Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: PFC 45 Antonio vs Crank
Date: Jun 09, 2018

#R1#
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Allen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Allen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Allen misses
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Allen scores with a jab. Carter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Allen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Allen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter walks into a left hand.
Allen lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Allen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carter sizes up Allen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Allen misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allen misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Allen defends well and Carter ends up having to push Allen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carter blocks a jab.
Carter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lamar Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter lands with a straight right. Allen didn't see that one coming.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Carter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Allen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Allen lunges at Carter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carter's hand.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Allen tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Allen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Carter cracks Allen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Allen misses.
Allen tries to move into range but Carter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carter.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allen stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Allen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Allen moved out of range.
Lamar Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Carter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Carter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carter jabs at Allen's body.
Allen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Allen misses with a body punch
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Allen.
Carter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Allen finds it's way round the side to connect with Carter's head.
Allen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Allen lands with a nice body punch.
Carter drops his hands momentarily and Allen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T3#
Carter defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Allen takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Carter swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Allen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Allen avoids the body shot from Carter.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
Allen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter walks into a jab.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Allen's head.#CUT#
It looks like Lamar Allen has been cut.#T4#
Allen misses with a straight right.
Allen lands a nice looking body shot.
Allen tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Allen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice straight punches there by Allen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Allen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Allen looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamar Allen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lamar Allen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Carter throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Allen! But no joy.
Allen misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Allen lands a slapping body shot.
Carter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Allen throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter misses the body punch
enabling Allen to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter avoids the body shot from Allen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Lamar Allen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Allen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Allen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Carter misses the shot to the body.
And Allen tries to counter it with a takedown but Carter pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Allen - just one landing.
Allen dips to his left and cracks Carter with an uppercut!
Allen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allen takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allen lands with an overhand left.
Carter blocks a jab.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Allen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter misses with a low kick as Allen jumps back.
A big right from Allen misses.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Allen! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T2#
Allen jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Allen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Carter.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen misses with an uppercut.
Allen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carter. Carter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Allen misses.
Carter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Allen to score with a decent uppercut.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Carter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
Allen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Allen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T3#
That kick from Allen tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Allen moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Allen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
As Carter backs off Allen throws a huge counter combo but Carter manages to avoid it all.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Allen lands a nice hook to Carter's body. Carter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Allen connects with a solid leg kick.
Carter slips a straight right by Allen.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
Allen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter working aggressively here.
Allen wants to stall. #T4##BC2#
Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Allen looks to move away, Carter throws a big counter combo but Allen just gets out of the way.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Allen lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice jab there from Carter.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Carter dives in for a single leg takedown but Allen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Allen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Allen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.
Allen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Allen wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamar Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lamar Allen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Allen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carter.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Allen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Allen throws a leg kick but Carter checks it.
Carter thuds a left hand into Allen's body.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Allen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Allen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy left from Allen finds it's target.#T1#
Carter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Allen.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter misses with a body punch
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter lands a jab to Allen's midsection.
Carter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Carter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Allen.
A punch lands to the side of Carter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen scores with a leg kick.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Carter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Allen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carter in his tracks.
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!
Allen misses the jab.
Michael Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter misses the jab.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter dips to his left and cracks Allen with an uppercut!
Allen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Allen digs a good hook to Carter's body.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carter throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the liver by Allen. Beautiful body shot.
Allen moves out of range as Carter strikes.
It seemed like Allen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Allen finds it's target.#T3#
Nice shot by Allen.
Carter scores with a sloppy right hand. Allen should have avoided that one.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Carter throws a front kick aimed at Allen's knee but Allen avoids it well.
Allen lands with an overhand left.
Allen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carter doesn't seem bothered though.
Allen slips a jab from Carter.
Carter throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Carter jabs Allen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD#
Carter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Allen did well to prevent Carter getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Allen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Allen wants to control but Carter passes into side. #T4#
You can see the frustration on Allen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Allen is looking to reverse the position.
Carter is putting a hurting on Allen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Allen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Carter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Allen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #ROC#
Allen is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Allen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lamar Allen.
I've got Allen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamar Allen!

Event: PFC 37 Chavez vs Penn
Date: May 04, 2018

#R1#
Melamies tries to clinch up.
Carter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Melamies avoids the body shot from Carter.
Melamies throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melamies fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carter misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Melamies! But no joy.
Carter takes a swing at Melamies's ribcage but misses.
Melamies throws a low kick but Carter avoids it.
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melamies throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Melamies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melamies.
Carter misses with a looping right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carter.
Carter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Melamies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter fails with the takedown.#T1#
Melamies loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Melamies getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Melamies.
Carter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Melamies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carter is looking to wear down Melamies with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carter scores with a nice strike.
Melamies wants to clinch.
Melamies moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Melamies saw that one coming.#T2#
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!
Melamies throws a body kick that misses.
Carter throws a good cross that connects.
Melamies darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Melamies ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Melamies looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Melamies checks a low kick from Carter.
Melamies looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Melamies.
Carter swings for the body but Melamies moves out of range.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.#CL2#
Melamies moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
A short left from Melamies.
Melamies misses with the head strike.
Melamies misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Carter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Melamies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Melamies avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage. #T3#
Melamies throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
Melamies lands a nice uppercut.
Melamies avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter lands a right hand.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Melamies won't allow it.
Melamies misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Melamies has him pressed against the cage.
Melamies lands a shoulder strike.
Melamies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melamies backwards.
Melamies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melamies prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melamies lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC#
Carter breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Melamies moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter tries to move into range but Melamies moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter takes a swing at Melamies's ribcage but misses.
Melamies throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Melamies tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melamies throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Melamies scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Melamies throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carter on the side of the head.
Melamies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Melamies on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Melamies takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Melamies throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melamies wants to land a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Carter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Melamies with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melamies tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ibrahim Mamu Melamies dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Melamies lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Melamies.
Melamies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Melamies as he connects with a hook.
Melamies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Melamies throws a shot to the body.
Carter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Melamies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter misses with a leg kick.
Melamies misses the shot to the body.
Melamies misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Melamies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Carter.
Carter tries to advance to mount but Melamies denies him. #T1#
Carter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Melamies some visible discomfort.
Melamies wants to control but Carter postures up.
Carter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#SUB#
Carter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carter trying to control the action but Melamies is working from the bottom.
Carter scores with a couple of short elbows.
Carter cracks Melamies with a big elbow.
Melamies is trying to improve his position.#T2#
Carter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Melamies's legs.
Melamies is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Melamies takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Melamies is looking for a sweep.
Melamies felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Carter working the ground and pound but Melamies is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter trying to control the action but Melamies is working from the bottom.
Carter cracks Melamies with a big elbow.
Carter in side control, throwing shots but Melamies defends.
Carter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3#
Carter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melamies keeps working. #SU#
Carter decides to stand back up. Carter steps back and let's Melamies get back to his feet.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Melamies.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab, jab by Carter - just one landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Melamies, as that shot connected.
Melamies lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Left hook, right uppercut from Melamies. #CUT2#
It looks like Michael Carter has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Melamies. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
Melamies chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Melamies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melamies tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melamies throws an off balance right hand
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melamies moves away.#T4#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carter.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Melamies.
A big right from Carter misses.
Melamies takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Melamies misses with a punch to the body.
Melamies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter gets through Melamies's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter prevents a body shot from Melamies.
Melamies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melamies.
Carter lands a head shot.
Melamies misses the shot to the body.
Carter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melamies moves away.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melamies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Melamies finds it's target.
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Melamies connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Melamies throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Melamies. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Melamies misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melamies throws a low kick but Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter moves out of range as Melamies throws a body kick.
Carter throws a body punch but Melamies moves out of range.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melamies.
Melamies swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Carter connects with a single shot there.
Carter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Melamies does no damage.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Melamies.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melamies looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melamies.
Melamies with a nice cross.
A jab from Carter does it's job there.
Carter scores with the left hand. Melamies knows he should have avoided that one.
Carter lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melamies misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Melamies scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#T2#
Melamies scores with a jab to the body.
Melamies misses with a straight left.
Melamies looks for the body kick but Carter saw that one coming.
It looked like Carter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Melamies.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melamies.
Carter misses with a looping left.
Melamies scores with a nice strike.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Melamies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Melamies connects with the punch.
A head kick from Melamies lands but Carter takes it in his stride.
Carter blocks a jab.
Melamies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Melamies throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Carter misses with a hook.
Carter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #T3#
Carter throws a hook to the side of Melamies's head but Melamies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Melamies lands with a right hand.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Melamies misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Carter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Melamies on the side of the head. #CL2#
Melamies closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter wants a takedown but no success here.
Melamies throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter tries for a takedown but Melamies manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Melamies.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Melamies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Melamies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Melamies is controlling the position.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Melamies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter tries for a takedown but Melamies manages to get underhooks.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melamies backwards.
Melamies working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Melamies can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Melamies swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melamies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Melamies misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Melamies 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Mamu Melamies!
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: PFC 31 Manuel vs Nordskov
Date: Apr 07, 2018

#R1#
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!#CUT2#
It looks like Michael Carter has been cut.
Penn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carter is out of range and Penn settles back down.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reco Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carter.
Penn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Penn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carter at a distance.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn fakes the leg kick and cracks Carter in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter misses with an uppercut
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter lands a jab to Penn's midsection.
Carter lands a lovely overhand right.
Carter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Penn misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Penn throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Penn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the body from Carter misses
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Carter blocks the body kick.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Penn scores with a nice body kick.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
It seemed like Penn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn scores with a jab to the body.
Carter lands the left hand.#T2#
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Reco Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn thuds a left hand into Carter's body.
An inside leg kick from Penn misses.
Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Penn scores with a three punch combo! #TD#
Carter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES2#
Penn manages to escape and get back to his feet! #T3#
Penn throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Carter avoids the head kick by Penn.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Carter lands.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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 tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn misses with a straight right. #T4#
Good shot there by Carter.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Penn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carter throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Penn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carter scores with a jab to the head.
Carter misses the jab.
Penn wants to land a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Carter swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Carter tries to move into range but Penn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Penn misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn connects with a high kick.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penn circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reco Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael 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.
#R2#
Carter tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Penn scores with a leg kick.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Penn unleashes a big counter combination but Carter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Carter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Penn connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range. #T1#
Penn punishes Carter's body with a nice straight punch.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter connects with a crisp jab.
Penn misses with a hook.
Penn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carter takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Carter swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn slips a straight right by Carter.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn jabs at Carter's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Reco Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Penn.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
No luck for Carter with that takedown attempt.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Carter takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Carter lands a right hook to the body.
A lazy left from Penn finds it's target.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Carter.
Penn staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Penn.
A good leg kick by Carter.
Carter throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely. #T3#
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT2#
Michael Carter's cut is getting worse.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Penn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carter throws out a leg kick but Penn moves out of range and Carter only half commits.
Penn throws the kick towards the body but Carter avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penn!
Carter blocks a head kick by Penn.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn scores with a spinning back kick!
Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.#T4#
Carter dips to his left and cracks Penn with an uppercut!
Penn scores with a hook.
Carter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carter takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn thuds his right hand into Carter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Penn slips a straight right by Carter.
Penn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Penn throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reco Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter's cut.
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!
#R3#
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #TD#
Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES2#
Penn kicks off Carter and gets to his feet.
Penn scores with the left hand. Carter knows he should have avoided that one.
Penn throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter is looking for a counter combo.
Carter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Penn misses with a straight left.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Penn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter lands a jab to Penn's midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Penn.
Penn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Penn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carter.
Penn defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Michael Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A head kick from Penn lands but Carter takes it in his stride.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reco Penn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter slips a straight right by Penn.
Carter walks into a stiff left hand from Penn.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Penn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!
Penn lands with a straight right. Carter didn't see that one coming.#T3#
Penn jabs at Carter's body.
Carter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Penn defends well and Carter ends up having to push Penn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn connects with an inside leg kick.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carter has time to react.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Carter throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#TD#
Carter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Penn!#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Penn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Penn is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.
Carter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Penn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Carter working the ground and pound but Penn is defending the strikes.
Penn is not content to let Carter control the position.
Penn pushes Carter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reco Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reco Penn!
A victorious Reco Penn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: PFC 23 Penn vs Nordskov
Date: Mar 09, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Escobar Chavez forces Carter back against the cage and clinches.
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Escobar Chavez lands a right hand.
Escobar Chavez lands with a left to the head.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Escobar Chavez scores with a shoulder strike.
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Carter cracks Escobar Chavez with a nice body shot.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Escobar Chavez misses with some punches.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Escobar Chavez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
Escobar Chavez lands a body punch.
Carter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Escobar Chavez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez lands a left hand.
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!
Escobar Chavez is working Carter over against the cage.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Escobar Chavez misses with some punches. #BC#
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar Chavez scores with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez moves to clinch but Carter breaks away
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Carter misses its target.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar Chavez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Escobar Chavez dips to his left and cracks Carter with an uppercut!
Escobar Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.#CL2#
Carter tries to keep at a distance but Escobar Chavez has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter blocks an uppercut. #TD#
Carter is trying to trip Escobar Chavez. He has hold of a leg but Escobar Chavez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Carter persists though and gets the takedown into guard.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar Chavez pulls Carter in close to his closed guard and prevents Carter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Escobar Chavez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carter is looking to work some ground and pound but Escobar Chavez has wrist control.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
Carter wants to control from the top but Escobar Chavez keeps moving.
Carter works over Escobar Chavez with some ground and pound from guard.
Escobar Chavez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carter 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.
Escobar Chavez looking to control. #T3#
Carter wants to control from the top but Escobar Chavez keeps moving.
Escobar Chavez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar Chavez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Escobar Chavez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carter works the jab nicely.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Carter.
And Escobar Chavez responds with a good body kick, but Carter manages to step out the way in time.
A big left from Escobar Chavez misses.
Carter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar Chavez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escobar Chavez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carter scrambles back to his feet.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar Chavez. #CL2#
Escobar Chavez has Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Escobar Chavez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carter misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Escobar Chavez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Escobar Chavez is looking to chop away at Carter's legs.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar Chavez feints and then cracks Carter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carter down.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Escobar Chavez throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD#
Escobar Chavez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carter to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Carter won't allow Escobar Chavez to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throwing strikes but missing.
Escobar Chavez trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Carter trying to control but Escobar Chavez is working from the bottom. #T1#
Carter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Escobar Chavez is adopting a defensive guard.
Escobar Chavez trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar Chavez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ramon Escobar Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar Chavez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar Chavez throws a sloppy body shot
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Carter misses its target.
Carter connects with a solid leg kick.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar Chavez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carter slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Carter blocks the body kick.
Carter slips a straight right by Escobar Chavez.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Escobar Chavez.
Carter avoids a kick to the body.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escobar Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escobar Chavez! But no joy.
Escobar Chavez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Carter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escobar Chavez! But no joy.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Escobar Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
Carter takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Escobar Chavez moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Carter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escobar Chavez counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Carter takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Carter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Carter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts.
Escobar Chavez jabs Carter right on the nose. Carter blinks but takes it well.
Escobar Chavez looks to throw a body kick
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar Chavez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carter.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Escobar Chavez.
Carter misses with a body shot
and Escobar Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Escobar Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Escobar Chavez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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 checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carter throws a right and a left that Escobar Chavez avoids nicely. #T1#
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar Chavez. #CL2#
Escobar Chavez gets a clinch.
Escobar Chavez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Carter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Escobar Chavez can turn it around.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Carter manages to break the clinch.
Carter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Carter staying out of range there.
Escobar Chavez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
A big left from Escobar Chavez misses.
Escobar Chavez thumps Carter with a low kick.
Carter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Escobar Chavez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #T2#
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Carter misses its target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws an off balance right hand
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter is looking to wear down Escobar Chavez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Escobar Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Escobar Chavez.
Carter throwing a counter right hand but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Jab from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escobar Chavez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.#T3#
A jab from Escobar Chavez finds it's way through Carter's defenses.
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Carter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Escobar Chavez doesn't seem bothered though.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick that misses.
Escobar Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar Chavez is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the body
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carter throws a hook but Escobar Chavez avoids it easily.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
A big right from Escobar Chavez misses. #T4#
Escobar Chavez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Escobar Chavez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Carter throws a chopping leg kick but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Escobar Chavez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carter with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez connects with a looping right hand.
Carter misses with a hook
and Escobar Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter misses the jab.
Escobar Chavez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez. #CL2#
Escobar Chavez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter is looking to take this one to the mat.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Escobar Chavez really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
A cross from Escobar Chavez lands.
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar Chavez throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Carter defending well as Escobar Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Carter.
Carter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice straight punches there by Carter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carter.
Escobar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Escobar Chavez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carter in his tracks.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carter avoids the body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter tests Escobar Chavez's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Carter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escobar Chavez finds it's way round the side to connect with Carter's head.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Escobar Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carter throws a body punch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carter momentarily.
Escobar Chavez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the body from Carter misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a low kick, right behind Carter 's knee.
Escobar Chavez connects with a leg kick. Carter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Escobar Chavez misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter lands the left hand.
Carter slips a straight right by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar Chavez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carter will feel that in the morning.
Escobar Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T3#
Escobar Chavez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escobar Chavez.
Carter misses with the combination.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Escobar Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter moves away from the strike by Escobar Chavez.
A jab from Escobar Chavez finds it's way through Carter's defenses. #T4#
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carter has time to react.
Escobar Chavez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Escobar Chavez.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.#CL2#
Escobar Chavez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar Chavez lands a jab.
Escobar Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Escobar Chavez dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Carter staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar Chavez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar Chavez.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice looking body shot.
Carter misses with a hook. Escobar Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Escobar Chavez cracks a nice hook into Carter's ribs.
Escobar Chavez is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carter doesn't seem bothered though.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escobar Chavez as he jumps to the side. #T1#
A slow jab from Escobar Chavez misses its intended target.
Escobar Chavez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carter's hands.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Escobar Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez tries a quick counter leg kick but Carter is wise to it.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Michael Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##CL2#
Escobar Chavez takes the fight into the clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
A short right from Escobar Chavez on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Escobar Chavez.
Good body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Escobar Chavez avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Carter prevents a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body punch.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body punch.
Carter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Escobar Chavez lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here. #T3#
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar Chavez gets underhooks to prevent Carter's takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez misses with the head strike.
A short right from Escobar Chavez.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar Chavez misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez prevents a body shot from Carter.
Escobar Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action. #T4#
Escobar Chavez misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Carter.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter. #BC#
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carter. Escobar Chavez shrugs it off though.
Carter misses with an uppercut
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body kick.
Carter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Carter throws a hook but Escobar Chavez avoids it easily.
Escobar Chavez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Escobar Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Escobar Chavez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Escobar Chavez! Ramon Escobar Chavez retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Ramon Escobar Chavez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: *PPV: imPULSE
Date: Feb 17, 2018

#R1#
Sensei falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sensei ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Sensei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sensei throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Sensei just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sensei misses with a wild body shot. #TD2#
Sensei closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sensei lands in his opponent's guard.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Sensei from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Sensei is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sensei trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter managing to control the position.
Sensei wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sensei with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sensei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
Sensei misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carter jabs Sensei right on the nose. Sensei blinks but takes it well.
Carter connects with a jab.
Jab from Sensei.#TD2#
Sensei feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sensei postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sensei preventing the sweep.
Sensei throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carter is trying to keep Sensei in close.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Sensei from controlling successfully.
Sensei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sensei throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Sensei throws a strike but Carter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Sensei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sensei working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter.
Sensei looking for a sweep. Not yet Sensei, not yet.
Carter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
Sensei escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carter throws a strike but Sensei rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##T4#
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Sensei landing some decent shots from guard.
Carter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sensei throws a strike but Carter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sensei manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carter manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Sensei postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sensei tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Sensei trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sensei is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Sensei loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kylar Sensei will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Sensei lands a lovely overhand right.
Sensei lands a nice hook to Carter's body. Carter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sensei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sensei has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
Michael Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter moves away from the strike by Sensei.
Carter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sensei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sensei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sensei scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sensei lands a lovely overhand right.#TD2#
Sensei closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carter to the mat! Carter manages to get full guard.
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!
Sensei trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sensei accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Carter controlling the position.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sensei looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sensei landing with the ground and pound.
Sensei throws an elbow that misses. Carter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sensei's guard. Nice move by Carter!#REVR#
Carter trying to control but Sensei is working from the bottom.
Sensei has control of Carter's left arm, preventing Carter from doing any damage. #T2#
Sensei wants to improve his position but instead Carter has moved into half guard.
Sensei slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Sensei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter postures up in Sensei's guard and throws a big left but Sensei blocks it.
Carter postures up.
Carter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sensei working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter. #T3##SUB2#
Sensei is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carter is aware though and is defending well.
Sensei is trying to keep Carter in close.
Sensei tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carter distracts Sensei with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sensei controlling Carter's posture.
Carter postures up in Sensei's guard and throws a big left but Sensei blocks it.
Carter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carter landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Carter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sensei has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carter has managed to get both his arms back between Sensei's legs - danger averted.#T4#
Carter throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Sensei had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carter defends it easily.
Carter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sensei looking to control.
Sensei utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carter works over Sensei with some ground and pound from guard.
Sensei is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Carter will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sensei!
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Sensei on that attempt.
Carter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#TD2#
Carter gets caught napping as Sensei dives in and scores a takedown. Carter manages to retain guard.
Sensei preventing the sweep.
Sensei loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sensei working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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. #REVR#
Carter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sensei defending well though. #T1#
Sensei is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carter is trying to control the action in half guard but Sensei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sensei wants to control the action here but instead Carter manages to pass to full mount!
Carter raining down hammerfists from mount.
Carter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carter wants to control the pace but Sensei is squirming around nicely. #SUB#
Carter looking to secure an arm triangle but Sensei defends it well.
Carter landing strikes from the mount and Sensei is in trouble! #T2#
Sensei wants to control but Carter is having none of it.
Sensei sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sensei trying to control from the bottom.
Sensei wants to get back to full guard.
Sensei trying to control here. #SUB#
Carter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sensei doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Carter. #T3#
Carter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carter working over Sensei with some ground and pound. Sensei looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sensei manages to get to full guard. #SUB2#
Sensei working for a triangle but Carter defends it easily.
Sensei looking for a sweep. Not yet Sensei, not yet. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sensei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sensei looking for a sweep. Not yet Sensei, not yet.
Carter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
Sensei working for a triangle but Carter defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sensei tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Carter!
Michael Carter was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: PFC 12 Kwon vs Jenner
Date: Jan 26, 2018

#R1#
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Malingo pushes him off.
It looked like Malingo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Malingo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malingo.
Despite the aggression on Carter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Carter cracks the inside of Malingo's front leg.
Carter misses the jab.
Malingo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Malingo saw that one coming.
Malingo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carter throws a hook but Malingo avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malingo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carter on the side of the head.
Carter slips a jab from Malingo.
Carter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malingo misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malingo.
Malingo blocks a jab.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malingo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michael Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malingo misses with a right hand
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter misses with a body punch
enabling Malingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malingo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Malingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Malingo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Carter is looking to clinch. #T2#
Malingo looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Carter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malingo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD#
and Malingo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carter won't be happy with that.
Malingo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carter is avoiding damage well.
Carter can't do much from the bottom here.
Malingo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carter is avoiding damage well.
Carter tries to improve position but can't.
Malingo 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 gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T3#
Carter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Malingo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Malingo throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
Malingo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Malingo is looking to advance position but Carter won't allow it.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carter is refusing to be controlled, as Malingo sits in half guard.
Carter is controlling Malingo's trapped leg to prevent Malingo from advancing to side control.
Carter is trying to maintain the position but Malingo is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
Carter gets back to full guard.
Malingo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Malingo trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malingo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Carter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carter has a takedown stuffed.
It looked like Malingo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eddie Malingo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Carter shoots for a takedown but Malingo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Malingo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carter cracks Malingo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Malingo.
Michael Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malingo throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
Carter dips to his left and cracks Malingo with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Malingo misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Malingo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T1#
Carter thuds a left hand into Malingo's body.
Carter misses with a right hand
and Malingo counters with a nice uppercut.
Malingo misses with a wild body shot.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Malingo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malingo manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Malingo. Those never looked like landing.
Malingo jabs Carter right on the nose. Carter blinks but takes it well.
Malingo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Malingo ducks down to avoid it.
Malingo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T2#
Carter throws a jab when Malingo was well out of range.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Malingo attempts a counter takedown but Carter avoids it well and moves away.
Malingo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malingo thuds his right hand into Carter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Malingo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malingo misses with a hook to the body
and Malingo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malingo thows a left - swing and a miss! #TD#
Malingo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Malingo lands in his opponent's guard.
Malingo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Malingo.
Carter has his hands on Malingo's head, controlling the position.
Malingo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malingo throws a strike but Carter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Malingo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carter manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Carter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Eddie Malingo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malingo working a defensive guard here. #T4#
Carter looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB#
Malingo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carter defends well.#SUB#
Malingo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Michael Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Malingo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Malingo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malingo.
A little jabbing left from Carter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malingo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from Malingo finds it's target.
Carter looks to clinch
enabling Malingo to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malingo connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
A little feinted left hand from Malingo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Carter - just one landing. #T1#
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Malingo counters with a straight right hand.
Carter punishes Malingo's body with a nice straight punch.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malingo counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Malingo misses the target.
Malingo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carter.
Malingo cracks Carter with a good jab.
Malingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter cracks a nice hook into Malingo's ribs.
Malingo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carter to score with a decent uppercut.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Malingo.#T2#
Carter scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malingo ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter looks to clinch #TD#
and Malingo counters with a shoot takedown. Carter fights it but they end up in guard.
Malingo wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Malingo throws a big right hand that misses.
Malingo throws a big right hand that misses.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malingo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Malingo throws a big right hand that misses.
Malingo distracts Carter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Malingo looking to pass the guard.
Carter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Malingo throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
Malingo throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malingo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Malingo slips the punch.
Malingo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Carter connects with a body shot.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter throws a leg kick that misses.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Carter.
I think Carter 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Carter!
A less than humble Michael Carter misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: PFC 1- Rudimentary Changes
Date: Dec 02, 2017

#R1#
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar Chavez.
A counter left hand to the body from Carter misses its target.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar Chavez moves away.
Carter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Escobar Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Escobar Chavez scores with a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez pushes Carter away with a front kick.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Escobar Chavez.
Carter takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez connects with a body shot.
A jab from Escobar Chavez misses.
Carter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range. #T1#
Good leg kick by Escobar Chavez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Escobar Chavez lands a glancing blow to the side of Carter's head.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice looking body kick.
Escobar Chavez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Escobar Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter misses with a hook. Escobar Chavez ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Escobar Chavez does it's job there.
Escobar Chavez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook.
Carter slips a jab from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Carter checks a low kick from Escobar Chavez.
Carter tried to counter with a leg kick but Escobar Chavez avoided it.
Good work by Carter as he checks the leg kick.
Carter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Escobar Chavez digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Escobar Chavez throws a solid leg kick but Carter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar Chavez.
Carter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T3#
Escobar Chavez throws a body kick that misses
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Escobar Chavez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping left.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Escobar Chavez throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice strike.
Escobar Chavez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Escobar Chavez scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Escobar Chavez misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Escobar Chavez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range. #T4#
Escobar Chavez misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Escobar Chavez thinking.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab from Carter.
Escobar Chavez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Carter strikes.
It seemed like Escobar Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar Chavez looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Carter misses its target.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Escobar Chavez throws a chopping leg kick but Carter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carter is looking to wear down Escobar Chavez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter throws the left hand but Escobar Chavez avoids the punch easily.
Carter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Escobar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Carter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Escobar Chavez dominated that round.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Carter is looking to slow Escobar Chavez down with leg kicks.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Escobar Chavez lands a jab to Carter's midsection.
Carter looks to land a combination but Escobar Chavez avoids it well.
Escobar Chavez throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter throwing a counter right hand but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez keeps Carter at a distance using the push kick.
Nice body kick from Escobar Chavez.
A big right from Escobar Chavez misses.
Escobar Chavez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Carter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#T1#
Escobar Chavez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Escobar Chavez feints and then cracks Carter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carter down.
Escobar Chavez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
Carter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Escobar Chavez scores with a hook.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Escobar Chavez saw that one coming.
Escobar Chavez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight right.
Carter cracks Escobar Chavez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Escobar Chavez throws a quick inside leg kick. #T2#
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Carter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Carter dips to his left and cracks Escobar Chavez with an uppercut!#CL2#
Escobar Chavez gets a clinch.
Escobar Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Escobar Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez.
Carter misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.#T3#
Escobar Chavez lands an uppercut.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter tries to break free but Escobar Chavez pushes him back against the cage.
Escobar Chavez pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Escobar Chavez on the inside.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez lands an uppercut.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Escobar Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Escobar Chavez lands with a left to the head.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escobar Chavez.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Escobar Chavez scores with a hook to the body.#T4#
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar Chavez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar Chavez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Escobar Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar Chavez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Escobar Chavez cracks Carter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Escobar Chavez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Escobar Chavez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Escobar Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Escobar Chavez darts in and clinches Carter up against the cage.
Carter misses with some punches.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar Chavez lands a left hand.
Escobar Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Escobar Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carter obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar Chavez.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
Escobar Chavez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards. #BC#
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab. Carter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Escobar Chavez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice body kick.
Jab from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Escobar Chavez tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar Chavez misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a thumping low kick.
Escobar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Escobar Chavez - just one landing. #T2#
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter walks into a straight right hand from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar Chavez.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch up
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobar Chavez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
The fighters circling - Escobar Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Escobar Chavez's knee momentarily.
Escobar Chavez scoring well with a low kick there.
Escobar Chavez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Michael Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Escobar Chavez thumps Carter with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Escobar Chavez.
A punch lands to the side of Carter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Escobar Chavez lands a glancing blow to the side of Carter's head.
Escobar Chavez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
Carter avoids the head kick by Escobar Chavez.
Good leg kick by Escobar Chavez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar Chavez lands with a good body shot.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Carter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Carter moves out of range as Escobar Chavez strikes.
A lazy left from Escobar Chavez finds it's target.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the body
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobar Chavez clobbers Carter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Escobar Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Escobar Chavez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Escobar Chavez!
A victorious Ramon Escobar Chavez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Pulse 97 - Carter vs Taranin
Date: Nov 04, 2017

#R1#
Taranin misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taranin. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taranin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Taranin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carter sprawls well. Carter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taranin gets slowly back to his feet.
Taranin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carter.
Taranin defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body. #TD2#
Taranin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taranin postures up in Carter's guard and throws a big left but Carter blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taranin throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Carter keeping moving, preventing Taranin from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carter holds on and takes a little breather.
Taranin trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taranin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taranin throws a strike but Carter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Taranin looking to control but Carter passes into half guard.
Taranin tries to get to full guard but Carter has control of the leg. #T2#
Carter wants to pass the guard but Taranin is defending well.
Taranin tries to get to full guard but Carter has control of the leg.
Taranin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taranin is trying to control the position but Carter postures up. #T3#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taranin is on top in guard. #REVB#
Taranin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taranin looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Carter is pushing down on Taranin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taranin is fighting to maintain full guard but Carter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Taranin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taranin is pressing down on Carter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T4#
Carter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Taranin looking for a sweep. Not yet Taranin, not yet.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Taranin is retaining full guard.
Taranin trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Taranin is looking for a triangle but Carter pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Carter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A head kick misses from Carter.
Taranin feints the counter takedown.
Carter tries to clinch up but Taranin circles away and keeps his distance.
Taranin feints the counter takedown.
Carter lands a really nice looking cross but Taranin seems unphased.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taranin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taranin dives in and grabs Carter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes down on Taranin's head and hops out.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carter leaves Taranin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Carter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carter swings for the body but Taranin moves out of range.
Taranin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Carter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taranin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been told by Carter's head coaches at Forest Hill Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taranin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taranin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taranin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Taranin.
Michael Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Taranin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taranin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Michael Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Taranin scores with a hook.
Carter moves into range and connects with a jab.
A cross from Carter lands.
Carter lands the left hand.
Taranin shoots in looking for a takedown but Carter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Taranin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Michael Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Segey Taranin.
Carter throws a combination that misses
and Taranin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taranin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Taranin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taranin, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Taranin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taranin ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter defending well as Taranin loads up on a big left hand.
Taranin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #T2#
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taranin.
Carter tries to land a leg kick but Taranin saw it coming and moves away.
Carter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Carter misses.
Carter tries to land a leg kick but Taranin saw it coming and moves away.
Taranin feints the counter takedown.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taranin throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taranin tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
A big right from Carter misses.
Carter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taranin throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Carter lands with a right hand.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Taranin blocks a head kick by Carter.
Taranin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Taranin lands a lovely overhand right.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taranin throws out the jab. #T3#
Taranin takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter lands an overhand right.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Taranin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carter. That's going to slow Taranin down.
Taranin slips a jab from Carter.
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#ROC#
Taranin is rocked!
Taranin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taranin with the counter takedown but Carter avoids it easily.
Taranin is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Taranin slips under a jab.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Taranin is out of range.
Taranin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taranin can do to turn this around?
Carter lands a jab to Taranin's midsection.
Taranin ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Taranin seems to have recovered his senses.
Taranin shoots in looking for a takedown. Carter tries to sprawl out of it but Taranin 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.
Michael Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taranin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taranin scrambles back to his feet.
Carter misses with a looping left.#T4#
Carter throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Taranin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter trying to control here.
Taranin 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.
Taranin is just content to waste time from the top position. Carter takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Taranin trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter is trying to keep Taranin in close.
Taranin throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Carter dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Jab from Carter.
Carter lands a jab to the head.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Taranin moved out of range.
Carter slips a jab from Taranin.
Taranin looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Taranin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Taranin moved out of range nicely.
Taranin moves out of range of the strikes.
Carter lands with a straight right. Taranin didn't see that one coming.
Carter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taranin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Taranin misses.
Taranin checks the leg kick.
Carter misses with a hook. Taranin ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taranin shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.#T1#
Taranin slips under a jab.
Taranin closes the distance and clinches up with Carter, looking for a takedown. Taranin pushes Carter against the cage but Carter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Taranin backs away, Carter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Carter defending well as Taranin loads up on a big left hand.
Carter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taranin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taranin sizes up Carter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taranin misses with a takedown attempt - Carter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Michael Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Segey Taranin.
Carter fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Taranin to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Taranin looks to clinch but Carter throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Taranin taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter gave a mention to Dauntless in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: Aspire 77: Podolski v Souvlaki
Date: Sep 24, 2017

#R1#
Carter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Carter throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gracie takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Carter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Michael Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie slips a jab from Carter.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Carter is quick to defend against it.#T1#
Carter connects with a looping right hand.
Carter throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Carter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Gracie closes the distance and pushes Carter back into the cage.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Carter. #BC#
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL#
Gracie clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Carter tries to tie him up.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gracie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carter wants to stall.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gracie tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie has Carter pushed against the cage.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carter as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carter smiles and moves away. #T3#
Gracie avoids the body shot from Carter.
Carter cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL#
Gracie rushes Carter and presses him up against the cage.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Gracie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Carter into the cage.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie stalling.
A right hand to the body from Gracie. #T4#
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carter prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Gracie lands a left hand. #BC2#
Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Carter manages to circle out of the way.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carter takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michael Carter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Carter moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Gracie throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Carter misses.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carter sprawls and moves away.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Carter manages to circle out of the way.#CL#
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carter, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter. #T1#
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carter is keeping busy.
Gracie tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC2#
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Gracie is looking to wear down Carter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut there from Carter.
Carter throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie slips under a jab from Carter.
Carter misses with a right hand #TD#
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carter is adopting a defensive guard.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.#T2#
Carter is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Carter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Carter wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie passes to side control. #SUB#
Carter wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Gracie seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Carter is tapping! Wow, great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Rollo Gracie!
A very excited looking Rollo Gracie rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: Aspire 67: Gracie vs Denke
Date: Aug 13, 2017

#R1#
Nordskov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nordskov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Carter scores with a punch to the head.
Carter dives in for a single leg takedown but Nordskov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nordskov is looking to score with low kicks.
We've been hearing reports that Carter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nordskov.
Carter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nordskov misses with a hook to the body
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter throws a body punch but Nordskov moves out of range.
Nordskov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carter.
Carter tries to clinch but Nordskov is having none of it.
Nordskov tries a quick counter leg kick but Carter is wise to it.
Nordskov tries to work over Carter's front leg with a kick but Carter checks it.
Carter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nordskov's head.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mads Nordskov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Nice jab there from Carter.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordskov is just out of range.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Nordskov misses.
Carter looks to land a combination but Nordskov avoids it well.
Nice cross by Nordskov.
Carter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Nordskov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Carter stuns Nordskov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nordskov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nordskov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nordskov just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Carter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T2#
Nordskov lands with a good body shot.
Nordskov throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nordskov throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD#
and Carter counters with a shoot takedown. Nordskov fights it but they end up in guard.
Carter trying to control but Nordskov is working from the bottom.
Carter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nordskov pulls Carter in to control the position.
Nordskov keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Nordskov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carter lands a couple of elbows.
Carter with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Carter wants to control from the top but Nordskov keeps moving.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Nordskov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nordskov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Nordskov - just one landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nordskov. That's going to slow Carter down.
Nordskov throws a lazy body kick
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut. #TD#
Carter shoots in and gets a takedown into Nordskov's guard.
Nordskov seems keen to control Carter's posture.
Carter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter throwing strikes from guard but Nordskov blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael 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.
#R2#
Nordskov throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nordskov thuds his right hand into Carter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carter slips under a jab.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Nordskov throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
A big left from Carter misses.
Carter misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordskov scores with a nice right hand.
Nordskov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Carter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T1#
Nordskov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD#
and Carter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nordskov keeps working.
Carter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carter throwing shots but Nordskov is blocking nicely.
Carter working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Nordskov's thigh. Nordskov counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Nordskov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nordskov keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass. #T2#
Carter is looking to advance position but Nordskov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Carter is desperately trying to improve his position but Nordskov has a good base and remains in mount.
Nordskov controlling the position easily from mount.
Carter tries to lock up and control but Nordskov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carter is trying to escape the mount.
Carter is working hard here to advance position.#T3#
Michael Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nordskov controlling from the full mount.
Carter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nordskov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Carter trying to hold on to Nordskov's head to control him but Nordskov postures up.
Carter is looking to get back to full guard here but Nordskov has managed to pass to side control instead.
Carter 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 is looking to regain half guard here but Nordskov keeps moving and retains side control. #T4#
Carter looking for a sweep but Nordskov has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Carter is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mads Nordskov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Nordskov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carter.
Carter wants to clinch.
Nordskov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nordskov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carter's head backwards.
Nordskov throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Carter lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordskov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nordskov throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nordskov counters with a body kick that stops Carter in his tracks momentarily. #T1#
Carter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Nordskov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nordskov misses the target.
Carter misses with a left hand
and Nordskov counters with an outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nordskov! But no joy.
Michael Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Nordskov staying out of range there.
Nordskov stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nordskov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice jab there from Nordskov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nordskov misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely. #T2##CL#
Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nordskov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Nordskov breaks from the clinch.
Nordskov throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Carter throws a series of punches but Nordskov moves out of range.
Nordskov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good leg kick by Nordskov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nordskov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nordskov.
Nordskov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carter blocks a leg kick.
Carter throwing a counter right hand but Nordskov manages to avoid it.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Nordskov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter backing away here, and Nordskov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Carter lands the left hand.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter misses with a hook. Nordskov ducked under it nicely.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Carter.
Nordskov scores with a jab to the head.
Carter slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Nordskov.
Carter goes for a double leg but Nordskov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nordskov continues to drive forward.
Nordskov takes one to the chin there.
Carter misses with a body shot. #T4#
Nordskov misses with a body shot.
Nordskov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Nordskov.
Carter avoids the body shot from Nordskov.
Nordskov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
A quick step to the side and Carter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
Carter punishes Nordskov's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nordskov throws a leg kick but Carter moved away.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carter throws a body punch but Nordskov moves out of range.
Nordskov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nordskov sizes up Carter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Nordskov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nordskov 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mads Nordskov!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mads Nordskov thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: Aspire 63: McGee vs Miletich
Date: Jul 30, 2017

#R1#
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Podolski takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carter moves out of range as Podolski strikes.
Podolski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Podolski swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Podolski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Podolski's head.#TD#
Carter shoots in and gets a takedown into Podolski's guard.
Podolski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carter trying to control but Podolski is working from the bottom.
Carter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Podolski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Podolski trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Podolski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Podolski is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carter throws a big elbow that misses.
Carter stays in close to Podolski's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Podolski blocks a jab.
Podolski scores with a shot to the body.
Podolski scores with a hook.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Podolski. #T2#
Carter shoots in but no luck this time.
Podolski misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Podolski.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
Podolski lands a lovely overhand right.
Podolski misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Podolski throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Podolski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Podolski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Carter has been working on his balance at True North Fight Team, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Podolski.
Carter checks the leg kick.
Carter misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Podolski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter attempts a counter takedown but Podolski avoids it well and moves away.
Good work by Carter as he checks the leg kick.
Podolski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Podolski misses its intended target. #T3#
Podolski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Podolski manages to avoid it.
Podolski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Podolski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter tries to counter with a takedown but Podolski is quick to defend against it.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Podolski lunges at Carter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carter's hand.
A low kick from Podolski misses
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michail Podolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Podolski.
A jab lands there for Podolski.#CUT2#
It looks like Michael Carter has been cut.
Carter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Podolski swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Podolski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Podolski lands a body shot. #T4#
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Podolski.
Podolski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Podolski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Podolski swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Carter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Podolski misses.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt - Podolski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Podolski throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Carter feinted with a counter takedown.
Podolski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Podolski lands a slapping body shot.
Podolski misses with a straight left.
Podolski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michail Podolski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Podolski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Podolski throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Podolski does it's job there.
Podolski missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Podolski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter slips under a jab.
Podolski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Podolski tried to score with a low kick but Carter checks it.
Carter throwing a counter right hand but Podolski manages to avoid it.
Carter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Podolski.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carter connects with a body shot.
Carter looks to land a combination but Podolski avoids it well.
Podolski throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T1#
Nice body punch from Podolski.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Podolski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Podolski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Podolski loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Carter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Podolski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Podolski misses.
Podolski connects with an inside leg kick.
Podolski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter lands a right hook to the body. #T2#
Podolski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Podolski. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Podolski misses with a straight left.
Carter drops down looking for a counter takedown but Podolski sprawls and moves away.
Carter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Podolski. That snapped Carter's head back.
Carter moves out of range as Podolski strikes.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Podolski.
A quick step to the side and Carter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Podolski takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter punishes Podolski's body with a nice straight punch.
Podolski looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Podolski throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Carter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter wants to control from the top but Podolski keeps moving. #T3#
Podolski working a defensive guard here.
Carter pushing down on Podolski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Podolski wants to get back to full guard.
Podolski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carter.
Carter tries to pass to full mount but Podolski defends it.
Ground and pound from Carter.
Carter is looking to take a break and control but Podolski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Carter is trying to work for a kimura but Podolski is defending well. #T4#
Carter wants to take a breather but Podolski is having none of it.
Carter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carter 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 is nestled in close to Podolski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carter thows a huge punch but Podolski dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michail Podolski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Podolski throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Podolski. Beautiful body shot.
Podolski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carter to score with a decent uppercut.
Podolski just misses with a punch to the body.
Podolski takes one to the chin there.
Podolski takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Podolski misses.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Podolski is just out of range.
Podolski lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Carter gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Podolski defending well though. #T1#
Carter is keen to just control but Podolski is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter wants to pass to mount but Podolski is defending the position.
Carter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carter trying to pass the guard but Podolski defending well.
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Podolski tries to roll over but Carter keeps him under control.
Michail Podolski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter moves into full mount! Podolski won't be happy about that!
Carter thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Carter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Podolski hang on?
Carter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Carter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Carter working Podolski over with strikes here.
Carter throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Podolski because Carter loaded up on that one.
Carter thowing shots but they're missing.
Michael Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Carter throwing strikes here but Podolski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Carter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Carter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Podolski's face.
Carter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Podolski? #SUB#
Carter jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Podolski is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Podolski and Carter has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Carter throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Podolski works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Carter prevents Podolski from improving his position.#T4#
Carter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carter throws a strike but Podolski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Carter works over Podolski with some ground and pound from guard.
Carter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Podolski seems keen to control Carter's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carter throws a big elbow that misses.
Carter throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Podolski 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michail Podolski!
Michail Podolski managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Nutrition, into his post fight interview.

Event: RFC 46: White Hot
Date: May 27, 2017

#R1#
Carter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping D Ippolito at a distance.
D Ippolito is looking to clinch.
D Ippolito tries to clinch
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
D Ippolito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches D Ippolito on the side of the head.
D Ippolito lands a nice shot to the body.
D Ippolito swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
D Ippolito lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
D Ippolito attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carter lands a nice hook to D Ippolito's body. D Ippolito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
D Ippolito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
D Ippolito drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Carter defends it well.
D Ippolito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Ippolito misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Ippolito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Carter gets a clinch. #T1#
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter pushes D Ippolito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
D Ippolito tries to pull guard but Carter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
D Ippolito tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good body shot from Carter.
D Ippolito tries to pull guard but Carter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Michael Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sesto D Ippolito.
D Ippolito tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carter smiles and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Carter.
D Ippolito tries to clinch there but Carter circles away. #CL#
Carter closes the distance and pushes D Ippolito back into the cage.
Carter lands a shoulder strike.
D Ippolito misses with a punch to the body.
D Ippolito struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of D Ippolito backwards.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Carter. #ROC#
D Ippolito is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Carter.
D Ippolito is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Carter lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
A short right from Carter on the inside.
D Ippolito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter unloads with a big right hand that wobbles D Ippolito! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Carter is unloading with more strikes now! D Ippolito drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter retains his lightweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Michael Carter made sure he mentioned Dauntless, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Sesto D Ippolito had this to say: 'soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.

Event: RFC 44:Slaughterday Night Live
Date: May 13, 2017

#R1#
Galtieri throws a leg kick #TD#
so Carter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Carter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Galtieri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carter distracts Galtieri with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Galtieri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carter is stalling in the full guard.
Carter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a big elbow that misses.
Carter wants to control from the top but Galtieri keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter works over Galtieri with some ground and pound from guard.#T1#
Carter wants to control from the top but Galtieri keeps moving.
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.
Galtieri wants to sweep but no luck.
Galtieri trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carter won't allow Galtieri to sweep him here.
Carter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Galtieri's head.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Galtieri lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Galtieri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Galtieri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2##SUB#
Carter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Galtieri works over Carter with some ground and pound from guard.
Carter 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 working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carter is on top in guard. #REVR#
Galtieri trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Galtieri is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Carter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carter cracks Galtieri with a solid left hand.#T3#
Carter postures up and lands a big shot to Galtieri's brow. #SUB#
Carter drops back looking for a leg! Galtieri is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Galtieri manages to kick Carter off! Carter jumps back into Galtieri's guard.
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Galtieri had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carter defends it easily.
Carter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Galtieri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galtieri being controlled here, momentarily. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Galtieri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Galtieri keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Galtieri looking to control.
Carter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Galtieri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Galtieri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Galtieri had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carter defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Carter 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.
#R2#
Galtieri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Galtieri swings widly with a right hand
and Galtieri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter shoots in and drives through. Galtieri sprawls well.
Carter lands with a good body shot.
Galtieri throws a solid leg kick but Carter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Galtieri.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Galtieri or perhaps it was just good defense by Carter, which made it look bad.
Galtieri shoots in but Carter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galtieri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Galtieri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A right-left combo lands from Galtieri. #CUT2#
It looks like Michael Carter has been cut.#T1#
Galtieri throws a big shot that misses.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galtieri.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galtieri misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Carter lands with a shot to the body.
Carter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Michael Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulie Galtieri.
Galtieri scores with the left hand. Carter knows he should have avoided that one.
Carter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Galtieri finds it's way round the side to connect with Carter's head.
Paulie Galtieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galtieri lands a lovely overhand right.
Paulie Galtieri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL#
Carter drives through and clinches with Galtieri against the cage.
Galtieri goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carter prevents it. #T2#
Carter is looking to control Galtieri's arms but Galtieri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the cage. #BC#
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galtieri can do to turn this around?
Galtieri with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galtieri thows a leg kick but Carter checks it #TD#
and Carter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Galtieri won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Carter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Carter has knee on belly momentarily but Galtieri bucks him off and regains half guard.
Carter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Galtieri on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Carter connects with a nice short shot to Galtieri's temple.
Carter is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Galtieri!
Carter lands a big shot there that rocks Galtieri but he's holding on and managing to survive for now. #T3#
Carter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Carter punishing his opponent with strikes. #ROC#
Galtieri is rocked!
Carter lands a big elbow - Galtieri is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Galtieri is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter retains his lightweight title!
Michael Carter managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Paulie Galtieri had this to say: 'Ah well, Im still young and its early in my career. Well done to David. Ill learn from this and move on.'.

Event: RFC 41: Brutal Beating
Date: Apr 22, 2017

#R1#
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
Cadwallader throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Cadwallader defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Carter lands a jab to the head.
Algernon Cadwallader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cadwallader scores with a jab to the head.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cadwallader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
We've been told by Cadwallader 's head coaches at LOD: Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cadwallader misses with an uppercut.
Carter scores with a body shot.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader lands a jab to Carter's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.#T1#
Carter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cadwallader works over Carter's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT#
It looks like Michael Carter has been cut.
Cadwallader throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cadwallader rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheers as Cadwallader lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carter doesn't seem phased though.
Cadwallader bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carter's head backwards.
Cadwallader fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Cadwallader misses.
Cadwallader tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter with the counter takedown but Cadwallader avoids it easily.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cadwallader .
Carter walks into a left hand.
Carter shoots for a takedown but Cadwallader saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cadwallader throwing a counter right hand but Carter manages to avoid it.
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!
Cadwallader connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T2#
Carter jabs Cadwallader right on the nose. Cadwallader blinks but takes it well.
Carter has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Cadwallader lands with a good body shot.
Carter cracks Cadwallader with an open hand slap.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cadwallader manages to avoid it.
Cadwallader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Algernon Cadwallader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cadwallader misses with a straight right.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cadwallader has time to react.
Cadwallader tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Cadwallader lands with a nice body punch.
Cadwallader looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Carter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cadwallader throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
A shot to the body from Cadwallader misses
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cadwallader throws a shot to the body. #CL#
Cadwallader has Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cadwallader smiles and moves away.
Cadwallader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter throws a counter combo.
Carter misses with a looping left.
Cadwallader throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#
Cadwallader is rocked!
Carter circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Cadwallader to the canvas! Cadwallader doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Carter keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Michael Carter thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: Revolution XC 18
Date: Mar 31, 2017

#R1#
Lim misses with a body shot.
Lim throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lim misses with a hook #TD#
and Carter counters with a shoot takedown. Lim fights it but they end up in guard.
Lim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lim has Carter pulled in close to control his posture.
Lim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lim pulls Carter in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lim works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Lim has momentary wrist control but Carter slips an elbow through the middle.
Lim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
Lim has his hands on Carter's head, controlling the position.
Carter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carter throws a big elbow that misses.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carter lands a couple of elbows.
Carter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lim pulls Carter in close to his closed guard and prevents Carter from doing any damage or advancing position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Lim moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lim. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Lim moves away and avoids it.
Lim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lim stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T3#
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CUT2#
It looks like Michael Carter has been cut.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
Lim misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lim jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Lim misses
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter tries to clinch up but Lim circles away and keeps his distance.
Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carter misses with a left hand
and Lim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter slips a straight right by Lim.
Lim misses with an uppercut.
Carter slips under a jab from Lim.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carter is out of range and Lim settles back down.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carter throws a body punch but Lim moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Lim misses.
Lim misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
Lim misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Lim.
Nice jab there from Lim.
Lim scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carter cracks Lim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lim at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Lim releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Carter shoots for a double leg takedown but Lim sprawls well. He's pushed Carter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carter!
Lim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lim at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Carter.
Nice shot by Carter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Lim - just one landing. #T1#
Lim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT2#
Michael Carter's cut is getting worse.
Carter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lim connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carter scrambles back to his feet.#ROC2#
Carter is rocked!
Lim throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Oh Carter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lim misses the shot to the body.
Carter seems to have got his legs back now.
Lim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lim digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Lim slips the punch.
Lim swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lim. That's going to slow Carter down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lim.#T2#
Lim missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lim misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Lim. Beautiful body shot.
Lim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Lim jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carter shoots in looking for a takedown but Lim manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lim works Carter's body with a nice hook.
Xi Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lim blocks a jab.#T3#
A jab from Carter does it's job there.
Lim looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Carter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lim scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, jab by Lim - just one landing.
Lim lands with a hook. Carter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT2#
Michael Carter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Carter slips under a jab from Lim.
Lim cracks the inside of Carter's front leg.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lim.
Lim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Lim scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one. #T4#
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Lim only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD2#
Lim drops Carter with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Carter looks back up at him and smiles so Lim waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lim throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter. #KD2#
Lim cracks Carter with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lim has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Carter to stand back up!#CUT2#
Jeez, Michael Carter's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Carter works Lim's body with a nice hook.
Lim misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter jabs Lim right on the nose. Lim blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lim moves out of range as Carter strikes.
A little jabbing left from Lim on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xi Lim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Carter slips under a jab.
Lim throws a big shot that misses.
Carter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lim lands with a good body shot.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lim.
Carter throws a right hand that misses
and Lim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lim momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carter connects with a body shot that sends Lim's belly button to the back.
Lim walks into a stiff left hand from Carter.#T1#
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Lim is predictable there
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter misses with a hook
and Lim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carter is out of range and Lim settles back down.
Lim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lim.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Lim let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carter misses with a hook
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lim avoids the body shot from Carter.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Lim tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter slips under a jab.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Carter avoids the body shot from Lim.
Carter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Carter throws the left hand but Lim avoids the punch easily.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Carter clinches with his opponent.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
Carter pushes Lim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim cracks Carter with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lim.
Carter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lim gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Lim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lim lands with a short shot to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Carter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Xi Lim!
Xi Lim is the new featherweight champion!
Xi Lim was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: ICON Fight NIGHT 11
Date: Feb 26, 2017

#R1#
Allen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#TD#
Carter shoots in and gets a takedown into Allen's guard.
Carter landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB2#
Allen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carter is aware though and is defending well.
Allen trying to control the position.
Allen is pulling down on Carter's head. It's preventing any offense from Carter, at least for the moment.#SUB2#
Allen looking for a guillotine here but Carter defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throwing strikes from guard but Allen blocks nicely. #T1##SUB2#
Allen has an active guard here but Carter has managed to pass into half guard.
Allen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Allen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Allen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carter defends well.
Carter pushing down on Allen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Allen gets back to full guard.
Carter scoring with punches to the head and body. #T2#
Allen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Carter has passed into side control.
Allen is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.
Allen is looking for a sweep.
Carter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Allen tries to improve position but can't.
Carter is looking to take a break and control but Allen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Allen is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Carter looks up at the clock and then as Allen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Carter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Carter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Carter working the ground and pound.
Allen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carter is chipping away with strikes.
Carter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allen keeps working.
Carter working the body and head with strikes.
Allen can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here as Carter stalls from top position.
Carter scoring with punches from side control. #T4#
Allen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter cracks Allen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Allen tries to bench press Carter off him but Carter keeps the position.
Carter controls the position from side control.
Check out the look on Carter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Allen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter wants to control but Allen is keeping him busy.
Carter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Allen's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Carter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Carter checks a low kick from Allen.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Allen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Allen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Allen momentarily.
Allen scores with a jab.
Carter cracks Allen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lamar Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Allen lands but Carter takes it in his stride.
Carter connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A lazy left from Carter finds it's target.#ROC#
Allen is rocked!
It looks like Carter has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Allen looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Allen is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?#T1#
Allen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Allen seems to have recovered his senses.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Carter misses the body punch
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice combination there by Carter. #CUT#
It looks like Lamar Allen has been cut.
Carter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carter duly obliges.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Allen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allen can do to turn this around?
Carter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen misses with a low kick as Carter jumps back.
Allen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michael Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen looks to throw a body kick
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Carter cracks Allen with a good jab.
Allen throws a wild body kick that Carter sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Carter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Allen.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen. #T2#
Carter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Allen counters with a series of strikes. Carter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carter lands a jab to Allen's midsection.
Allen misses with a hook.
Allen wants to slow Carter down by chopping away at his legs.
Carter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab lands there for Carter.
Allen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Allen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Allen cracks Carter with a good jab.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
Allen misses with an uppercut.
Carter scores with a nice strike.#T3#
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Allen on that attempt.
Carter connects with a crisp jab.
Allen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Allen drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Allen throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Carter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Allen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Carter controlling the action here.
Allen wants to get back to full guard.
Carter slips a nice elbow through Allen's hands, connecting with Allen's forehead.#T4#
Allen is not content to let Carter control the position.
Carter passes to full mount!
Allen regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen is trying to get back to full guard.
Carter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Allen is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Allen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Carter trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lamar Allen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Allen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carter's head backwards.
Allen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carter scores with a hook.
Carter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carter avoids the body shot from Allen.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carter's hands.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Allen throws a wild body kick that Carter sees coming a mile off.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allen.
Allen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Allen takes a jab right on the kisser. #T1#
Allen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Allen misses with a straight right.
Carter scores with a jab to the body.
Carter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Allen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carter scores with a jab to the body.
Allen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carter but Carter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carter attempts a counter takedown but Allen avoids it well and moves away.
Allen slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Allen.
Lamar Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Carter. Beautiful body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carter connects with a body shot that sends Allen's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Allen's waist but Allen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carter off to one side.
Allen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Allen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Allen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
Allen slips under a jab.
Allen misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Allen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carter's calf.
Carter lands a jab to the head.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Allen shows good takedown defense.
And Allen tries to counter it with a takedown but Carter pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T3#
Allen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Allen circles away.
Allen throws out a counter right but Carter avoids it with no problem.
Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Allen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carter doesn't seem phased though.
Allen needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Carter shoots for a takedown but Allen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carter lands a head shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Allen.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter slips a straight right by Allen.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Allen throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michael Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Allen misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Allen misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carter.
Carter scores with a sloppy right hand. Allen should have avoided that one.
Carter cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Allen.
Allen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Allen throws a combination that misses
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Allen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Carter!
After the big win, Michael Carter made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: Revolution XC 12
Date: Jan 10, 2017

#R1##CL#
Carter clinches up with Kontio and pushes him back against the cage.
Kontio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kontio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter takes a swing at Kontio's ribcage but misses.
Kontio fails with the takedown.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kontio shoots and misses
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michael Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pyry Kontio.
Carter digs a good body shot into Kontio's ribs.
Kontio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kontio somewhat.
Kontio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kontio takes one to the side of the head. #CL#
Kontio tries to keep at a distance but Carter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kontio wants a takedown but no success here.
Carter lands a left hand. #T1#
Kontio can't get the takedown.
Kontio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kontio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kontio is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kontio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kontio wants a takedown but no success here.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Kontio looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Carter.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kontio or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Kontio backwards.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kontio or not.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kontio backwards. #T2#
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Carter lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#
Kontio is rocked!
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kontio backwards.
Kontio is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kontio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Carter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kontio can turn it around.
Carter is struggling to control the position.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kontio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stalling in the clinch from Carter.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Kontio goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carter prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carter pushes Kontio against the cage. Carter is working some dirty boxing. Carter pushes off with a quick right hook! Kontio goes down! Kontio tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Carter moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: Revolution XC 10
Date: Dec 10, 2016

#R1#
Kush takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kushs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Michael Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Kush tries to keep at a distance but Carter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Kush tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kush fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Kush is trying to pull guard but Carter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Carter. #TD#
Carter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kush regains guard immediately.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kush being controlled here, momentarily.
Carter continues to stall.
Carter wants to control from the top but Kush keeps moving. #T1#
Carter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Carter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Kush is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Kush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Kush pushes a forearm under Carter's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Carter is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arjan Kush!
Arjan Kush is the new featherweight champion!
Arjan Kush very nearly forgot to thank King of Fists amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Michael Carter spoke after the fight, saying 'You tricky sonovabitch'.

Event: Revolution XC 8
Date: Nov 04, 2016

#R1#
Lennon throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Lennon throws a sloppy body shot
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lennon doesn't seem bothered though.
Lennon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lennon moves out of range of the strikes.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lennon.
John Lennon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lennon.
Lennon clobbers Carter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good shot there by Carter.
Lennon wants to slow Carter down by chopping away at his legs.
Carter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lennon misses the jab.
Lennon misses with a low kick.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Lennon.
Carter blocks a jab.
Carter attempts a counter takedown but Lennon avoids it well and moves away.#T1#
Lennon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carter takes a step back to recover.
Lennon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Lennon throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Carter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lennon is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carter content to stall in guard here.
Carter postures up.
Lennon has control of Carter's left arm, preventing Carter from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lennon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Lennon is keeping the position.#T2#
Carter trying to control but Lennon is working from the bottom.
Lennon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter.
Carter wants to control from the top but Lennon keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lennon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carter in his tracks. #CL#
Carter has managed to clinch.
Lennon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Lennon is looking to control Carter's arms but Carter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lennon has his back to the cage.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Lennon won't allow it.
Lennon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lennon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter tries to work over Lennon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lennon tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Lennon lands a right hand.
Lennon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Lennon.
Lennon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lennon.
Lennon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
Carter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter prevents a body shot from Lennon.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter scores with a hook to the body.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Lennon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lennon lands a shoulder strike.
Lennon tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carter as Lennon tries to tie him up.
Lennon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lennon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Lennon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lennon tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Lennon has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Lennon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter goes for a takedown attempt but Lennon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lennon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Carter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
John Lennon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lennon misses with a hook.
Carter dives in for a single leg takedown but Lennon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lennon.
Lennon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lennon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lennon throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lennon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Lennon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD#
and Carter counters with a single leg into guard. Lennon didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Carter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Carter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lennon looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Lennon fakes the leg kick and cracks Carter in the body.
Lennon thuds a left hand into Carter's body.
Lennon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lennon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carter misses with a left hand
and Lennon counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lennon lands a glancing blow to the side of Carter's head.
Carter connects with a jab.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Lennon circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lennon misses with a low kick.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Lennon punishes Carter's body with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Carter forces Lennon back against the cage and clinches.
Lennon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lennon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Lennon scores with a shot to the side of Carter's head.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Carter.
Lennon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carter up against the cage.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lennon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carter taking a breather.
Lennon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Lennon blocking some punches.
Lennon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John Lennon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter looking to stall.
Lennon misses with a body punch. #T2#
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lennon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lennon avoiding damage.
Lennon lands with a short head shot on the inside. #CUT2#
It looks like Michael Carter has been cut.
Lennon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lennon struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter effectively controlling the action here.
Lennon scores with a shot to the side of Carter's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lennon.
A right handed body shot lands from Lennon.
Lennon scores with a hook to the body.
Lennon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lennon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lennon backwards.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3##TD#
Carter works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lennon trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Lennon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carter wants to control from the top but Lennon keeps moving.
Carter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lennon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lennon holds on and takes a little breather. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
Lennon throws a chopping leg kick but Carter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lennon doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Lennon loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body. #CL2#
Lennon has Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Lennon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lennon lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lennon.
Lennon working aggressively here.
Carter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lennon gets the underhooks and prevents it. #TD#
Carter works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lennon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Carter tries to bum rush Lennon with a series of wild strikes but Lennon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lennon lands with a good body shot.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lennon moves away.
Lennon thuds a left hand into Carter's body.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lennon was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Nice shot lands for Lennon.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Lennon's head but Lennon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lennon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lennon jabs at Carter's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Lennon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Lennon lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Carter misses. #T1#
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
and Lennon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Lennon.
Lennon swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
A jab from Carter misses.
Lennon follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Carter. That snapped Lennon's head back.
Carter throws a hook but Lennon blocks it.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Lennon saw that one coming.
Lennon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Lennon lands with a kick to the ribs. #TD#
Carter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carter preventing the sweep. #T2#
Lennon is still trying to improve position.
Lennon pulls Carter in close to prevent any damage.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Lennon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter is fighting to break Lennon's control of his arms but Lennon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lennon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lennon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Carter 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 throwing strikes but missing.
Lennon has Carter pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3#
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lennon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lennon slips under a jab.
Lennon stuffs the takedown.#CL#
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Lennon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carter stalling the fight.
Lennon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lennon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter tries to stall but Lennon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lennon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Lennon. #T4#
Lennon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Still in the clinch, Lennon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lennon misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Lennon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Lennon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Lennon gets an underhook and turns Carter into the cage.
Carter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lennon is defending well.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Lennon.
Carter prevents a body shot from Lennon.
Lennon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lennon throws a head punch that misses.
Lennon throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lennon really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Lennon pushes him off.#TD#
Carter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lennon!
Carter working the body and head with strikes.
Carter throws a strike aimed at the side of Lennon's head but Lennon avoids it well.
Carter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Michael Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Check out the look on Carter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Carter throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lennon works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Lennon trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lennon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
Carter wants to control but Lennon is keeping him busy.
Carter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lennon keeps working.
Lennon is looking to improve his position.
Carter trying to pass the guard but Lennon defending well.
Carter working Lennon over with strikes.
Lennon tries to roll over but Carter keeps him under control.
Carter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carter wants to pass to mount but Lennon is defending the position. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lennon preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lennon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lennon's head.
Carter prevents Lennon from improving his position.
Lennon is refusing to be controlled, as Carter sits in half guard.
Carter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lennon wants to control but Carter is keeping busy. #T3#
Lennon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carter.
Carter trying to control the action but Lennon is working from the bottom.
Carter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lennon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carter working the head and body with strikes. #ROC#
Lennon is rocked!
Carter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lennon is still in real trouble! Can Carter finish him?
Carter lands strikes from half guard.
Carter not doing much here.
Carter lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Lennon! More strikes land and this one is all over! Carter jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter retains his featherweight title!
Michael Carter very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: ICON Fight NIGHT 4
Date: Oct 16, 2016

#R1#
Carter slips a straight right by Kontio.#TD2#
Kontio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Carter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kontio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ground and pound from Kontio seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
My spies in 3Band MMA ($500/week) inform me that Kontio has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
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Carter tries to improve position but can't.
Kontio misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kontio lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Carter is trying to control Kontio's posture but Kontio avoids it.
Kontio trying to control the position but Carter is working away.
Kontio working the ground and pound. #T1#
Kontio 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 wants to control but Kontio postures up.#SUB2#
Kontio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kontio working the body and head with strikes. #SUB2#
Kontio is trying to get an arm triangle but Carter is defending well.
Kontio fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Carter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kontio off and has taken his back!
Kontio is trying to break free.
Carter has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Kontio.
Kontio tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T2##SUB#
Carter looking to secure an arm triangle but Kontio defends it well.
Kontio is looking to improve his position but Carter isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Kontio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kontio tries to lock up and control but Carter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kontio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Carter punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Carter landing punches. #ROC#
Kontio is rocked!
Kontio takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kontio is still in real trouble! Can Carter finish him?#SUB#
Carter looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
A big strike lands for Carter! That's really hurt Kontio and he's turned his back - Carter keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Carter jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter retains his featherweight title!
After the big win, Michael Carter made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: Revolution XC 6
Date: Sep 30, 2016

#R1#
Carter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tariaksuq's waist but Tariaksuq gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carter off to one side.
Tariaksuq lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Carter lands with a right hand.
Carter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tariaksuq's hands.
Tariaksuq swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tariaksuq tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter swings for the body but Tariaksuq moves out of range.
Carter's coach down at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Carter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Issumatar Tariaksuq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tariaksuq attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tariaksuq tries to work over Carter's front leg with a kick but Carter checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tariaksuq uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Tariaksuq shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tariaksuq half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tariaksuq gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tariaksuq ducks right into an uppercut from Carter. #T1#
Nice body kick there by Tariaksuq.
Carter connects with a jab.
Carter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#TD2#
Carter gets a double leg takedown into Tariaksuq's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tariaksuq holds on and takes a little breather.
Carter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Carter has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tariaksuq is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
Tariaksuq seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Tariaksuq is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter stands up over Tariaksuq, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carter landing some decent shots from guard.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carter is in close to Tariaksuq's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tariaksuq controls Carter momentarily but Carter frees himself.
Tariaksuq avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Carter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tariaksuq knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carter on the ground.
Carter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tariaksuq wants to sweep here but Carter controlling him for the moment.
Carter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tariaksuq seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Carter landing with the ground and pound.
Carter wants to control from the top but Tariaksuq keeps moving.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Tariaksuq is keeping the position.
Tariaksuq looking to control. #T4#
Tariaksuq is pulling down on Carter's head. It's preventing any offense from Carter, at least for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tariaksuq's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tariaksuq throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carter's head.
Carter connects with a nice looking jab.
Carter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tariaksuq. Tariaksuq obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter throws a hook but Tariaksuq blocks it.
Tariaksuq displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carter.
Tariaksuq looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael 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.
#R2#
Tariaksuq tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Carter misses.
Tariaksuq throws a sloppy head kick
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tariaksuq scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tariaksuq.
Carter misses with an uppercut
and Tariaksuq counters with a good low kick that Carter was not able to check.
Carter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tariaksuq throws a head kick that misses. #TD2#
Carter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tariaksuq to the mat! Tariaksuq manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tariaksuq seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tariaksuq controls Carter momentarily but Carter frees himself. #T1#
Tariaksuq is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Carter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Carter throws a big elbow that misses.
Carter throws a big elbow that misses.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Carter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tariaksuq is trying to keep Carter in close.
Carter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tariaksuq swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carter throws a big elbow that misses.
Carter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tariaksuq has Carter pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carter lands a nice hook to Tariaksuq's body. Tariaksuq takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Carter.
Tariaksuq is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.
Tariaksuq on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Carter wants to control but Tariaksuq is keeping him busy.
Tariaksuq struggling a bit here.
Tariaksuq on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tariaksuq tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
Carter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Carter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Michael Carter has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Carter lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Tariaksuq's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tariaksuq sneaks back into half guard.
Tariaksuq trying to control from the bottom.
Tariaksuq is looking for a sweep. Carter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carter content to control rather than advance.
Tariaksuq is trying to maintain the position but Carter is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Carter.
Tariaksuq trying to control from the bottom.
Tariaksuq controlling the position for now.
Carter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tariaksuq keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tariaksuq is staying active underneath Carter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.
Tariaksuq avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carter.
Tariaksuq trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tariaksuq gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carter lands a lovely overhand right.
Tariaksuq tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tariaksuq goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tariaksuq throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carter.
Tariaksuq throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Tariaksuq misses
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
Tariaksuq tries a head kick but it misses.
Tariaksuq scoring well with a low kick there.
Tariaksuq throws a head kick that misses.
Issumatar Tariaksuq is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Tariaksuq connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tariaksuq misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tariaksuq slaps away a takedown attempt from Carter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carter blocks a head kick by Tariaksuq.
Nice uppercut lands for Carter. That snapped Tariaksuq's head back. #TD2#
Carter scores with a takedown into Tariaksuq's guard.
Tariaksuq working a defensive guard but Carter passes into half guard.
Carter trying to control from half guard but Tariaksuq is working away.
Carter throwing shots but Tariaksuq is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Carter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tariaksuq keeps working.
Tariaksuq wants to control but Carter is keeping busy.
Carter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tariaksuq wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tariaksuq trying to control but Carter postures up.
Still in half guard, Carter seems content to control.
Tariaksuq is in trouble now - Carter has advanced to mount!
Carter punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter connects with a couple of good shots from mount. #T3#
Tariaksuq is squirming around, avoiding Carter's attempts to control the action.
Tariaksuq wants to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Carter.
Carter content just to control the position here.
Carter avoids the attempt from Tariaksuq to control.#SUB2#
Carter is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tariaksuq has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Carter lands a nice shot to the head. #T4#
Tariaksuq tries to lock up and control but Carter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB2#
Carter jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tariaksuq manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tariaksuq takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Carter wants to control but Tariaksuq is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Carter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tariaksuq has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tariaksuq wants to control but Carter postures up.
Tariaksuq manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tariaksuq tries to stand and escape but Carter is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Carter really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Carter lands with an overhand left.
Tariaksuq throws a body kick that misses
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Tariaksuq.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tariaksuq was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Tariaksuq slips the punch.
Carter's corner calls for a 1-2. Carter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tariaksuq throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Carter counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tariaksuq!
Carter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Carter working the ground and pound from side control.
Tariaksuq is not content to let Carter control the position. #SUB2#
Carter is trying to get an arm triangle but Tariaksuq is defending well. #T1#
Tariaksuq can't do much from the bottom here.
Tariaksuq holding on.
Carter cracks Tariaksuq with a big elbow.
Tariaksuq takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Carter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tariaksuq down.
Tariaksuq wants to get back to his feet.
Carter working away.
Carter grinds an elbow into Tariaksuq's temple. #T2#
Carter working the head with strikes.
Carter slows the pace down.
Carter advances nicely into full mount.
Carter landing strikes from the mount and Tariaksuq is in trouble!
Carter content just to control the position here.
Carter avoids the attempt from Tariaksuq to control.#SUB2#
Carter working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #T3#
Carter lands a big elbow.
Carter lands a heavy elbow. #SUB2#
Carter goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tariaksuq turns into him and now he's in Carter's guard. #SU#
Carter is working an open guard so Tariaksuq takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Carter fails with the takedown
and Tariaksuq counters with a nice leg kick.
Tariaksuq tries a head kick but it misses.
Tariaksuq fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carter checks it well.
That kick from Tariaksuq tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.#T4#
Carter moves away from the strike by Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq moves forwards but Carter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter checks a low kick from Tariaksuq.
Carter connects with a crisp jab.
Tariaksuq misses with a head kick.
Tariaksuq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tariaksuq throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carter misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Carter dominated that fourth 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
A head kick misses from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter lands a jab to the head.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Tariaksuq's head.
Tariaksuq with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tariaksuq uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Tariaksuq looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Tariaksuq throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Carter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carter cracks Tariaksuq with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Carter lands some shots froms side control.#T1#
Carter is looking to take a break and control but Tariaksuq is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tariaksuq taking a bit of punishment here - Carter scoring with strikes.
The strikes coming from Carter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Carter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Carter staying calm.
You can see the frustration on Tariaksuq's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carter scoring with punches and elbows. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tariaksuq on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tariaksuq is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.
Carter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Carter in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tariaksuq is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.
What's Tariaksuq going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Carter grinds an elbow into Tariaksuq's temple.
Carter trying to control the action but Tariaksuq is working from the bottom.
Tariaksuq managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Carter. #T3##SUB2#
Carter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tariaksuq holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
You can see the frustration on Tariaksuq's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Michael Carter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carter controls the position.
Tariaksuq can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carter controlling the position from side mount.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Carter.
Carter is continuing to stall.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tariaksuq tries a head kick but it misses.
Issumatar Tariaksuq has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tariaksuq throws a quick counter head kick but Carter was just out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tariaksuq throws a sloppy head kick
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Tariaksuq wants to slow Carter down by chopping away at his legs.
Carter cracks Tariaksuq 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!
Michael Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Carter!
Michael Carter is the new featherweight champion!
Michael Carter took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: ICON Fight NIGHT 2
Date: Sep 16, 2016

#R1#
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Kunz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kunz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kunz throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Carter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kunz under the eye.
Kunz misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Carter counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kunz is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Carter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kunz is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Kunz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Carter working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter taking a breather here.
Check out the look on Carter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kunz trying his best to control but Carter has mounted him.
Carter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carter lands a big shot there that rocks Kunz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now. #SUB#
Carter with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Carter landing strikes from the mount and Kunz is in trouble! #ROC#
Kunz is rocked!
Carter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kunz is still in real trouble! Can Carter finish him?#T2#
Carter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kunz looks a forlorn figure.
Carter 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.
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!
Kunz is in a horrible position here. Carter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Carter cracks Kunz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Carter cracks Kunz with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: DFC 14: Koreshkov vs. Carter
Date: Jul 30, 2016

#R1#
Carter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koreshkov defends it nicely.
Koreshkov misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Carter instigates a clinch.
Koreshkov fails to pull guard.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Koreshkov avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage. #TD2#
Carter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Koreshkov regains guard immediately.
Carter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Koreshkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koreshkov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carter's guard. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter managing to control the position.
Koreshkov wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koreshkov is one step ahead there. #T1#
Koreshkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koreshkov being controlled here momentarily.
Koreshkov postures up.
Carter pulls Koreshkov in to control the position.
Koreshkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Koreshkov distracts Carter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koreshkov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Koreshkov stays in close to Carter's body and controls the position.
Carter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koreshkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Koreshkov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Koreshkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koreshkov slips nicely into half guard.
Koreshkov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carter is looking to improve his position.
Koreshkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carter is looking for a sweep. Koreshkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carter trying to control from the bottom.
Carter is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Carter is staying active underneath Koreshkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carter wants to control but Koreshkov is keeping busy.
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koreshkov. #T3#
Koreshkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carter trying to control but Koreshkov postures up.
Koreshkov trying to control from half guard but Carter is working away.
Koreshkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
Koreshkov working Carter over with strikes.
Carter wants to improve his position but Koreshkov is controlling well.
Carter has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Koreshkov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carter is trying to get back to full guard.
Carter is refusing to be controlled, as Koreshkov sits in half guard.
Carter wants to improve his position but Koreshkov is controlling well.
Koreshkov is keen to just control but Carter is a slippery customer.#T4#
Carter trying to control from the bottom.
Koreshkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Koreshkov prevents Carter from improving his position.#SUB#
Koreshkov wants to work for an arm triangle but Carter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Koreshkov 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.
Koreshkov working Carter over with strikes.
Koreshkov is thwarting Carter's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Koreshkov is looking for a kimura but Carter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Koreshkov to get the leverage.
Carter is looking to control Koreshkov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carter avoid being mounted?
Koreshkov prevents Carter from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Koreshkov dominated that round.
That's time! Koreshkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Carter has a takedown stuffed.
A big right from Carter misses.
Koreshkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koreshkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Carter has Koreshkov up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Koreshkov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Koreshkov moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Koreshkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Koreshkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Koreshkov misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koreshkov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carter somewhat.#T1#
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koreshkov has time to react.
Koreshkov slips a jab from Carter.
Carter throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Koreshkov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carter won't be happy with that.
Carter wants to control but Koreshkov postures up.
Carter tries to bench press Koreshkov off him but Koreshkov keeps the position.
Koreshkov tries to advance to mount but Carter denies him.
Koreshkov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Carter tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Koreshkov presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Koreshkov landing strikes from the mount and Carter is in trouble!
Carter wants to hold on but Koreshkov pushes him away.
Koreshkov working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Koreshkov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Carter turns into him and now he's in Koreshkov's guard.
Carter landing some decent shots from guard. #T2#
Koreshkov is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
Carter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koreshkov is keeping the position for now.
Alexander Koreshkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Koreshkov is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
Carter stopping the sweep attempt from Koreshkov.
Koreshkov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Koreshkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carter keeping full guard, as Koreshkov tries to pass.
Koreshkov throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Carter trying to control the position.
Carter is pulling down on Koreshkov's head. It's preventing any offense from Koreshkov, at least for the moment.
Koreshkov scoring with some ground and pound.
Carter trying to control the position here.
Carter keeping full guard, as Koreshkov tries to pass.
Koreshkov connects with a couple of short punches.
Koreshkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carter's head.
Koreshkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter wants to sweep here but Koreshkov controlling him for the moment.
Carter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
Koreshkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koreshkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koreshkov working some strikes from top position.
Carter has momentary wrist control but Koreshkov slips an elbow through the middle.
Koreshkov advances to half guard.
Koreshkov wants to pass to mount but Carter is defending the position.
Carter controlling the position well.
Carter tries to get to full guard but Koreshkov has control of the leg.
Koreshkov lands with a punch from half guard.
Koreshkov not doing much here.
Carter is trying to maintain the position but Koreshkov is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Koreshkov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koreshkov defends well and Carter ends up having to push Koreshkov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Koreshkov misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Carter clinches up against the cage.
Carter holding his opponent close, against the cage. #BC#
Koreshkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter goes for a double leg but Koreshkov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Koreshkov continues to drive forward.
Carter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carter tries to clinch up#TD#
and Koreshkov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Carter trying to control but Koreshkov postures up.
Carter is staying active underneath Koreshkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Koreshkov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Koreshkov passes to side control. #T1#
Koreshkov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Koreshkov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koreshkov lands a nice short elbow.
Carter tries to roll over but Koreshkov keeps him under control.
Koreshkov is trying to control. Carter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carter trying to control from the bottom.
Carter is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Koreshkov is staying active.
Koreshkov throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely. #T2#
Carter moves into full guard.
Koreshkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Carter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koreshkov wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Koreshkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koreshkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koreshkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carter has Koreshkov pulled in close to control his posture.
Koreshkov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Koreshkov throws a big elbow that misses.
Koreshkov controlling from the top position.
Carter seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T3#
Koreshkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koreshkov being controlled here momentarily.
Carter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koreshkov 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.
Koreshkov looking to pass the guard.
Carter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Koreshkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Koreshkov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Koreshkov distracts Carter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Koreshkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Carter working a defensive guard here. #T4#
Koreshkov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Koreshkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Koreshkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koreshkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koreshkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koreshkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carter seems keen to control Koreshkov's posture.
Koreshkov throwing strikes but missing.
Koreshkov looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Koreshkov wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Koreshkov clearly takes that round.
That's time! Koreshkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Carter tries to get set, Koreshkov tries to push him back and clinch up but Carter manages to avoid the attempt.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koreshkov fails to land the takedown.
Koreshkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Koreshkov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Carter misses.
Carter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Koreshkov but Koreshkov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Koreshkov ducks down to avoid it.
Koreshkov fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Koreshkov misses the target.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD#
Koreshkov gets a double leg takedown into Carter's guard.#T1#
Koreshkov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carter's guard.
Carter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carter.
Koreshkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koreshkov preventing the sweep.
Koreshkov chips away with some ground and pound.
Koreshkov wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Koreshkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koreshkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koreshkov.
Carter has control of Koreshkov's left arm, preventing Koreshkov from doing any damage.
Koreshkov distracts Carter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T2#
Koreshkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carter controls Koreshkov momentarily but Koreshkov frees himself.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Carter controls Koreshkov momentarily but Koreshkov frees himself.
Carter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Koreshkov wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Koreshkov passes into half guard.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carter tries to roll over but Koreshkov keeps him under control.
Koreshkov wants to pass the guard but Carter is defending well. #T3#
Carter is looking to improve his position.
Carter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Koreshkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carter gets full guard.
Koreshkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koreshkov.
Carter keeping full guard, as Koreshkov tries to pass.
Koreshkov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koreshkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koreshkov wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Koreshkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Koreshkov looking to pass the guard.
Koreshkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Koreshkov has gone for a leg lock! Carter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Koreshkov's guard.#REVB#
Carter with a nice head shot there.
Carter landing with the ground and pound.
Carter wants to control from the top but Koreshkov keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Koreshkov had his way with Michael Carter in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
Carter tries for a takedown but Koreshkov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Koreshkov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carter throws a hook but Koreshkov avoids it easily.
Koreshkov misses with a wild body shot.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter slaps away a takedown attempt from Koreshkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koreshkov 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 Koreshkov off to one side.
Koreshkov drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #TD2#
Carter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#T1#
Koreshkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koreshkov is pressing down on Carter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Koreshkov seems keen to control Carter's posture.
Koreshkov keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter preventing the sweep.
Carter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Koreshkov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Koreshkov has momentary wrist control but Carter slips an elbow through the middle.
Koreshkov trying to control the position.
Carter with a nice head shot there.
Carter preventing the sweep.
Carter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carter won't allow Koreshkov to sweep him here.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Koreshkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koreshkov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koreshkov's waist but Koreshkov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carter off to one side.
Alexander Koreshkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Carter.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Koreshkov moved out of range.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T3#
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Koreshkov slips the punch.
Koreshkov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Koreshkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #TD#
Koreshkov gets a double leg takedown into Carter's guard.
Carter pulls Koreshkov in close to his closed guard and prevents Koreshkov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Koreshkov trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Carter is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Carter looking to control.
Koreshkov wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Michael Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4##SUB2#
Carter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carter trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carter moves to clinch but Koreshkov breaks away #TD#
and Koreshkov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Koreshkov trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Koreshkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Carter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koreshkov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koreshkov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koreshkov postures up in Carter's guard and throws a big left but Carter blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Carter.
I think Koreshkov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 49:46
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Koreshkov!
Alexander Koreshkov retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Alexander Koreshkov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DFC 11: Reid vs. Date
Date: Jul 09, 2016

#R1#
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but McCarthy is just out of range.
McCarthy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carter with a body shot.
Ryan McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy misses the shot to the body.
Carter works McCarthy's body with a nice hook.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCarthy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carter.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCarthy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carter with a body shot.
McCarthy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCarthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
McCarthy misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McCarthy is stalling here.
Carter is trying to drag McCarthy to the mat but McCarthy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McCarthy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter tries a body shot but McCarthy blocks it. #BC2#
McCarthy breaks from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Carter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A jab from Carter does it's job there.
Carter misses with a looping left.#T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by McCarthy.
McCarthy lands a jab to Carter's midsection.
McCarthy lands a nice hook to Carter's body. Carter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCarthy misses with a wild body shot.
McCarthy swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter drops down looking for a counter takedown but McCarthy sprawls and moves away.
McCarthy thuds his shin into the meat of Carter's side.
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Carter.#TD#
Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McCarthy trying to control from the bottom.
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
McCarthy is looking to escape.
Carter working McCarthy over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter slips a nice elbow through McCarthy's hands, connecting with McCarthy's forehead.
McCarthy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCarthy won't allow Carter to pass to mount.
McCarthy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
McCarthy trying to control but Carter postures up.
McCarthy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McCarthy keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Carter stays in close to McCarthy's body and controls the position.
McCarthy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCarthy wants to hit a switch here but Carter passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for McCarthy there!
Carter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McCarthy looks a forlorn figure. #T3#
McCarthy can't escape the position.
McCarthy regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Carter connects with a nice short shot to McCarthy's temple.
Carter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McCarthy is staying active underneath Carter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McCarthy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Carter in particular looking to stall.
McCarthy wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well. #T4#
McCarthy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carter looking to sit in guard and control but McCarthy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carter holds on and takes a little breather.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McCarthy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Carter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
McCarthy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #TD#
Carter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carter lands in his opponent's guard.
McCarthy keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but McCarthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCarthy working a defensive guard here.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but McCarthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter with a nice head shot there.
McCarthy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T1#
McCarthy is trying to control. Carter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carter holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
McCarthy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Carter!
McCarthy controlling his opponent.
Carter is wriggling around trying to escape.
McCarthy pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
McCarthy controlling his opponent.
Carter is in all sorts of trouble here. #T2#
Carter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Carter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carter.
McCarthy wants to get up but he can't break Carter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SU2#
McCarthy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
McCarthy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CL#
Carter instigates a clinch.
Carter tries a body shot but McCarthy blocks it.
McCarthy tries to break the clinch but Carter is controlling the position. #TD#
Carter has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed McCarthy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCarthy staying busy and making it hard for Carter to control.
McCarthy is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Carter is punishing McCarthy with strikes - can he finish him?!#T3#
McCarthy tries to escape the position.
McCarthy is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Carter is punishing McCarthy with strikes - can he finish him?!
Carter is looking to control McCarthy but McCarthy is wriggling around and keeping busy.
McCarthy takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Michael Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCarthy wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
McCarthy wants to escape the position.
Carter throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
McCarthy covers up after that shot from Carter. #T4#
McCarthy is covering up but some of the strikes from Carter are getting through and doing damage. #ROC#
McCarthy is rocked!
Carter scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
McCarthy is still in real trouble! Can Carter finish him?
Carter throwing damaging strikes from the back! McCarthy could be in trouble here!
Carter controlling from the back.
McCarthy is really stuck here.
A helpless look comes across McCarthy 's face. He knows he's trapped as Carter lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: DFC 8: Wpierdol vs. Reid
Date: Jun 04, 2016

#R1#
Silver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD#
and Carter counters with a shoot takedown. Silver fights it but they end up in guard.
Carter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Carter working some strikes from top position.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silver keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Carter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silver is trying to keep Carter in close. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silver swinging wildly here.
Silver swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter attempts a counter takedown but Silver avoids it well and moves away.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#TD#
Carter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carter showed some decent athleticism there.
Carter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Carter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silver for as long as he can get away with.
Carter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Carter is nestled in close to Silver, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#ROC#
Silver is rocked!
Carter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silver is still in real trouble! Can Carter finish him?
Carter is controlling the pace.
Carter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silver looks winded!
Silver wants to get back to full guard but Carter has mounted him!
Carter is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Silver goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Carter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Carter!
An out of breath Michael Carter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: UGD 5:Maulovski Vs Shevchenko
Date: May 14, 2016

#R1#
Kowalchuk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kowalchuk tries to clinch up.
Carter with the counter takedown but Kowalchuk avoids it easily.
Kowalchuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kowalchuk tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range. #TD2#
Carter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kowalchuk sprawls well initially but Carter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Carter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carter lands strikes from half guard.#SUB#
Kowalchuk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carter pulls his head out easily.
Carter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB#
Kowalchuk looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Carter pushes past his half guard into mount!
Kowalchuk is in a horrible position here. Carter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter wants to control the pace but Kowalchuk is squirming around nicely.
Kowalchuk really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #T1#
Kowalchuk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carter content just to control the position here.
Kowalchuk is looking to get to half guard.
Carter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carter dominating with strikes here.
Carter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#ROC2#
Kowalchuk is rocked!
Kowalchuk tries to reverse the position but Carter maintains control.
Oh Kowalchuk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kowalchuk . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kowalchuk taking shots to the head.
Kowalchuk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carter looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Kowalchuk covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter gave a mention to HERITAGE! (message for laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: UGD 2:Shevchenko Vs Beefrock
Date: Apr 23, 2016

#R1#
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Fawkes gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
and Carter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fawkes's guard.
Carter stays in close to Fawkes's body and controls the position.
Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fawkes is keeping the position for now.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter lands a couple of elbows.
Carter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
Carter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carter landing some decent shots from guard.
Carter throws a strike but Fawkes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Fawkes content to stall in guard here.
Carter managing to control the position. #T2#
Carter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carter tries to get out of the position.
Carter trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Fawkes from controlling successfully.
Fawkes preventing the sweep. #T3#
Carter thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fawkes tries a head kick but it misses.
Fawkes is looking to land body kicks.
Fawkes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Fawkes slips under a jab from Carter.
A head kick misses from Fawkes.
Fawkes throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fawkes. #TD#
Carter closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fawkes's guard.
Carter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter is pushing down on Fawkes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fawkes is fighting to maintain full guard but Carter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Carter throwing shots but Fawkes is blocking nicely. #T4#
Fawkes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fawkes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carter prevents Fawkes from standing back up.
Carter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Carter is working for a submission of some sort.
Fawkes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Carter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Carter 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 is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Carter 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.
#R2#
Carter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fawkes but Fawkes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carter cracks Fawkes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fawkes connects with a looping right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Carter or perhaps it was just good defense by Fawkes, which made it look bad. #TD#
Carter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fawkes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Carter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Carter looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fawkes is avoiding damage well. #SUB#
Carter goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fawkes rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Carter's guard! Nice work there by Fawkes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T1#
Carter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Fawkes wants to stand up but Carter is controlling him.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fawkes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fawkes can do to turn this around?
Fawkes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fawkes's head.#T2#
Carter postures up in Fawkes's guard and throws a big left but Fawkes blocks it.
Fawkes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carter stalling.
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carter sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Carter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Carter thows a huge punch but Fawkes dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Carter in particular looking to stall.
Carter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB#
Carter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fawkes defends it well.
Carter trying to control the pace.
Carter missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ground and pound from Carter.
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Carter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fawkes taking some punishment here, with Carter in his half guard.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.
Carter is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Carter dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Carter misses with a hook. Fawkes ducked under it nicely. #TD#
Carter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fawkes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carter is controlling him.
Carter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Carter stands and throws Fawkes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Carter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fawkes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fawkes is not content to let Carter control the position. #T1#
Fawkes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Carter.
Carter landing a few strikes.
Carter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Carter misses with the ground and pound.#SUB#
Carter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fawkes, who protects the arm well.
Carter cracks Fawkes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Guy Fawkes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Carter misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Carter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fawkes down.
Fawkes is trying to escape the position but Carter is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Carter is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fawkes's shoulder. That is not cool.
Carter lands a few punches from side control.
Carter in side control, throwing shots but Fawkes defends.
Carter controls the position. #SUB#
Carter swings around for an armbar but Fawkes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Carter's guard.
Carter pulls Fawkes in to control the position. #T3#
Fawkes postures up in Carter's guard and throws a big left but Carter blocks it.
Carter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Carter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carter throwing strikes but missing.
Michael Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fawkes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carter controls the pace.
Carter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fawkes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fawkes is looking to stand up but Carter isn't so interested in that idea.
Carter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Carter!
Michael Carter gave a mention to HERITAGE! (message for laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Guy Fawkes stepped up to the mic, saying 'Another failed plot'.

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