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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Karkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and corrado smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). corrado smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, corrado smith!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karkov has managed to clinch.
Karkov breaks from the clinch.
smith tries a head kick but it misses.
smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
corrado smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Karkov as he connects with a hook.
smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Karkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karkov lands a nice hook to smith's body. smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karkov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karkov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
smith shoots in and drives through. Karkov sprawls well.
smith tries to clinch up but Karkov circles away and keeps his distance.
smith walks into a stiff left hand from Karkov.
smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karkov pushes smith up against the cage in a clinch.
smith tries to pull guard but Karkov holds him up against the cage and eventually smith drops back down to his feet.
smith fails to pull guard.
Alex Karkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of corrado smith.
smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karkov walks away with a smile on his face. smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karkov punishes smith's body with a nice straight punch.
smith throws a head kick that misses.
smith looks gassed!
Karkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karkov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karkov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Karkov.
It looks like corrado smith has been cut.
Karkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karkov drives through and clinches with smith against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkov breaks from the clinch.
smith shoots for a takedown but Karkov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karkov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karkov.
Karkov looks to land a combination. smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Karkov dips to his left and cracks smith with an uppercut!
Karkov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karkov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karkov avoids it.
Karkov tries a knee to the head but smith blocks it.
Nice elbow from Karkov.
Karkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Karkov which made him look bad.
Karkov throws a one two combo.
Karkov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Karkov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karkov lands a nice elbow.
Karkov breaks the clinch.
Karkov closes the distance and pushes smith back into the cage.
smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
smith wants a takedown.
Karkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karkov just misses with a elbow thrown towards smith's brow.
Karkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karkov breaks the clinch.
smith shoots in but Karkov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
smith blocks a head kick by Karkov.
Karkov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Karkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Karkov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Karkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karkov cracks smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karkov scores with a sloppy right hand. smith should have avoided that one.
Karkov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Karkov.
Karkov stalks smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into smith's face. smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Karkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karkov scores with a nice strike.
Karkov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karkov.
Alex Karkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karkov clinches with his opponent.
smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Karkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karkov. That's going to slow smith down.
smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karkov scores with a leg kick.
Karkov throws a series of strikes that have smith backpedaling.
A lazy left from Karkov finds it's target.
Karkov sizes up smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
smith walks into a jab.
Karkov connects with a single shot there.
smith throws a leg kick
and Karkov counters with a three punch combo that has smith backing up. smith nods at Karkov to acknowledge the strikes.
Karkov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
smith looking to throw knees to the head but Karkov is blocking nicely.
smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karkov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Karkov.
smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karkov manages to break the clinch.
smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Karkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Karkov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karkov sizes up smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karkov digs a good body shot into smith's ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Karkov scores with a four punch combination!
Karkov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick misses from smith.
Karkov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karkov scores with a hook to the body. smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
smith closes the distance but Karkov moves to the side
and Karkov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Karkov finds it's target.
Karkov throws a shot to the body.
smith shoots and misses
and Karkov counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left and a right from Karkov both land. Nice combination.
smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Karkov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karkov.
Karkov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karkov lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on corrado smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that smith can do to turn this around?
smith fails with the takedown
and Karkov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps smith thinking.
Alex Karkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Karkov both land. Nice combination.
Karkov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Karkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karkov lands a two punch combo.
Alex Karkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Karkov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karkov drives through and clinches with smith against the cage.
Karkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
smith tries to pull guard but Karkov won't allow it.
smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alex Karkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of corrado smith.
Karkov lands an elbow inside that smith shrugs off.
Karkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karkov lands with a shot to the body.
Karkov works over smith's head and body with a nice combination.
smith with a poor takedown
and Karkov counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Karkov both land. Nice combination.
Karkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karkov lands a body shot.
Karkov lands a high kick!
smith tries for a takedown but Karkov circles away easily
and Karkov counters by clinching up.
smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karkov is defending well for now.
Karkov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karkov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karkov landing knees to the body.
Karkov trying to land knees to the body.
smith fails to pull guard.
Karkov manages to break the clinch.
smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karkov stalks smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into smith's face. smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Karkov scores with a jab to the head.
A left and a right from Karkov both land. Nice combination.
smith has his takedown stuffed
letting Karkov counter with a right hand.
smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karkov lands a nice hook to smith's body. smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Karkov lands an elbow that stopped smith in his tracks for a moment.
Karkov breaks from the clinch.
Karkov looks to land a combination. smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karkov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right hook to the body lands for Karkov.
smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karkov pulls his leg out and moves away.
smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karkov thumps smith with a low kick.
Karkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karkov.
smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karkov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck smith on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkov scores with a kick to the body.
Karkov clobbers smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karkov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Karkov closes the distance and pushes smith back into the cage.
smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karkov lands an uppercut.
smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karkov just stands there and leans against the cage.
smith jumps guard but Karkov stands there with smith around his waist. smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
smith can't get the takedown.
Karkov throws an elbow that misses.
Karkov lands an elbow inside.
Karkov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karkov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from smith.
Karkov lands an elbow that stopped smith in his tracks for a moment.
Karkov scores with a shot to the side of smith's head.
smith takes an elbow to the temple.
smith misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkov lands a damaging elbow.
smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karkov scores a nice knee to the body.
Karkov breaks from the clinch.
smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
smith tries for a takedown but Karkov circles away easily
and Karkov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
smith misses with a knee strike.
smith is trying to drag Karkov to the mat but Karkov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
smith tries to land a knee to the head but Karkov blocks with his arms.
smith letting Karkov take a breather here.
Karkov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karkov just stands there and leans against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
smith tries to land a knee to the head but Karkov blocks with his arms.
Karkov stalling the fight.
smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karkov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karkov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on corrado smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Karkov!
Karkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from smith.
Karkov forces smith back against the cage and clinches.
smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karkov avoiding damage as smith throws knees to the body.
Karkov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down smith.
smith takes an elbow to the temple.
smith is trying desperately to land a takedown but Karkov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for smith.
Karkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karkov looks to land a combination. smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Karkov drives through and clinches with smith against the cage.
Karkov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karkov breaks the clinch.
Karkov moves into the clinch successfully.
smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Karkov avoids a wild elbow strike from smith.
Alex Karkov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karkov controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karkov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
smith jumps guard but Karkov stands there with smith around his waist. smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karkov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of smith backwards.
Karkov lands an elbow just above smith 's eye.
smith misses with a knee strike.
Karkov lands an elbow inside that smith shrugs off.
Karkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
smith tries to clinch but Karkov moves out of range.
smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karkov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karkov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Karkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Karkov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
smith fails to pull guard.
Alex Karkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of corrado smith.
Karkov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from smith.
Karkov has smith pressed against the cage.
Karkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
smith wants to clinch
and Karkov counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karkov lands a nice hook to smith's body. smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Karkov moves into the clinch.
Karkov crunches a lovely knee into smith's ribcage.
Karkov stalling.
Karkov lands a nice elbow.
smith misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karkov obliges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karkov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karkov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Karkov.
smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Karkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
smith clinches but Karkov breaks the clinch
and Karkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karkov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Danga de danga de dang - Karkov scores with a four punch combination!
smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karkov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karkov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as smith backs up against the cage.
smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karkov.
Karkov lands with a nice combination. smith backs away looking to recover.
Karkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karkov sizes up smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karkov counters with a leg kick.
Karkov connects with a body shot.
Karkov stalks smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into smith's face. smith staggers backwards, shaken.
smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkov moves into the clinch.
Karkov lands a damaging elbow.
smith wants a takedown.
Karkov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Karkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
smith shoots and misses
and Karkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps smith's head backwards.
smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karkov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
corrado smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karkov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Karkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karkov works smith's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karkov lands with a right hand.
A lazy left from Karkov finds it's target.
Karkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alex Karkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
smith tries to clinch but Karkov moves away
and Karkov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Karkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karkov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Karkov!
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