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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Ilmeinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is La Roux - In For The Kill. Ilmeinen has chosen The Imperial March as his entrance music. Mike Carter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
7 - 6 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Ilmeinen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a right hand that Ilmeinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Ilmeinen also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ilmeinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ilmeinen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Carter is trying to buck Ilmeinen off.
Ilmeinen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carter some visible discomfort.
Ilmeinen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ilmeinen is working Carter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ilmeinen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Carter to see if he's OK.
Carter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ilmeinen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ilmeinen working away.
Ilmeinen trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
Carter taking a bit of punishment here - Ilmeinen scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmeinen landing strikes.
Carter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ilmeinen lands an elbow.
Carter struggling a bit here.
Ilmeinen is working Carter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ilmeinen lands a nice forearm strike.
Carter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ilmeinen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Carter throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Ilmeinen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carter is trying to defend but Ilmeinen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nice strikes from Ilmeinen there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter has hold of Ilmeinen's hands but Ilmeinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ilmeinen slips a nice elbow through Carter's hands, connecting with Carter's forehead.
Ilmeinen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ilmeinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ilmeinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carter has hold of Ilmeinen's hands but Ilmeinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ilmeinen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ilmeinen tries to pass to full mount but Carter defends it.
Ilmeinen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Ilmeinen.
Ilmeinen drops an elbow to the side of Carter's head.
Ilmeinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ilmeinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ilmeinen lands a nice short elbow.
Ilmeinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ilmeinen working over Carter with some ground and pound. Carter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ilmeinen wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
Ilmeinen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ilmeinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carter is looking to escape.
Carter 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.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Ilmeinen wants to take a breather but Carter is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Ilmeinen.
Ilmeinen slips a nice elbow through Carter's hands, connecting with Carter's forehead.
Ilmeinen working the head and body with strikes.
Ilmeinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Carter is staying active underneath Ilmeinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ilmeinen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ilmeinen thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carter to regain full guard.
Ilmeinen thows a big elbow that misses.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Ilmeinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter has momentary wrist control but Ilmeinen slips an elbow through the middle.
Carter wants to stand up but Ilmeinen is controlling him.
Ilmeinen postures up and lands a big shot to Carter's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Ilmeinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ilmeinen shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.
Carter throws a right and a left that Ilmeinen avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ilmeinen.
Ilmeinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mike Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ilmeinen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carter tries to avoid it but Ilmeinen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carter to the ground. Carter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mike Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Ilmeinen.
No luck for Ilmeinen with that takedown attempt.
Carter lands with a kick to the temple. Ilmeinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ilmeinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmeinen won't allow Carter to get back to his feet.
Ilmeinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carter pushes Ilmeinen off and gets back to his feet.
Ilmeinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carter at a distance.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mike Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ilmeinen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ilmeinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter has hold of Ilmeinen's hands but Ilmeinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carter is trying to stand up here but Ilmeinen is controlling him well.
Carter taking some punishment here, with Ilmeinen in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmeinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ilmeinen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ilmeinen thows a huge punch but Carter dodges it nicely.
Ilmeinen is nestled in close to Carter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ilmeinen prevents Carter from improving his position.
Ilmeinen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ilmeinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ilmeinen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ilmeinen lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Ilmeinen there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmeinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ilmeinen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ilmeinen trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
Ilmeinen is thwarting Carter's attempts to control the position.
Ilmeinen trying to pass the guard but Carter defending well.
Carter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ilmeinen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ilmeinen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ilmeinen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ilmeinen's back!
Ilmeinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ilmeinen staying busy and making it hard for Carter to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws strikes from the back but Ilmeinen rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Ilmeinen.
Ilmeinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Ilmeinen, not yet.
Ilmeinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carter manages to get himself to full guard.
Ilmeinen working some strikes from top position.
Carter wants to stand up but Ilmeinen is controlling him.
Ilmeinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ilmeinen throws a strike but Carter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ilmeinen throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Ilmeinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ilmeinen moves away from the strike by Carter.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ilmeinen misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ilmeinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carter but Carter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter is looking to clinch but Ilmeinen is avoiding it.
Ilmeinen slips a straight right by Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ilmeinen.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Ilmeinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Mike Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ilmeinen throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter misses the jab.
Ilmeinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Ilmeinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ilmeinen misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Carter there.
Ilmeinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ilmeinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ilmeinen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ilmeinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ilmeinen drops an elbow to the side of Carter's head.
Mikko Ilmeinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmeinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ilmeinen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ilmeinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Carter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Carter pushes Ilmeinen off looking to stand but Ilmeinen dives back in and keeps control.
Carter trying to control here.
Ilmeinen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ilmeinen is trying to control. Carter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ilmeinen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Carter kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ilmeinen lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ilmeinen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmeinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ilmeinen thows a huge punch but Carter dodges it nicely.
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ilmeinen.
Ilmeinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ilmeinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ilmeinen lands with a punch from half guard.
Ilmeinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ilmeinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ilmeinen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mikko Ilmeinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter is looking to control Ilmeinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carter avoid being mounted?
Carter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ilmeinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ilmeinen is taking a breather. Carter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ilmeinen wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
Mike Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ilmeinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carter throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ilmeinen postures up and lands a big shot to Carter's brow.
Carter wants to stand but Ilmeinen is controlling the position.
Ilmeinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ilmeinen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikko Ilmeinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ilmeinen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Ilmeinen!
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