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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Krahujec (ranked 1146 p4p, 748 weight class) and Cathal Doherty (ranked 172 p4p, 112 weight class). Doherty has chosen Jeremy- Pearl Jam as his entrance music. Cathal Doherty has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kamil Krahujec's chin.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Krahujec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cathal Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krahujec darts in looking for a takedown but Doherty gets double underhooks and turns Krahujec into the cage.
Krahujec misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krahujec tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krahujec is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Doherty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doherty darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Doherty scores with the left hand. Krahujec knows he should have avoided that one.
Krahujec shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doherty as he jumps to the side.
Doherty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Doherty slaps away a takedown attempt from Krahujec, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Doherty throws out a counter right but Krahujec avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamil Krahujec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krahujec throws a right hand that Doherty ducks under and follows up with a left that Doherty also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krahujec shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doherty throws out a loose jab but Krahujec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krahujec drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krahujec in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Doherty parries the strikes from Krahujec easily there. Krahujec is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Doherty to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty is pushing Krahujec's head away, looking to escape. Krahujec manages to hold on to the position though.
Krahujec cracks Doherty with a big elbow.
Doherty is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Krahujec has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Doherty defending against the ground and pound.
Krahujec misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Krahujec 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.
Doherty is trying to get back to his feet.
Doherty is not content to let Krahujec control the position.
Krahujec tries to score with some ground and pound. Doherty controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Krahujec tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Krahujec misses with the ground and pound.
Krahujec tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Doherty is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Krahujec asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Krahujec throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Doherty wants to get back to his feet but Krahujec drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krahujec working the ground and pound but Doherty is defending the strikes.
Krahujec postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Doherty is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Krahujec is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Doherty can do anything to dispel that myth.
Krahujec in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Doherty pushes Krahujec away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Krahujec gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Doherty defending against the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Krahujec's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Krahujec throws a strike aimed at the side of Doherty's head but Doherty avoids it well.
Doherty pushes Krahujec away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Krahujec gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Krahujec throws a strike aimed at the side of Doherty's head but Doherty avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doherty is pushing Krahujec's head away, looking to escape. Krahujec manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krahujec postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krahujec is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doherty knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Krahujec is looking to take a break and control but Doherty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krahujec landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ground and pound from Krahujec seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Doherty is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Krahujec asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Krahujec goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Doherty has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Krahujec but great work by Doherty.
Krahujec is trying to get back to half guard.
Krahujec is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Doherty off and has taken his back!
Doherty wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Krahujec.
Krahujec punches Doherty on the ear.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doherty defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Krahujec's arms.
Doherty trying to get back to his feet but Krahujec is in full control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doherty covering up well under a series of strikes from Krahujec.
Doherty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Krahujec. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doherty trying to get back to his feet but Krahujec is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Krahujec dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Doherty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krahujec.
Krahujec shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Doherty counter with a right hand.
Doherty throws a jab when Krahujec was well out of range.
Doherty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krahujec shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Doherty defends it nicely.
Krahujec closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Krahujec has his takedown stuffed
and Doherty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamil Krahujec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krahujec fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krahujec shoots in but no luck this time.
A little jabbing left from Doherty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krahujec looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krahujec shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Doherty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doherty misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty slaps away a takedown attempt from Krahujec, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Doherty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doherty catches Krahujec with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kamil Krahujec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doherty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doherty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krahujec moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doherty circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Krahujec to the canvas! Krahujec doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Doherty keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cathal Doherty!
Cathal Doherty tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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RATING
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