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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikheil Berishvili (ranked 2517 p4p, 3267 weight class) and Harper Quarry (ranked 163 p4p, 201 weight class). Berishvili comes to the cage accompanied by Acharuli Gandagana. The crowd seem to be enjoying Quarry's choice of entrance music: Devil Went Down to Georgia (Eurobeat Remix). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikheil Berishvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harper Quarry!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berishvili darts in and clinches Quarry up against the cage.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but Quarry holds him up against the cage and eventually Berishvili drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Quarry.
Berishvili tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quarry smiles and moves away.
Quarry is looking to score with low kicks.
Berishvili seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Quarry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quarry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Quarry, right into the meat of the thigh.
Berishvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berishvili takes one to the chin there.
Mikheil Berishvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berishvili tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quarry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berishvili on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Berishvili closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quarry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quarry tries to throw a body punch but Berishvili avoids it by throwing Quarry back against the cage.
Quarry lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quarry working aggressively here.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but Quarry won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikheil Berishvili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but Quarry won't allow it.
Berishvili jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quarry walks away with a smile on his face. Berishvili gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A shot to the liver by Quarry. Beautiful body shot.
Berishvili clinches.
Quarry lands with a light punch inside.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quarry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Quarry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quarry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Quarry throws the kick towards the body but Berishvili avoids it.
Quarry misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Quarry.
Berishvili has Quarry up against the cage in a clinch.
Berishvili tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berishvili is trying to pull guard but Quarry has him pressed against the cage.
Berishvili tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but Quarry holds him up against the cage and eventually Berishvili drops back down to his feet.
A hook to the body from Quarry.
Quarry throws a punch but it's blocked by Berishvili.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Quarry.
Quarry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Berishvili fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but Quarry forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but Quarry won't allow it.
Quarry misses with a body punch.
Berishvili blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berishvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quarry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Berishvili is trying to pull guard but Quarry has him pressed against the cage.
Quarry gets through Berishvili's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quarry struggles to land a body shot inside as Berishvili controls his hands.
Quarry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quarry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Berishvili jumps guard but Quarry turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Quarry lands a body shot.
Berishvili blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quarry working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Quarry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Berishvili fails to pull guard.
Berishvili fails to pull guard.
Quarry tries to work over Berishvili's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quarry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Berishvili definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quarry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berishvili's elbow.
A short left from Quarry.
Quarry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berishvili backwards.
Berishvili tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quarry smiles and moves away.
Quarry looks to land a right hand but Berishvili moved out of range.
Berishvili gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Berishvili tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quarry smiles and moves away.
Berishvili takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quarry tries to land a front kick but Berishvili steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Berishvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quarry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quarry only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Berishvili takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Berishvili looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Quarry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Berishvili has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quarry.
Berishvili walks into a jab.
Quarry scores with a decent looking hook.
Berishvili darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Berishvili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harper Quarry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Berishvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Berishvili looks to clinch
and Quarry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Berishvili moves into range and clinches up with Quarry.
Quarry misses with a punch to the body.
Berishvili fails to pull guard.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but Quarry forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Berishvili drags the fight down to the ground.
Berishvili escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quarry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Quarry has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Berishvili to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Quarry is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Berishvili pulls down on the head and he's put Quarry to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mikheil Berishvili!
A relieved looking Mikheil Berishvili thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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