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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bam comes to the cage accompanied by Military Soviet Hymn . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bam Bam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bam decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Bam is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Karlsson gets back to full guard.
Karlsson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bam showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karlsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson controls Bam momentarily but Bam frees himself.
Bam slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Karlsson has eaten all the pies!
Bam's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Karlsson trying to keep a closed guard but Bam is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson wants to control but Bam passes easily into half guard.
Bam moves nicely into side control.
Bam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bam will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karlsson prevents Bam from improving position.
Karlsson throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Bam controlling the position.
Karlsson tries to improve position but can't.
Bam is staying tight to Karlsson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bam Bam just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Karlsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karlsson looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bam sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bam advances position into side control!
Karlsson wants to control but Bam postures up.
Bam in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bam advances to mount.
Bam controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bam closes the distance and clinches up with Karlsson, looking for a takedown. Bam pushes Karlsson against the cage but Karlsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson tries for a takedown but Bam sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bam misses with a takedown attempt
and Karlsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bam is doing well to control the position and prevent Karlsson from advancing to side control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bam Bam just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Karlsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bam scores a takedown into full mount!
Bam controlling the pace for now.
Bam Bam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karlsson wants to control but Bam is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam controlling from mount.
Bam is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Karlsson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Karlsson!
Bam trying to control the position here.
Karlsson stopping the sweep attempt from Bam.
Bam is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bam keeping full guard, as Karlsson tries to pass.
Bam looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bam is pulling down on Karlsson's head to control his posture.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bam Bam just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Karlsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam fails with the takedown
and Karlsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bam Bam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsson passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bam wants to control but Karlsson is having none of it.
Bam is in a horrible position here. Karlsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Karlsson controlling his opponent.
Karlsson wants to control the pace but Bam is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson landing punches.
Bam tries to hold on but Karlsson postures up.
Bam is desperately trying to improve his position but Karlsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Karlsson working for a submission but Bam is keeping him at bay.
Bam avoids a series of strikes thrown by Karlsson.
Karlsson punching from mount but Bam doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bam throwing hammer fists to the chest of Karlsson. What's that going to do exactly?
Bam tries to hold on but Karlsson pushes him away.
Bam is desperately trying to improve his position but Karlsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Bam wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Karlsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bam shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Karlsson moves into the clinch.
Bam has picked Karlsson up - he's going for a ride! Bam dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Karlsson gets back to full guard.
Bam controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bam wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
Karlsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bam manages to get himself to full guard.
Bam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson wants to control from the top but Bam keeps moving.
Bam seems keen to control Karlsson's posture.
Bam has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bam has a closed guard, preventing Karlsson from standing up.
Bam managing to control the position.
Bam keeping moving, preventing Karlsson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bam looking to control.
Karlsson wants to pass the guard but Bam is keeping the position.
Karlsson tries to stand but Bam is controlling from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bam shoots and misses
and Karlsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bam won't be happy with that.
Karlsson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bam has escaped the position, nice work there.
Karlsson working away.
Bam is looking for a sweep.
Bam struggling a bit here.
Bam sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bam 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.
Bam pulls Karlsson in close to prevent any damage.
Karlsson wants to control from the top but Bam keeps moving.
Bam pulls Karlsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Karlsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bam keeping moving, preventing Karlsson from controlling successfully.
Bam managing to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bam is on top in guard.
Bam not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Karlsson wants to sweep here but Bam controlling him for the moment.
Bam drops back looking for a leg! Karlsson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Karlsson manages to kick Bam off! Bam jumps back into Karlsson's guard.
Karlsson being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Karlsson.
I think Karlsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marcus Karlsson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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