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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes to the cage accompanied by CCCP. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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286 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksanteri Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenthal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karelin shoots in looking for a takedown but Rosenthal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karelin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rosenthal wants to clinch.
Rosenthal is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karelin is trying to break free.
Karelin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin breaks the clinch.
Karelin lands a nice hook to Rosenthal 's body. Rosenthal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rosenthal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Rosenthal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal misses with the combination.
Rosenthal is looking to clinch but Karelin is avoiding it.
Rosenthal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karelin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rosenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karelin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rosenthal on the side of the head.
It looks like Frank Rosenthal has been cut.
Rosenthal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karelin throwing a counter right hand but Rosenthal manages to avoid it.
Karelin has a takedown stuffed.
Karelin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rosenthal throws a shot from downtown. Karelin moves away and avoids it.
Rosenthal looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelin is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Rosenthal coming out on top.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rosenthal sprawls well. Rosenthal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karelin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksanteri Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosenthal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karelin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rosenthal throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Karelin misses the target.
Rosenthal scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Rosenthal misses its intended target.
Karelin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rosenthal throws a lazy right hand but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karelin gets tackled into the cage by Rosenthal . Rosenthal maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karelin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal throws a jab but it's blocked by Karelin.
Rosenthal wants to clinch.
Rosenthal misses with a wild combination.
Rosenthal closes the distance and clinches.
Karelin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosenthal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karelin.
Rosenthal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karelin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Rosenthal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Karelin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
Karelin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosenthal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karelin breaks the clinch.
Karelin swings for the body but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Rosenthal tries to counter with a clinch but Karelin shakes him off and moves away.
Rosenthal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenthal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karelin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rosenthal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rosenthal instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rosenthal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Rosenthal 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rosenthal looks to land a right hand but Karelin moved out of range.
It looked like Karelin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frank Rosenthal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karelin fails to land the takedown.
A big left from Rosenthal misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Rosenthal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rosenthal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rosenthal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rosenthal throws out a loose jab but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin throws a shot from downtown. Rosenthal moves away and avoids it.
Rosenthal tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rosenthal looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rosenthal tries to improve position but can't.
Rosenthal wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Karelin wants to take a breather but Rosenthal manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Karelin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin trying to control but Rosenthal is working from the bottom.
Rosenthal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rosenthal wants to stand up but Karelin is controlling him.
That's two 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.
Karelin throws an elbow that misses. Rosenthal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karelin's guard. Nice move by Rosenthal !
Rosenthal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Karelin is proving hard to escape from.
Karelin controlling the position.
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Rosenthal from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karelin gets tackled into the cage by Rosenthal . Rosenthal maintains the clinch.
Karelin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rosenthal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rosenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Karelin.
Karelin controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Karelin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karelin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal misses the jab.
Karelin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rosenthal tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Karelin is in Rosenthal 's guard.
Rosenthal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karelin is one step ahead there.
Rosenthal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karelin manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosenthal won't allow Karelin to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aleksanteri Karelin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Rosenthal 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rosenthal defending well as Karelin loads up on a big left hand.
Frank Rosenthal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenthal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karelin missing with a left hand there. Rosenthal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rosenthal tries to counter with a clinch but Karelin shakes him off and moves away.
Rosenthal clinches.
Rosenthal misses with a punch on the inside.
Karelin tries to break the clinch but Rosenthal is controlling the position.
Karelin blocks an uppercut.
Karelin tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
Karelin tries to break the clinch but Rosenthal is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Karelin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rosenthal backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karelin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rosenthal avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Karelin looks to land a right hand but Rosenthal moved out of range.
Rosenthal tries to sprawl but Karelin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Karelin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rosenthal defending well though.
Karelin stops Rosenthal from getting back to his feet.
Rosenthal tries to get to full guard but Karelin has control of the leg.
Karelin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karelin is pressing down on Rosenthal 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rosenthal is holding on for now.
Rosenthal wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is thwarting Rosenthal 's attempts to control the position.
Rosenthal gets full guard.
Karelin trying to control but Rosenthal is working from the bottom.
Karelin advances position into side control!
Rosenthal can't do much from the bottom here.
Karelin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Karelin looks up at the clock and then as Rosenthal takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Karelin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
An elbow from Karelin crashes against the mat.
Rosenthal is looking to regain half guard here but Karelin keeps moving and retains side control.
Karelin working the ground and pound but Rosenthal is defending the strikes.
Rosenthal manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Karelin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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 thows a huge punch but Rosenthal dodges it nicely.
Rosenthal wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal throws a lazy uppercut
and Karelin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rosenthal thinking.
Frank Rosenthal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rosenthal digs a good hook to Karelin's body.
Karelin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karelin takes one to the side of the head.
Karelin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Karelin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rosenthal misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karelin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksanteri 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aleksanteri Karelin!
In his post fight interview, Aleksanteri Karelin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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