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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Savard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes to the cage accompanied by Soviet National Anthem. Hank Savard acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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275 lbs
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250 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Savard!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Savard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karelin.
Savard shoots and misses
and Karelin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Hank Savard has been cut.
Karelin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Savard is rocked!
Karelin wants to control but Savard is keeping him busy.
Karelin is thwarting Savard's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Savard is looking to improve his position.
Karelin stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karelin.
Karelin is nestled in close to Savard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is pressing down on Savard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Savard is holding on for now.
Savard is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Savard is refusing to be controlled, as Karelin sits in half guard.
Karelin is looking for a kimura but Savard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Karelin to get the leverage.
Savard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karelin throws a nice looking combination but Savard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Savard has his takedown stuffed
and Karelin counters with a takedown into side control.
Karelin is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Savard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Karelin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Savard down.
Karelin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Savard down.
Karelin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Savard pushes Karelin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Karelin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Savard prevents Karelin from moving into mount.
Karelin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Karelin is breathing heavily.
Savard looks to move to half guard but instead Karelin has passed into mount! Damn!
Karelin prevents Savard from getting the reversal.
Karelin landing punches.
Karelin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Karelin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Savard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savard regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Karelin connects with a nice short shot to Savard's temple.
Karelin working over Savard with some ground and pound. Savard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Savard tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Savard is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Savard punching from the bottom.
Savard has hold of Karelin's hands but Karelin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Savard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karelin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Karelin working Savard over with strikes.
Karelin is nestled in close to Savard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Savard is in trouble now - Karelin has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savard is looking to improve his position but Karelin isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savard wants to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
Savard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Karelin lands a big elbow.
Karelin working the ground and pound effectively.
Savard is still in real trouble! Can Karelin finish him?
Karelin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Savard is surviving well by controlling Karelin's body position as best he can.
Savard seems to have recovered his senses.
Savard is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Karelin.
Karelin prevents Savard from getting the reversal.
Karelin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Karelin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Savard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Savard throws a push kick but Karelin slaps the foot to one side.
Karelin looks to land a combination but Savard avoids it well.
Savard misses with a takedown
and Karelin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karelin lands a nice short elbow.
Alexander Karelin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karelin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Savard looking for submissions off his back.
Savard taking some punishment here, with Karelin in his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karelin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karelin trying to control from half guard but Savard is working away.
Savard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karelin is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin trying to control from half guard but Savard is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Karelin connects with a nice short shot to Savard's temple.
Savard is trying to stand up here but Karelin is controlling him well.
Savard wants to improve his position but Karelin is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Savard with a poor takedown
and Karelin counters with a shoot takedown. Savard fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karelin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Savard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Savard wants to stand and escape but Karelin is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savard wants to sweep here but Karelin controlling him for the moment.
Savard pushes Karelin off and gets back to his feet.
Karelin throws out a loose jab but Savard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savard slips a jab from Karelin.
Karelin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savard misses with a takedown attempt
and Karelin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alexander Karelin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Savard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savard actively working from the bottom here.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Savard's head.
Karelin thows a huge punch but Savard dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karelin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Savard is trying to stand.
Savard has hold of Karelin's hands but Karelin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Karelin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Savard misses with a takedown attempt
and Karelin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Savard won't be happy with that.
Karelin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Karelin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Savard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Karelin cracks Savard with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savard is trying to get back to half guard.
Karelin working the body and head with strikes.
Karelin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Savard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Karelin off and has taken his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savard has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Karelin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Karelin turns into Savard and is now in his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karelin connects with a couple of short punches.
Savard looking for a guillotine here but Karelin defends easily.
Karelin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Karelin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hank Savard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Karelin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Karelin working the head and body with strikes.
Savard is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Karelin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Karelin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Karelin cracks Savard with a big elbow.
Savard is looking to reverse the position.
Karelin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Savard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Karelin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Savard is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Savard manages to work his way to half guard, despite Karelin's best efforts.
Savard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is looking for a kimura but Savard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Karelin to get the leverage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karelin lands a nice short elbow.
Karelin is tying to control. Savard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karelin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karelin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savard can do to turn this around?
Savard is trying to stand.
Karelin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Karelin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Savard trying to hold on to Karelin's head to control him but Karelin postures up.
Karelin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Savard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Savard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karelin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Savard is refusing to be controlled, as Karelin sits in half guard.
Karelin is pressing down on Savard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Savard is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Karelin with shots to the head and body - Savard looks very uncomfortable down there.
Savard is desperately trying to improve his position but Karelin has a good base and remains in mount.
Karelin looking to finish Savard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Savard!
Karelin with shots to the head and body - Savard looks very uncomfortable down there.
Savard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karelin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Savard tries to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
Savard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Savard slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Savard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karelin is working away from the top position though.
Karelin thows a huge punch but Savard dodges it nicely.
Savard wants to get back to his feet.
Karelin thows a huge punch but Savard dodges it nicely.
Savard is trying to control but can't.
Karelin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Savard tries to kick Karelin off but Karelin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Karelin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Savard is staying active underneath Karelin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karelin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Savard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Karelin.
Karelin working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Savard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karelin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Karelin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Savard!
Karelin breaks from Savard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Savard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karelin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hank Savard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karelin lands a big shot there that rocks Savard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Karelin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karelin 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Karelin!
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hype
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