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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Laret (ranked 6445 p4p, 513 weight class) and Dwane Carlos (ranked 6609 p4p, 519 weight class). Tim Laret has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Laret !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwane Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laret misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laret pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Carlos back to the cage. Laret follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice uppercut lands for Laret . That snapped Carlos's head back.
Laret looks to land a combination but Carlos avoids it well.
Laret misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laret tries to clinch up but Carlos circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlos misses with a takedown
and Laret counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carlos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Laret is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laret displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos takes a swing at Laret 's ribcage but misses.
Carlos dodges the punch combination from Laret .
Carlos drives through and clinches with Laret against the cage.
Carlos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Laret wants to break free but Carlos has control.
Carlos works on Laret 's body with a couple of short punches.
Carlos scores with a knee to the head.
Carlos successfully pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos pulls Laret in close to his closed guard and prevents Laret from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carlos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carlos has his hands on Laret 's head, controlling the position.
Laret throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carlos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laret will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carlos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laret manages to get himself to full guard.
Carlos is looking to work some ground and pound but Laret has wrist control.
Carlos chips away with some ground and pound.
Carlos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Carlos shoots in looking for a takedown but Laret manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carlos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Laret lands with a nice combination. Carlos backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos clinches with his opponent.
Laret looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carlos breaks from the clinch.
Tim Laret is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Laret manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Carlos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carlos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carlos stands up over Laret , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos distracts Laret with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Laret wants to stand but Carlos is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Laret dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laret throws a nice looking combination but Carlos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carlos moves into the clinch.
Carlos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carlos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carlos lands an elbow that stopped Laret in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laret misses with a double jab.
And Carlos tries to counter it with a takedown but Laret pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carlos doesn't manage to clinch there - Laret circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos rushes Laret and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laret tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlos's elbow.
Carlos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carlos jumps guard and drags Laret to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Laret is fighting to break Carlos's control of his arms but Carlos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carlos looking to control.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laret avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Laret wants to get up but he can't break Carlos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos has Laret pulled in close to control his posture.
Carlos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Laret trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laret moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carlos moves into the clinch successfully.
Carlos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laret backwards.
Laret wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laret wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carlos pushes Laret back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dwane Carlos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carlos leaning against his opponent.
Carlos stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Laret 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carlos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laret manages to break the clinch.
Carlos shoots and misses
and Laret counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Laret tries to clinch but Carlos is having none of it.
Carlos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carlos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carlos shoots for a takedown but Laret saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos looks for a takedown but Laret sprawls well.
Tim Laret has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwane Carlos.
Laret throws a one two combo.
Carlos shoots in looking for a takedown but Laret manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carlos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Laret displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carlos.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laret circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laret swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dwane Carlos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Laret swinging wildly here.
Carlos is looking to clinch.
Laret went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carlos has Laret up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carlos.
Carlos pulls Laret into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos has a closed guard, preventing Laret from standing up.
Laret stopping the sweep attempt from Carlos.
Laret trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carlos's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carlos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Laret passes into half guard.
Carlos is trying to control but can't.
Carlos trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laret moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Carlos has worked his arm free - good work by Carlos!
Dwane Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laret working the strikes but Carlos uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Carlos keeping hold of Laret 's head, controlling as best he can.
Laret misses with a head shot. Carlos uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laret loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carlos has Laret pulled in close to control his posture.
Carlos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laret manages to get himself to full guard.
Carlos has gone for a leg lock! Laret slips out almost immediately though and dives into Carlos's guard.
Laret throws a sloppy strike and Carlos has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Laret is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Carlos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dwane Carlos!
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energy
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hype
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