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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Whitecastle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksandr Karelin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harold Whitecastle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandr Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitecastle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whitecastle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karelin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whitecastle. Whitecastle obviously looking to wear him down.
Karelin misses with a hook.
Whitecastle throws a sloppy head kick and Karelin moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karelin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Whitecastle keeps moving.
Karelin lands a couple of elbows.
Whitecastle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karelin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whitecastle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whitecastle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karelin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Karelin with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin preventing the sweep.
Whitecastle wants to stand up but Karelin is controlling him.
Karelin drops back looking for a leg! Whitecastle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Whitecastle manages to kick Karelin off! Karelin jumps back into Whitecastle's guard.
Karelin chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecastle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karelin.
Whitecastle wants to get back to his feet but Karelin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Karelin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitecastle is breathing heavily.
Karelin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whitecastle's head.
Whitecastle striking off his back but it's not causing Karelin any problems.
Whitecastle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karelin scoring with some ground and pound.
Karelin cracks Whitecastle with a solid left hand.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin is stalling in the full guard.
Karelin postures up and lands a big shot to Whitecastle's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin won't allow Whitecastle to sweep him here.
Karelin landing some decent shots from guard.
Karelin landing some decent shots from guard.
Karelin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karelin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Whitecastle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karelin cracks Whitecastle with a solid left hand.
Karelin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Karelin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Karelin lands a couple of elbows.
Karelin working some strikes from top position.
Karelin distracts Whitecastle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karelin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whitecastle's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Karelin landing with the ground and pound.
Karelin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karelin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Whitecastle's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karelin is working Whitecastle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Whitecastle is striking from the bottom but Karelin uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Karelin working Whitecastle over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Karelin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karelin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Whitecastle is trying to control but can't.
Karelin seems to be looking for submissions.
Whitecastle looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitecastle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whitecastle tries to get out of the position.
Karelin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Whitecastle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karelin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Karelin is nestled in close to Whitecastle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Whitecastle taking some punishment here, with Karelin in his half guard.
Karelin trying to control the action but Whitecastle is working from the bottom.
Karelin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karelin thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Whitecastle to regain full guard.
Karelin won't allow Whitecastle to sweep him here.
Karelin is in close to Whitecastle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Whitecastle wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Karelin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karelin looks for a takedown but Whitecastle sprawls well.
Karelin gets a takedown into half guard.
Whitecastle is trying to stand.
Karelin lands with a punch from half guard.
Karelin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karelin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Whitecastle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karelin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Whitecastle taking some punishment here, with Karelin in his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karelin slips a nice elbow through Whitecastle's hands, connecting with Whitecastle's forehead.
Karelin slips a nice elbow through Whitecastle's hands, connecting with Whitecastle's forehead.
Karelin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Whitecastle has hold of Karelin's hands but Karelin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecastle is looking to improve his position.
Karelin lands with a punch from half guard.
Whitecastle wants to sweep but Karelin has passed to side control!
Karelin moves into full mount!
Whitecastle really wants to buck Karelin off and get back to his feet.
Karelin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Karelin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Whitecastle is bucking up trying to escape but Karelin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Whitecastle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Karelin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Whitecastle looks a forlorn figure.
Karelin lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitecastle is looking to improve his position but Karelin isn't that keen on the idea.
Karelin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Karelin punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Karelin.
Whitecastle can't escape the position.
Karelin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karelin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Whitecastle's face.
Whitecastle tries to lock up and control but Karelin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Whitecastle wants to get back to his feet.
Karelin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Whitecastle is desperately trying to improve his position but Karelin has a good base and remains in mount.
Karelin landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Karelin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Karelin dominating with strikes here.
Karelin landing strikes from the mount and Whitecastle is in trouble!
Karelin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Whitecastle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karelin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karelin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Whitecastle has worked his arm free - good work by Whitecastle!
Whitecastle takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Karelin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Karelin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Karelin trying to control the position but Whitecastle is working away.
Karelin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitecastle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Karelin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Karelin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Whitecastle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Whitecastle tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Whitecastle is in bad spot here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitecastle controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Whitecastle takes a big shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Karelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Whitecastle. No joy for Karelin on that attempt.
Whitecastle connects with a high kick.
Harold Whitecastle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karelin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karelin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Whitecastle striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Karelin lands some shots froms side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Karelin.
Whitecastle managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Karelin.
Karelin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Whitecastle is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Karelin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Whitecastle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Karelin stands up and beckons Whitecastle to his feet.
Whitecastle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karelin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Whitecastle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Karelin cracks Whitecastle with a big elbow.
Karelin cracks Whitecastle with a big right hand but Whitecastle just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecastle tries to escape but Karelin is in control.
Karelin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Whitecastle, who protects the arm well.
Karelin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Whitecastle some visible discomfort.
Karelin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Whitecastle is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Karelin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Whitecastle is trying to control Karelin's posture but Karelin avoids it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Whitecastle slips under a jab from Karelin.
Whitecastle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Karelin works over Whitecastle with some ground and pound from guard.
Whitecastle wants to control but Karelin passes easily into half guard.
Whitecastle is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Whitecastle throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Karelin manages to pass to side control.
Whitecastle tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Karelin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Whitecastle wants to try and get back to his feet.
Karelin raining down shots from the mount!
Aleksandr Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karelin landing strikes from the mount and Whitecastle is in trouble!
Karelin landing strikes from the mount.
Karelin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Karelin tries to control but Whitecastle wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin lands with some strikes.
Whitecastle is trying to stand.
Whitecastle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Karelin raining down shots from the mount!
Harold Whitecastle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karelin prevents Whitecastle from getting the reversal.
Karelin wants to control but instead Whitecastle manages to regain half guard.
Whitecastle wants to improve his position but Karelin is controlling well.
Karelin is nestled in close to Whitecastle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Whitecastle wants to get back to his feet.
Whitecastle is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Karelin pulls his head out easily.
Karelin decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Karelin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Karelin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Whitecastle is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitecastle tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Karelin wants to take a breather but Whitecastle is having none of it.
Aleksandr Karelin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whitecastle wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Karelin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karelin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Karelin!
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