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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Un (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong Un comes to the cage accompanied by DPRKorean National Anthem. Aleksandr Karelin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
13 - 16 - 0 |
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218 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kim Jong Un!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karelin tries to bum rush Jong Un with a series of wild strikes but Jong Un uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Jong Un, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karelin misses with a series of wild punches.
Jong Un thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jong Un showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karelin.
Jong Un closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jong Un lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jong Un goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Karelin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jong Un but great work by Karelin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong Un can't do much from the bottom here.
Jong Un is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin wants to control but Jong Un is keeping him busy.
Karelin taking a breather here.
A control attempt from Jong Un but he's now mounted!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Karelin looking to control but Jong Un is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karelin with a couple of short strikes.
Jong Un tries to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jong Un manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jong Un is positioning himself well to prevent Karelin advancing to mount.
Jong Un regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to control but Jong Un is working from the bottom.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Jong Un is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karelin passes Jong Un's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jong Un is positioning himself well to prevent Karelin advancing to mount.
Jong Un trying to hold on to Karelin's head to control him but Karelin postures up.
Jong Un might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jong Un is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Karelin pulls his head out easily.
Karelin slips a nice elbow through Jong Un's hands, connecting with Jong Un's forehead.
Karelin is keen to just control but Jong Un is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karelin throws a right and a left that Jong Un avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Karelin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karelin tried to score with a low kick but Jong Un checks it.
Karelin walks into a jab.
Karelin misses with the combination.
Jong Un is looking to counter with head kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Karelin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Karelin as Jong Un shoots in.
Karelin misses with a body shot
and Jong Un counters with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Karelin does no damage.
Jong Un scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Karelin is trying to maintain the position but Jong Un is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jong Un in particular looking to stall.
Karelin is trying to stand up here but Jong Un is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jong Un is working for a submission of some sort.
Karelin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jong Un. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jong Un is looking to advance position but Karelin won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Un works his way into side control.
Jong Un wants to control but Karelin is keeping him busy.
Karelin tries to bench press Jong Un off him but Jong Un keeps the position.
Jong Un is looking to take a break and control but Karelin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jong Un looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jong Un is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Karelin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
What's Karelin going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Jong Un tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un trying to control the position but Karelin is working away.
Kim Jong Un overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jong Un is trying to get an arm triangle but Karelin is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jong Un trying to control the position but Karelin is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Karelin tries to control but Jong Un manages to take his back.
Jong Un has the hooks in. Karelin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Karelin keeps trying to improve his position.
Jong Un trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Karelin doesn't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jong Un tries to get the hooks in deep but Karelin pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Un dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jong Un avoids the head kick by Karelin.
Jong Un avoids the head kick by Karelin.
Jong Un throws a series of punches but Karelin moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jong Un looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jong Un shoots in and drives through. Karelin sprawls well.
Jong Un tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Karelin defends well and Jong Un ends up having to push Karelin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jong Un doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karelin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong Un. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jong Un tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karelin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jong Un somewhat.
Karelin is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin throws a low kick, looking for Jong Un's leg but Jong Un calmly moves out of range.
Karelin clinches up with Jong Un and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karelin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jong Un throws a head kick that misses.
Jong Un avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jong Un moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Aleksandr Karelin has been cut.
Kim Jong Un seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karelin moves into range and clinches up with Jong Un.
Karelin throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Karelin as the two fighters clinch.
Jong Un tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karelin's elbow.
Karelin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karelin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jong Un manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Karelin on his heels. He'll look to pass Karelin's guard now, I'm sure.
Jong Un wants to pass the guard but Karelin is keeping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jong Un won't allow Karelin to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jong Un manages to get himself to full guard.
Karelin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jong Un is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Karelin, into his guard.
Jong Un looking to pass the guard.
Jong Un passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to control but Jong Un postures up.
Jong Un controlling the action here.
Jong Un wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karelin keeps working.
Jong Un has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jong Un fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jong Un is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Karelin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Karelin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jong Un tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jong Un trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jong Un unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kim Jong Un.
I think Jong Un 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Jong Un!
Kim Jong Un spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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