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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Hall (ranked 1842 p4p, 3987 weight class) and Mike Carpenter (ranked 90 p4p, 182 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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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 23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall is looking to counter punch.
Hall cracks Carpenter with a good jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carpenter misses with a looping right.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carpenter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carpenter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hall duly obliges.
Hall drives through with a takedown into Carpenter's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hall decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carpenter tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Carpenter has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Carpenter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hall tries to buck Carpenter off but Carpenter is having none of it.
Hall is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Carpenter is controlling him well.
Carpenter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hall holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hall pushes Carpenter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carpenter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hall regains half guard there - taking advantage of Carpenter's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hall is trying to stand up here but Carpenter is controlling him well.
Hall is not content to let Carpenter control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
Carpenter looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
And Carpenter tries to counter it with a takedown but Hall pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Carpenter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hall cracks Carpenter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Carpenter down.
Hall shoots in and drives through. Carpenter sprawls well.
Carpenter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Carpenter fails to land with a series of punches.
Carpenter tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Carpenter gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to get back to his feet.
Carpenter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carpenter is trying to control. Hall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carpenter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carpenter prevents Hall from standing back up.
Carpenter wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.
Hall wants to get back to his feet.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carpenter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hall wants to improve his position but Carpenter is controlling well.
Carpenter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hall pushes Carpenter off looking to stand but Carpenter dives back in and keeps control.
Hall gets back to full guard.
Carpenter trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carpenter is aware though and is defending well.
Hall working for a triangle but Carpenter defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hall stuffs the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Hall. That snapped Carpenter's head back.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall scores with a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Hall finds it's target.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Carpenter.
Hall with a nice calf kick.
Carpenter lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carpenter.
Hall is looking to counter punch.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carpenter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hall lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall cracks Carpenter with an open hand slap.
Hall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carpenter doesn't seem phased though.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carpenter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carpenter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carpenter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carpenter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Charlie Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Carpenter.
Carpenter is looking to clinch.
Hall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carpenter throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carpenter can do to turn this around?
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Charlie Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Hall.
Carpenter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall scores with a jab to the head.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Carpenter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hall stuffs the takedown attempt from Carpenter. Carpenter gets slowly back to his feet.
Hall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carpenter is fending him off so far but Hall persists. Nope, Carpenter circles away and we're back to standing.
Carpenter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carpenter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter tries to clinch up.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall lands a nice looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hall, as that shot connected.
Carpenter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hall circles away.
Carpenter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carpenter momentarily.
Carpenter tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Carpenter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
Carpenter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carpenter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carpenter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carpenter.
Carpenter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carpenter is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hall clobbers Carpenter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Carpenter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hall tests Carpenter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall scores with a hook.
Hall jabs at Carpenter's body.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carpenter backs up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall lands the left hand.
Carpenter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall lands a jab to Carpenter's midsection.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall connects with a body shot.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
Carpenter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carpenter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carpenter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carpenter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hall.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hall scores with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Hall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hall.
Carpenter dives in and scores a takedown into Hall's guard.
Hall pushes Carpenter off and gets back to his feet.
Hall lands a jab to the nose.
Carpenter doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Carpenter throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carpenter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hall's guard.
Hall uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Hall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carpenter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hall sneaks out the side door and pushes Carpenter away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Carpenter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hall throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Carpenter down.
Carpenter tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carpenter fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carpenter doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Hall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Carpenter.
Hall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carpenter. Carpenter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice takedown defense from Carpenter. No joy for Hall on that attempt.
Carpenter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Carpenter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carpenter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hall scores with the left hand. Carpenter knows he should have avoided that one.
Carpenter shoots in but Hall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Charlie Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Carpenter.
Carpenter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall slips a straight right by Carpenter.
Hall lands a nice looking body shot.
Hall lands a glancing blow to the side of Carpenter's head.
Hall lands a jab-cross combination.
Hall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carpenter backs up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carpenter tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
Carpenter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carpenter scrambles back to his feet.
Carpenter swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carpenter fails to land the takedown.
Carpenter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hall scores with a punch to the head.
Carpenter tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carpenter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hall lands a head shot.
Carpenter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hall.
Carpenter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall cracks Carpenter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Hall works Carpenter's body with a nice hook.
Carpenter connects with a looping right hand.
Hall lands a jab to the head.
Hall with a nice calf kick.
Hall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carpenter tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Hall lands with a straight right. Carpenter didn't see that one coming.
Hall tests Carpenter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carpenter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carpenter tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carpenter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hall cracks Carpenter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carpenter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carpenter wants to clinch.
Charlie Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
Carpenter shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carpenter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carpenter slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
Mike Carpenter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carpenter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Hall!
A very excited looking Charlie Hall 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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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