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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bob Dylan - Hurricane kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rubin Carter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma fails to land the takedown.
Hanma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hanma digs a good hook to Carter's body.
Carter slips under a jab from Hanma.
Hanma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter misses with a hook. Hanma ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Hanma misses
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter looks to land a combination but Hanma avoids it well.
Hanma walks into a stiff left hand from Carter.
Hanma misses with a takedown attempt - Carter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hanma misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Hanma's shoulder, as Hanma tries to avoid the shot.
Hanma throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Hanma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanma shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hanma was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hanma throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Carter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanma sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carter defending well though.
Hanma has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carter wants to control but Hanma is keeping busy.
Hanma missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hanma is nestled in close to Carter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carter is pressing down on Hanma's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Carter wants to sweep here but Hanma controlling him for the moment.
Hanma trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hanma postures up.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanma is one step ahead there.
Hanma 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 wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
Carter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hanma has his hands on Carter's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carter is one step ahead there.
Hanma pulls Carter in close to his closed guard and prevents Carter from doing any damage or advancing position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hanma shoots for a takedown but Carter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Hanma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanma swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter scores with a three punch combo!
Hanma misses with a straight left.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanma is just out of range.
Carter throws a shot to the body.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a low kick.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma throws a low kick, looking for Carter's leg but Carter calmly moves out of range.
A big left from Hanma misses.
Hanma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter throws a hook but Hanma blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hanma connects with a single shot there.
Hanma defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Hanma shoots in but no luck this time.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range.
Hanma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rubin Carter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hanma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Hanma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hanma works Carter's body with a nice hook.
Rubin Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanma throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Hanma throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma throws a shot to the body.
Carter leaves Hanma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hanma misses with a wild body shot.
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Carter's half guard.
Hanma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carter is trying to maintain the position but Hanma is very close to passing his half guard.
Hanma scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carter holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hanma is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanma.
Carter wants to get back to full guard.
Hanma slips a nice elbow through Carter's hands, connecting with Carter's forehead.
Carter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hanma.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hanma is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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!
Carter gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a big elbow that misses.
Hanma postures up in Carter's guard and throws a big left but Carter blocks it.
Hanma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hanma throws a big right hand that misses.
Hanma is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Hanma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carter wants to sweep but no luck.
Hanma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hanma working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hanma landing with the ground and pound.
Hanma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Hanma is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hanma's head.
Hanma is staying active underneath Carter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hanma keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hanma tries to get to full guard but Carter has control of the leg.
Hanma is looking to control Carter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hanma avoid being mounted?
Hanma makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hanma.
Carter trying to control but Hanma is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hanma wants to sweep here but Carter controlling him for the moment.
Hanma is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hanma's head.
Hanma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
Hanma wants to sweep but no luck.
Carter looking to pass the guard.
Hanma trying to control the position here.
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 postures up in Hanma's guard and throws a big left but Hanma blocks it.
Carter trying to control but Hanma is working from the bottom.
Hanma looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hanma getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hanma misses the jab.
Carter misses with a looping left.
Hanma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carter momentarily.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma misses with a jab to the body
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanma lands with a right hand.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Nice uppercut there from Carter.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
Hanma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Carter slips under a jab.
Hanma shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carter is trying to defend but Hanma finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Carter wants to improve his position but Hanma is controlling well.
Carter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baki Hanma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hanma lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hanma throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
Hanma throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carter's head.
Hanma throws a big right hand that misses.
Hanma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Carter prevents Hanma from improving his position.
Carter throwing shots but Hanma is blocking nicely.
Hanma trying to hold on to Carter's head to control him but Carter postures up.
Hanma tries to get to full guard but Carter has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hanma is refusing to be controlled, as Carter sits in half guard.
Carter thows a huge punch but Hanma dodges it nicely.
Carter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hanma wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.
Carter is thwarting Hanma's attempts to control the position.
Hanma is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter winds up and cracks Hanma with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hanma is pressing down on Carter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hanma is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
Hanma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanma can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carter controls the pace.
Hanma controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Baki Hanma.
I think Hanma 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Baki Hanma!
During a confident post fight interview, Baki Hanma thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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