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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes to the cage accompanied by CCCP. McGregor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bloc Party - Flux. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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286 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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199 cm
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289 lbs
33 - 20 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksanteri Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karelin sprawls well. Karelin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGregor gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been informed that McGregor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Karelin lands with a straight right. McGregor didn't see that one coming.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Karelin enables McGregor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Karelin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McGregor wants to pass the guard but Karelin is keeping the position.
McGregor is looking to stand up but Karelin won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGregor tries to free his leg and advance position but Karelin is retaining full guard.
McGregor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGregor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Karelin holds on and takes a little breather.
McGregor looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor throws a big elbow that misses.
McGregor tries to free his leg and advance position but Karelin is retaining full guard.
McGregor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karelin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGregor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karelin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGregor is looking to work some ground and pound but Karelin has wrist control.
McGregor throws a big right hand that misses.
McGregor throwing strikes but missing.
McGregor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karelin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGregor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karelin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGregor throws a big right hand that misses.
McGregor is looking to work some ground and pound but Karelin has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McGregor with a flurry of punches that miss.
McGregor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGregor stopping the sweep attempt from Karelin.
Karelin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGregor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGregor is looking to pass into half guard but Karelin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Karelin is in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin trying to control but McGregor is working from the bottom.
Karelin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but McGregor has wrist control.
McGregor controls Karelin momentarily but Karelin frees himself.
Karelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McGregor keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aleksanteri Karelin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McGregor moves away from the strike by Karelin.
A swing and a miss from Karelin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin cracks McGregor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A clash of legs there as Karelin blocks the low kick.
McGregor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
McGregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karelin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor lunges at Karelin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karelin's hand.
Karelin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGregor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGregor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie McGregor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck for Karelin with that takedown attempt.
McGregor has managed to clinch.
Karelin blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
Karelin looking to slow down the pace here.
McGregor is looking for a takedown.
Karelin is looking for a takedown.
McGregor lands a hook that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
McGregor wants a takedown.
McGregor pushes Karelin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karelin controlling the action here for a moment.
McGregor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Aleksanteri Karelin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie McGregor.
Karelin tries to stall but McGregor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karelin just leaning against McGregor, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin misses with a body punch.
Karelin is trying to maintain a safe position but McGregor gets an underhook and turns Karelin into the cage.
McGregor lands an elbow inside that Karelin shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.
Karelin blocks an uppercut.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
McGregor can't get the takedown.
McGregor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karelin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McGregor staying out of range there.
Karelin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McGregor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sloppy strikes there by Karelin.
Karelin is working McGregor over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Karelin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McGregor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Karelin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McGregor tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
Karelin wants to control but McGregor is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing that Karelin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
McGregor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is looking to improve his position.
Karelin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karelin wants to control but McGregor is keeping him busy.
Karelin controlling the action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Karelin trying to control the action but McGregor is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aleksanteri Karelin.
McGregor swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
McGregor lands a nice shot that snaps Karelin's head back.
McGregor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Karelin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Karelin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but McGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aleksanteri Karelin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksanteri Karelin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
McGregor shoots in and drives through. Karelin sprawls well.
McGregor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGregor moves away.
McGregor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karelin avoids it really well and circles away.
McGregor throws a hook but Karelin blocks it.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aleksanteri Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor lands a leg kick that knocks Karelin off balance momentarily.
McGregor misses with a hook.
McGregor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karelin's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGregor under the eye.
Karelin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from McGregor misses the target.
McGregor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Karelin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Karelin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGregor is keeping the position for now.
McGregor keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to move into half guard but instead McGregor has managed to sweep!
Karelin has his hands on McGregor's head, controlling the position.
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McGregor throws an elbow that misses. Karelin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGregor's guard. Nice move by Karelin!
Karelin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karelin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGregor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Karelin wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
Karelin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karelin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karelin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGregor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
Karelin throws a poor cross that misses
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karelin.
Karelin lands with a shot to the body.
McGregor has closed the distance and engaged Karelin in a clinch.
Karelin displaying some good clinch control by pressing McGregor up against the cage.
Karelin wants a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
McGregor misses with the head strike.
McGregor lands a hook that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Karelin tries to work over McGregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksanteri Karelin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karelin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksanteri Karelin!
Aleksanteri Karelin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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