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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teppo comes to the cage accompanied by Jaakko Teppo - Hilma ja Onni. Carter has chosen La Roux - In For The Kill as his entrance music. Mike Carter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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187 cm
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaakko Teppo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Carter!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teppo misses the shot to the body.
Teppo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teppo. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Teppo.
Teppo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carter doesn't seem bothered though.
Teppo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Teppo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Teppo.
Teppo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter walks into a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Teppo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carter checks the leg kick.
Carter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Teppo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo throws a lazy body kick
and Carter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice cross by Teppo.
Carter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Teppo gets a clinch.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Teppo gets an underhook and turns Carter into the cage.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Teppo is controlling him.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Teppo backwards.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Teppo.
Teppo lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Teppo.
Teppo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teppo.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Teppo connects with a high kick.
Teppo scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Teppo counters with an outside leg kick.
Teppo throws a low kick but Carter avoids it.
Teppo misses with a body kick.
Teppo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Teppo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Teppo.
Carter defending well as Teppo loads up on a big left hand.
Teppo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carter is able to avoid easily.
Teppo misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teppo. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Teppo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Teppo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teppo throws out the jab.
Teppo is looking to wear down Carter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teppo.
Teppo throws a sloppy head kick
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Teppo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Teppo!
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Teppo works Carter's body with a nice hook.
Carter looks gassed!
Jab, jab by Teppo - just one landing.
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
Teppo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teppo blocks an uppercut.
Carter tries a body shot but Teppo blocks it.
Teppo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Teppo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teppo.
Teppo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Teppo lands with a right to the head.
Teppo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Teppo.
Carter misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Teppo.
Still in the clinch, Teppo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Teppo is controlling the position.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Teppo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Teppo on the inside.
Teppo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaakko Teppo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Teppo thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Teppo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Teppo thows a body shot but no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Carter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Teppo.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Teppo moves into the clinch successfully.
Teppo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carter throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Teppo.
Teppo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter throws a hook but Teppo blocks it.
Teppo misses with a right hand
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Teppo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter throws a leg kick
and Teppo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carter thinking.
Teppo lands with a nice body punch.
Teppo looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter drops his hands momentarily and Teppo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Teppo lands a high kick!
Teppo throws a shot to the body.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Teppo moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teppo.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Teppo.
Jaakko Teppo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Teppo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teppo digs a right hand underneath Carter's ribcage. Carter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Teppo stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Teppo.
Teppo breaks from the clinch.
Teppo lands a head shot.
Carter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo scores with a shot to the body.
Carter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Teppo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Teppo connects with a crisp jab.
Teppo connects with a leg kick. Carter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Teppo feints and then cracks Carter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carter down.
Teppo throws out a powerful jab.
Teppo lands a really nice looking cross but Carter seems unphased.
Carter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Teppo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Teppo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Teppo wants to clinch.
Teppo lands with a cross.
Carter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Teppo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teppo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carter has time to react.
Teppo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teppo.
Teppo digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Teppo connects with a body shot.
Teppo thows a body shot but no joy.
Teppo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
Teppo jabs Carter right on the nose. Carter blinks but takes it well.
Teppo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carter on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Teppo.
Teppo lands a body shot.
Carter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teppo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Teppo. That one must have hurt.
Teppo lands a nice hook to Carter's body. Carter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Teppo dominated that second round.
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 doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carter misses with an uppercut
and Teppo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Teppo staying out of range there.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Teppo just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Teppo moves out of range easily.
Teppo lands a head kick. Carter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Mike Carter has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teppo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carter.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Teppo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Teppo feints and then cracks Carter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carter down.
Teppo digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
Jaakko Teppo is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo connects with a looping right hand.
Teppo scores with a jab. Carter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carter is rocked!
Carter blocks a head kick by Teppo.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Teppo.
Carter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Teppo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Teppo rushes Carter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Teppo tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter tries a body shot but Teppo blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Teppo lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Teppo.
Carter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short left from Teppo.
Teppo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Teppo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Teppo breaks from the clinch.
Teppo tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Teppo takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Teppo misses.
The crowd cheers as Teppo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carter doesn't seem phased though.
Teppo lands a right hook to the body.
Teppo ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
A head kick misses from Teppo.
Teppo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter takes a swing at Teppo's ribcage but misses.
Teppo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Teppo.
Donk. Teppo catches Carter right on the button with a cross.
Teppo is looking to slow Carter down with leg kicks.
Carter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carter tries to score with a low kick but Teppo moves his leg out of the way.
Teppo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Teppo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carter on the side of the head.
Carter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Teppo to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teppo throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Teppo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carter's knee momentarily.
Teppo lands a slapping body shot.
Teppo scores with a one two! Carter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Teppo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carter's calf.
Teppo lands a body shot.
Teppo cracks the inside of Carter's front leg.
Teppo misses the shot to the body.
Teppo throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teppo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carter.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Teppo is looking to slow Carter down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Teppo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Carter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Teppo rushes Carter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Teppo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teppo manages to break the clinch.
Carter checks a low kick from Teppo.
Teppo has closed the distance and engaged Carter in a clinch.
Teppo lands with a short shot to the head.
Teppo stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.
Teppo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teppo has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carter working Teppo over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter just leaning against Teppo, taking a breather.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Carter prevents a body shot from Teppo.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Teppo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Teppo avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Teppo lands a shoulder strike.
Teppo is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Teppo into the cage.
Carter leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Teppo.
Teppo works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Teppo blocks the elbow strike.
Teppo lands a nice uppercut.
Teppo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teppo's elbow.
Teppo lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Teppo's brow.
Teppo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Teppo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Teppo misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teppo scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carter takes a swing at Teppo's ribcage but misses.
Teppo fakes the leg kick and cracks Carter in the body.
Teppo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Teppo.
Carter blocks a head kick by Teppo.
Teppo lands with a hook. Carter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Teppo throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Carter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carter lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter slips a jab from Teppo.
Teppo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Teppo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Carter throws the left hand but Teppo avoids the punch easily.
Teppo throws out a leg kick but Carter moves out of range and Teppo only half commits.
Teppo thumps Carter with a low kick.
Teppo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carter is able to avoid easily.
Teppo misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Teppo misses
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Carter with a nice cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Teppo.
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Teppo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Teppo.
Teppo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Teppo throws a front kick aimed at Carter's knee but Carter avoids it well.
A big left from Carter misses.
Teppo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carter momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Carter blocks the low kick.
Teppo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Teppo had his way with Mike Carter in that round.
The cut man is working on Mike 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. This is the final round!
Teppo cracks a nice hook into Carter's ribs.
Teppo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Teppo - that will leave a mark!
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Teppo is just out of range.
Teppo throws a head kick that misses.
Teppo scores with a nice head shot.
Carter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carter misses with a hook
and Teppo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter blocks the body kick.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teppo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teppo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teppo scores with a nice body kick.
Carter is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Teppo can pounce on him.
Teppo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Teppo.
Carter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Carter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Teppo finds it's way round the side to connect with Carter's head.
Teppo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carter throws a leg kick but Teppo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Teppo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teppo. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carter takes a swing at Teppo's ribcage but misses.
Carter avoids the head kick by Teppo.
Carter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teppo misses the shot to the body.
Teppo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carter under the eye.
Good leg kick by Teppo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carter throws a right and a left that Teppo avoids nicely.
Teppo misses with a wild body shot.
Teppo throws a good cross that connects.
Carter feints a jab promting Teppo to slip. Carter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Teppo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Teppo.
Teppo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Teppo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teppo.
Carter is looking to clinch but Teppo is avoiding it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
Teppo lands a high kick!
Teppo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teppo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a hook. Teppo ducked under it nicely.
Teppo ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Mike Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teppo moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teppo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Teppo throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Teppo connects with an inside leg kick.
Teppo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teppo connects with a body shot.
Teppo scores with a push kick.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Teppo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Teppo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:44
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:43
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Teppo!
Jaakko Teppo retains his light heavyweight title!
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