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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarja Halonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen La Roux - In For The Kill as his entrance music. Carter has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarja Halonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Carter!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter wants to clinch.
Halonen avoids the body shot from Carter.
Halonen has a takedown stuffed.
Halonen misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Halonen.
Halonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carter. Carter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Halonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot lands for Carter.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Halonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carter moves out of range as Halonen strikes.
Halonen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Carter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Halonen stands up over Carter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carter's head.
Halonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter working for a triangle but Halonen defends it easily.
Carter looks gassed!
Carter keeping moving, preventing Halonen from controlling successfully.
Halonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Halonen has picked Carter up and slammed him! Carter can't keep hold of the triangle and Halonen manages to pass to side control!
Halonen lands a nice forearm strike.
Halonen working the ground and pound from side control.
Halonen cracks Carter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Halonen is putting a hurting on Carter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Halonen lands some shots froms side control.
Carter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halonen controlling the position.
Check out the look on Halonen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Halonen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Halonen working away.
Halonen working the body and head with strikes.
Halonen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Halonen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carter some visible discomfort.
Halonen lands a nice forearm strike.
Halonen cracks Carter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Carter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Halonen connects with a decent elbow.
Halonen landing strikes.
Check out the look on Halonen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Halonen trying to control the position but Carter is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halonen landing a few strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Halonen looks up at the clock and then as Carter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Halonen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Halonen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Halonen scoring with punches and elbows.
Halonen working the head and body with strikes.
Carter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Carter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Halonen connects with a decent elbow.
Carter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Carter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Halonen lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halonen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carter some visible discomfort.
Halonen working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halonen working the head with strikes.
Halonen lands a few punches from side control.
Halonen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Carter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Halonen working the head with strikes.
Halonen trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
Halonen cracks Carter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Halonen is working Carter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Halonen grinds an elbow into Carter's temple.
Halonen scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarja Halonen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Halonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Halonen lands a body punch.
Halonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halonen backwards.
Halonen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Halonen passes into half guard.
Carter has a hand on Halonen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Halonen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Carter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Halonen dominating with strikes here.
Halonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Halonen lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter is squirming around, avoiding Halonen's attempts to control the action.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Halonen is landing with some decent strikes but Carter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Halonen with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Halonen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Halonen is landing with some decent strikes but Carter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Halonen with a couple of short strikes.
Halonen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Halonen lands a heavy elbow.
Carter is rocked!
Halonen landing strikes from the mount.
Carter is still in real trouble! Can Halonen finish him?
Carter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Carter seems to have recovered his senses.
Halonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carter is looking to escape.
Halonen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Halonen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonen controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Halonen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter is trying desperately to improve position.
Halonen with a couple of short strikes.
Halonen unloading with bombs!
Carter is trying to escape the mount.
Carter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Halonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carter is looking to escape.
Halonen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carter's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Halonen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Halonen wants to control the pace but Carter is squirming around nicely.
Carter is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Halonen with the ground and pound from mount.
Halonen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Halonen breaks from Carter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Halonen cracks Carter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Carter takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Halonen's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarja Halonen!
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