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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AC Slater (ranked 1113 p4p, 163 weight class) and Levan Revazshvili (ranked 1052 p4p, 155 weight class). Slater's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stop What Ya Doin. Revazshvili has chosen Georgia National Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, AC Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 3, fighting out of New York, Levan Revazshvili!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Revazshvili as he avoids it easily.
Revazshvili throws a body punch but Slater moves out of range.
Revazshvili scores with a nice strike.
No luck for Slater with that takedown attempt.
Slater changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Revazshvili tries to avoid it but Slater manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Revazshvili to the ground. Revazshvili escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AC Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Revazshvili connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slater. Slater circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Revazshvili fails to land with a series of punches.
Revazshvili throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slater half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Slater is defended easily by Revazshvili.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater blocks a jab.
Slater tries to counter with a takedown but Revazshvili is quick to defend against it.
Revazshvili tests Slater's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili scores with a nice head shot.
Revazshvili misses the shot to the body.
Revazshvili swings for the body but Slater moves out of range.
Slater changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Slater lands a jab-cross combination.
Slater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili misses with a combination
and Slater counters with a three punch combo that has Revazshvili backing up. Revazshvili nods at Slater to acknowledge the strikes.
Slater throws a right and a left that Revazshvili avoids nicely.
Slater dives in and scores a takedown into Revazshvili's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slater throws a big right hand that misses.
Revazshvili controlling the position.
Slater working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater scoring with some ground and pound.
Revazshvili trying to keep a closed guard but Slater is proving a slippery customer.
Slater throws a big elbow that misses.
Revazshvili being controlled here, momentarily.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Slater is working Revazshvili over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slater trying to control but Revazshvili is working from the bottom.
Slater postures up in Revazshvili's guard and throws a big left but Revazshvili blocks it.
Revazshvili is looking to stand up but Slater isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Revazshvili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Revazshvili is on top in guard.
Slater has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Revazshvili throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slater is pulling down on Revazshvili's head to control his posture.
Revazshvili throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slater works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Revazshvili throws a big elbow that misses.
Revazshvili looking to sit in guard and control but Slater gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Slater wants to control from the top but Revazshvili keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Revazshvili's head.
Slater is fighting to break Revazshvili's control of his arms but Revazshvili is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slater looking to sit in guard and control but Revazshvili gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Revazshvili is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Revazshvili distracts Slater with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Revazshvili stops Slater from standing up.
Revazshvili in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Levan Revazshvili will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Revazshvili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slater attempts a counter takedown but Revazshvili avoids it well and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Revazshvili there.
Revazshvili missing with a left hand there. Slater was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Revazshvili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slater moves away.
Slater's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Revazshvili connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Slater scrambles back to his feet.
Levan Revazshvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Revazshvili slaps away a takedown attempt from Slater, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slater walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revazshvili misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili throws a combination that misses
and Slater counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slater is keen to just control but Revazshvili is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Revazshvili actively working from the bottom here.
Revazshvili is looking for a sweep. Slater is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slater trying to control the action but Revazshvili is working from the bottom.
Revazshvili is looking for a sweep. Slater is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Revazshvili taking some punishment here, with Slater in his half guard.
Revazshvili works his way to full guard. Good work.
Slater is stalling in the full guard.
Slater postures up.
Slater won't allow Revazshvili to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater throws a strike but Revazshvili rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Revazshvili prevents Slater from getting back to his feet.
Slater looking to hit a scissor sweep but Revazshvili is one step ahead there.
Revazshvili looking to sit in guard and control but Slater gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Slater working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Revazshvili working a defensive guard but Slater passes into half guard.
Slater 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.
Slater scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Slater not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Revazshvili's head.
Slater lands with a punch from half guard.
Slater is thwarting Revazshvili's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater working the head and body with strikes.
Revazshvili keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Slater looks to land a strike but Revazshvili avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Slater is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slater won't allow Revazshvili to sweep him here.
Slater postures up in Revazshvili's guard and throws a big left but Revazshvili blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slater's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater is fighting to break Revazshvili's control of his arms but Revazshvili is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slater in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slater trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Revazshvili wants to stand up but Slater is controlling him.
Revazshvili preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Revazshvili tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slater throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Revazshvili trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Revazshvili looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Slater is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that AC Slater will probably get the nod.
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!
Donk. Slater catches Revazshvili right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Revazshvili misses the target.
Revazshvili lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Slater looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Revazshvili rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slater decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Revazshvili's guard.
Revazshvili seems keen to control Slater's posture.
Slater cracks Revazshvili with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revazshvili pulls Slater in close to prevent any damage.
Revazshvili tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater scoring with punches to the head and body.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Revazshvili looking for a sweep. Not yet Revazshvili, not yet.
Slater is in close to Revazshvili's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slater working some strikes from top position.
Revazshvili has his foot on Slater's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slater works his way back into a safe position though.
Slater works over Revazshvili with some ground and pound from guard.
Slater cracks Revazshvili with a solid left hand.
Revazshvili keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
Slater is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Revazshvili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Revazshvili trying to keep a closed guard but Slater is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Slater wants to control from the top but Revazshvili keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice body punch from Revazshvili.
Slater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slater drops down looking for a counter takedown but Revazshvili sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili misses with a two punch combination.
Slater drops down looking for a counter takedown but Revazshvili sprawls and moves away.
Revazshvili throws a lazy right hand but Slater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slater shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Revazshvili but Revazshvili pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Revazshvili.
Revazshvili shoots in and drives through. Slater sprawls well.
Revazshvili lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slater at a distance.
Slater closes the distance and clinches up with Revazshvili, looking for a takedown. Slater pushes Revazshvili against the cage but Revazshvili circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AC Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Slater is defended easily by Revazshvili.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Revazshvili.
Slater throws a big counter combination but Revazshvili scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A shot to the body from Revazshvili misses
letting Slater counter with a right hand.
Slater showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Revazshvili.
Levan Revazshvili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Revazshvili swings away with a body shot that misses
and Slater counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slater stalks Revazshvili and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Revazshvili's face. Revazshvili staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Revazshvili takes one to the side of the head.
Revazshvili is rocked!
Revazshvili 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.
Revazshvili is still on wobbly legs! Can Slater finish him?
Revazshvili punishes Slater's body with a nice straight punch.
Revazshvili seems to have recovered his senses.
Revazshvili takes a swing at Slater's ribcage but misses.
Slater shoots in for a double leg but Revazshvili sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to AC Slater.
I think Slater has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Levan Revazshvili!
Levan Revazshvili spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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