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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaly Karelin (ranked 309 p4p, 10 weight class) and Al Hallick (ranked 164 p4p, 7 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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282 lbs
31 - 17 - 0 |
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193 cm
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218 lbs
30 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Hallick!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin looks to throw the jab but Hallick is out of range.
Karelin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hallick under the eye.
It looks like Al Hallick has been cut.
Karelin misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hallick! But no joy.
Karelin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hallick doesn't seem bothered though.
Karelin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hallick throws out a counter right but Karelin avoids it with no problem.
Karelin just misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin backing away here, and Hallick unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hallick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karelin throws an off balance right hand
and Hallick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hallick lands a head kick. Karelin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Vitaly Karelin has been cut.
Karelin dives in and scores a takedown into Hallick's guard.
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 in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Hallick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karelin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Karelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karelin throwing strikes from guard but Hallick blocks nicely.
Karelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hallick controls Karelin momentarily but Karelin frees himself.
Karelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Karelin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin stands up over Hallick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hallick looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Karelin landing some decent shots from guard.
Karelin lands a couple of elbows.
That has opened up Al Hallick's cut even more.
Karelin is in close to Hallick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hallick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hallick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallick is trying to control the position but Karelin postures up.
Hallick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Karelin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hallick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hallick is pulling down on Karelin's head to control his posture.
Hallick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karelin throws an elbow that misses. Hallick uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karelin's guard. Nice move by Hallick!
Hallick wants to pass the guard but Karelin is keeping the position.
Hallick stands and steps away. Karelin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karelin.
Karelin lands with a shot to the body.
Hallick misses with a looping left.
Hallick throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Karelin misses the target.
Karelin jabs Hallick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karelin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hallick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karelin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hallick. Hallick obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the body from Karelin misses
and Hallick counters with a nice uppercut.
Hallick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelin.
An attempted straight right counter from Karelin misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hallick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hallick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaly Karelin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karelin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hallick to the mat! Hallick manages to get full guard.
Karelin works over Hallick with some ground and pound from guard.
Karelin throws a big right hand that misses.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hallick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vitaly Karelin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hallick looking to control.
Karelin postures up in Hallick's guard and throws a big left but Hallick blocks it.
Karelin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hallick can do to turn this around?
Karelin throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallick has wrist control.
Karelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hallick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karelin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallick has wrist control.
Karelin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hallick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karelin.
Karelin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallick has wrist control.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelin chips away with some ground and pound.
Karelin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karelin throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The cut above Al Hallick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Al Hallick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vitaly Karelin!
Vitaly Karelin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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