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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Leis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leis has chosen No Sleep - Wiz Khalifa as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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195 lbs
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Leis!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
Leis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Leis showed some decent athleticism there.
Leis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leis working Carter over with strikes.
Leis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carter defending well though.
Carter wants to get back to full guard.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
Leis throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
Carter wants to get back to full guard.
Leis wants to work for an arm triangle but Carter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is pressing down on Leis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Leis looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Carter 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.
Leis wants to sweep but no luck.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Leis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to stand but Leis is controlling from the bottom.
Leis looking for a sweep. Not yet Leis, not yet.
We're going to have a standup here because Ryan Carter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Carter slaps away a takedown attempt from Leis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Leis shoots in looking for a takedown. Carter tries to sprawl out of it but Leis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryan Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Leis.
Leis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carter but Carter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jesse Leis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Leis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carter circles away.
Nice jab there from Carter.
Carter scores with a jab to the body.
Leis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Carter.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
Leis shoots for a takedown but Carter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leis shoots for a double leg takedown but Carter sprawls well. He's pushed Leis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carter stuffs the takedown.
Leis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carter avoids it really well and circles away.
Leis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leis scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Leis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leis shoots in looking for a takedown but Carter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leis looks gassed!
Leis fails with the takedown
and Carter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Carter throws a body punch but Leis moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Leis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Carter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leis is defended easily by Carter.
Carter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carter misses with a head kick.
No luck for Leis with that takedown attempt.
Ryan Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Leis.
Leis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter scores with a hook.
Leis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leis was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Leis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carter's waist but Carter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leis off to one side.
Carter stuffs the takedown attempt from Leis. Leis gets slowly back to his feet.
Leis shoots in looking for a takedown but Carter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leis dives in and grabs Carter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes down on Leis's head and hops out.
Carter lands a body shot.
Leis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Carter finds it's way through Leis's defenses.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Leis's head back.
Carter connects with a single shot there.
A lazy left from Carter finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leis is rocked!
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leis. That did some damage!
Leis is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Leis walks into a straight right hand from Carter.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Leis moves out of range easily.
Leis seems to have recovered his senses.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter fakes the leg kick and cracks Leis in the body.
Leis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.
Carter cracks Leis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.
Carter throws a head kick that half lands.
Ryan Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leis manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Leis on that attempt.
Carter misses with a hook.
Leis gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
Carter tries to improve position but can't.
Leis in side control, throwing shots but Carter defends.
Carter wants to control but Leis postures up.
Leis tries to score with some ground and pound. Carter controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Carter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Leis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Carter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Leis off and has taken his back!
Carter keeps control of the position easily here as Leis tries to buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter has the hooks in. Leis is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter biding his time, looking for the opening.
Carter struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Carter dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leis.
Carter works the jab nicely.
Leis looks for a takedown but Carter sprawls well.
Leis fails with a takedown attempt.
Ryan Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Leis.
Leis has a takedown stuffed.
Leis misses with a takedown attempt - Carter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Carter's half guard.
Leis is pressing down on Carter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Carter is holding on for now.
Leis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter pushes Leis off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Carter.
Leis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carter lands a jab to Leis's midsection.
Donk. Carter catches Leis right on the button with a cross.
Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carter stuns Leis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leis shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense.
Leis misses with a takedown
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter stuns Leis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter clobbers Leis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leis avoids the head kick by Carter.
Horrible takedown by Leis or perhaps it was just good defense by Carter which made him look bad.
Carter connects with a single shot there.
Carter throws a shot to the body.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leis. That did some damage!
Carter lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Carter misses.
Leis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carter takes a swing at Leis's ribcage but misses.
Leis tries for a takedown but Carter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carter lands a really nice looking cross but Leis seems unphased.
Leis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carter's waist but Carter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leis off to one side.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Leis's head but Leis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leis slips a jab from Carter.
Leis blocks a jab.
Carter slaps away a takedown attempt from Leis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carter lands a leg kick that knocks Leis off balance momentarily.
Leis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leis can do to turn this around?
Carter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leis takes a step back to recover.
Carter lands with a hook. Leis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Leis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carter punishes Leis's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Leis is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter swings for the body but Leis moves out of range.
Leis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
Leis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Leis misses with a takedown attempt
and Carter counters with a nice kick to the body.
Leis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carter finds it's way round the side to connect with Leis's head.
Leis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crunch! Carter slams his shin into Leis's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leis shoots and misses
and Carter counters with a good low kick that Leis was not able to check.
Carter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leis at a distance.
Jesse Leis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter cracks Leis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Carter!
After winning the bout, Ryan Carter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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