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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cris Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Tong Panong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - Faint. Tong Panong has chosen Tetris Song (remix) as his entrance music. Cris Carter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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190 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cris Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marc Tong Panong!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Tong Panong moves out of range easily.
Tong Panong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Cris Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter throws a right hand that misses
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tong Panong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Tong Panong avoids the body shot from Carter.
Carter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tong Panong checks it well.
Tong Panong shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.
Tong Panong throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Carter wants to improve his position but Tong Panong is controlling well.
Carter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tong Panong is working away from the top position though.
Tong Panong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carter wants to improve his position but Tong Panong is controlling well.
Tong Panong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tong Panong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
Tong Panong prevents Carter from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter is defending against the submission attempts here by Tong Panong.
Tong Panong wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong throws a big right hand that misses.
Tong Panong looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tong Panong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carter defends it easily.
Carter postures up.
Carter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tong Panong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tong Panong can't keep his opponent in guard - Carter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Carter prevents Tong Panong from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tong Panong.
Tong Panong is trying to get back to full guard.
Tong Panong wants to control but Carter is keeping busy.
Tong Panong works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tong Panong is proving hard to escape from.
Carter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Carter blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marc Tong Panong will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Tong Panong counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carter's guard now.
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.
Carter working a defensive guard but Tong Panong passes into half guard.
Carter is staying active underneath Tong Panong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carter wants to get back to full guard.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tong Panong is trying to control. Carter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tong Panong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tong Panong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tong Panong trying to control from Carter's half guard. Carter has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tong Panong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tong Panong.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tong Panong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carter trying to keep a closed guard but Tong Panong is proving a slippery customer.
Tong Panong connects with a couple of short punches.
Tong Panong tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Tong Panong throws and elbow that misses. Carter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tong Panong's guard. Nice move by Carter!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tong Panong is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tong Panong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tong Panong wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
Tong Panong looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tong Panong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carter won't allow Tong Panong to sweep him here.
Carter stands up and waves to Tong Panong to follow him.
Cris Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carter.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tong Panong. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Carter.
Tong Panong throws a head kick that misses
and Carter counters with a head kick. That will keep Tong Panong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tong Panong.
Carter throws a body punch but Tong Panong moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Tong Panong blocks the leg kick.
Carter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tong Panong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carter connects with a solid leg kick.
Tong Panong throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tong Panong's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cris Carter dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Tong Panong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tong Panong moves out of range of the leg kick from Carter.
Tong Panong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carter tries to avoid it but Tong Panong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carter to the ground. Carter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carter throws a sloppy body shot
and Tong Panong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carter controlling the position.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Tong Panong from controlling successfully.
Carter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tong Panong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tong Panong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marc Tong Panong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carter wants to get up but he can't break Tong Panong's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tong Panong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tong Panong manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carter is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to control but Tong Panong is having none of it.
Tong Panong swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Carter is now in Tong Panong's guard. A big mistake from Tong Panong there, giving up the dominant position!
Tong Panong trying to control the position.
Carter wants to stand and escape but instead Tong Panong has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tong Panong throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tong Panong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Carter looking to control.
Tong Panong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tong Panong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tong Panong tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Tong Panong looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tong Panong trying to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tong Panong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carter wants to get up but he can't break Tong Panong's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tong Panong is on top in guard.
Tong Panong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carter has control of Tong Panong's left arm, preventing Tong Panong from doing any damage.
Tong Panong drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Carter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tong Panong has Carter in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Tong Panong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tong Panong 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Tong Panong!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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