Then, with five seconds left in the overtime, Alexander Karelin simply bows his head in resignation. Rulon Gardner remains crouched in the center of the mat, wary of a ruse, but the match is over.

--from "Bumper Crop" by Jack McCallum, Sports Illustrated, October 9, 2000

 
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