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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karate King (ranked 4792 p4p, 4218 weight class) and Toma Bolkvadze (ranked 496 p4p, 475 weight class). Toma Bolkvadze is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karate King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toma Bolkvadze!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bolkvadze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King lands a head shot.
Bolkvadze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
King misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Bolkvadze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bolkvadze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bolkvadze in his tracks.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch up.
King misses with a leg kick
and Bolkvadze makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. King really felt that one!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bolkvadze wants to clinch.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolkvadze ducks under a wild hook from King.
Bolkvadze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bolkvadze scores with a push kick.
Bolkvadze staying out of range there.
King avoids the body shot from Bolkvadze.
King takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bolkvadze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bolkvadze doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King throws a hook but Bolkvadze blocks it.
Bolkvadze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bolkvadze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like King was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolkvadze takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Karate King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bolkvadze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolkvadze just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolkvadze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bolkvadze takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Bolkvadze counters with a nice body kick.
King is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bolkvadze tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King looks for the body kick but Bolkvadze saw that one coming.
Bolkvadze misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bolkvadze scores with a head kick. King tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Bolkvadze 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King is looking to chop away at Bolkvadze's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a looping right.
Bolkvadze swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bolkvadze misses with a body shot
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bolkvadze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Bolkvadze tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bolkvadze is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Bolkvadze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bolkvadze looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bolkvadze ducks under a wild hook from King.
Bolkvadze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King is looking to counter punch.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from King misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bolkvadze moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolkvadze tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King throwing a counter right hand but Bolkvadze manages to avoid it.
Bolkvadze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Bolkvadze tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolkvadze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolkvadze tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bolkvadze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolkvadze wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolkvadze tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch up.
Bolkvadze takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bolkvadze fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karate King dominated that 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.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
King lands a nice looking body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bolkvadze might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, King has got the better of the exchanges.
Bolkvadze ducks under a wild hook from King.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolkvadze fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from King misses.
Bolkvadze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolkvadze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bolkvadze takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolkvadze can do to turn this around?
King lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Toma Bolkvadze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolkvadze defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bolkvadze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from King misses.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch there but King circles away.
A combination from Bolkvadze does no damage.
Bolkvadze moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King throws a big counter combination but Bolkvadze scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bolkvadze is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down King rather than just go for the knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bolkvadze.
Karate King is winning the standup battle so far.
King misses with a hook.
King scores with a jab to the jaw.
King throws the left hand but Bolkvadze avoids the punch easily.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King throws a jab when Bolkvadze was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze is looking to clinch.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch up.
Bolkvadze scores with a head kick. King tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A big left from King misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolkvadze slips a jab from King.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Bolkvadze.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King looks to land a right hand but Bolkvadze moved out of range.
Bolkvadze throws a counter combo.
King tries to land a front kick but Bolkvadze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
King digs a good hook to Bolkvadze's body.
Bolkvadze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bolkvadze is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Bolkvadze doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bolkvadze is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Bolkvadze moves away from the strike by King.
Despite the aggression on Bolkvadze's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze moves out of range as King strikes.
King takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bolkvadze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Bolkvadze lands a head kick. King smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bolkvadze misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from King.
Bolkvadze raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Bolkvadze fails with an attempt to clinch.
King lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
King cracks a nice hook into Bolkvadze's ribs.
Bolkvadze scoring well with a low kick there.
Bolkvadze fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from King misses.
Nice defenses there by Bolkvadze.
King missing with a left hand there. Bolkvadze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bolkvadze counters with a nice body kick.
King cracks Bolkvadze with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King throws a looping overhand right but Bolkvadze ducks down to avoid it.
Bolkvadze is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
King will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bolkvadze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King throws a looping overhand right but Bolkvadze ducks down to avoid it.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Bolkvadze slips under a jab from King.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karate King dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big left from King misses.
Bolkvadze appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bolkvadze.
King went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
King lunges at Bolkvadze with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bolkvadze's hand.
Bolkvadze slips a jab from King.
Bolkvadze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolkvadze tries a head kick but it misses.
King misses with a looping left.
Bolkvadze checks a leg kick.
Bolkvadze unleashes a big counter combination but King bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolkvadze blocks a jab.
Bolkvadze ducks under a wild hook from King.
Bolkvadze defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Bolkvadze thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolkvadze moves out of range of the strikes.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Bolkvadze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bolkvadze has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bolkvadze! But no joy.
Bolkvadze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
Bolkvadze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bolkvadze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bolkvadze throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King works Bolkvadze's body with a nice hook.
Bolkvadze tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolkvadze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Bolkvadze counters with a solid body kick.
Bolkvadze moves away from the strike by King.
King connects with a body shot that sends Bolkvadze's belly button to the back.
Bolkvadze throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King digs a good body shot into Bolkvadze's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolkvadze.
King half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bolkvadze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
A nice side step and Bolkvadze releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Bolkvadze.
King connects with a looping right hand.
Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bolkvadze makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. King really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from King misses its target.
King uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bolkvadze has time to react.
King throws a hook to the side of Bolkvadze's head but Bolkvadze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Bolkvadze counters with a left to the body.
King throws a jab when Bolkvadze was well out of range.
King misses with a body punch
and Bolkvadze counters with a big head kick but King shrugs it off.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolkvadze.
King is looking for a counter combo.
Toma Bolkvadze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King throws a low kick but Bolkvadze avoids it.
King throws a jab when Bolkvadze was well out of range.
King missing with a left hand there. Bolkvadze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bolkvadze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Bolkvadze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King thuds a left hand into Bolkvadze's body.
Bolkvadze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze avoids the body shot from King.
King moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBolkvadze.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bolkvadze.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King keeps the fight on the outside.
King throws a wild body kick that Bolkvadze sees coming a mile off.
Bolkvadze throws a fast counter high kick but King manages to duck under it in time.
Bolkvadze ducks under a wild hook from King.
Bolkvadze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King lands with an uppercut that bounces Bolkvadze off the cage and back into range.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bolkvadze in his tracks.
Bolkvadze is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch up.
Bolkvadze misses with an uppercut.
Bolkvadze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karate King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bolkvadze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bolkvadze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karate King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karate King!
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