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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Harris (ranked 4483 p4p, 4501 weight class) and Oleh Tsarevskyi (ranked 249 p4p, 251 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benjamin Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oleh Tsarevskyi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harris rushes Tsarevskyi and presses him up against the cage.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsarevskyi backwards.
Tsarevskyi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harris lands a left hand.
Harris is leaning against Tsarevskyi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tsarevskyi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsarevskyi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Tsarevskyi fails to pull guard.
Benjamin Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleh Tsarevskyi.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsarevskyi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tsarevskyi jumps guard but Harris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tsarevskyi's efforts to push away.
Tsarevskyi blocks a body shot from Harris.
Tsarevskyi tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Tsarevskyi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsarevskyi's elbow.
Harris lands a left hand.
Tsarevskyi takes a shot to the head.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tsarevskyi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harris is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harris prevents a body shot from Tsarevskyi.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Tsarevskyi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a body shot but Tsarevskyi blocks it.
Tsarevskyi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tsarevskyi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Harris.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsarevskyi.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Tsarevskyi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Harris.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tsarevskyi backwards.
Tsarevskyi blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tsarevskyi taking a breather.
Tsarevskyi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Tsarevskyi wants to stall.
Harris tries a body shot but Tsarevskyi blocks it.
Tsarevskyi is trying to push Harris away but Harris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Tsarevskyi has Harris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tsarevskyi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harris prevents it.
Tsarevskyi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tsarevskyi keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Harris controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tsarevskyi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tsarevskyi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tsarevskyi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harris sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tsarevskyi's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Harris dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harris forces Tsarevskyi back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsarevskyi controls his hands.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsarevskyi can do to turn this around?
Tsarevskyi is trying to break free.
Tsarevskyi wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
Benjamin Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tsarevskyi backwards.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tsarevskyi or not.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tsarevskyi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Tsarevskyi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris rushes Tsarevskyi and presses him up against the cage.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris is pressed up against the cage. Tsarevskyi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tsarevskyi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Tsarevskyi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsarevskyi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Tsarevskyi controlling the action here for a moment.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris is leaning against Tsarevskyi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tsarevskyi is looking for a takedown.
Benjamin Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleh Tsarevskyi.
Tsarevskyi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris cracks Tsarevskyi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harris rushes Tsarevskyi and presses him up against the cage.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Tsarevskyi controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
Tsarevskyi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harris walks away with a smile on his face. Tsarevskyi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Benjamin Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris has closed the distance and engaged Tsarevskyi in a clinch.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tsarevskyi is breathing heavily.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Tsarevskyi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harris presses Tsarevskyi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Harris.
Harris is pressed up against the cage. Tsarevskyi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Oleh Tsarevskyi has been cut.
Benjamin Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris rushes Tsarevskyi and presses him up against the cage.
Harris lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsarevskyi blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsarevskyi backwards.
Tsarevskyi blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tsarevskyi.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris pushes Tsarevskyi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tsarevskyi is trying to maintain a safe position but Harris gets an underhook and turns Tsarevskyi into the cage.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris presses Tsarevskyi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Harris - that landed with a thud.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsarevskyi backwards.
Tsarevskyi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Harris rushes Tsarevskyi and presses him up against the cage.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
Harris lands a body shot.
Tsarevskyi takes a shot to the head.
Tsarevskyi is rocked!
Harris gets through Tsarevskyi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tsarevskyi is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Tsarevskyi with a big uppercut! Tsarevskyi tries to clinch up but Harris pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Tsarevskyi to the mat! Tsarevskyi covers up and Harris unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benjamin Harris!
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hype
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RATING
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