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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miroslav Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Russian National Anthem. Filipovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lijepa Naša Domovino. Alex Karelin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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272 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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225 cm
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336 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miroslav Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Filipovic working for a triangle but Karelin defends it easily.
Karelin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Filipovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Filipovic is controlling Karelin's posture.
Filipovic keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filipovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown but Filipovic shows good takedown defense.
Filipovic throws a right hand that Karelin ducks under and follows up with a left that Karelin also avoids with ease.
Filipovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Filipovic throws a shot from downtown. Karelin moves away and avoids it.
Karelin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filipovic misses with an uppercut.
Filipovic cracks Karelin with a good jab.
It looks like Alex Karelin has been cut.
Karelin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Filipovic's waist but Filipovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karelin off to one side.
Filipovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Filipovic as Karelin shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karelin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Filipovic!
Karelin avoids the attempt from Filipovic to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Karelin is staying active.
Filipovic is squirming around, avoiding Karelin's attempts to control the action.
Filipovic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karelin lands a big elbow.
Karelin with shots to the head and body - Filipovic looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Filipovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Filipovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Filipovic is in a horrible position here. Karelin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karelin cracks Filipovic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Karelin avoids the attempt from Filipovic to control.
Karelin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Filipovic wants to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
Karelin unloading with bombs!
Karelin landing shots from mount.
Karelin controlling from the full mount.
Karelin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Karelin tries to control but Filipovic wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karelin controlling his opponent.
Filipovic wants to control but Karelin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Filipovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Karelin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Filipovic missing with a left hand there. Karelin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filipovic.
Filipovic looks to land a combination but Karelin avoids it well.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt - Filipovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Filipovic misses with a hook. Karelin ducked under it nicely.
Karelin has closed the distance and engaged Filipovic in a clinch.
Filipovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karelin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Filipovic or not.
Karelin works on Filipovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Karelin scores with a hook to the body.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Karelin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Karelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karelin wants to stand but Filipovic is controlling his posture from full guard.
Filipovic keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Filipovic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Karelin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Filipovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Filipovic keeps moving.
Filipovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karelin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Filipovic's waist but Filipovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karelin off to one side.
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 shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Filipovic's guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Karelin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Filipovic has wrist control.
Karelin tries to free his leg and advance position but Filipovic is retaining full guard.
Karelin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Karelin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Filipovic keeps moving.
Filipovic had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Karelin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Filipovic Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Karelin's back instead.
Karelin just trying to survive but Filipovic is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Karelin fending off the submission attempt from Filipovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Karelin trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Karelin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Filipovic on the ground.
Karelin tries to break free.
Karelin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Karelin is squirming around, avoiding Filipovic's attempts to control the action.
Karelin wants to control but Filipovic is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Karelin is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Filipovic looking to control but Karelin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karelin is looking to get to half guard.
Filipovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karelin is looking to escape.
Karelin wants to hold on but Filipovic pushes him away.
Karelin is trying to escape the mount.
Filipovic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Karelin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karelin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Karelin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Karelin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Karelin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Karelin controlling from mount.
Karelin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Filipovic is looking to escape.
Karelin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Filipovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karelin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Filipovic is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Filipovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karelin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Karelin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Alex Karelin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Filipovic throws an overhand right that lands on Karelin's shoulder, as Karelin tries to avoid the shot.
Karelin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Filipovic throws out a loose jab but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin throws a body punch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Karelin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Filipovic to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin instigates a clinch.
Filipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karelin gets a clinch.
Filipovic is fighting off a takedown attempt but Karelin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Filipovic to the mat. Filipovic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Alex Karelin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karelin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Karelin looking to pass the guard.
Filipovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Karelin postures up.
Karelin pushing down on Filipovic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is thwarting Filipovic's attempts to control the position.
Filipovic is staying active underneath Karelin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Filipovic is trying to maintain the position but Karelin is very close to passing his half guard.
Filipovic won't allow Karelin to pass to mount.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Filipovic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Filipovic misses with a two punch combination.
Filipovic throws an overhand right that lands on Karelin's shoulder, as Karelin tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Filipovic throws a big shot that misses.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Karelin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Filipovic keeps moving.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelin advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Karelin seems content to control.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Filipovic's head.
Karelin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Filipovic is trying to maintain the position but Karelin is very close to passing his half guard.
Filipovic controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Karelin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karelin 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Karelin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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