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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niko Krankovoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Bensing (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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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Krankovoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Bensing!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bensing stuffs the takedown.
Bensing closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bensing stops Krankovoski from getting back to his feet.
Bensing content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Krankovoski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Krankovoski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bensing can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krankovoski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bensing wants to control from the top but Krankovoski keeps moving.
Krankovoski wants to stand and escape but Bensing is having none of it.
Krankovoski keeping full guard, as Bensing tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krankovoski can't keep his opponent in guard - Bensing advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Krankovoski actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Krankovoski is in trouble now - Bensing has advanced to mount!
Krankovoski can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bensing cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bensing content just to control the position here.
Bensing's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Krankovoski is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two 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 fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krankovoski is working hard here to advance position.
Krankovoski is breathing heavily.
Bensing scoring with strikes but Krankovoski is staying in there.
Bensing trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Krankovoski wants to get back to his feet.
Bensing controlling the position easily from mount.
Krankovoski trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensing takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bensing can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krankovoski is looking to escape.
The referee warns Krankovoski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Krankovoski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bensing won't let Krankovoski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bensing controlling from the full mount.
Krankovoski can't escape the position.
Bensing content just to control the position here.
Krankovoski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Bensing sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Johan Bensing just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krankovoski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bensing counters with a nice double leg into side control. Krankovoski won't be happy with that.
Bensing content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Krankovoski tries to buck Bensing off but Bensing is having none of it.
Bensing prevents Krankovoski from escaping the position.
Krankovoski is looking to reverse the position.
Bensing is looking to take a break and control but Krankovoski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bensing is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Bensing dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Krankovoski tries to clinch
and Bensing holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Krankovoski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bensing smiles and moves away.
Krankovoski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Johan Bensing has been cut.
Bensing takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bensing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krankovoski wants a takedown.
Krankovoski gets underhooks to prevent Bensing's takedown attempt.
Bensing prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Krankovoski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bensing tries to score a body lock takedown but Krankovoski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bensing wants a takedown but no success here.
Bensing gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Krankovoski.
Krankovoski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bensing prevents it.
Bensing is breathing heavily.
Krankovoski has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bensing is trying to keep an underhook but Krankovoski manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bensing is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krankovoski seems to be working for a kimura but Bensing defends the submission attempt.
Bensing manages to get to full guard.
Bensing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Bensing 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.
Let's hope that Bensing 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensing frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bensing can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krankovoski is looking to escape.
Bensing tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Krankovoski is bucking up trying to escape but Bensing cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bensing with a couple of short strikes.
Bensing takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Despite being in the dominant position, Johan Bensing just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krankovoski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bensing counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensing passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Krankovoski is trying to escape the position but Bensing is controlling the position.
Krankovoski bucks up and tries to throw Bensing off but instead Bensing has got his back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bensing. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Bensing punishes Krankovoski with strikes from the back mount.
Krankovoski is taking damage to the body and head.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Krankovoski turns into Bensing and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krankovoski tries to stand but Bensing is controlling from the bottom.
Bensing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krankovoski is one step ahead there.
Krankovoski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bensing's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Krankovoski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bensing counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bensing gets underhooks to prevent Krankovoski's takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bensing breaks the clinch.
No luck for Krankovoski with that takedown attempt.
A leg kick checked by Krankovoski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johan Bensing will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johan Bensing's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Krankovoski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bensing counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Krankovoski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bensing fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Krankovoski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bensing counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Krankovoski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bensing cracks Krankovoski with a nice body shot.
Krankovoski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bensing tightens his grip and picks Krankovoski up, before dumping him to the ground. Krankovoski manages to land in guard.
Bensing keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krankovoski's head.
Bensing wants to control from the top but Krankovoski keeps moving.
Krankovoski throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bensing uses it to pass to side control.
Krankovoski is trying to escape the position but Bensing is controlling the position.
Krankovoski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bensing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krankovoski gets full guard.
Krankovoski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensing trying to control but Krankovoski is working from the bottom.
Krankovoski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Krankovoski looking for a guillotine here but Bensing defends easily.
Bensing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bensing must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Krankovoski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bensing!
Krankovoski is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bensing has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bensing!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krankovoski throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bensing uses it to pass to side control.
Bensing is chipping away with strikes.
Krankovoski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bensing's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Krankovoski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krankovoski moves into full guard.
Krankovoski has his foot on Bensing's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bensing works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krankovoski is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Bensing frees his head nicely. Oh but Krankovoski has switched to an armbar! Bensing is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Niko Krankovoski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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