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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tammelan Fasaani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. La Roux - In For The Kill kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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216 lbs
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187 cm
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205 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tammelan Fasaani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Carter!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fasaani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fasaani.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Fasaani 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 Fasaani off to one side.
Carter throws a series of punches but Fasaani avoids them all with ease.
Fasaani changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carter tries to avoid it but Fasaani manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carter to the ground. Carter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tammelan Fasaani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter throws a right hand that Fasaani ducks under and follows up with a left that Fasaani also avoids with ease.
Carter throws a leg kick that misses.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fasaani checks it well.
Fasaani takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mike Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fasaani.
Fasaani scores with a nice head shot.
Carter misses with a body punch
and Fasaani counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fasaani shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.
Fasaani moves away from the strike by Carter.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter lands an overhand right.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fasaani.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fasaani circles away quickly and effectively.
Fasaani shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fasaani was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carter is trying to stand up.
Fasaani breaks from Carter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Carter regains half guard.
Carter is trying to stand.
Fasaani performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fasaani working Carter over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to stand.
Fasaani wants to take a breather but Carter is having none of it.
Fasaani not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fasaani wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
Fasaani working Carter over with strikes.
Carter is trying to stand.
Carter is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Carter is looking to control Fasaani's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carter avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fasaani lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fasaani is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fasaani scoring with strikes but Carter is staying in there.
Fasaani is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fasaani connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fasaani wants to control the pace but Carter is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Fasaani connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Carter tries to hold on but Fasaani pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fasaani cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fasaani with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fasaani lands with some strikes.
Fasaani working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani wants to control the pace but Carter is squirming around nicely.
Fasaani lands a nice shot to the head.
Carter is looking to get to half guard.
Fasaani working the ground and pound effectively.
Carter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fasaani cracks Carter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fasaani working Carter over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter is squirming around, avoiding Fasaani's attempts to control the action.
Fasaani lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carter hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tammelan Fasaani dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick by Carter misses
and Fasaani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Fasaani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter throws a front kick aimed at Fasaani's knee but Fasaani avoids it well.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Fasaani moves out of range easily.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fasaani counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fasaani trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Fasaani is pushing down on Carter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Carter is fighting to maintain full guard but Fasaani has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fasaani trying to advance position but Carter counters by regaining guard.
Fasaani trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fasaani trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter keeping full guard, as Fasaani tries to pass.
Fasaani prevents Carter from getting back to his feet.
Fasaani tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carter darts in trying to clinch
and Fasaani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Fasaani will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fasaani scores a takedown into full mount!
Fasaani pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani lands a big shot there that rocks Carter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fasaani lands a big shot there that rocks Carter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Carter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fasaani is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fasaani landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter tries to buck Fasaani off but he can't manage it.
Carter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carter tries to buck Fasaani off but he can't manage it.
Fasaani is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Carter is squirming around, avoiding Fasaani's attempts to control the action.
Carter tries to reverse the position but Fasaani maintains control.
Fasaani looking to finish Carter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carter!
Fasaani scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carter?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fasaani lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carter hang on?
Fasaani trying to control but Carter is having none of it.
Fasaani working Carter over with strikes here.
Fasaani with shots to the head and body - Carter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fasaani lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fasaani putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fasaani won't let Carter get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Carter is bucking up trying to escape but Fasaani cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Carter is desperately trying to improve his position but Fasaani has a good base and remains in mount.
Fasaani trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to reverse the position but Fasaani maintains control.
Fasaani working Carter over with strikes here.
Fasaani wants to control the pace but Carter is squirming around nicely.
Fasaani working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fasaani raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fasaani lands a big elbow.
Fasaani sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fasaani wants to control the pace but Carter is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tammelan Fasaani dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carter misses with a looping left.
Fasaani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fasaani is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Carter's half guard.
Fasaani not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carter taking some punishment here, with Fasaani in his half guard.
Fasaani prevents Carter from standing back up.
Fasaani is nestled in close to Carter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carter is trying to escape back to his feet but Fasaani uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Fasaani lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fasaani is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fasaani lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fasaani taking a break here but Carter is having none of it and regains half guard.
Carter flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fasaani trying to advance position but Carter counters by regaining guard.
Fasaani passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Carter manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fasaani's best efforts.
Tammelan Fasaani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fasaani looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carter wants to improve his position but Fasaani is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani trying to control from half guard but Carter is working away.
Fasaani is looking to advance position but Carter won't allow it.
Carter is in trouble now - Fasaani has advanced to mount!
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
Fasaani pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tammelan Fasaani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter is working to get back to half guard.
Fasaani lands a big elbow.
Fasaani working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carter is looking to get to half guard.
Fasaani working Carter over with strikes here.
Carter is trying to escape the mount.
Carter trying desperately to get to his feet.
Fasaani trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani with good strikes from the mount here!
Carter is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mike Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter is bucking up trying to escape but Fasaani cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fasaani jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Carter manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fasaani lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carter is trying to improve his position.
Carter takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tammelan Fasaani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fasaani 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tammelan Fasaani!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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