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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Karlsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ol Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsen comes to the cage accompanied by Home by BZ's. Bastard has chosen Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ol Bastard enters the cage!
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180 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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168 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kim Karlsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ol Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard lands a slapping body shot.
Bastard leaves Karlsen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bastard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karlsen.
Kim Karlsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bastard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Karlsen's guard.
Karlsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bastard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bastard passes into side control.
Bastard decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastard punishes Karlsen's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karlsen takes one on the button.
It looks like Kim Karlsen has been cut.
Karlsen misses with a takedown
and Bastard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Karlsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsen is breathing heavily.
Karlsen tries for a takedown but Bastard circles away easily
and Bastard counters with a left to the body.
Bastard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karlsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bastard.
Karlsen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bastard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bastard cracks Karlsen with a big right hand and Karlsen goes down!
Bastard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ol Bastard wasn't active enough on the ground.
Karlsen tries to clinch up
and Bastard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bastard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bastard digs a good hook to Karlsen's body.
Bastard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Karlsen is trying to defend but Bastard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bastard is taking a breather. Karlsen 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.
Karlsen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard decides to return to a standing position.
Bastard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bastard. Karlsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlsen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bastard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karlsen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bastard counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Karlsen!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bastard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Karlsen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard prevents Karlsen from improving his position.
Bastard wants to control but Karlsen is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastard working the head and body with strikes.
Karlsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bastard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bastard wants to pass to mount but Karlsen is defending the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karlsen wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ol Bastard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Karlsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Karlsen walks into a jab.
Karlsen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bastard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bastard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Karlsen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bastard is looking to control Karlsen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bastard avoid being mounted?
Bastard is refusing to be controlled, as Karlsen sits in half guard.
Karlsen trying to mount his opponent but Bastard defends it.
Bastard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karlsen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsen is working for a submission of some sort.
Karlsen throwing shots but Bastard is blocking nicely.
Bastard trying to control from the bottom.
Bastard is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Karlsen is staying active.
Karlsen controlling the pace.
Karlsen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bastard has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Karlsen seems to be working for a kimura but Bastard defends the submission attempt.
Bastard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karlsen is working away from the top position though.
Bastard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Karlsen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bastard tries to roll over but Karlsen keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsen trying to mount his opponent but Bastard defends it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Karlsen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bastard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bastard is in trouble now - Karlsen has advanced to mount!
Karlsen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bastard is squirming around, avoiding Karlsen's attempts to control the action.
Bastard wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard tries to lock up and control but Karlsen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Karlsen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bastard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ol Bastard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karlsen unloads with some shots from mount but Bastard bucks and avoids them well.
Karlsen looking to secure an arm triangle but Bastard defends it well.
Karlsen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bastard turns into him and now he's in Karlsen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Karlsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kim Karlsen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bastard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bastard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Karlsen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bastard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsen keeping moving, preventing Bastard from controlling successfully.
Karlsen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Karlsen is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsen wants to control but Bastard is keeping him busy.
Karlsen wants to advance to full mount but Bastard doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Karlsen prevents Bastard from getting back to his feet.
Karlsen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karlsen trying to control but Bastard is working from the bottom.
Karlsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bastard controlling Karlsen's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Karlsen pushes down on Bastard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bastard is defending against the submission attempts here by Karlsen.
Bastard is looking for a sweep. Karlsen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is trying to control but can't.
Karlsen is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bastard reverses the position - he's now on top in Karlsen's guard.
Bastard stands and steps away. Karlsen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four 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.
Karlsen tries for a takedown but Bastard circles away easily
and Bastard counters with a series of strikes. Karlsen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kim Karlsen's cut is getting worse.
Bastard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bastard misses the shot to the body.
Karlsen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bastard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Karlsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Bastard does it's job there.
Karlsen misses with a takedown attempt
and Bastard counters with a right hand to the body.
Bastard scores with the left hand. Karlsen knows he should have avoided that one.
Bastard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bastard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karlsen doesn't seem bothered though.
Karlsen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bastard.
Bastard connects with a looping right hand.
A nice combination there by Bastard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ol Bastard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bastard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ol Bastard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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