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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter comes to the cage accompanied by THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT. Victorio has chosen Massive Attack - Angel as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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265 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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260 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carter Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Potter counters with a stiff right hand.
Victorio shoots in and bounces Potter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Potter seems keen to control Victorio's posture.
Victorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Potter is keeping the position for now.
Potter trying to control the position.
Victorio stops Potter from standing up.
Potter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Potter pushes Victorio off and gets back to his feet.
Potter tries for a takedown but Victorio circles away easily
and Victorio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter looks to land a right hand but Victorio moved out of range.
Victorio slaps away a takedown attempt from Potter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Victorio thows a leg kick but Potter checks it
and Potter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Potter.
Victorio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Potter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Victorio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Potter defends it easily.
Potter scoring with some ground and pound.
Potter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Potter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter trying to control but Victorio is working from the bottom.
Victorio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Potter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're going to have a standup here because Carter Potter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Victorio keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Victorio. Potter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potter misses the shot to the body.
Victorio swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Potter finds it's way through Victorio's defenses.
Potter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Carter Potter has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potter. Victorio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Victorio throws a leg kick
and Potter counters with a thumping low kick.
Victorio throws a leg kick
and Potter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Victorio throws a sloppy body shot
and Potter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Victorio under the eye.
Victorio throws a sloppy head kick
and Potter counters with a head kick.
Victorio misses with a hook to the body
letting Potter counter with a right hand.
Potter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Potter misses with a right hand
and Victorio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Victorio wants to control from the top but Potter keeps moving.
Potter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Victorio is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victorio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Potter wants to get back to his feet but Victorio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Victorio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carter Potter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Victorio throws a leg kick but Potter moved away.
Victorio misses with a takedown attempt
and Potter counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Potter misses the shot to the body.
Potter scores with a takedown into Victorio's guard.
Potter looking to sit in guard and control but Victorio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Potter keeping full guard, as Victorio tries to pass.
Potter pushes Victorio off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Potter misses with a head kick.
Victorio throws a looping overhand right but Potter ducks down to avoid it.
Victorio misses with a leg kick
and Potter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Victorio looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Victorio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Potter defends it easily.
Potter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Victorio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Potter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Victorio is looking for a kimura here.
Potter wants to improve his position but Victorio is controlling well.
Victorio is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Potter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Victorio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter is looking to control Victorio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Potter avoid being mounted?
Potter has hold of Victorio's hands but Victorio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Victorio prevents Potter from standing back up.
Victorio slows the pace down in half guard.
Potter is looking to escape.
Victorio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Potter is trying to maintain the position but Victorio is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Victorio is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Carter Potter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Victorio is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Potter is just riding it out for now. Victorio eventually gives up the hold.
Victorio prevents Potter from improving his position.
Potter is looking to escape.
Potter trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Victorio controlling the action here.
Potter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Victorio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Potter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carter Potter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Victorio shoots in looking for a takedown. Potter tries to sprawl out of it but Victorio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Potter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Potter with that takedown attempt.
Victorio misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Potter lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victorio just misses with a punch to the body.
Victorio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Victorio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter checks a low kick from Victorio.
Jab by Victorio.
A low kick from Victorio misses
and Potter counters with a straight right hand.
Jonny Victorio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Victorio throws a sloppy head kick
and Potter counters with a nice kick to the body.
Victorio throws a sloppy head kick
and Potter counters with a nice body kick.
Victorio gets caught flat footed, as Potter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Victorio working a defensive guard here.
Potter trying to control the position from guard on top but Victorio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Victorio has momentary wrist control but Potter slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Potter working some strikes from top position.
Potter throwing strikes from guard but Victorio blocks nicely.
Potter is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Victorio has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Potter is looking to defend but Victorio has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Potter! Victorio pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Potter taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jonny Victorio!
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hype
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