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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Mannersormi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Soulja Boy Tell'em - Crank That. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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185 cm
25
193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Mannersormi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannersormi dives in and grabs Carter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes down on Mannersormi's head and hops out.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mannersormi gets caught flat footed, as Carter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Carter stays in close to Mannersormi's body and controls the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mannersormi is on top in guard.
Mannersormi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Mannersormi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mannersormi stands up over Carter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mannersormi is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannersormi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mannersormi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Mannersormi from controlling successfully.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Mannersormi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mannersormi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mannersormi throwing strikes but missing.
Mannersormi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannersormi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mannersormi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mannersormi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mannersormi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mannersormi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mannersormi wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Mannersormi cracks Carter with a solid left hand.
Mannersormi won't allow Carter to get back to his feet.
Mannersormi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carter is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannersormi is in close to Carter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannersormi landing with the ground and pound.
Carter being controlled here, momentarily.
Mannersormi works over Carter with some ground and pound from guard.
Mannersormi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mannersormi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannersormi pushing down on Carter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mannersormi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Let's hope that Mannersormi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mannersormi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carter has hold of Mannersormi's hands but Mannersormi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mannersormi connects with a nice short shot to Carter's temple.
Mannersormi winds up and cracks Carter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markku Mannersormi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carter avoids the body shot from Mannersormi.
Carter gets caught flat footed, as Mannersormi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Carter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carter tries to get out of the position.
Mannersormi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mannersormi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mannersormi advances to half guard.
Mannersormi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carter is looking to escape.
Mannersormi 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.
Mannersormi working Carter over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannersormi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mannersormi on the ground.
Carter is trying to stand back up but Mannersormi is controlling him
Mannersormi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannersormi throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mannersormi connects with a nice short shot to Carter's temple.
Mannersormi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mannersormi wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
Mannersormi trying to control the pace.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
Carter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mannersormi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannersormi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mannersormi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mannersormi passes to full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannersormi controlling from the full mount.
Mannersormi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mannersormi landing punches.
Mannersormi wants to control the pace but Carter is squirming around nicely.
Mannersormi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Carter is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannersormi looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Carter covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markku Mannersormi!
During a confident post fight interview, Markku Mannersormi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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