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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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246 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
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183 cm
33
289 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Leonidas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karelin pinned against the cage. Karelin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leonidas throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Leonidas just misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a sloppy body shot
and Karelin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Leonidas's guard.
Leonidas controls Karelin momentarily but Karelin frees himself.
Karelin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin throws a big elbow that misses.
Leonidas looking for a sweep. Not yet Leonidas, not yet.
Leonidas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karelin is aware though and is defending well.
Leonidas controls Karelin momentarily but Karelin frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karelin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Leonidas seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin preventing the sweep.
Karelin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Leonidas keeps moving.
Karelin passes Leonidas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Leonidas wants to control but Karelin is keeping busy.
Karelin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karelin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Karelin working his ground and pound in the gym.
Karelin trying to control from half guard but Leonidas is working away.
Karelin winds up and cracks Leonidas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karelin.
Leonidas wants to improve his position but Karelin is controlling well.
Karelin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Leonidas is trying to control but can't.
Leonidas gets back to full guard.
Karelin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leonidas's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Karelin is working Leonidas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karelin distracts Leonidas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karelin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Leonidas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Karelin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Leonidas controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin stands up over Leonidas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Karelin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leonidas's head.
Leonidas pulls Karelin in close to prevent any damage.
Karelin cracks Leonidas with a solid left hand.
Leonidas working a defensive guard here.
Leonidas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Karelin defends well.
Karelin won't allow Leonidas to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Leonidas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leonidas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Leonidas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Karelin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Leonidas looking for a sweep. Not yet Leonidas, not yet.
Karelin distracts Leonidas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leonidas looking to control.
Karelin landing with the ground and pound.
It looks like Zeus Leonidas has been cut.
Leonidas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karelin content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaly Karelin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeus Leonidas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leonidas looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelin is just out of range.
Karelin defending well as Leonidas loads up on a big left hand.
Karelin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karelin throws a big shot that misses.
Karelin scores with a nice right hand.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leonidas throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Leonidas is looking to wear down Karelin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leonidas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karelin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leonidas misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karelin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonidas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karelin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leonidas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
Leonidas throws a poor cross that misses
and Karelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin jabs Leonidas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leonidas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karelin at a distance.
Leonidas takes a swing at Karelin's ribcage but misses.
Karelin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a jab when Karelin was well out of range.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
Karelin loads up on a big right hand but Leonidas slips the punch.
Karelin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonidas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karelin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leonidas takes a swing at Karelin's ribcage but misses.
Leonidas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karelin misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas shoots in for a takedown but Karelin shows good takedown defense.
Leonidas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karelin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Leonidas with a body shot.
Leonidas lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leonidas's waist but Leonidas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karelin off to one side.
Zeus Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonidas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karelin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leonidas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leonidas scores with a nice strike.
Leonidas swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
Leonidas misses the shot to the body.
Karelin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leonidas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karelin scrambles back to his feet.
Leonidas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karelin on the side of the head.
Karelin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leonidas in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Vitaly Karelin has been cut.
Karelin lands a jab to the nose.
Zeus Leonidas is winning the standup battle so far.
Karelin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karelin digs a good body shot into Leonidas's ribs.
Leonidas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Leonidas misses with a left hand
and Karelin counters with a single leg into guard. Leonidas didn't expect that.
Leonidas working for a triangle but Karelin defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leonidas is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas tries to free his leg and advance position but Karelin is retaining full guard.
Karelin is pulling down on Leonidas's head. It's preventing any offense from Leonidas, at least for the moment.
Leonidas looking to sit in guard and control but Karelin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Karelin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karelin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Karelin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Leonidas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leonidas wants to sweep but no luck.
Karelin postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vitaly Karelin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Karelin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leonidass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karelin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leonidas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Leonidas.
Karelin leaves Leonidas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karelin blocks a jab.
Leonidas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karelin counters with a single leg into guard. Leonidas didn't expect that.
Leonidas is trying to control the position but Karelin postures up.
Karelin is stalling in the full guard.
Leonidas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karelin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karelin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Leonidas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leonidas pulls Karelin in close to his closed guard and prevents Karelin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Karelin works over Leonidas with some ground and pound from guard.
Karelin connects with a couple of short punches.
Karelin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leonidas's head.
That's two 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.
Karelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin postures up.
Karelin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Leonidas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karelin is one step ahead there.
Vitaly Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karelin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karelin arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Leonidas's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vitaly Karelin!
Vitaly Karelin is the new super heavyweight champion!
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