Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: gc 155
Date: Jun 24, 2017

#R1#
Ei cracks the inside of Karelin's front leg.
Ei has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID290K) in the buildup to the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ei.
Ei lands with a nice body punch.
Ei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Karelin.
Some wild striking there from Ei.
Karelin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ei cracks Karelin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ei throws a sloppy head kick
and Ei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ei scores with a jab.
Ei throws a head kick that half lands. #CUT#
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.#CL#
Karelin tries to keep at a distance but Ei has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Karelin. #T1#
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karelin is looking to control Ei's arms but Ei gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karelin has his back to the cage.
Ei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC2#
Karelin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ei lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karelin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL#
Ei instigates a clinch.
Ei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ei tries a body shot but Karelin blocks it.
Karelin working aggressively here.
Ei tries a body shot but Karelin blocks it. #BC2#
Karelin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ei tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ei scores with a sloppy right hand. Karelin should have avoided that one.
Ei tries to score with a low kick but Karelin moves his leg out of the way.
Despite the aggression on Karelin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T2#
A low kick from Ei misses
and Karelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ei misses with a low kick.
Karelin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Karelin has Ei up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ei tries to throw a body punch but Karelin avoids it by throwing Ei back against the cage.
Ei is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ei trying to control the position but instead, Karelin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ei into the cage.#BC2#
Karelin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Karelin rushes Ei and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karelin blocking some punches. #BC2#
Karelin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karelin throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Ei motions for Karelin to come forward. Ei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karelin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karelin's calf.
Ei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Ei backs off Karelin throws a huge counter combo but Ei manages to avoid it all.
A low kick from Ei misses
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
Ei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karelin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ei misses with a low kick.
Ei fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karelin checks it well.
Ei throws a low kick, looking for Karelin's leg but Karelin calmly moves out of range.
Ei throws a sloppy head kick and Karelin moves out of range easily.
Ei misses with a low kick.
Karelin misses with a straight left.
Ei lands a nice shot that snaps Karelin's head back. #T4#
Ei moves in looking to clinch but Karelin pushes him off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ei, right into the meat.
Karelin blocks a head kick by Ei.
Ei thumps Karelin with a low kick.
Karelin throws a body shot but no joy.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karelin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ei throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Ei misses
and Karelin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karelin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ei. #CL#
Ei moves into the clinch.
Ei has Karelin pressed against the cage.
Karelin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kylla Ei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Ei tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ei throws a front kick aimed at Karelin's knee but Karelin avoids it well.
Ei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Ei scores with a head kick. Karelin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ei connects with a leg kick. Karelin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ei.
Ei lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ei throws a leg kick which misses Karelin's front leg but catches the back leg as Karelin tries to avoid it.
Kylla Ei is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ei tries to land a knee to the head but Karelin blocks with his arms.
Ei with a knee to the head.
Ei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karelin stalling in the clinch but Ei improves position. #T1#
Ei trying to stall but Karelin improves his position.
Karelin is leaning against Ei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karelin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karelin takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ei as Karelin tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Karelin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ei misses with a punch on the inside.
Karelin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karelin lands a hook that snaps the head of Ei backwards.
Karelin misses with a body punch.
Ei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Ei has a couple of punches blocked by Karelin.
Karelin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ei misses with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Karelin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Karelin forces Ei back against the cage and clinches.#T2#
Karelin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ei.
Karelin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ei up against the cage.#BC2#
Karelin breaks from the clinch.
Ei slips under a jab.
Ei misses with a low kick.
Ei closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karelin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Ei misses
and Karelin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ei thinking.
Kylla Ei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ei is looking to clinch but Karelin is avoiding it.
Ei throws a low kick but Karelin moves out of range easily.
Ei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T3#
Ei throws out a leg kick but Karelin moves out of range and Ei only half commits. #CL2#
Karelin clinches up with Ei and pushes him back against the cage.
Karelin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ei tries to work over Karelin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Karelin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karelin throws a body punch but Ei moves out of range.
Ei throws a leg kick but Karelin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karelin blocks a head kick by Ei.
Ei doesn't manage to clinch there - Karelin circles away.
Ei throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Karelin throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Ei has managed to clinch.
Karelin is trying to push Ei away but Ei has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karelin backwards. #T4#
Ei keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karelin's efforts to push away.
Kylla Ei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karelin lands a right hand.
Ei tries a knee to the head but Karelin blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ei.
Ei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karelin blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Karelin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Karelin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karelin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#CL2#
Karelin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ei, pushing him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ei misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ei.
Karelin lands a nice uppercut.
Ei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Ei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karelin stalls.
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 Kylla Ei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
That's time! Ei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Karelin checks a leg kick.
A head kick by Ei misses
and Karelin counters with a right hand to the body. #KD2#
A jab-cross combination lands for Karelin and sends Ei crashing to the mat! Karelin follows him down to the mat - Ei regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #CUT2#
It looks like Kylla Ei has been cut.#SU2#
Karelin stands up from half guard.
Ei throws a sloppy head kick and Karelin moves out of range easily.
Karelin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin checks a leg kick.
A combination from Karelin does no damage.
Karelin throws a hook but Ei avoids it easily.
Karelin lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Karelin misses the target.
Ei throws a nice looking combination but Karelin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ei misses with a leg kick #KD2#
and Karelin counters with a beautiful punch that sends Ei to the canvas! #ROC2#
Ei is rocked!#T1#
Karelin postures up.
Oh Ei is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Karelin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ei, up you get! #CL2#
Karelin moves into the clinch.
Karelin lands a nice shot to the body.
Ei seems to have got his legs back now.#BC2#
Karelin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karelin lands a body shot.
Karelin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
Ei glances at the clock... BAM! Karelin nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Ei crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Ei is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksanteri Karelin!
After the fight, Aleksanteri Karelin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: gc152.5
Date: Jun 03, 2017

#R1#
Zuma throws a sloppy head kick and Karelin moves out of range easily.
Zuma with a jab.
Karelin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Monte Zuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karelin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zuma gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Karelin to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Monte Zuma has been cut.
Karelin slips under a jab.#TD#
Zuma shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Karelin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin takes one to the side of the head.
Zuma connects with a solid leg kick.
Zuma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zuma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karelin.
Zuma lands a head shot.
Zuma throws a wild body kick that Karelin sees coming a mile off.#T1#
A big left from Zuma misses. #CL2#
Karelin clinches up with Zuma and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Karelin breaks the clinch.
Karelin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zuma.
Zuma throws a jab when Karelin was well out of range.
Karelin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuma.
Zuma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FORBIDDEN VIOLENCE WARRIORS in the buildup to the fight.
Aleksanteri Karelin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zuma fails with a takedown attempt.
Zuma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zuma tries a head kick but it misses.
Zuma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karelin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zuma can pounce on him. #CL2#
Karelin has closed the distance and engaged Zuma in a clinch.
Zuma lands a right hand. #TD#
Zuma lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuma is taking a breather. Karelin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Karelin is looking to escape.
Zuma seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karelin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zuma trying to mount his opponent but Karelin defends it. #SUB#
Zuma is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zuma stops Karelin from getting back to his feet.
Zuma wants to take a breather but Karelin is having none of it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Zuma seems to be working for a kimura but Karelin defends the submission attempt.
Zuma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karelin keeps working. #T3#
Karelin is trying to stand back up but Zuma is controlling him #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Karelin misses with a looping left.
Karelin just misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin loads up on a big right hand but Zuma slips the punch.
Zuma misses with a hook. Karelin ducked under it nicely.
Karelin walks into a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Karelin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zuma throws a head kick that half lands.
Karelin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zuma.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monte Zuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuma lands a glancing blow to the side of Karelin's head.#T4#
Zuma throws a leg kick but Karelin moved away.
A big right from Karelin misses.
Zuma tries a head kick but it misses.
Karelin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karelin throws a good cross that connects.
Zuma throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zuma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zuma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karelin momentarily.
Zuma has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zuma there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zuma lands with a straight right. Karelin didn't see that one coming.
Zuma tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Zuma.
Karelin misses with a series of wild punches.
Zuma throws a poor cross that misses
and Karelin counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monte Zuma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Monte Zuma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Karelin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karelin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zuma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karelin.
Zuma connects with a right hand. Karelin shakes it off.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuma moves away.
Zuma is looking to counter the offense by Karelin and move into the clinch.
Karelin avoids the head kick by Zuma.
Karelin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zuma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karelin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zuma thinking.
Karelin looks to score with a jab to the body but Zuma is just out of range.
Zuma throws a poor cross that misses
and Karelin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That kick from Zuma tenderised Karelin's leg. Karelin is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice straight punches there by Karelin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karelin.
Karelin defending well as Zuma loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zuma manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zuma.
Zuma misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Zuma. #T1#
Zuma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karelin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zuma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zuma throws a hook to the side of Karelin's head but Karelin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zuma misses with a low kick.
Zuma misses with a head kick.
Karelin is looking for the big counter here.
Zuma is looking to land body kicks.
Karelin swings for the body but Zuma moves out of range.
Zuma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zuma throws a jab when Karelin was well out of range.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zuma manages to avoid it.
Zuma misses with a looping left.
Zuma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zuma has his takedown stuffed
and Zuma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karelin looks to score with a jab to the body but Zuma is just out of range.#T2#
Zuma looks to land a right hand but Karelin moved out of range.
Zuma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zuma tries to move into range but Karelin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CL#
Zuma rushes Karelin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin blocks an uppercut. #TD#
Zuma lands a nice trip takedown into half guard. #ES2#
Karelin has one foot on Zuma's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zuma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karelin throws a body shot but no joy.
Zuma throws a head kick but Karelin moves out of range. #CL#
Zuma has closed the distance and engaged Karelin in a clinch.
Zuma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Karelin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zuma.
Karelin trying to control the position but instead, Zuma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karelin into the cage.
Zuma lands a body shot in the clinch. #T3#
Zuma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zuma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Karelin controlling the action here for a moment.
Zuma lands with a light punch inside.
Zuma keeps control of Karelin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karelin wants to stall.
Zuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Karelin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zuma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Monte Zuma is winning the standup battle so far.#T4#
Karelin scores with a shot to the body.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karelin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karelin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zuma scores with a decent looking hook.
Karelin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zuma misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuma misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Karelin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karelin throws a body shot but no joy.
Zuma ducks under a wild hook from Karelin.
Karelin walks into a straight right hand from Zuma.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
Zuma scores with a leg kick.
Karelin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karelin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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 Monte Zuma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Monte Zuma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Karelin takes one to the chin there.
Zuma misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zuma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zuma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karelin's hands.
Zuma throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Karelin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Karelin. Those never looked like landing.
Zuma tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Karelin manages to circle out of the way.
Zuma tries for a takedown but Karelin circles away easily
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
Karelin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zuma counters with a straight right hand.
Zuma lands with a straight right. Karelin didn't see that one coming.
Zuma throws a sloppy head kick and Karelin moves out of range easily.
Zuma connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuma.
Zuma pushes Karelin away with a front kick.#T1#
Karelin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
Zuma thows a leg kick but Karelin checks it
and Karelin counters with a nice uppercut.
Karelin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zuma.
Zuma connects with a leg kick. Karelin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zuma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zuma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karelin checks it well.
Zuma throws a sloppy head kick and Karelin moves out of range easily.
Zuma misses with a hook
and Karelin counters with a nice uppercut.
Zuma lands an overhand right.
Zuma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karelin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karelin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karelin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zuma.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Karelin.
Karelin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Monte Zuma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
A lazy left from Zuma finds it's target.
Zuma lands with an overhand left.
Zuma catches Karelin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zuma misses with an uppercut.
Zuma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Zuma.
Nice uppercut there from Zuma.
Karelin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zuma.
Zuma feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zuma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karelin throws out a counter right but Zuma avoids it with no problem.
Zuma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Zuma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zuma dips to his left and cracks Karelin with an uppercut!
Zuma tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karelin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zuma somewhat.#T3#
Zuma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karelin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Karelin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zuma throws a wild body kick that Karelin sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - Zuma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zuma throws a jab when Karelin was well out of range.
Zuma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Karelin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aleksanteri Karelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zuma rather than just go for the knockout.
Karelin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Karelin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zuma - the referee stops the clock and Karelin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zuma. Karelin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zuma misses with an uppercut. #KD2#
Zuma ducks straight into an uppercut from Karelin and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Zuma manages to regain guard straight away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
Zuma is trying to control the position but Karelin postures up.
Zuma is adopting a defensive guard.
Karelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zuma pulls Karelin in to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monte Zuma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zuma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monte Zuma!
An out of breath Monte Zuma thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: gc146
Date: Apr 22, 2017

#R1##CL#
Ei clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ei.
Ei has a couple of punches blocked by Karelin.
Ei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Karelin is trying to break free.#BC2#
Karelin manages to break the clinch.
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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ei moves away.
Ei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karelin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ei.
Ei attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karelin throws a body punch but Ei moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karelin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ei misses with a head kick.
Ei cracks Karelin with an open hand slap.#CUT#
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
Ei throws a leg kick but Karelin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karelin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kylla Ei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Ei tries to clinch but Karelin is having none of it.
Karelin just misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin misses with a body punch
and Ei counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karelin's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ei. That's going to slow Karelin down.
Karelin looks to land a right hand but Ei moved out of range.
Ei cracks Karelin with an open hand slap.
Ei throws a leg kick that misses.
Karelin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karelin circles away quickly and effectively.
Ei scores with a leg kick.
Karelin takes a swing at Ei's ribcage but misses.
Ei tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Karelin manages to circle out of the way.
Karelin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
Ei moves into the clinch.
Karelin has a couple of punches blocked by Ei.
Ei throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Ei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Karelin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ei takes a shot to the head.
Karelin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ei lands with a light punch inside.
Ei effectively controlling the action here.
Ei misses with some punches.
Ei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karelin is defending well for now.#BC2#
Karelin breaks from the clinch.
Ei bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karelin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ei finds it's way round the side to connect with Karelin's head.
Ei connects with a solid leg kick. #CL#
Ei takes the fight into the clinch.
Ei tries to land a knee to the head but Karelin blocks with his arms.
Ei lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T3#
Ei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Ei tries to work over Karelin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karelin has had enough of the clinch but Ei keeps him there for the moment.
Ei tries to land knees in the clinch but Karelin avoids the damage to the body.
Ei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karelin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karelin as Ei tries to tie him up.
Karelin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ei putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karelin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ei scores with a shot to the side of Karelin's head.
Ei has a couple of punches blocked by Karelin.
A short right from Karelin on the inside.
Karelin is trying to stall.
Karelin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ei misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ei.#T4#
Karelin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Karelin.
Karelin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karelin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ei up against the cage.
Ei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karelin as Ei tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Ei fails to land.
Ei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ei keeps control of Karelin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Karelin breaks from the clinch.
Karelin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kylla Ei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
That's time! Ei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ei lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Karelin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karelin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Karelin blocks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Karelin misses.
Ei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karelin lands with a good body shot.
Ei does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ei tries a head kick but it misses.
Ei cracks Karelin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ei thows a leg kick but Karelin checks it
and Karelin counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ei walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karelin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karelin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ei with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Karelin misses the target.
Karelin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karelin scores with a jab.
Kylla Ei is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Ei throws a head kick that misses.
Karelin checks a leg kick.
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.
Ei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Ei misses with an uppercut.
Karelin connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Ei covering up! Karelin comes in with a big uppercut and Ei goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aleksanteri Karelin!
After the fight, Aleksanteri Karelin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: gc140
Date: Mar 11, 2017

#R1#
Nukem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karelin.
Nukem closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karelin circles away.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nukem was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Nukem tries a head kick but it misses.
Nukem lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nukem darts in looking for a takedown but Karelin gets double underhooks and turns Nukem into the cage.
Nukem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karelin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karelin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nukem.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nukem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nukem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karelin blocks a head kick by Nukem.
Nukem defending well as Karelin loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Karelin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nukem.
Nukem slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nukem throws a leg kick but Karelin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karelin is looking for the big counter here.
Nukem shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karelin checks a leg kick.
Karelin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karelin misses with a hook to the body
enabling Nukem to counter with a crisp jab.
Karelin misses with an uppercut. Nukem saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Nukem. Beautiful body shot.
Nukem swings widly with a right hand
and Karelin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karelin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nukem counters with a three punch combo that has Karelin backing up. Karelin nods at Nukem to acknowledge the strikes.
Karelin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T2#
Nukem throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nukem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nukem connects with a right hand. Karelin shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Karelin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karelin blocks a leg kick.
Karelin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nukem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL2#
Karelin gets a clinch.
Karelin lands with a right to the head.
Karelin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nukem swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Karelin breaks the clinch.
Karelin scores with a hook to the body. Nukem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karelin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T3#
Karelin avoids the body shot from Nukem.
Karelin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nukem rather than just go for the knockout.
Karelin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Karelin catches Nukem right on the button with a cross.
Nukem cracks the inside of Karelin's front leg.
A shot to the body from Karelin misses
and Nukem makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nukem was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nukem was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nukem. That's going to slow Karelin down.
Karelin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nukem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Karelin fails to land with a series of punches.
Nukem scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nukem cracks the inside of Karelin's front leg.
Karelin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Duke Nukem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Nukem tenderised Karelin's leg. Karelin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karelin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karelin just misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nukem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Nukem.
Aleksanteri Karelin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nukem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Nukem dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Nukem misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Karelin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nukem feints and then cracks Karelin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karelin down.
Nukem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karelin throws a big shot that misses.
Nukem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karelin looks to score with a jab to the body but Nukem is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nukem. #CL2#
Nukem tries to keep at a distance but Karelin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nukem stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Karelin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Nukem throws a head punch that misses.
Karelin lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Karelin breaks from the clinch.
Nukem connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nukem throws a head kick that misses.
Karelin avoids the head kick by Nukem.
Karelin avoids the head kick by Nukem. #CL#
Nukem gets a clinch.
Karelin blocks the elbow strike.
Karelin stalling in the clinch.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nukem taking a breather.
Karelin is looking to break free of the clinch but Nukem has double underhooks. #T2#
Karelin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nukem's elbow. #BC2#
Karelin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karelin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nukem connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karelin scrambles back to his feet.
Nukem throws a leg kick but Karelin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nukem avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Duke Nukem is winning the standup battle so far.
Nukem uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karelin has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin misses with a jab to the body
and Nukem makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Karelin throws a body punch but Nukem moves out of range.
Nukem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karelin moves away.
Nukem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Karelin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Nukem.#T3#
Karelin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nukem lands with a cross.
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 has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nukem finds it's way round the side to connect with Karelin's head.
Nukem scores with a head kick. Karelin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Karelin throws the left hand but Nukem avoids the punch easily.
Nukem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karelin was well out of range. Poor timing from Nukem.
Karelin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Nukem misses.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
Nukem swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nukem darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karelin misses with a right hand
and Nukem counters with an inside leg kick. #T4#
Karelin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Karelin blocks a low kick nicely.
Nukem's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Nukem misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin scores with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Nukem both land. Nice combination.
Karelin swings for the body but Nukem moves out of range.
Nukem cracks Karelin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nukem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karelin blocks a head kick by Nukem.
Nukem wants to clinch
and Karelin counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Nukem dominated that second round.
That's time! Nukem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nukem moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nukem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karelin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nukem walks into a jab.#CL#
Nukem moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Karelin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Nukem wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nukem throws a lazy right hand but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nukem misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Karelin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nukem wants to clinch.#T1#
Nukem is looking to slow Karelin down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nukem, right into the meat.
Nukem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nukem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nukem swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karelin misses the body punch
and Nukem counters with an inside leg kick.
Karelin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nukem. Nukem obviously looking to wear him down.
Karelin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nukem fails in his attempt to clinch. #T2#
Nukem throws out a loose jab but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nukem avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Karelin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nukem throws a low kick, looking for Karelin's leg but Karelin calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karelin! But no joy.
Karelin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nukem.
Nukem throws a low kick but Karelin avoids it.
Nukem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nukem. Karelin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karelin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nukem was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Karelin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
Nukem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Karelin slaps away a takedown attempt from Nukem, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nukem lands a lovely overhand right.
Aleksanteri Karelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke Nukem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A good leg kick by Nukem.
Nukem thuds his right hand into Karelin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nukem throws a combination that misses
and Karelin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karelin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nukem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nukem scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karelin in his tracks. #T4#
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.#KD2#
Karelin catches Nukem napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Nukem to the canvas! #CUT2#
It looks like Duke Nukem has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nukem pulls Karelin in to control the position.
Karelin wants to stand but Nukem is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nukem pulls Karelin in to control the position.
Karelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Nukem working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karelin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karelin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nukem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Duke Nukem.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nukem, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Nukem!
Duke Nukem seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: gc135
Date: Feb 04, 2017

#R1#
Karelin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CUT#
It looks like Perrin Aybara has been cut.
Aybara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aybara digs a good body shot into Karelin's ribs.
Aybara throws a looping overhand right but Karelin ducks down to avoid it.
Aybara gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
Karelin misses with an uppercut
and Aybara counters with a nice uppercut.
Aybara connects with a body shot that sends Karelin's belly button to the back.
Karelin moves out of range of the strikes.
Karelin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karelin misses with an uppercut.
Aybara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CUT2#
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aybara connects with a nice looking jab.
Aybara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Karelin misses.
A punch combination from Aybara misses.
As Aybara looks to move away, Karelin throws a big counter combo but Aybara just gets out of the way.#T1#
Karelin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aybara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karelin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aybara misses with a wild combination.
Aybara misses with a two punch combination.
Karelin throws a big counter combination but Aybara scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aybara works the jab nicely.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karelin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karelin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aybara. #T2#
Aybara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karelin lands a slapping body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karelin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aybara throws a low kick, looking for Karelin's leg but Karelin calmly moves out of range.
Karelin stuffs the takedown.
A clash of legs there as Karelin blocks the low kick.
Karelin is looking to counter the offense by Aybara and move into the clinch.
Karelin misses with a hook. Aybara ducked under it nicely.
Karelin throws the left hand but Aybara avoids the punch easily.
Aybara appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aybara moves out of range as Karelin strikes.
Aybara moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Aybara ducks under a wild hook from Karelin.
Some bone on bone action there as Aybara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aybara tried to score with a low kick but Karelin checks it.
Aybara lands a jab to the nose.
Aybara fails with a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Aybara decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Aybara not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
Karelin is not content to let Aybara control the position.
Aybara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karelin is trying to stand.
Aybara is trying to control. Karelin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aybara misses with a head shot. Karelin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Aybara throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perrin Aybara dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Aybara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aybara blocks a jab.
Aybara feints the counter takedown.
No joy there for Aybara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karelin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karelin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aybara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aybara lands a high kick!
Aybara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Aybara. Those never looked like landing.
Aybara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karelin.
A slow jab from Karelin misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin scores with a hook to the body. Aybara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T1#
Karelin misses with an uppercut. Aybara saw that one coming.
Karelin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karelin throws a lazy right hand but Aybara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aybara throws a push kick but Karelin slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Karelin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aybara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karelin throws a poor cross that misses
and Karelin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aybara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aybara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karelin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aybara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aybara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aybara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perrin Aybara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karelin throws a series of punches but Aybara moves out of range. #T2#
Aybara misses with a combination
and Karelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin blocks the body kick.
Aybara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karelins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good exchange - Aybara coming out on top.
Aybara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karelin counters with a stiff right hand.
Aybara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karelin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karelin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aybara with the counter takedown but Karelin avoids it easily.
Karelin just misses with a punch to the body.
Aybara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Karelin counter with a right hand. #T3#
Karelin misses with an uppercut. Aybara saw that one coming.
Aybara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aybara moves out of range of the strikes.
Karelin misses with a straight left.
Karelin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aybara's head.
Aybara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karelin drops Aybara with a big left hand! Aybara is injured, injured bad! Karelin jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksanteri Karelin!
A very excited looking Aleksanteri Karelin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: gc129
Date: Dec 25, 2016

#R1#
Karelin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CUT2#
It looks like Kieron Radebe has been cut.
Karelin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karelin misses with the combination.
Radebe throws a quick counter head kick but Karelin was just out of range.#CL#
Radebe darts in and clinches Karelin up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Radebe has a couple of punches blocked by Karelin.
Karelin throws a head punch that misses.
Karelin avoiding damage as Radebe throws knees to the body.
Radebe takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin is looking to control Radebe's arms but Radebe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karelin has his back to the cage.
Radebe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Radebe.
A head punch on the inside from Radebe fails to land.
Karelin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Karelin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Karelin lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radebe misses with the head strike. #T1#
Radebe tries to land a knee to the head but Karelin blocks with his arms.
Karelin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karelin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Radebe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Radebe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Radebe blocks a body shot from Karelin.
Karelin controlling the action here for a moment.
Good body shot from Karelin.
Karelin misses with a body punch.
Karelin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Radebe blocking some punches.
Karelin stalling against the cage.
Karelin misses with a body punch.
Karelin scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Radebe trying to land knees to the body.
Karelin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Radebe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karelin blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Radebe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Radebe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karelin takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karelin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radebe missing with knees to the body.
Karelin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Radebes head.
Karelin is pushing Radebe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Radebe misses with a knee to the head.
Karelin misses with the head strike.
Karelin working aggressively here.
Radebe looking to throw knees to the head but Karelin is blocking nicely.
Radebe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karelin slowing the pace effectively.
The referee is keeping an eye on Radebe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Karelin working aggressively here.
A short right from Karelin.
Radebe misses with the head strike.
Karelin is pushing Radebe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Radebe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karelin avoids it.
Radebe looking to slow down the pace here.
Karelin lands with a right to the head.
Radebe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karelin digs a right hand underneath Radebe's ribcage. Radebe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Radebe is breathing heavily.
Karelin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Radebe tries a knee to the head but Karelin blocks it.
Good body shot from Karelin. #T4#
Karelin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Radebe backwards.
Karelin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Radebe backwards.
Karelin stalling against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Karelin as the two fighters clinch.
Karelin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Radebe up against the cage.
Karelin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Radebe looking to slow down the pace here.
Karelin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Karelin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Karelin lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksanteri Karelin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kieron Radebe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Karelin shoots in and drives through. Radebe sprawls well.
Radebe slips a jab and a cross from Karelin. #CL#
Radebe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karelin pushes Radebe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karelin misses with the head strike.
Radebe swings wildly with an uppercut but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin stalling against the cage.
Karelin pushes Radebe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karelin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radebe looking to slow down the pace here.
Karelin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karelin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Radebe backwards.
Karelin scores with a hook to the body.
Karelin scores with a shot to the side of Radebe's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#KD2#
Karelin floors Radebe with a big punch on the inside! Radebe is trying to recover but Karelin dives into side control. #ROC2#
Radebe is rocked!#T1#
Karelin lands a huge shot from side control! Radebe is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aleksanteri Karelin!
Aleksanteri Karelin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: gc123
Date: Nov 13, 2016

#R1#
Ei misses with a low kick.
Karelin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karelin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ei.
Karelin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ei counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
Ei lands a body shot.
Karelin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ei's hands.
Ei on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karelin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #CL2#
Karelin closes the distance and pushes Ei back into the cage.
Ei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ei takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ei can't find room to land a body shot as Karelin controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin stalling.
Karelin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karelin blocks it with crossed arms. #T1#
Karelin tries to throw a body punch but Ei avoids it by throwing Karelin back against the cage. #BC#
Ei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karelin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ei misses with a low kick.
Karelin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ei throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A punch combination from Karelin misses.
Ei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ei misses with a combination #CL2#
and Karelin counters by clinching up.
Karelin working aggressively here.
Ei blocking some punches.
Ei working aggressively here.
Ei lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin just leaning against Ei, taking a breather. #T2#
Come on Karelin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Karelin continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Karelin misses with a punch on the inside.
Karelin misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Ei on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
Karelin tries to work over Ei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ei will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Karelin up against the cage.
Ei throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ei displaying some good clinch control by pressing Karelin up against the cage.
A short left from Ei.
Karelin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karelin is stalling here.
Ei taking a breather. #T3#
A short uppercut from Karelin.
Ei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ei prevents a body shot from Karelin.
Karelin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ei missing with knees to the body.
Ei trying to land knees to the body.
Karelin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karelin is defending well for now.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelin stalling against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ei. #BC#
Ei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Karelin misses.
Karelin lands a jab to the nose.
Ei misses with an uppercut
letting Karelin counter with a right hand. #T4#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ei throws a low kick but Karelin avoids it.
Karelin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karelin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ei lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ei.
Karelin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ei scores with a kick to the midsection.
Karelin looks to land a combination but Ei avoids it well.
Karelin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #CL#
Ei has Karelin up against the cage in a clinch.
Karelin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karelin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ei tries a knee to the head but Karelin blocks it.
Ei lands a nice uppercut.
Karelin tries a body shot but Ei blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kylla Ei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Karelin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ei doesn't seem bothered though.
Kylla Ei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karelin fails to land with a series of punches.
Karelin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karelin throws a front kick aimed at Ei's knee but Ei avoids it well.
Karelin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
The fighters circling - Karelin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Ei misses.
A little jabbing left from Karelin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL#
and Ei counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ei looking to slow down the pace here.
Ei lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kylla Ei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ei tries to work over Karelin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Karelin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Karelin avoids a wild elbow strike from Ei.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ei as Karelin tries to tie him up.
Ei scores with a shoulder strike. #CUT#
That has opened up Aleksanteri Karelin's cut even more.
Karelin looking to slow down the pace here.
Karelin looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Ei breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Ei.
Ei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Ei walks into a jab.#CL#
Ei fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karelin, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Ei breaks the clinch.
Karelin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ei throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range. #T2#
A big right from Ei misses.
Ei throws a head kick that Karelin semi-blocks.
Kylla Ei is winning the standup battle so far.
Ei lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karelin moves away from the strike by Ei.
Karelin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ei.
Ei swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karelin.
Karelin slips under a jab from Ei.
Karelin misses with a hook. Ei ducked under it nicely.
Karelin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karelin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ei fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karelin checks it well.
Karelin wants to counter the offense by Ei and move into the clinch position.
A big right from Ei misses. #T3#
Ei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karelin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karelin throws out a loose jab but Ei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ei throws an overhand right that lands on Karelin's shoulder, as Karelin tries to avoid the shot.
Karelin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ei swinging wildly here.
As Ei backs off Karelin throws a huge counter combo but Ei manages to avoid it all.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karelin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ei has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ei and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL#
Ei gets a clinch.
Karelin misses with a punch to the body.
Ei lands a knee to the body.
Karelin is breathing heavily.
Karelin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karelin is trying to stall.
Ei with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T4#
Ei lands a good knee to the midsection. Karelin won't want to take too many of those.#BC#
Ei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Ei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ei.
No joy there for Ei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Ei moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Ei working Karelin over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ei as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ei.
Ei content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Karelin.
Ei is working Karelin over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kylla Ei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Karelin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karelin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CL#
Ei darts in and clinches Karelin up against the cage.
Ei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ei tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ei lands a right hand.
Karelin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short left from Ei.
Karelin lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ei misses with a knee to the head.
Ei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ei taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karelin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ei takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ei as Karelin tries to tie him up. #T1#
Karelin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karelins head.
Ei lands a right hand.
Ei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karelin blocks it with crossed arms.
Ei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karelin is defending well for now.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karelin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ei looking to throw knees to the head but Karelin is blocking nicely.
Ei throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karelin misses with a punch to the body.
Ei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karelin blocks it with crossed arms.
Karelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karelin.#T2#
Karelin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ei's elbow.
Karelin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ei throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ei with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
The cut above Aleksanteri Karelin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ei tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ei prevents a body shot from Karelin.
Ei with a knee to the head.
Karelin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karelin is defending well for now.
Ei is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ei misses with a knee to the head.
Ei tries to land knees in the clinch but Karelin avoids the damage to the body.
Ei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karelin. #T3#
Karelin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karelin is trying to stall.
Ei swings wildly with an uppercut but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ei lands a left hand.
Karelin tries to work over Ei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aleksanteri Karelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karelin trying to stall but Ei improves his position.
Karelin prevents a body shot from Ei.
Ei is leaning against Karelin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ei.
A left hand lands to the body for Ei.
Ei lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karelin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karelin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T4#
Ei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ei with a knee to the head.
Ei slows down the pace here.
Karelin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kylla Ei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karelin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ei.
Ei missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Karelin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karelin is defending well for now.
Ei taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ei blocking some punches.
Karelin is working Ei over against the cage.
Karelin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kylla Ei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ei 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kylla Ei!
Kylla Ei took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Sampo Jambo ur belt is next.'.

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