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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brody Kavanagh (ranked 92 p4p, 14 weight class) and Koulouraki Souvlaki (ranked 309 p4p, 39 weight class). Souvlaki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Greek Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brody Kavanagh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koulouraki Souvlaki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavanagh throws a leg kick but Souvlaki checks it.
Souvlaki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Souvlaki lands in his opponent's guard.
Kavanagh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kavanagh is looking for a triangle but Souvlaki pushes his legs off easily.
Kavanagh looking for a sweep. Not yet Kavanagh, not yet.
Souvlaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kavanagh keeping full guard, as Souvlaki tries to pass.
Souvlaki postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souvlaki is stalling in the full guard.
Souvlaki trying to control but Kavanagh is working from the bottom.
Kavanagh trying to control the position.
My spies in Vicious Striking inform me that Souvlaki has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki looking to pass the guard.
Kavanagh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kavanagh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Souvlaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kavanagh is one step ahead there.
Souvlaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kavanagh manages to get himself to full guard.
Kavanagh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Souvlaki works over Kavanagh with some ground and pound from guard.
Kavanagh has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Souvlaki is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kavanagh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh keeps Souvlaki under control for a moment.
Souvlaki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kavanagh is looking for a sweep.
Kavanagh regains half guard.
Souvlaki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kavanagh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kavanagh desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kavanagh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Souvlaki pulls his head out easily.
Souvlaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kavanagh keeps working.
Souvlaki prevents Kavanagh from improving his position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Souvlaki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kavanagh defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh looking for submissions off his back.
Souvlaki controlling the action here.
Kavanagh is trying to get back to full guard.
Kavanagh has hold of Souvlaki's hands but Souvlaki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kavanagh wants to control but Souvlaki is keeping busy.
Kavanagh controlling the position for now.
Kavanagh trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Souvlaki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kavanagh is just riding it out for now. Souvlaki eventually gives up the hold.
Kavanagh is trying to control but can't.
Souvlaki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Souvlaki prevents Kavanagh from improving his position.
Souvlaki winds up and cracks Kavanagh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Souvlaki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kavanagh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Souvlaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kavanagh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki trying to control but Kavanagh is working from the bottom.
Souvlaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kavanagh is trying to keep Souvlaki in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koulouraki Souvlaki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Souvlaki moves out of range as Kavanagh strikes.
Kavanagh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Souvlaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Kavanagh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Souvlaki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kavanagh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Souvlaki is one step ahead there.
Kavanagh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Souvlaki trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kavanagh manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kavanagh wants to control from the top but Souvlaki keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kavanagh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Souvlaki keeping moving, preventing Kavanagh from controlling successfully.
Souvlaki throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh trying to control but Souvlaki is working from the bottom.
Souvlaki striking off his back but it's not causing Kavanagh any problems.
Kavanagh won't allow Souvlaki to sweep him here.
Kavanagh trying to control the position from guard on top but Souvlaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souvlaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Souvlaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Kavanagh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Souvlaki tries to strike from the bottom.
Kavanagh passes into half guard.
Kavanagh moves nicely into side control.
Kavanagh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Souvlaki, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kavanagh is pressing down on Souvlaki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Souvlaki is holding on for now.
Souvlaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kavanagh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kavanagh is thwarting Souvlaki's attempts to control the position.
Kavanagh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souvlaki keeps working.
Souvlaki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Souvlaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Souvlaki trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh wants to pass the guard but Souvlaki is keeping the position.
Kavanagh content to stall in guard here.
Kavanagh pushing down on Souvlaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kavanagh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Souvlaki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kavanagh.
Souvlaki trying to control but Kavanagh postures up.
Kavanagh wants to pass to mount but Souvlaki is defending the position.
Kavanagh is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Souvlaki!
Kavanagh avoids the attempt from Souvlaki to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kavanagh trying to control but Souvlaki is having none of it.
Souvlaki wants to hold on but Kavanagh pushes him away.
Souvlaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kavanagh tries to control but Souvlaki wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Souvlaki tries to lock up and control but Kavanagh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kavanagh controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Kavanagh 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!
Kavanagh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Souvlaki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A good leg kick by Kavanagh.
Souvlaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Souvlaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Souvlaki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kavanagh defends well and Souvlaki ends up having to push Kavanagh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Souvlaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kavanagh circles away.
Souvlaki takes a swing at Kavanagh's ribcage but misses.
Kavanagh scoring well with a low kick there.
Souvlaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh lands with a shot to the body.
Souvlaki slips a jab from Kavanagh.
Souvlaki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kavanagh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Souvlaki somewhat.
Brody Kavanagh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koulouraki Souvlaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kavanagh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souvlaki moves away.
Kavanagh cracks Souvlaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Souvlaki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh is looking to regain half guard here but Souvlaki keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Kavanagh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Souvlaki.
Kavanagh is trying to control Souvlaki's posture but Souvlaki avoids it.
Souvlaki working the body and head with strikes.
Kavanagh regains half guard.
Souvlaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Souvlaki drops an elbow to the side of Kavanagh's head.
Kavanagh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Souvlaki drops an elbow to the side of Kavanagh's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Souvlaki is taking a breather. Kavanagh 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.
Souvlaki is looking to take a break and control but Kavanagh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Souvlaki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kavanagh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kavanagh is looking for a sweep. Souvlaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Souvlaki moves into full mount! Kavanagh won't be happy about that!
Koulouraki Souvlaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souvlaki avoids the attempt from Kavanagh to control.
Kavanagh is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh tries to hold on but Souvlaki postures up.
Souvlaki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kavanagh?
Souvlaki unloading with bombs!
Kavanagh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kavanagh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kavanagh sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kavanagh is refusing to be controlled, as Souvlaki sits in half guard.
Kavanagh tries to get to full guard but Souvlaki has control of the leg.
Kavanagh wants to control but Souvlaki is keeping busy.
Souvlaki trying to pass the guard but Kavanagh defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Souvlaki is working for a kimura but Kavanagh is defending it quite comfortably.
Souvlaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Souvlaki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Souvlaki prevents Kavanagh from improving his position.
Souvlaki wants to take a breather but Kavanagh is having none of it.
Kavanagh desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Souvlaki is looking to stall here but Kavanagh recovers full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koulouraki Souvlaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Souvlaki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koulouraki Souvlaki!
Koulouraki Souvlaki took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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