuwa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Banuwa walks into a straight right hand from Karellin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banuwa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karellin fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banuwa tries to clinch there but Karellin circles away.
Karellin tries to clinch up but Banuwa circles away and keeps his distance.
Karellin connects with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Karellin there.
A shot to de liver by Karellin. Beautiful body shot.
Karellin thuds his right hand into Banuwa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That has opened up Jimi Banuwa's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karellin closes the distance and pushes Banuwa back into the ropes.
A body shot lands from Karellin.
Karellin lands a nice shot to the body.
Karellin lands a body shot.
Karellin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Karellin is trying to maintain a safe position but Banuwa gets an underhook and turns Karellin into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Karellin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimi Banuwa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Banuwa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karellin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karellin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karellin throws a shot to the body.
Karellin tries to clinch there but Banuwa circles away.
Karellin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Karellin catches Banuwa right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karellin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banuwa is breathing heavily.
Karellin scores with a jab to the jaw.
The cut above Jimi Banuwa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karellin darts in and clinches Banuwa up against the ropes.
Karellin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karellin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banuwa can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Karellin.
Banuwa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Karellin digs a right hand into Banuwa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banuwa's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Karellin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banuwa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karellin counters with a crisp one two that drops Banuwa! Karellin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Banuwa to his feet! Banuwa is in big trouble!
Banuwa is rocked!
Karellin is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Banuwa hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Karellin!
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