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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gorlan Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorlan Karelin looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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132 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gorlan Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin dodges the punch combination from McCarthy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCarthy.
McCarthy lands a nice shot to the body.
McCarthy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCarthy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karelin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karelin.
McCarthy misses with a takedown attempt
and Karelin counters with a single leg into guard. McCarthy didn't expect that.
McCarthy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Karelin defends well.
Karelin preventing the sweep.
Karelin throwing strikes from guard but McCarthy blocks nicely.
McCarthy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin postures up in McCarthy's guard and throws a big left but McCarthy blocks it.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCarthy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karelin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karelin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Karelin is breathing heavily.
Karelin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McCarthy 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.
McCarthy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McCarthy managing to control the position.
McCarthy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karelin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karelin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Karelin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karelin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but McCarthy has wrist control.
Karelin got a little sloppy there for a moment and McCarthy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Karelin has managed to get both his arms back between McCarthy's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Karelin with a flurry of punches that miss.
McCarthy is looking to stand up but Karelin isn't so interested in that idea.
Karelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karelin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McCarthy trying to control the position.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but McCarthy has wrist control.
McCarthy wants to sweep here but Karelin controlling him for the moment.
Karelin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Karelin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McCarthy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
Karelin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McCarthy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McCarthy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Karelin!
Karelin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Karelin landing with some feeble shots from his back... He should probably try escaping the position instead.
Karelin is trying desperately to improve position.
Karelin throwing hammer fists to the chest of McCarthy. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCarthy looking to control but Karelin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karelin tries to reverse the position but McCarthy maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack McCarthy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McCarthy tries to clinch up but Karelin circles away and keeps his distance.
McCarthy throws a head kick that half lands.
McCarthy has his takedown stuffed
so Karelin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Karelin is looking to advance position but McCarthy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
McCarthy wants to control the pace but Karelin is squirming around nicely.
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.
McCarthy is taking a breather. Karelin 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.
Karelin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karelin tries to get out of the position.
Karelin wants to improve his position but McCarthy is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCarthy trying to control from half guard but Karelin is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy is trying for a kimura here. Karelin looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! McCarthy wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack McCarthy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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