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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balthasar Oosteroom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, CCCP. Aleksanteri Karelin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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286 lbs
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276 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
16 - 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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balthasar Oosteroom!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oosteroom throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karelin's head.
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
Karelin swings widly with a right hand
and Oosteroom counters with a big head kick but Karelin shrugs it off.
Karelin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin looks for a takedown but Oosteroom sprawls well.
Oosteroom moves into the clinch.
Oosteroom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oosteroom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karelin blocks it with crossed arms.
Karelin misses with a punch to the body.
Oosteroom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oosteroom told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Karelin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karelin is looking to control Oosteroom's arms but Oosteroom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karelin has his back to the cage.
Oosteroom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karelin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oosteroom up against the cage.
Oosteroom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karelin has a couple of punches blocked by Oosteroom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin has hold of one of Oosteroom's legs. Oosteroom is fighting the takedown attempt but Karelin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Karelin is stalling in the full guard.
Oosteroom keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin won't allow Oosteroom to get back to his feet.
Oosteroom is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin tries to free his leg and advance position but Oosteroom is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oosteroom throws a head kick that half lands.
Balthasar Oosteroom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin shoots in for a double leg but Oosteroom sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karelin lands with a cross.
Oosteroom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oosteroom clinches.
Oosteroom tries to land a knee to the head but Karelin blocks with his arms.
Karelin is stalling here.
Karelin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oosteroom pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksanteri Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oosteroom gets a clinch.
Karelin has Oosteroom pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oosteroom manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karelin misses with a punch to the body.
Oosteroom blocks a body shot from Karelin.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karelin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karelin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karelin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oosteroom swings wildly with an uppercut but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosteroom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karelin takes one to the side of the head.
Oosteroom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosteroom misses with a looping right.
Oosteroom forces Karelin back against the cage and clinches.
Karelin struggles to land a body shot inside as Oosteroom controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosteroom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karelin blocks it with crossed arms.
Karelin has Oosteroom pressed against the cage, preventing Oosteroom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
I was talking to Karelin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Oosteroom trying to land knees to the body.
Oosteroom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karelin blocks it with crossed arms.
Karelin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Karelin.
Karelin cracks Oosteroom with a nice body shot.
Karelin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oosteroom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karelin blocks it with crossed arms.
Karelin lands a nice shot to the body.
Oosteroom looks winded!
Karelin lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karelin blocks an uppercut.
Oosteroom tries to land knees in the clinch but Karelin avoids the damage to the body.
Karelin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oosteroom prevents it.
Karelin lands a hook that snaps the head of Oosteroom backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Balthasar Oosteroom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oosteroom gets caught napping as Karelin dives in and scores a takedown. Oosteroom manages to retain guard.
Oosteroom is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karelin stays in close to Oosteroom's body and controls the position.
Karelin throws a big right hand that misses.
Karelin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oosteroom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karelin won't allow Oosteroom to get back to his feet.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Oosteroom keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oosteroom wants to get back to his feet but Karelin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oosteroom moves into the clinch.
Oosteroom throws a head punch that misses.
Oosteroom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oosteroom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Karelin - that landed with a thud.
Oosteroom is breathing heavily.
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!
Karelin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Oosteroom is trying to keep an underhook but Karelin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Karelin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosteroom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karelin.
Karelin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Karelin in particular looking to stall.
Karelin is nestled in close to Oosteroom, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oosteroom is rocked!
Still in half guard, Karelin seems content to control.
Oosteroom is still in real trouble! Can Karelin finish him?
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aleksanteri Karelin just wasn't active enough.
Karelin works Oosteroom's body with a nice hook.
Karelin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karelin scores with a hook to the body. Oosteroom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oosteroom leaves his chin hanging out and Karelin seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Oosteroom crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksanteri Karelin!
A very excited looking Aleksanteri Karelin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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