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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gobinda Svatopluk (ranked 5612 p4p, 138 weight class) and Suman Giovanni (ranked 5610 p4p, 133 weight class). Gobinda Svatopluk has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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148 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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25
133 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gobinda Svatopluk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suman Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svatopluk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Giovanni tries to counter by closing the distance.
Svatopluk shoots and misses
and Giovanni counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Svatopluk is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Giovanni dives into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Giovanni is looking to take a break and control but Svatopluk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Giovanni trying to control the action but Svatopluk is working from the bottom.
Svatopluk is trying to buck Giovanni off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svatopluk looking for a sweep but Giovanni has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Giovanni trying to control but Svatopluk is having none of it.
Giovanni lands with some strikes.
Svatopluk is looking to get to half guard.
Giovanni is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Svatopluk can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni tries to control but Svatopluk wriggling away.
Svatopluk looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Giovanni is looking for the choke from the back position but Svatopluk is controlling his hands well.
Svatopluk wants to get back to his feet.
Svatopluk looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
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.
It looks like Giovanni might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Svatopluk looking very determined here, making life difficult for Giovanni.
Svatopluk tries to escape the position.
Giovanni scores with punches to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Giovanni tries to get the hooks in deep but Svatopluk pushed the leg off.
Giovanni has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Svatopluk's body.
Giovanni's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Svatopluk is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giovanni is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Svatopluk defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Giovanni is working the ground and pound. Can Svatopluk escape?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suman Giovanni dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Giovanni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Giovanni moves out of range of the body kick.
Svatopluk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Giovanni pinned against the ropes. Giovanni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Svatopluk slips a jab and a cross from Giovanni.
Giovanni clinches up against the ropes.
Giovanni tries for a takedown but Svatopluk manages to get underhooks.
Giovanni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Giovanni is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svatopluk tries to pull guard but Giovanni holds him up against the ropes and eventually Svatopluk drops back down to his feet.
Svatopluk tries to break free but Giovanni pushes him back against the ropes.
Svatopluk looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gobinda Svatopluk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svatopluk.
Svatopluk is trying to pull guard but Giovanni turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Svatopluk gets underhooks to prevent Giovanni's takedown attempt.
Giovanni is trying to pull guard but Svatopluk turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Svatopluk tries to break the clinch but Giovanni is controlling the position.
Svatopluk jumps guard but Giovanni stands there with Svatopluk around his waist. Svatopluk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Giovanni misses with a body punch.
Svatopluk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giovanni's elbow.
Giovanni is trying to drag Svatopluk to the mat but Svatopluk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Giovanni is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Giovanni tries to pull guard but Svatopluk won't allow it.
Svatopluk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Giovanni wants to get back to striking at distance but Svatopluk won't allow it.
Svatopluk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Giovanni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Giovanni tries to pull guard but Svatopluk holds him up against the ropes and eventually Giovanni drops back down to his feet.
Svatopluk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giovanni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Svatopluk avoiding damage.
Giovanni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Svatopluk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svatopluk fails to pull guard.
Svatopluk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Svatopluk wants to get back to striking at distance but Giovanni won't allow it.
Giovanni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Svatopluk shoots in for a double leg but Giovanni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Giovanni darts in looking for a takedown but Svatopluk gets double underhooks and turns Giovanni into the ropes.
Giovanni misses with a two punch combination.
Giovanni shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Svatopluk manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni just misses with a punch to the body.
Svatopluk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Giovanni sprawls well. Giovanni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Svatopluk gets slowly back to his feet.
Svatopluk misses with a takedown attempt
and Giovanni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giovanni looking to slow down the pace here.
Svatopluk trying to stall but Giovanni improves his position.
Giovanni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giovanni closes the distance and pushes Svatopluk back into the ropes.
Giovanni breaks the clinch.
Giovanni fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Svatopluk is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suman Giovanni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Giovanni tries to score a power double leg takedown but Svatopluk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Giovanni somewhat.
Giovanni moves into the clinch.
Giovanni has Svatopluk pressed against the ropes, preventing Svatopluk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Giovanni looking to stall.
Giovanni is working for takedown but Svatopluk is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giovanni is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Svatopluk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gobinda Svatopluk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suman Giovanni.
Giovanni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giovanni closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Svatopluk did well to prevent Giovanni getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svatopluk defending well though.
Svatopluk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Giovanni is looking to advance position but Svatopluk won't allow it.
Svatopluk trying to hold on to Giovanni's head to control him but Giovanni postures up.
Svatopluk is staying active underneath Giovanni, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Svatopluk is trying to escape back to his feet but Giovanni uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Suman Giovanni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Svatopluk wants to control but Giovanni postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Svatopluk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Svatopluk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Giovanni on the ground.
Giovanni wants to control but Svatopluk is keeping him busy.
Giovanni looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Giovanni working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni wants to stand but Svatopluk has his arm trapped.
Svatopluk wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Giovanni scoring with punches from side control.
Giovanni tries to stand but Svatopluk controls the position and pulls Giovanni into his guard.
Giovanni would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Giovanni advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svatopluk tries to improve position but can't.
Giovanni tries to stand but Svatopluk is controlling his head.
Giovanni postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Svatopluk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giovanni misses with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suman Giovanni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Giovanni has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suman Giovanni!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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