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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mellow Mood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karelin Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mellow Mood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karelin Roman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman misses with a hook.
Roman jabs Mood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Roman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roman.
Mood misses the shot to the body.
Mood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roman misses with a right hand
and Mood counters with a thumping low kick.
Mood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roman.
Mood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mood misses with a body kick.
Roman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mood swings for the body but Roman moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Mood.
Mood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roman shoots in but Mood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roman lands a slapping body shot.
Mood lands a nice looking body kick.
Roman misses with a takedown
and Mood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Karelin Roman has been cut.
Mellow Mood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karelin Roman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mood blocks a jab.
Mood connects with a leg kick. Roman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mood catches Roman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mood with a jab.
Mood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mood lands with a shot to the body.
Mood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roman's sensitive parts.
Both fighters circling a little - Mood finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roman. That did some damage!
Mellow Mood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mood jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mood takes the fight into the clinch.
Mood tries to throw a body punch but Roman avoids it by throwing Mood back against the cage.
Mood lands a body shot.
Roman blocks an elbow strike from Mood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mood.
Mood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mood misses with an elbow over the top.
Mood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mood landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mood's efforts to push away.
Roman scores with a shoulder strike.
Mood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roman's elbow.
Mood lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Roman.
Roman misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Roman's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mood blocking some punches.
Roman tries to land knees in the clinch but Mood avoids the damage to the body.
Mood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mood is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Roman.
Mood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mood can't fight it off and eventually Roman manages to take the fight to the floor. Mood looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Roman wants to control from the top but Mood keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mood has his hands on Roman's head, controlling the position.
Mood 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mellow Mood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karelin Roman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mellow Mood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mood sizes up Roman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roman shoots in and drives through. Mood sprawls well.
Mood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roman.
Roman throws a poor cross that misses
and Mood counters with a straight right hand.
Mood tries to clinch
and Roman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mood is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Exiled BJJ and Wrestling, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Roman is trying to control the action in half guard but Mood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mood wants to control but Roman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roman trying to control from half guard but Mood is working away.
Roman 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman thows a huge punch but Mood dodges it nicely.
Roman 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.
Roman drops an elbow to the side of Mood's head.
Mood trying to hold on to Roman's head to control him but Roman postures up.
Mood regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roman stops Mood from standing up.
Karelin Roman has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mood keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully.
Roman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roman 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.
Mood will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mood trying to control the position here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Roman controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Karelin Roman.
Mood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mood throws a good cross that connects.
Mood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mood throws a solid leg kick but Roman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mood.
Mood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mood walks into a jab.
Mood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mood breaks the clinch.
Mood tries to clinch up.
Mood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mood looks to score with a jab to the body but Roman is just out of range.
Roman looks to throw the jab but Mood is out of range.
Roman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roman doesn't manage to clinch there - Mood circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Mood. That snapped Roman's head back.
That has opened up Karelin Roman's cut even more.
Roman misses with a takedown attempt - Mood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roman on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mood tries to land a leg kick but Roman saw it coming and moves away.
Mood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mellow Mood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karelin Roman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Roman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mood doesn't seem bothered though.
Roman checks a low kick from Mood.
Mood walks into a stiff left hand from Roman.
Roman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mood manages to avoid it.
Mood throws the kick towards the body but Roman avoids it.
Roman takes a swing at Mood's ribcage but misses.
Roman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mood was well out of range. Poor timing from Roman.
Mood is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Roman shoots in looking for a takedown. Mood tries to sprawl out of it but Roman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mood clinches up with Roman and pushes him back against the cage.
Mood tries to break the clinch but Roman is controlling the position.
Roman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mood misses with a punch on the inside.
Roman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Roman.
Mellow Mood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mood throws an elbow but misses.
Roman pushes off an throws an elbow but Mood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mood is defending well for now.
Roman managing to block the knees to the body from Mood.
Roman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roman is defending well for now.
Roman tries to throw a body punch but Mood avoids it by throwing Roman back against the cage.
Mood is pressed up against the cage. Roman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mood down to the mat. Mood avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mellow Mood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karelin Roman.
Mood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roman wants to clinch up but Mood keeps it at a distance.
Mood misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roman checks a leg kick.
Mood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roman.
Mood catches Roman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mood takes the fight into the clinch.
Mood looking to slow down the pace here.
Roman avoiding damage as Mood throws knees to the body.
Mood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Roman can't find room to land a body shot as Mood controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mood managing to block the knees to the body from Roman.
Karelin Roman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roman tries a body shot but Mood blocks it.
Mood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roman tries to work over Mood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mood fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mood misses with a low kick.
Mood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roman avoids the head kick by Mood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roman tries to clinch but Mood is having none of it.
Mellow Mood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roman has closed the distance and engaged Mood in a clinch.
Mood blocks an uppercut.
Mood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roman has a couple of punches blocked by Mood.
Roman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mood clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mood tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roman wants to control but Mood is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karelin Roman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mood 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mellow Mood!
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hype
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pop
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