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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Randleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the ring accompanied by La Roux - In For The Kill. Randleman has chosen UNBREAKABLE as his entrance music. Kevin Randleman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Randleman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.
Carter throws a series of punches but Randleman moves out of range.
No luck for Randleman with that takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Carter.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Randleman. That did some damage!
Randleman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Carter is looking for a sweep. Randleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Carter kicks Randleman off and gets back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Randleman.
Carter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Randleman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Randleman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Randleman just content to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randleman working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman working the ground and pound but Carter is defending the strikes.
Carter tries to escape but Randleman is in control.
Carter struggling a bit here.
Carter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Randleman gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Randleman in particular looking to stall.
Carter kicks Randleman off and gets back to his feet.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Randleman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter stuffs the takedown attempt from Randleman. Randleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Randleman shoots in but Carter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mike Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Randleman.
Randleman defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Carter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Randleman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carter to the mat! Carter manages to get full guard.
Randleman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Randleman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Randleman looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Randleman controlling Carter's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carter stands and steps away. Randleman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Randleman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Carter throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Carter throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Randleman wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Randleman prevents Carter from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Randleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Randleman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Randleman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carter controls Randleman momentarily but Randleman frees himself.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Randleman avoids the head kick by Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman shoots for a double leg takedown but Carter sprawls well. He's pushed Randleman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carter duly obliges.
Randleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Randleman dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Randleman scores a takedown into full mount!
Randleman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Randleman breaks from Carter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter is trying to stand up.
Randleman controlling his opponent.
Randleman prevents Carter from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Carter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carter scoring well with a low kick there.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter throws a series of punches but Randleman avoids them all with ease.
Randleman shoots for a takedown but Carter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Randleman fails to land the takedown.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Randleman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mike Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Randleman.
Carter cracks Randleman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carter.
Mike Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Randleman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter gets caught flat footed, as Randleman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Carter is looking to stand up but Randleman isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter has his foot on Randleman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Randleman works his way back into a safe position though.
Carter wants to sweep but no luck.
Carter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Randleman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman won't allow Carter to get back to his feet.
Carter trying to control the position.
Randleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Randleman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Randleman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Carter looking for submissions off his back.
Carter is trying to stand up here but Randleman is controlling him well.
Randleman wants to free his trapped foot but Carter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Randleman is keen to just control but Carter is a slippery customer.
Carter actively working from the bottom here.
Carter taking some punishment here, with Randleman in his half guard.
Randleman wants to pass to mount but Carter is defending the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Randleman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Carter sprawls well initially but Randleman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Randleman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Still in half guard, Randleman seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to stand back up but Randleman is controlling him
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Randleman in particular looking to stall.
Randleman tries to pass to full mount but Carter defends it.
Carter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Randleman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four 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.
Carter is trying to stand up here but Randleman is controlling him well.
Randleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Randleman is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Randleman on that attempt.
Carter throws a jab when Randleman was well out of range.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter scores with the left hand. Randleman knows he should have avoided that one.
Randleman shoots in and bounces Carter off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Randleman preventing the sweep.
Randleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Randleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big right from Carter misses.
Carter rushes Randleman and presses him up against the ropes.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Randleman gets the takedown into side control.
Randleman happy to just control the position for now.
Carter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kevin Randleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter wants to control but Randleman postures up.
Randleman controls the position.
Carter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Carter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Randleman drags him back down.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Randleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carter as he avoids it easily.
Carter waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Randleman.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randleman.
Randleman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carter wants to sweep here but Randleman controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Carter wants to stand but Randleman is controlling the position.
Randleman works over Carter with some ground and pound from guard.
Randleman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Carter wants to stand up but Randleman is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman landing some decent shots from guard.
Randleman wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carter throws a head kick but Randleman moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Randleman.
The referee asks Randleman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Randleman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Carter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Randleman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Randleman wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
Randleman wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
Randleman controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Randleman moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Randleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Randleman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Randleman!
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energy
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hype
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