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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koba Dvalishvili (ranked 2100 p4p, 240 weight class) and Kurt Jackson (ranked 2367 p4p, 270 weight class). Jackson has chosen Ladies & Gentlemen as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koba Dvalishvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Jackson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dvalishvili moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dvalishvili with a nice cross.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dvalishvili uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Dvalishvili lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jackson takes a step back to recover.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dvalishvili circles away quickly and effectively.
Dvalishvili clinches.
Dvalishvili scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Dvalishvili.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Dvalishvili.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dvalishvili goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dvalishvili is keeping busy.
Dvalishvili struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Dvalishvili misses with a punch on the inside.
Dvalishvili tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dvalishvili struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Dvalishvili goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Dvalishvili.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Dvalishvili's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dvalishvili lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dvalishvili throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dvalishvili connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dvalishvili blocks a jab.
Dvalishvili moves out of range of the strikes.
Dvalishvili scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dvalishvili connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dvalishvili cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Nice shot by Dvalishvili.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili misses the shot to the body.
Jackson tries to counter with a clinch but Dvalishvili shakes him off and moves away.
Dvalishvili lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dvalishvili is looking to land body kicks.
Dvalishvili connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Dvalishvili blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Dvalishvili seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dvalishvili fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dvalishvili. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Dvalishvili looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dvalishvili.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dvalishvili moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dvalishvili throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Dvalishvili rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dvalishvili lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dvalishvili controls his hands.
Dvalishvili taking a breather.
Dvalishvili scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson tries to circle away but Dvalishvili has him pinned against the cage.
Dvalishvili working aggressively here.
Dvalishvili tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dvalishvili prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Dvalishvili has double underhooks.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dvalishvili tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dvalishvili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
A swing and a miss from Dvalishvili.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dvalishvili, as that shot connected.
Dvalishvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dvalishvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dvalishvili works the jab nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Dvalishvili moved out of range.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dvalishvili lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dvalishvili connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Dvalishvili misses with a straight right.
Dvalishvili fails to land the takedown.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koba Dvalishvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a combination. Dvalishvili tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dvalishvili stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson moves forwards but Dvalishvili connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dvalishvili lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dvalishvili connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koba Dvalishvili dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dvalishvili lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Dvalishvili.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Dvalishvili is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
A jab from Dvalishvili does it's job there.
Dvalishvili misses with a leg kick.
Dvalishvili scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dvalishvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Dvalishvili knows he should have avoided that one.
Dvalishvili scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Dvalishvili lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Dvalishvili moves out of range easily.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dvalishvili circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dvalishvili darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dvalishvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries to move into range but Dvalishvili moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dvalishvili walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dvalishvili sets himself, and Jackson steps forward looking for the clinch! Dvalishvili avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvalishvili closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dvalishvili.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson tries to bum rush Dvalishvili with a series of wild strikes but Dvalishvili uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dvalishvili. Dvalishvili obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab from Dvalishvili.
Jackson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dvalishvili eats them both and turns towards Jackson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Koba Dvalishvili has been cut.
Dvalishvili dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dvalishvili rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dvalishvili tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Dvalishvili is controlling the position.
Dvalishvili keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dvalishvili breaks the clinch.
Dvalishvili scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice straight punches there by Dvalishvili. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dvalishvili.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Dvalishvili swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dvalishvilis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dvalishvili delivers a nice body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dvalishvili lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dvalishvili motions for Jackson to come forward. Dvalishvili throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dvalishvili throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson wants to counter the offense by Dvalishvili and move into the clinch position.
Dvalishvili looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Dvalishvili lands a high kick!
Dvalishvili stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Dvalishvili.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dvalishvili closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Dvalishvili backing up. Dvalishvili nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dvalishvili lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Dvalishvili keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
Dvalishvili tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Dvalishvili's head but Dvalishvili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dvalishvili looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jackson scores with a head kick.
Dvalishvili lands a nice looking body shot.
Kurt Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dvalishvili lands a head shot.
A solid body kick from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dvalishvili.
Jackson wants to counter the offense by Dvalishvili and move into the clinch position.
Koba Dvalishvili is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dvalishvili slips under a jab from Jackson.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Dvalishvili throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dvalishvili throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dvalishvili throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dvalishvili throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dvalishvili lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dvalishvili scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koba Dvalishvili dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Koba Dvalishvili's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dvalishvili tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Dvalishvili avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Dvalishvili has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dvalishvili manages to break the clinch.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dvalishvili throws out the jab.
Dvalishvili dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dvalishvili throws a one two combo.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dvalishvili.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dvalishvili.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson slips a straight right by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili scores with a jab to the head.
Dvalishvili misses with an uppercut.
Jackson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dvalishvili can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Dvalishvili counters with a straight right hand.
Dvalishvili throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Dvalishvili throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dvalishvili.
A cross from Dvalishvili lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Dvalishvili throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
Dvalishvili throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Dvalishvili avoids it with no problem.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dvalishvili misses with a leg kick.
As Dvalishvili backs off Jackson throws a huge counter combo but Dvalishvili manages to avoid it all.
Jackson tries to bum rush Dvalishvili with a series of wild strikes but Dvalishvili uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dvalishvili pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili scores with a leg kick.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dvalishvili.
Good shot there by Dvalishvili.
Kurt Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dvalishvili throws a leg kick
and Dvalishvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dvalishvili looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Dvalishvili cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Dvalishvili looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Dvalishvili pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Dvalishvili escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Dvalishvili.
Jackson clobbers Dvalishvili with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dvalishvili scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Dvalishvili - just one landing.
Dvalishvili blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Dvalishvili misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dvalishvili will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Dvalishvili. Dvalishvili maintains the clinch.
I was talking to Dvalishvili's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili slowing the pace effectively.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dvalishvili lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dvalishvili lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dvalishvili scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson scores with a head kick. Dvalishvili tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dvalishvili misses with a straight right.
Dvalishvili moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJackson.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dvalishvili lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Dvalishvili finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dvalishvili lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Dvalishvili moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dvalishvili lands with a right hand.
Dvalishvili cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dvalishvili getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A left lands for Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dvalishvili misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Dvalishvili saw that one coming.
Koba Dvalishvili is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dvalishvili.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koba Dvalishvili showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dvalishvili 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koba Dvalishvili!
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