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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yorick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes to the cage accompanied by CCCP. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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286 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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245 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite 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
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksanteri Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Yorick Brown!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Yorick Brown has been cut.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Karelin.
Karelin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bad Pluto! (17 Elite Coach) in the buildup to the fight.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Karelin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brown sprawls and moves away.
A jab from Karelin finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Brown misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karelin.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Karelin avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a push kick but Karelin slaps the foot to one side.
Karelin scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karelin avoids a kick to the body.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karelin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Karelin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brown manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Karelin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karelin stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karelin connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelin.
Brown walks into a jab.
Karelin cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Karelin lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Karelin takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Karelin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karelin finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Karelin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
A jab from Karelin misses.
Brown throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Karelin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Karelin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karelin throws out a powerful jab.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Karelin saw it coming and moves away.
Yorick Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karelin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karelin moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Karelin misses the jab.
Brown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brown lands a nice shot that snaps Karelin's head back.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karelin throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Karelin misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Karelin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
Karelin throws a big shot that misses.
Karelin misses with a hook.
Karelin ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Karelin's head but Karelin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karelin checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karelin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karelin lands a nice shot to the body.
Karelin tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karelin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Karelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karelin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Karelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksanteri Karelin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karelin throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown flicks out a counter leg kick but Karelin steps away.
Karelin throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karelin throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Karelin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Karelin throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Karelin slips a straight right by Brown.
Karelin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brown sprawls and moves away.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown avoids the body shot from Karelin.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown cracks Karelin with a good jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Karelin throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown scores with a punch to the head.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Karelin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Karelin moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Karelin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
Karelin moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Karelin looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Karelin saw that one coming.
Karelin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karelin throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Karelin throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karelin throws out the jab.
Karelin cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karelin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Karelin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karelin lands a jab.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Karelin ducks down to avoid it.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karelin.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown cracks the inside of Karelin's front leg.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Brown takes a swing at Karelin's ribcage but misses.
Karelin moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!
Karelin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Brown bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Karelin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karelin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brown digs a good body shot into Karelin's ribs.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karelin.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karelin walks into a jab.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karelin throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Karelin's head.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karelin. That did some damage!
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karelin under the eye.
Aleksanteri Karelin's cut is getting worse.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karelin finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Karelin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karelin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yorick Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Karelin avoids it.
Karelin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brown. That one must have hurt.
A big right from Brown misses.
A jab from Karelin finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Karelin with a nice cross.
Brown throws a leg kick but Karelin checks it.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karelin.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Karelin slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karelin stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Karelin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Karelin looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Karelin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown thumps Karelin with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karelin.
A jab from Karelin misses.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Karelin throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Karelin feinted with a counter takedown.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karelin.
Karelin's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
Karelin connects with a body shot.
Yorick Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown lands a jab to Karelin's midsection.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin misses with a hook to the body
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown cracks Karelin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karelin checks the leg kick.
Karelin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karelin's sensitive parts.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown cracks Karelin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good shot there by Brown.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown moves away from the strike by Karelin.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Karelin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Brown finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips a straight right by Karelin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Karelin throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Karelin misses its intended target.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karelin attempts a counter takedown but Brown avoids it well and moves away.
Karelin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Karelin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Karelin shrugs it off though.
Brown scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yorick Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yorick Brown!
An out of breath Yorick Brown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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