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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Swedish House Mafia - One (Your Name). Vladimir Solovyev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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144 lbs
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a hook but Solovyev avoids it easily.
Solovyev moves away from the strike by Carter.
Carter throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Solovyev counter with a right hand.
Solovyev connects with a body shot.
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Solovyev's knee momentarily.
Carter cracks the inside of Solovyev's front leg.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Solovyev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carter thinking.
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Solovyev looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carter trying to control the action but Solovyev is working from the bottom.
Carter taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is looking to take a break and control but Solovyev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Solovyev regains half guard there - taking advantage of Carter's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Craig Carter just wasn't active enough.
Solovyev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Solovyev counters with a nice leg kick.
Solovyev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carter tries to bum rush Solovyev with a series of wild strikes but Solovyev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Solovyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Solovyev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Solovyev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carter.
Solovyev scores with a kick to the body.
Carter checks a low kick from Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Solovyev moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Carter misses with a right hand
and Solovyev counters with an outside leg kick.
Solovyev checks the leg kick.
Carter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Solovyev counters with a low kick, right behind Carter 's knee.
Solovyev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Solovyev counters with a solid body kick.
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Solovyev throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Solovyev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carter counters with a good low kick that Solovyev was not able to check.
Solovyev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Solovyev misses its intended target.
Carter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Solovyev defends it nicely.
A head kick by Solovyev misses
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Solovyev counters with a head kick. That will keep Carter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Solovyev clinches.
Solovyev avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Solovyev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carter.
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Craig Carter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carter thows a leg kick but Solovyev checks it
and Solovyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Solovyev moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
A bit of stalling here from Solovyev.
Solovyev lands a body punch.
Solovyev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Solovyev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Solovyev.
It looks like Craig Carter has been cut.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Solovyev.
Solovyev lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Solovyev.
Solovyev lands a nice uppercut.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Solovyev.
Carter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Solovyev smiles and moves away.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Solovyev is just out of range.
Solovyev throws a leg kick but Carter checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carter scores with a hook.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab from Carter.
Carter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Solovyev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carter misses the body punch
and Solovyev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Solovyev jabs at Carter's body.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Solovyev.
Carter misses with a left hand
and Solovyev counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Carter.
Solovyev throws a shot to the body.
Solovyev scores with a head kick.
Vladimir Solovyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Solovyev checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Solovyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
Solovyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Solovyev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Solovyev moves out of range as Carter throws a body kick.
Solovyev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carter rather than just go for the knockout.
Solovyev tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Solovyev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Solovyev misses the shot to the body.
Solovyev lands with a kick to the temple. Carter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carter throws out a leg kick but Solovyev moves out of range and Carter only half commits.
Solovyev tries to clinch but Carter moves away
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter takes a swing at Solovyev's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Solovyev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Solovyev is just out of range.
Carter shoots in looking for a takedown. Solovyev tries to sprawl out of it but Carter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Solovyev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Solovyev scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Solovyev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Solovyev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carter misses with a low kick as Solovyev jumps back.
A low kick from Solovyev is predictable there
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
Solovyev tries to clinch
and Carter counters with a nice leg kick.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solovyev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Carter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carter looks to land a right hand but Solovyev moved out of range.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Solovyev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Solovyev throws a low kick, looking for Carter's leg but Carter calmly moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Solovyev.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Solovyev counters with a nice leg kick.
Carter slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Solovyev blocks the low kick.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Solovyev blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Solovyev.
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Solovyev.
Carter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solovyev. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solovyev clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter prevents a body shot from Solovyev.
Solovyev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Solovyev lands a body punch.
Solovyev tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Solovyev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Solovyev throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Solovyev avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Solovyev misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Solovyev's brow.
Good body shot from Solovyev.
Solovyev takes an elbow to the temple.
Solovyev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carter avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Solovyev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev lands with a short shot to the head.
Solovyev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solovyev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
Carter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Solovyev just stands there and leans against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Solovyev.
Solovyev slows down the pace here.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Solovyev.
Solovyev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Solovyev.
Solovyev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Solovyev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Solovyev.
Solovyev lands with a right to the head.
Solovyev digs a right hand underneath Carter's ribcage. Carter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Solovyev walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Solovyev throws a one two combo.
Solovyev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
Carter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Solovyev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Craig Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
Solovyev tries to sprawl but Carter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Solovyev wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.
Solovyev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Solovyev is trying to stand.
Carter trying to control the action but Solovyev is working from the bottom.
Carter content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Solovyev is not content to let Carter control the position.
Carter trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Craig Carter.
A jab from Carter misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Carter's cut.
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 quick inside leg kick.
Solovyev darts in and clinches Carter up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Solovyev.
Solovyev blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Solovyev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Solovyev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carter manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Solovyev.
Solovyev misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Carter misses
and Solovyev counters with a right hand to the body.
Solovyev throws a body kick the misses
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Solovyev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Solovyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Solovyev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carter throws a leg kick but Solovyev checks it.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Solovyev 's knee.
Good work by Carter as he checks the leg kick.
Solovyev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A bone on bone clash there as Carter blocks the leg kick.
Solovyev digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
Solovyev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Solovyev. That's going to slow Carter down.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Solovyev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Solovyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Solovyev misses
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter swings widly with a right hand
and Solovyev makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carter really felt that one!
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Solovyev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by Solovyev as he checks the leg kick.
Carter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Solovyev is looking to chop away at Carter's legs.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Solovyev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carter counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.
Carter tries to advance to mount but Solovyev denies him.
Carter with the ground and pound but Solovyev regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Solovyev is trying is best to control the position here.
Carter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Carter is looking to take a break and control but Solovyev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carter controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Solovyev pushes Carter off looking to stand but Carter dives back in and keeps control.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter is keen to just control but Solovyev is a slippery customer.
Carter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Solovyev tries to kick Carter off but Carter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Craig Carter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Solovyev blocks a leg kick.
Carter avoids the body shot from Solovyev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Carter had his way with Vladimir Solovyev in that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Carter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Carter misses with a body shot.
Carter throws a lazy uppercut
and Solovyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Solovyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Solovyev wants to land a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Solovyev dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Solovyev's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Solovyev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Solovyev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
Carter feints and then cracks Solovyev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Solovyev down.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Solovyev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter counters with a good low kick that Solovyev was not able to check.
Solovyev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Solovyev checks a low kick from Carter.
Solovyev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Solovyev cracks Carter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Solovyev misses with a low kick.
Carter thuds a left hand into Solovyev's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries a low kick but Solovyev avoids it.
Solovyev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solovyev moves away.
Solovyev misses with an uppercut
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carter misses with a hook.
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a three punch combo that has Solovyev backing up. Solovyev nods at Carter to acknowledge the strikes.
Solovyev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
Carter looks to land a combination but Solovyev avoids it well.
Solovyev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev blocks a low kick nicely.
Solovyev throws a wild body kick that Carter sees coming a mile off.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Solovyev cracks the inside of Carter's front leg.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Solovyev counters with a thumping low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Solovyev!
Carter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Solovyev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Solovyev's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Solovyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Solovyev darts in trying to clinch
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Solovyev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Solovyev checks a low kick from Carter.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Solovyev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:48
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Craig Carter retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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