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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Brendan (ranked 5382 p4p, 126 weight class) and Suman Giovanni (ranked 5384 p4p, 124 weight class). Mohamed Brendan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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133 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed Brendan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suman Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giovanni looks for the body kick but Brendan saw that one coming.
Giovanni shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brendan defends it nicely.
Giovanni doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brendan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brendan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brendan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Giovanni misses with a knee to the head.
Giovanni jumps guard and drags Brendan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brendan is looking to stand up but Giovanni won't let him.
Brendan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brendan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brendan trying to control but Giovanni is working from the bottom.
Giovanni should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Brendan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Giovanni's guard.
Giovanni is trying to keep Brendan in close.
Brendan trying to control but Giovanni is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brendan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Giovanni manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two 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.
Giovanni trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brendan's guard.
Giovanni throwing strikes from guard but Brendan blocks nicely.
Giovanni is looking to work some ground and pound but Brendan has wrist control.
Brendan is pulling down on Giovanni's head to control his posture.
Brendan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Giovanni on the ground.
Brendan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brendan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mohamed Brendan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suman Giovanni.
Brendan throws a sloppy body shot
and Giovanni counters with a three punch combo that has Brendan backing up. Brendan nods at Giovanni to acknowledge the strikes.
Giovanni blocks a head kick by Brendan.
Brendan wants to clinch but Giovanni slips to the side
and Giovanni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brendan darts in and clinches Giovanni up against the ropes.
Giovanni is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Giovanni is trying to break the clinch but Brendan is controlling him.
Brendan has Giovanni pressed against the ropes, preventing Giovanni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Giovanni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brendan breaks from the clinch.
Giovanni tries for a takedown but Brendan circles away easily
and Brendan counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brendan manages to break the clinch.
Brendan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Giovanni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brendan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giovanni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brendan's waist but Brendan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Giovanni off to one side.
Brendan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brendan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Giovanni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Giovanni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giovanni working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed Brendan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brendan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Giovanni's guard.
Brendan trying to control but Giovanni is working from the bottom.
Brendan stays in close to Giovanni's body and controls the position.
Giovanni keeping full guard, as Brendan tries to pass.
Giovanni is pulling down on Brendan's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brendan wants to stand and escape but instead Giovanni has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni wants to pass the guard but Brendan is keeping the position.
Brendan striking off his back but it's not causing Giovanni any problems.
Brendan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Brendan is trying to control the position but Giovanni postures up.
Giovanni throwing strikes from guard but Brendan blocks nicely.
Giovanni stopping the sweep attempt from Brendan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brendan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brendan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Giovanni is trying to maintain the position but Brendan is very close to passing his half guard.
Brendan is keen to just control but Giovanni is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Brendan there.
Mohamed Brendan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Giovanni tries to get to full guard but Brendan has control of the leg.
Giovanni is looking to control Brendan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Giovanni avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brendan is pressing down on Giovanni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Giovanni is holding on for now.
Brendan trying to control the pace.
Giovanni wants to improve his position but Brendan is controlling well.
Brendan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brendan throwing shots but Giovanni is blocking nicely.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Giovanni is trying to control but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Giovanni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brendan has managed to clinch.
Giovanni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brendan shoots in and drives through. Giovanni sprawls well.
Giovanni steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brendan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giovanni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brendan avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed Brendan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brendan throws a head kick but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni is looking for the big counter here.
Giovanni lands a two punch combo.
Mohamed Brendan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brendan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brendan wants it to stay on the feet.
Giovanni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Giovanni drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brendan is looking to reverse the position.
Brendan wants to control but Giovanni postures up.
Giovanni tries for a kimura but Brendan is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brendan is looking to regain half guard here but Giovanni keeps moving and retains side control.
Giovanni throws an elbow but Brendan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brendan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brendan tries to get out of the position.
You can see the frustration on Brendan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brendan wants to get back to his feet but Giovanni drags him back down.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
An elbow from Giovanni crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Giovanni working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Giovanni wants to stand but Brendan has his arm trapped.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brendan moves into the clinch.
Giovanni gets underhooks to prevent Brendan's takedown attempt.
Brendan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brendan misses with a two punch combination.
Mohamed Brendan is winning the standup battle so far.
Giovanni shoots for a double leg takedown but Brendan sprawls well. He's pushed Giovanni's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brendan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giovanni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giovanni closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brendan circles away.
Mohamed Brendan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suman Giovanni.
Brendan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giovanni steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brendan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni blocks a head kick by Brendan.
Giovanni misses with a kick to the body.
Brendan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Giovanni fails with the takedown.
Brendan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Giovanni fails with a takedown attempt.
Brendan looks to land a combination but Giovanni avoids it well.
Giovanni throws a counter combo.
Brendan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Giovanni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brendan swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brendan has closed the distance and engaged Giovanni in a clinch.
Brendan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brendan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Giovanni on his heels. He'll look to pass Giovanni's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giovanni has his foot on Brendan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brendan works his way back into a safe position though.
Giovanni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brendan controls the pace.
Giovanni keeping full guard, as Brendan tries to pass.
Suman Giovanni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mohamed Brendan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brendan sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Brendan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brendan 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Brendan!
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RATING
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