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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Good Bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elenor Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 cm
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267 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
24
243 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Good Bad! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elenor Carpenter! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Carpenter wants to clinch up but Bad keeps it at a distance. Nice jab there from Bad. Carpenter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carpenter darts in and clinches Bad up against the cage. Carpenter tries to land knees in the clinch but Bad avoids the damage to the body. Carpenter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bad.
Bad tries to pull guard but Carpenter won't allow it.
Bad takes a shot to the head. Carpenter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bad takes a knee to the side of the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Carpenter scores with an uppercut up the middle. Carpenter tries a body shot but Bad blocks it.
Bad managing to block the knees to the body from Carpenter.
Carpenter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bad's efforts to push away. Carpenter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round. Knees to the body from Carpenter.
Carpenter scores a nice knee to the body.
Bad is breathing heavily. Bad fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carpenter. Bad blocking some punches.
Carpenter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Bad struggles to land a body shot inside as Carpenter controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carpenter. Stalling in the clinch from Carpenter.
Carpenter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bad avoids it. Bad takes a knee to the side of the body. Carpenter lands with a light punch inside. Carpenter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carpenter lands a nice knee to the body. Carpenter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Knees to the body from Carpenter.
Carpenter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carpenter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bad up against the cage. Bad has been working on his balance at Ice&Fire, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Carpenter. Carpenter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bad avoids it. Carpenter effectively controlling the action here. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carpenter. Carpenter lands a nice uppercut. Carpenter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carpenter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carpenter can't find room to land a body shot as Bad controls the action.
Carpenter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Bad tries to pull guard but Carpenter holds him up against the cage and eventually Bad drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Good Bad. That's going to take a lot out of him. A head punch on the inside from Carpenter fails to land. Carpenter lands a nice knee to the body. Carpenter lands a hook that snaps the head of Bad backwards. Carpenter working Bad over with knees to the body. Carpenter tries a body shot but Bad blocks it.
Carpenter stalling in the clinch.
Carpenter tries a knee to the head but Bad blocks it.
Carpenter lands a body punch. Carpenter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Carpenter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Carpenter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bad up against the cage. Carpenter stalling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carpenter. Carpenter blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The referee calls for Carpenter to work.
Carpenter slows down the pace here.
Carpenter pressing his opponent against the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Elenor Carpenter. Carpenter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bad! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elenor Carpenter dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Carpenter. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Carpenter. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Bad prevents Carpenter from moving into mount. Bad is looking for a sweep. Bad is working hard here to advance position. Bad prevents Carpenter from moving into mount. Bad being controlled for a moment. Carpenter throwing strikes but missing, from side control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Carpenter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bad keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carpenter has knee on belly and moves into mount. Bad is trying desperately to improve position. Carpenter is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bad to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bad shrugs it off. Carpenter is in the full mount, landing strikes. Carpenter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Carpenter tries to control but Bad wriggling away. My spies in MMA Sanok Training Center inform me that Carpenter has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Carpenter misses with a head shot. Bad on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bad tries to get out of the position. Carpenter wants to finish this one by submission but Bad is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Carpenter. Bad wants to hold on but Carpenter pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carpenter looking to ground and pound but Bad is blocking nicely. Carpenter wants to finish this one by submission but Bad is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Carpenter. Carpenter trying to control but he's not successful this time. Carpenter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bad haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Carpenter looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carpenter with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Carpenter is working for a guillotine from mount but Bad frees his head quite easily.
Elenor Carpenter has got the better of the ground game so far. Carpenter pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Bad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Carpenter fails to take his opponent's back. Bad holds on for dear life.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Carpenter jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bad is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bad and Carpenter has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Carpenter just content to control the position. Bad dodges the ground and pound from Carpenter. Carpenter is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bad looks calm but he's in trouble here. Carpenter gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bad is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Carpenter lets go of the hold and Bad can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Elenor Carpenter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
45% |
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