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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Mike Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauricio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Mauricio Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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 throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carter. That did some damage!
Carter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Carter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gracie - the referee stops the clock and Carter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gracie. Carter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Gracie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Mike Carter has been cut.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carter's calf.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Gracie closes the distance and pushes Carter back into the cage.
Gracie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie crunches a lovely knee into Carter's ribcage.
Gracie slowing the pace effectively.
Gracie crunches a lovely knee into Carter's ribcage.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Carter avoiding damage as Gracie throws knees to the body.
Gracie stalling in the clinch.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie cracks Carter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Donk. Gracie catches Carter right on the button with a cross.
Carter tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushes Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Carter tries for a takedown but Gracie manages to get underhooks.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Carter scores with a jab.
Carter works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Carter shoots in.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but Carter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carter blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Carter throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter throws a one two combo.
Mauricio Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Carter.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Carter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie clinches up against the cage.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gracie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Gracie to work.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Mauricio Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice combination there by Carter.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Carter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carter throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Carter moves his leg out of the way.
Carter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mike Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter with a jab.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carter finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Carter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gracie for as long as he can get away with.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is stalling in the full guard.
Carter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
A leg kick checked by Carter.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Carter moved away.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Carter is working the combinations to good effect here.
Carter looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Carter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Carter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Carter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie avoids the head kick by Carter.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carter. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie wants to slow Carter down by chopping away at his legs.
Gracie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Carter moved away.
A left and a right from Carter both land. Nice combination.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Gracie tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
Carter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Gracie.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Carter against the cage.
Gracie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Carter connects with a single shot there.
Carter lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Carter.
Gracie takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gracie tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Mike Carter.
I think Carter 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Carter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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