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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravish McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karelin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Russian National Anthem. Alex Karelin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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279 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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280 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ravish McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTavish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karelin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTavish.
A big right from McTavish misses.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTavish misses the shot to the body.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTavish just misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McTavish has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McTavish there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McTavish looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McTavish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karelin.
McTavish scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karelin avoids a punch combination nicely.
McTavish connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from McTavish misses.
McTavish throws a looping overhand right but Karelin ducks down to avoid it.
Karelin misses with a hook to the body
and McTavish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McTavish misses with the combination.
Good leg kick by McTavish there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McTavish on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karelin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karelin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McTavish lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from McTavish misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Alex Karelin has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTavish ducks under a wild hook from Karelin.
McTavish throws a big shot that misses.
Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTavish.
McTavish misses with a jab, cross combination.
McTavish throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Ravish McTavish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karelin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McTavish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karelin was well out of range. Poor timing from McTavish.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
McTavish misses with a hook to the body
and Karelin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for McTavish.
Karelin scores with a nice strike.
McTavish tries to work over Karelin's front leg with a kick but Karelin checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin slips a straight right by McTavish.
A jab lands there for Karelin.
McTavish throws a big shot that misses.
McTavish misses with a wild combination.
McTavish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karelin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McTavish manages to avoid it.
Karelin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karelin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Karelin showed some decent athleticism there.
Karelin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McTavish defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McTavish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karelin.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McTavish's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but McTavish keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravish McTavish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Karelin'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.
McTavish throws an overhand right that lands on Karelin's shoulder, as Karelin tries to avoid the shot.
McTavish misses with an uppercut. Karelin saw that one coming.
Karelin misses the body punch
and McTavish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from McTavish misses its intended target.
Karelin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTavish throws a solid leg kick but Karelin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McTavish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTavish throws a hook but Karelin avoids it easily.
Karelin avoids a punch combination nicely.
McTavish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin slips under a jab.
Karelin slips under a jab.
McTavish lands a really nice looking cross but Karelin seems unphased.
McTavish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McTavish blocks a jab.
Karelin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karelin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karelin with a poor takedown
and McTavish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alex Karelin's cut is getting worse.
A big right from Karelin misses.
McTavish throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McTavish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McTavish but McTavish pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karelin fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish slips a straight right by Karelin.
McTavish lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTavish looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelin is just out of range.
McTavish is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McTavish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Karelin scores with a punch to the head.
McTavish throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Karelin lands a nice shot to the body.
McTavish keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from McTavish misses.
McTavish is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish loads up on a big right hand but Karelin slips the punch.
Good work by Karelin as he checks the leg kick.
McTavish misses the jab.
Karelin fails with the takedown
and McTavish counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McTavish misses with a jab to the body
and Karelin counters with a nice uppercut.
McTavish throws a series of strikes that have Karelin backpedaling.
McTavish misses with a hook.
Karelin throws a hook but McTavish avoids it easily.
McTavish swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karelin.
Alex Karelin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Karelin slips a jab from McTavish.
McTavish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin misses with a body shot
and Karelin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jeez, Alex Karelin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
McTavish lands a right hook to the body.
Karelin dodges the punch combination from McTavish.
A big left from McTavish misses.
Ravish McTavish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McTavish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McTavish looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelin is just out of range.
McTavish throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karelin on the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alex Karelin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ravish McTavish!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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