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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendrick Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Hermansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kendrick Carroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Hermansen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carroll shoots for a takedown but Hermansen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carroll slips a jab and a cross from Hermansen.
Nice sprawl there from Hermansen as Carroll shoots in.
Hermansen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hermansen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carroll shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hermansen as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendrick Carroll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hermansen tries to work over Carroll's front leg with a kick but Carroll checks it.
Hermansen closes the distance and clinches.
Carroll is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hermansen to keep the fight standing.
Carroll jumps guard but Hermansen stands there with Carroll around his waist. Carroll gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carroll content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hermansen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carroll is trying to pull guard but Hermansen has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansen manages to break the clinch.
Hermansen's corner calls for a 1-2. Hermansen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hermansen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carroll jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hermansen walks away with a smile on his face. Carroll gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hermansen works over Carroll's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Kendrick Carroll has been cut.
Hermansen darts in and clinches Carroll up against the cage.
Carroll cracks Hermansen with a nice body shot.
Hermansen lands an elbow inside that Carroll shrugs off.
Carroll tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hermansen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carroll stalling in the clinch.
Carroll is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hermansen to keep the fight standing.
Hermansen connects with a knee 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!
Carroll has Hermansen pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carroll tries to pull guard but Hermansen holds him up against the cage and eventually Carroll drops back down to his feet.
Carroll tries for a takedown but Hermansen manages to get underhooks.
Carroll is breathing heavily.
Carroll is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hermansen lands a damaging elbow.
Carroll fails to pull guard.
Hermansen stalling in the clinch.
Hermansen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hermansen throws a low kick but Carroll moves out of range easily.
Hermansen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hermansen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermansen gets a clinch.
Carroll is trying to pull guard but Hermansen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carroll tries to pull guard but Hermansen won't allow it.
Carroll fails to pull guard.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hermansen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carroll fails to pull guard.
Hermansen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hermansen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermansen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carroll tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hermansen smiles and moves away.
Hermansen moves into the clinch successfully.
Hermansen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carroll walks into a straight right hand from Hermansen.
Hermansen throws a right and a left that Carroll avoids nicely.
Hermansen scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hermansen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Carroll's guard.
Carroll kicks Hermansen off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Hermansen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kendrick Carroll's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hermansen connects with a single shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Hermansen. Those never looked like landing.
Hermansen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carroll is looking to counter the offense by Hermansen and move into the clinch.
A left and a right from Hermansen both land. Nice combination.
Hermansen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carroll circles away quickly and effectively.
Carroll went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hermansen moves into the clinch.
Hermansen letting Carroll take a breather here.
Carroll controlling the action here for a moment.
Carroll seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Carroll jumps guard but Hermansen stands there with Carroll around his waist. Carroll gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carroll jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hermansen walks away with a smile on his face. Carroll gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hermansen takes the fight into the clinch.
Carroll stalling the fight.
Carroll tries to work over Hermansen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hermansen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carroll jumps guard but Hermansen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendrick Carroll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carroll fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carroll is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hermansen to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carroll is trying to pull guard but Hermansen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hermansen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lars Hermansen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hermansen closes the distance and pushes Carroll back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carroll manages to pull guard.
Carroll throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Carroll 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.
Hermansen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hermansen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carroll is adopting a defensive guard.
Lars Hermansen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hermansen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hermansen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carroll. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carroll looking for a sweep. Not yet Carroll, not yet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Carroll throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hermansen works over Carroll's head and body with a nice combination.
Hermansen instigates a clinch.
Carroll tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hermansen smiles and moves away.
Carroll ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carroll is looking for a counter combo.
Hermansen shoots in and bounces Carroll off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Carroll bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hermansen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carroll's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carroll loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carroll throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hermansen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hermansen wants to stand but Carroll is controlling the position.
Hermansen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hermansen is thwarting Carroll's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Hermansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kendrick Carroll's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hermansen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carroll eats them both and turns towards Hermansen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hermansen throws out a leg kick but Carroll moves out of range and Hermansen only half commits.
Carroll seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hermansen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carroll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carroll went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No joy there for Hermansen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hermansen is looking to clinch but Carroll is avoiding it.
Carroll is looking for a counter combo.
Hermansen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carroll gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hermansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carroll avoids the body shot from Hermansen.
A cross from Hermansen lands.
Hermansen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hermansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carroll seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hermansen tries to clinch up.
Carroll fails with the takedown.
Lars Hermansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hermansen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carroll closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hermansen did well to prevent Carroll getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carroll is working for a kimura but Hermansen is defending it quite comfortably.
Carroll wants to control but Hermansen is keeping him busy.
Carroll missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carroll passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hermansen!
Carroll lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hermansen hang on?
Carroll lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hermansen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermansen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hermansen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carroll with the ground and pound from mount.
Carroll with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Carroll tries to control but Hermansen wriggling away.
Carroll landing strikes, looking to finish!
Carroll lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Carroll in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Carroll lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Carroll fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carroll won't let Hermansen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Carroll landing strikes from the mount and Hermansen is in trouble!
Carroll scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hermansen?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carroll lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lars Hermansen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carroll is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hermansen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hermansen shrugs it off.
Carroll punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hermansen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Carroll working Hermansen over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carroll cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kendrick Carroll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hermansen trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendrick Carroll showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hermansen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Hermansen!
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