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HFA Berserker GP 2-nd round PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitriy Kosarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Frai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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200 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitriy Kosarev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Frai!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frai closes the distance but Kosarev moves to the side
and Kosarev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ground and pound from Kosarev.
Kosarev works his way into side control.
Kosarev has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Frai tries to clinch but Kosarev moves away
and Kosarev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Frai won't be happy with that.
Frai looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frai seems a little lost for a moment, as Kosarev dominates the positioning.
Kosarev stands up and beckons Frai to his feet.
Frai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kosarev closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Frai quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosarev takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kosarev uses his free foot to push down on Frai's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Frai.
Kosarev stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Kosarev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kosarev moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kosarev controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosarev has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Frai gets caught flat footed, as Kosarev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kosarev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kosarev passes Frai's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kosarev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kosarev postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Frai to stand up.
Kosarev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Frai napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here as Kosarev stalls from top position.
Kosarev decides to stand back up. Kosarev steps back and let's Frai get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frai throws a sloppy body shot
and Kosarev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kosarev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kosarev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kosarev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frai's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kosarev maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Frai could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kosarev has cracked it and Frai is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kosarev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dmitriy Kosarev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Bashkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitriy Bashkin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitriy Bashkin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashkin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Larsson won't allow Bashkin to pass to mount.
Bashkin is working for a kimura but Larsson is defending it quite comfortably.
Larsson trying to control but Bashkin postures up.
Bashkin seems to be looking for submissions.
Bashkin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Larsson moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashkin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Larsson is trying to keep Bashkin in close.
Bashkin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bashkin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bashkin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bashkin looks gassed!
Bashkin drops back looking for a leg! Larsson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Larsson manages to kick Bashkin off! Bashkin jumps back into Larsson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bashkin wants to control from the top but Larsson keeps moving.
Larsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bashkin defends it easily.
Bashkin drops back looking for a leg! Larsson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Larsson manages to kick Bashkin off! Bashkin jumps back into Larsson's guard.
Bashkin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bashkin is stalling in the full guard.
Bashkin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bashkin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bashkin won't allow Larsson to sweep him here.
Larsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bashkin trying to control but Larsson is working from the bottom.
Bashkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Larsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bashkin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Let's hope that Bashkin 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dmitriy Bashkin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bashkin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitriy Bashkin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bashkin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Larsson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bashkin is in Larsson's guard.
Bashkin postures up.
Bashkin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Larsson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Larsson has escaped and now he's on top!
Larsson stands up over Bashkin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bashkin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bashkin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashkin working for submissions but it's allowed Larsson to get to half guard.
Larsson moves into full mount! Bashkin won't be happy about that!
Bashkin is desperately trying to improve his position but Larsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Larsson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Larsson has hold of Bashkin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bashkin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Larsson tries to control but Bashkin wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashkin is desperately trying to improve his position but Larsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Larsson wants to control the action but instead Bashkin gets a body lock and reverses into Larsson's guard! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashkin drops back looking for a leg! Larsson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Larsson manages to kick Bashkin off! Bashkin jumps back into Larsson's guard.
Bashkin trying to control but Larsson is working from the bottom.
Bashkin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Larsson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Larsson has escaped and now he's on top!
Larsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bashkin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Larsson looking to pass the guard.
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 Henrik Larsson will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Larsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bashkin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Larsson won't be happy with that.
Bashkin tries for a kimura but Larsson is defending well.
Bashkin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bashkin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bashkin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bashkin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Larsson is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashkin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Larsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bashkin actively working from the bottom here.
Larsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Larsson is looking for a kimura here.
Bashkin is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Larsson is trying to control. Bashkin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bashkin actively working from the bottom here.
Larsson wants to free his trapped foot but Bashkin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Larsson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Bashkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson advances to mount.
Bashkin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bashkin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Larsson tries to control but Bashkin wriggling away.
Bashkin 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.
Bashkin is looking for a sweep. Larsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Larsson is looking to take a break and control but Bashkin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Larsson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitriy Bashkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bashkin 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitriy Bashkin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilya Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam West!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West darts in trying to clinch
and Orlov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Orlov pushing down on West's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Orlov works his way into full mount!
West is working to get back to half guard.
West looks gassed!
Orlov controlling his opponent.
Orlov landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov controlling from mount.
Orlov'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.
Orlov with shots to the head and body - West looks very uncomfortable down there.
Orlov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Orlov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov controlling from the full mount.
Orlov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Orlov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Orlov quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Orlov but it's paid off an West is forced to tap! Nice work by Orlov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ilya Orlov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Jarvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Jarvela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvela lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jarvela lands a big uppercut and Sanchez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sanchez looks OK. Jarvela waves Sanchez back to his feet!
It looks like Alex Sanchez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez loses concentration momentarily and Jarvela pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Sanchez crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Jarvela finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Juhani Jarvela!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny McCartny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosario Agro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosario Agro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benny McCartny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rosario Agro!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCartny moves into range and clinches up with Agro.
McCartny works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCartny tightens his grip and picks Agro up, before dumping him to the ground. Agro manages to land in guard.
Agro trying to control the position.
McCartny drops back looking for a leg! Agro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Agro manages to kick McCartny off! McCartny jumps back into Agro's guard.
McCartny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Agro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCartny trying to control the position from guard on top but Agro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCartny is stalling in the full guard.
Agro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCartny. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agro keeping moving, preventing McCartny from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCartny stands up from Agro's guard - McCartny perhaps looking for a knockout.
Agro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Benny McCartny has been cut.
A head kick from Agro lands but McCartny takes it in his stride.
Agro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Agro wants to control the pace but McCartny is squirming around nicely.
Agro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCartny tries to hold on but Agro postures up.
Agro unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agro blocks McCartny's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Agro throws a sloppy strike and McCartny uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and McCartny has ended up in Agro's guard.
McCartny is breathing heavily.
McCartny throwing strikes from guard but Agro blocks nicely.
McCartny sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCartny stands and throws Agro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Agro can't do much from the bottom here.
Agro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McCartny kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McCartny stands up.
Agro tries to sprawl but McCartny drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agro is trying to control but McCartny manages to pass to mount!
Agro tries to improve his position but instead McCartny has taken his back!
Agro preventing the rear naked choke attempt from McCartny.
McCartny controlling from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCartny throwing damaging strikes from the back! Agro could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny McCartny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny McCartny'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.
Agro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McCartny trying to control the position from guard on top but Agro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Agro looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCartny is one step ahead there.
McCartny trying to control but Agro is working from the bottom.
Agro is trying to hold McCartny in close to prevent damage but McCartny has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCartny content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
McCartny stands up and beckons Agro to join him on the feet.
Agro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCartny's head.
Agro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCartny counters with a takedown into side control.
Agro taking punishment in the form of punches.
The referee asks McCartny politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. McCartny prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCartny'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.
McCartny has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Agro!
McCartny could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Agro tries to control McCartny's body but McCartny pushes him off. Agro squirms to his side and now McCartny has his back!
McCartny keeps control of the position easily here as Agro tries to buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCartny lands strikes to the head.
McCartny has good solid back control here.
McCartny landing with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCartny lands punches and elbows.
McCartny avoiding Agro 's attempts to control his hands.
McCartny connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Agro to escape the position.
McCartny has Agro flattened out and is raining down punches.
McCartny softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Agro just trying to survive but McCartny is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
A bit of a pause in the action here. McCartny controlling the positon.
McCartny looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny McCartny dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny McCartny'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. This is the final round!
McCartny shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Agro tries to lock up and control but McCartny gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McCartny looking to control but Agro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McCartny is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
McCartny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCartny closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Agro to the mat! Agro manages to get full guard.
Agro controls McCartny momentarily but McCartny frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCartny sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Agro's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCartny is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McCartny escapes and gets back to his feet.
McCartny 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.
McCartny moves into the clinch.
A short left from McCartny.
McCartny breaks the clinch.
McCartny closes the distance and pushes Agro back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCartny gets through Agro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Agro is pressed up against the cage. McCartny has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Agro down to the mat. Agro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Agro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCartny circles away quickly and effectively.
Agro with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCartny counters with a nice leg kick.
Agro with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCartny moves into the clinch.
McCartny ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McCartny no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
McCartny managing to control the position.
McCartny wants to get back to his feet but Agro passes into half guard.
Agro is thwarting McCartny's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCartny makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McCartny.
McCartny working a defensive guard here.
Agro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Agro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Agro wants to stand and escape but instead McCartny has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
McCartny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Agro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Agro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Agro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McCartny's guard.
Agro wants to stand and escape but instead McCartny has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
McCartny's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rosario Agro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benny McCartny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny McCartny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCartny, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny McCartny!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Bunoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maks Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maks Smirnov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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240 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Bunoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maks Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunoyan ducks right into an uppercut from Smirnov.
It looks like George Bunoyan has been cut.
Smirnov fails with the takedown
and Bunoyan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bunoyan postures up.
Bunoyan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smirnov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bunoyan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bunoyan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Smirnov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bunoyan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smirnov won't be happy with that.
Smirnov looks gassed!
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!
Bunoyan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Smirnov to his feet.
Bunoyan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Smirnov trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Bunoyan seems content to control.
Bunoyan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Smirnov for as long as he can get away with.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bunoyan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Bunoyan seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
George Bunoyan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bunoyan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bunoyan won't allow Smirnov to sweep him here.
Smirnov is working an open guard so Bunoyan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bunoyan throws a head kick that misses.
Smirnov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bunoyan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smirnov!
George Bunoyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maks Smirnov.
Bunoyan controlling the position easily from mount.
Smirnov tries to reverse the position but Bunoyan maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunoyan is landing with some decent strikes but Smirnov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smirnov looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Bunoyan trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Smirnov doesn't escape.
Bunoyan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Smirnov is defending well though. Bunoyan let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunoyan lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Smirnov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunoyan is riding his opponent, not letting Smirnov buck him off.
Bunoyan gets his hands free as Smirnov looks to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bunoyan.
Bunoyan keeps control of the position as Smirnov tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Bunoyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Bunoyan's cut.
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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bunoyan tries to work over Smirnov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bunoyan lands with a right to the head.
Smirnov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bunoyan fails to pull guard.
Bunoyan goes for a takedown attempt but Smirnov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bunoyan gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bunoyan is looking to take a break and control but Smirnov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunoyan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
A lull in the action here as Bunoyan stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bunoyan'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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George Bunoyan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Smirnov doesn't manage to clinch there - Bunoyan circles away.
Smirnov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smirnov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bunoyan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bunoyan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Smirnov quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunoyan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smirnov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
George Bunoyan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smirnov wants to control but Bunoyan is keeping busy.
Bunoyan working the head and body with strikes.
Smirnov taking some punishment here, with Bunoyan in his half guard.
Well, if Bunoyan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bunoyan is looking for a kimura here.
Bunoyan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Bunoyan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Bunoyan'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. This is the final round!
Smirnov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bunoyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bunoyan misses the body punch
and Smirnov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smirnov wants to stand but Bunoyan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bunoyan gets back to full guard.
Bunoyan has his feet on Smirnov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Smirnov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bunoyan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smirnov wants to control but Bunoyan postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunoyan tries for a kimura but Smirnov is defending well.
Smirnov wants to control but Bunoyan postures up.
Bunoyan has hold of Smirnov's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Smirnov seems comfortable defending it but Bunoyan has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Smirnov is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Smirnov is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bunoyan couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Bunoyan!
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