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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Outer Haven (ranked 24779 p4p, 4257 weight class) and Vladyslav Kyrylenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Outer Haven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladyslav Kyrylenko!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haven darts in and clinches Kyrylenko up against the cage.
Kyrylenko misses with a body punch.
Kyrylenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Haven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyrylenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Haven.
Haven throws a head kick but Kyrylenko moves out of range.
Haven ducks under a wild hook from Kyrylenko.
Kyrylenko throws a leg kick
and Haven counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kyrylenko won't be happy with that.
Kyrylenko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Haven asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kyrylenko is pushing Haven's head away, looking to escape. Haven manages to hold on to the position though.
Haven controlling from side mount.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Haven shoots in but no luck this time.
Kyrylenko throws a low kick, looking for Haven's leg but Haven calmly moves out of range.
Haven tries to counter with a takedown but Kyrylenko is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Haven moves away from the strike by Kyrylenko.
Haven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kyrylenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kyrylenko thinks about the counter body kick.
Kyrylenko tries to sprawl but Haven drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kyrylenko pushes Haven off but Haven dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyrylenko seems a little lost for a moment, as Haven dominates the positioning.
Haven prevents Kyrylenko from escaping the position.
Haven slows the pace down.
Kyrylenko wants to get back to his feet but Haven drags him back down.
Haven taking a breather here.
Haven seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kyrylenko for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haven prevents Kyrylenko from escaping the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Haven has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Haven'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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kyrylenko is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Haven moves away from the strike by Kyrylenko.
Haven decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kyrylenko is looking to get back to is feet but Haven passes into side control.
Haven controlling the position from side mount.
Kyrylenko pushes Haven away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Haven gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Outer Haven dominated that round.
That's time! Haven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kyrylenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haven ducks under a wild hook from Kyrylenko.
Haven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kyrylenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haven. That did some damage!
Kyrylenko throws a looping overhand right but Haven ducks down to avoid it.
As Kyrylenko tries to get set, Haven tries to push him back and clinch up but Kyrylenko manages to avoid the attempt.
Kyrylenko throws a leg kick which misses Haven's front leg but catches the back leg as Haven tries to avoid it.
Kyrylenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kyrylenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Haven ducks under a wild hook from Kyrylenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Kyrylenko misses
and Haven counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Haven.
Haven 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kyrylenko wants to get back to his feet but Haven is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Haven 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.
Haven won't allow Kyrylenko to get back to his feet.
Haven showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Haven.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kyrylenko thuds his shin into the meat of Haven's side.
Kyrylenko throws a jab when Haven was well out of range.
Vladyslav Kyrylenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haven dives in and grabs Kyrylenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kyrylenko pushes down on Haven's head and hops out.
Kyrylenko throws a leg kick
so Haven counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Haven stops Kyrylenko from standing up.
Haven is standing up over Kyrylenko. Kyrylenko looks to escape but Haven dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyrylenko is trying to get back to his feet.
Kyrylenko seems a little lost for a moment, as Haven dominates the positioning.
Haven prevents Kyrylenko from escaping the position.
Haven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kyrylenko can do to turn this around?
Haven in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kyrylenko is trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Kyrylenko is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kyrylenko throws a leg kick which misses Haven's front leg but catches the back leg as Haven tries to avoid it.
Haven misses with a takedown attempt - Kyrylenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kyrylenko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Outer Haven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyrylenko throws a head kick but Haven moves out of range.
Kyrylenko throws out a loose jab but Haven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyrylenko misses with a wild combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haven has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vladyslav Kyrylenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
The fighters circling - Kyrylenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kyrylenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Haven.
Haven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kyrylenko can pounce on him.
Kyrylenko throws a leg kick
and Haven counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Haven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyrylenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haven will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kyrylenko.
A head kick misses from Kyrylenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haven will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kyrylenko throws a leg kick
and Haven counters with a shoot takedown. Kyrylenko fights it but they end up in guard.
Kyrylenko is looking to stand back up but Haven counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kyrylenko.
Kyrylenko is trying to stand.
Haven is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyrylenko is trying to stand.
Haven looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Haven wants to pass to mount but Kyrylenko is defending the position.
Kyrylenko is looking to escape.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haven closes the distance and clinches.
Kyrylenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyrylenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyrylenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vladyslav Kyrylenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kyrylenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haven moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kyrylenko!
A shot to the body from Kyrylenko misses
and Haven holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kyrylenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyrylenko can't find room to land a body shot as Haven controls the action.
Haven blocks an uppercut.
Kyrylenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haven jumps guard and drags Kyrylenko to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kyrylenko tries to stand but Haven is controlling from the bottom.
Kyrylenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haven looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kyrylenko wants to stand and escape but instead Haven has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Outer Haven.
I think Haven has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Outer Haven!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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