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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cris Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Alarinne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cris Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markku Alarinne!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alarinne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alarinne.
Carter throws a series of punches but Alarinne moves out of range.
Carter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carter swinging wilding here.
Cris Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alarinne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alarinne cracks Carter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alarinne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carter throws a right hand that Alarinne ducks under and follows up with a left that Alarinne also avoids with ease.
Alarinne just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter looks to land a combination but Alarinne avoids it well.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alarinne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Alarinne throws a leg kick but Carter checks it.
Alarinne tries to work over Carter's front leg with a kick but Carter checks it.
Alarinne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alarinne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alarinne slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alarinne throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarinne misses with a low kick.
Carter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alarinne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alarinne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carter scores with a jab.
A good leg kick by Carter.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alarinne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alarinne tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Alarinne tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alarinne.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter swinging wilding here.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Alarinne tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Alarinne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Alarinne as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alarinne slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter throws a combination. Alarinne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A low kick from Carter misses
and Alarinne counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Carter!
Alarinne looking to finish Carter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carter!
Alarinne won't let Carter get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Alarinne thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Carter is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alarinne connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carter is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Alarinne is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Carter is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Alarinne wants to finish this one by submission but Carter is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Alarinne.
Carter is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Carter is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarinne is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Carter wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Alarinne fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alarinne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alarinne is going olschool here, as he tries to force Carter to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Carter shrugs it off.
Carter wants to try and get back to his feet.
Alarinne is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Carter blocking the ground and pound.
Alarinne with shots to the head and body - Carter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alarinne looking for a guillotine from mount but Carter is having none of it.
Carter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Alarinne throws some wild stikes that Carter manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying desperately to get to his feet.
Alarinne working for a submission but Carter is keeping him at bay.
Alarinne is going olschool here, as he tries to force Carter to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Carter shrugs it off.
Carter trying desperately to get to his feet.
Alarinne looking to finish with strikes here!
Carter is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Alarinne has hold of Carter's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Carter manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markku Alarinne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alarinne circles away quickly and effectively.
Alarinne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alarinne works Carter's body with a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alarinne, right into the meat.
Alarinne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alarinne circles away quickly and effectively.
Alarinne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alarinne looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Cris Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alarinne takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Alarinne or perhaps it was just good defense by Carter which made him look bad.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Alarinne throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarinne tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter scores with a one two! Alarinne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alarinne misses with a body kick.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alarinne.
Alarinne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Alarinne tries to score with a low kick but Carter moves his leg out of the way.
Alarinne walks into a straight right hand from Carter.
Carter tries to bum rush Alarinne with a series of wild strikes but Alarinne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alarinne takes one to the chin there.
Cris Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter throws a series of strikes that have Alarinne backpedaling.
Alarinne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alarinne tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alarinne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alarinne on the side of the head.
Alarinne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cris Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markku Alarinne.
Carter throws a series of punches but Alarinne moves out of range.
Alarinne drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alarinne tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
A cross from Carter lands.
Carter stuffs the takedown.
Alarinne is breathing heavily.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alarinne circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter throws a series of punches but Alarinne moves out of range.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alarinne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carter pinned against the cage. Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carter connects with a jab.
Carter with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarinne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alarinne misses with a looping right.
Alarinne misses with a low kick as Carter jumps back.
Alarinne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alarinne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alarinne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Alarinne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alarinne.
Alarinne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alarinne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alarinne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carter tests Alarinne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alarinne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carter rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alarinne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alarinne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alarinne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alarinne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carter.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick from Alarinne.
Carter throws a right and a left that Alarinne avoids nicely.
Alarinne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carter is fending him off so far but Alarinne persists. Nope, Carter circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Carter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carter duly obliges.
Alarinne is looking to clinch.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alarinne circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter connects with a crisp jab.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cris Carter dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Carter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alarinne tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter misses with the combination.
Alarinne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alarinne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carter as he avoids it easily.
Alarinne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Alarinne throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alarinne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Alarinne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alarinne throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarinne throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Alarinne throws a head kick that misses
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alarinne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alarinne dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Alarinne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Carter.
Alarinne throws a head kick that misses.
Carter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alarinne shoots in and bounces Carter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Alarinne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter is looking to stand up but Alarinne isn't so interested in that idea.
Alarinne is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alarinne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter pushes Alarinne off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A lazy body kick from Alarinne
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carter checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Alarinne is predictable there
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Alarinne.
Carter connects with a jab.
Alarinne throws a leg kick but Carter moved away.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Carter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Alarinne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarinne throws the kick towards the body but Carter avoids it.
Carter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alarinne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alarinne misses with a head kick.
Alarinne closes the distance but Carter moves to the side
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A leg kick checked by Carter.
Carter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alarinne misses with a leg kick.
Carter scores with a one two! Alarinne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carter!
Carter motions for Alarinne to come forward. Carter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alarinne misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alarinne.
Carter tries to bum rush Alarinne with a series of wild strikes but Alarinne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Alarinne.
Carter misses with the combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alarinne.
Carter throws a series of punches but Alarinne moves out of range.
Carter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Alarinne tries a low kick but Carter avoids it.
Alarinne slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Alarinne moves forwards but Carter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carter sizes up Alarinne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cris Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cris Carter!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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