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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Krazenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Gonzalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Krazenkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Gonzalos!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalos tries to clinch up
and Krazenkov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzalos thinking.
Krazenkov lands a nice hook to Gonzalos's body. Gonzalos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Krazenkov blocks the leg kick.
Krazenkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzalos's waist but Gonzalos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krazenkov off to one side.
Krazenkov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gonzalos is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krazenkov seems to be working for a kimura but Gonzalos defends the submission attempt.
Gonzalos is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krazenkov seems to be looking for submissions.
Krazenkov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Krazenkov wants to get back to his feet.
Gonzalos wants to control but Krazenkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krazenkov wants to pass the guard but Gonzalos is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krazenkov not doing much here.
Gonzalos wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ivan Krazenkov just wasn't active enough.
Krazenkov stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzalos. Gonzalos gets slowly back to his feet.
Gonzalos throws a series of punches but Krazenkov avoids them all with ease.
Krazenkov gets the takedown into side control.
Gonzalos being controlled for a moment.
Krazenkov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Krazenkov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalos is letting Krazenkov control him for a moment.
Gonzalos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Krazenkov connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gonzalos wants to control but Krazenkov postures up.
Krazenkov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gonzalos!
Gonzalos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Krazenkov.
Krazenkov controlling his opponent.
Krazenkov lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krazenkov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gonzalos to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gonzalos shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Krazenkov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gonzalos moves out of range of the body kick.
Gonzalos misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalos shoots in and drives through. Krazenkov sprawls well.
Gonzalos fails with a takedown attempt.
Krazenkov avoids the head kick by Gonzalos.
Krazenkov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Krazenkov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Krazenkov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gonzalos trying to hold on to Krazenkov's head to control him but Krazenkov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krazenkov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gonzalos!
Krazenkov controlling from mount.
Krazenkov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gonzalos for as long as he can get away with.
Gonzalos wants to control but Krazenkov is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalos is looking to improve his position but Krazenkov isn't that keen on the idea.
Gonzalos wants to control but Krazenkov is having none of it.
Krazenkov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalos is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gonzalos is breathing heavily.
Krazenkov controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ivan Krazenkov.
Krazenkov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gonzalos was covering up waiting for the punch and Krazenkov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Krazenkov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ivan Krazenkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krazenkov stays in close to Gonzalos's body and controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krazenkov stands and throws Gonzalos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Krazenkov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Krazenkov is looking to slow Gonzalos down with leg kicks.
Krazenkov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gonzalos sprawls well initially but Krazenkov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Krazenkov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gonzalos is trying to stand up here but Krazenkov is controlling him well.
Krazenkov slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalos trying to control but Krazenkov postures up.
Krazenkov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gonzalos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Krazenkov is taking a breather. Gonzalos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Krazenkov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ivan Krazenkov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gonzalos with a poor takedown
and Krazenkov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzalos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krazenkov manages to avoid it.
Krazenkov shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalos shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Gonzalos with that takedown attempt.
Krazenkov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gonzalos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Krazenkov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gonzalos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Krazenkov taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krazenkov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gonzalos!
Krazenkov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gonzalos?
Krazenkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalos can do to turn this around?
Krazenkov content just to control the position here.
Gonzalos taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krazenkov with shots to the head and body - Gonzalos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Krazenkov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Krazenkov working for a guillotine from mount but Gonzalos is in no mood to give up.
Krazenkov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Krazenkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krazenkov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Ivan Krazenkov!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Ivan Krazenkov!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Ivan Krazenkov!
Ivan Krazenkov wins by unanimous decision!
Ivan Krazenkov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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