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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolls Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Soviet National Anthem. Alexander Karelin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rolls Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Karelin defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Karelin.
A telegraphed right hand from Karelin misses the target.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Karelin moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Karelin.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie moves out of range as Karelin strikes.
Karelin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Karelin misses.
Karelin misses with a double jab.
Karelin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karelin misses with a few strikes there.
Karelin throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karelin looks to clinch
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karelin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karelin avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Karelin moves away from the strike by Gracie.
A jab from Karelin misses.
Karelin thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Karelin misses with a looping right.
Karelin misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Karelin misses with a straight right.
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Karelin tries to control but Gracie manages to take his back.
Karelin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Karelin manages to avoid easily.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Karelin is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Karelin's face.
Gracie punching from mount but Karelin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Karelin srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Gracie is riding his opponent, not letting Karelin buck him off.
Karelin covering up well and avoiding damage.
Karelin is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karelin trying to control the hands but Gracie breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolls Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karelin moves away.
Karelin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karelin working a defensive guard but Gracie passes into half guard.
Karelin is trying to get back to full guard.
Karelin wants to control but Gracie passes into side.
Gracie 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 is trying to get back to half guard.
Karelin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Alexander Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Karelin.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rolls Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karelin swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie swinging wilding here.
Karelin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Karelin 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.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie throws a combination. Karelin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Karelin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie moves out of range as Karelin strikes.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie swinging wilding here.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Karelin misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karelin misses with a double jab.
Gracie is looking to wear down Karelin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Karelin swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie slips a straight right by Karelin.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie moves out of range as Karelin strikes.
Alexander Karelin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karelin throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Karelin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gracie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
A telegraphed right hand from Karelin misses the target.
Gracie swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Karelin.
Karelin swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Karelin moves away from the strike by Gracie.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Karelin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolls Gracie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karelin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karelin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karelin throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie slips a straight right by Karelin.
Karelin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Karelin checks a leg kick.
Karelin misses the jab.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Karelin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Karelin.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie slips under a jab from Karelin.
Karelin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Karelin keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Karelin moves out of range easily.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Karelin saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Karelin misses its intended target.
Karelin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
That's two 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 looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Karelin looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Karelin circles away.
Karelin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karelin throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Alexander Karelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin wants to control but Gracie postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karelin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie trying to control the action but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Karelin tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Karelin defends it well.
Karelin is trying to escape the mount.
Karelin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gracie is tying to control. Karelin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie wants to stand but Karelin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Karelin trying to control here.
Gracie tries to stand but can't do so whilst Karelin controls his leg.
Gracie trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karelin punching from the bottom.
Gracie tries to stand and escape but Karelin is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolls Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolls Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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