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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riessig Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Conan The Destroyer. 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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201 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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197 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Riessig Slade!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Slade slips the punch.
No luck for Slade with that takedown attempt.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter throws a jab when Slade was well out of range.
Carter connects with a single shot there.
Carter throws out a powerful jab.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Carter cracks Slade with a good jab.
Slade defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands an overhand right.
Slade slips under a jab from Carter.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Slade moved out of range nicely.
A nice combination there by Carter.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Slade tries to clinch but Carter moves away
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slade slips a straight right by Carter.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Slade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Slade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade shoots for a double leg takedown but Carter sprawls well. He's pushed Slade's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slade manages to avoid it.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Slade ducks down to avoid it.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Slade.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter throws a lazy uppercut
and Slade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter connects with a nice looking jab.
Carter throws a right hand that misses
and Slade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Carter.
Carter connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slade.
Ryan Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riessig Slade.
Slade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carter with a nice cross.
Slade ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Slade slips under a jab from Carter.
Slade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carter.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Slade moves away and avoids it.
Slade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Ryan Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter swings widly with a right hand
and Slade counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Slade.
Slade is stalling here.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slade prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slade on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Carter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carter sizes up Slade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Slade walks into a straight right hand from Carter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Slade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slade takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Slade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter misses with a shot to the body
and Slade holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter controlling the action here for a moment.
Carter tries to break free but Slade pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slade's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carter throws a jab when Slade was well out of range.
Slade misses with a takedown attempt - Carter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carter misses with a hook. Slade ducked under it nicely.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Slade moved out of range.
Carter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carter cracks a nice hook into Slade's ribs.
Carter thumps Slade with a low kick.
Ryan Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slade counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Slade.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Slade checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Slade moves out of range as Carter strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Slade to counter with a crisp jab.
Slade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Slade moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Slade shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.
Ryan Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riessig Slade.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Carter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Slade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riessig Slade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Slade avoids a kick to the body.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Slade moves away and avoids it.
Carter misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slade moves out of range as Carter throws a body kick.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter throws a head kick that misses
and Slade counters with a series of strikes. Carter will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Carter dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Slade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Carter tenderised Slade's leg. Slade is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carter misses with a right hand
and Slade counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Slade fails with the takedown.
Slade wants to clinch.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade moves out of range of the strikes.
Carter jabs Slade right on the nose. Slade blinks but takes it well.
Slade closes the distance but Carter moves to the side
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slade scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Slade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slade's head.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slade misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carter misses with a low kick as Slade jumps back.
Slade shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carter pinned against the cage. Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ryan Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riessig Slade.
Carter lands a jab.
Slade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carter 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 Slade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slade clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter misses with an elbow strike.
Carter blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Slade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slade.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Slade moved out of range.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slade can do to turn this around?
Carter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Riessig Slade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slade looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice defenses there by Slade.
Ryan Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter connects with a body shot that sends Slade's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Carter!
A relieved looking Ryan Carter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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