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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bhima Banahatti (ranked 1698 p4p, 2339 weight class) and Vasily Komaroff (ranked 216 p4p, 301 weight class). Banahatti comes to the cage accompanied by That's my jam. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bhima Banahatti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasily Komaroff!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banahatti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Komaroff to score with a decent uppercut.
Komaroff scores with a shot to the body.
Banahatti decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Komaroff wants to get back to his feet.
Banahatti drops an elbow to the side of Komaroff's head.
Komaroff pushes Banahatti off looking to stand but Banahatti dives back in and keeps control.
Banahatti lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banahatti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Komaroff does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Komaroff is trying to stand.
Komaroff is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Banahatti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Banahatti wants to take a breather but Komaroff is having none of it.
Banahatti stops Komaroff from getting back to his feet.
Banahatti is looking to take a break and control but Komaroff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komaroff pushes Banahatti off looking to stand but Banahatti dives back in and keeps control.
Banahatti 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 referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Komaroff slaps away a takedown attempt from Banahatti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Banahatti shoots in looking for a takedown but Komaroff manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Banahatti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Komaroff throws out a counter right but Banahatti avoids it with no problem.
Banahatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Komaroff.
Banahatti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Komaroff pinned against the cage. Komaroff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bhima Banahatti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banahatti scores with a takedown into Komaroff's guard.
Komaroff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've been hearing good reports from Banahatti's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Our spies down at at Zero Tolerance inform us that Komaroff has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Banahatti wants to control from the top but Komaroff keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banahatti prevents Komaroff from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banahatti shoots in and gets a takedown into Komaroff's guard.
Komaroff wants to get back to his feet but Banahatti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Banahatti works over Komaroff with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Banahatti landing with the ground and pound.
Komaroff wants to get back to his feet but Banahatti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Banahatti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Komaroff is looking to stand up but Banahatti isn't so interested in that idea.
Banahatti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Komaroff is looking to stand up but Banahatti isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Komaroff misses with a left hand
and Banahatti counters with a nice double leg into side control. Komaroff won't be happy with that.
Komaroff wants to get back to his feet but Banahatti drags him back down.
Komaroff parries the strikes from Banahatti easily there. Banahatti is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Komaroff to escape.
Banahatti fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Banahatti working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Banahatti crashes against the mat.
Komaroff is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Banahatti is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banahatti is putting a hurting on Komaroff here, landing some big shots from side control.
Komaroff is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bhima Banahatti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Komaroff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banahatti manages to avoid it.
Banahatti blocks a jab.
Banahatti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Komaroff misses with an uppercut. Banahatti saw that one coming.
Banahatti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Komaroff's guard.
Banahatti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Komaroff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Banahatti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banahatti is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Banahatti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Komaroff can do to turn this around?
Komaroff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banahatti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Komaroff wants to stand but Banahatti is controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komaroff moves out of range as Banahatti strikes.
Banahatti fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Komaroff sprawls well initially but Banahatti persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Komaroff manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Banahatti darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Banahatti landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Komaroff is looking to escape.
Banahatti winds up and cracks Komaroff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Komaroff is looking to escape.
Banahatti wants to take a breather but Komaroff is having none of it.
Komaroff is looking to escape.
Banahatti working over Komaroff with some ground and pound. Komaroff looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Komaroff is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Banahatti stalling.
Banahatti is nestled in close to Komaroff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Banahatti seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Komaroff taking some punishment here, with Banahatti in his half guard.
Komaroff is rocked!
Banahatti performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Komaroff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Banahatti scores with a couple of nice shots.
Komaroff is still in real trouble! Can Banahatti finish him?
Banahatti unloads with some huge strikes here! Komaroff is out! Banahatti wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bhima Banahatti!
Bhima Banahatti is the new light heavyweight champion!
Bhima Banahatti took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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