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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harri Virtanen (ranked 4476 p4p, 25260 weight class) and Cody Beair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beair has chosen We Will Rock You as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm 25 154 0 - 1 - 0 |
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173 cm 19 143 3 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Virtanen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Beair! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Beair closes the distance and clinches. Beair looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Virtanen successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Virtanen is on top in guard.
Virtanen content to stall in guard here. Virtanen drops back looking for a leg! Beair is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beair manages to kick Virtanen off! Virtanen jumps back into Beair's guard. Virtanen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Virtanen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Beair is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Virtanen. Left hook, right uppercut from Virtanen. Virtanen gets in close and instigates a clinch. Virtanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Virtanen gets a takedown into half guard. Virtanen is trying to work for a kimura but Beair is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Virtanen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Virtanen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Virtanen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Virtanen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Beair is trying to get back to full guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Beair really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Virtanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Virtanen'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. Virtanen is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Beair is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harri Virtanen!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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