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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giorgi Kvaratskhelia (ranked 3829 p4p, 25085 weight class) and Jordan Sandoval (ranked 406 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 cm 25 235 0 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm 19 265 1 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking KO power |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Giorgi Kvaratskhelia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Sandoval! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sandoval lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kvaratskhelia circles away quickly and effectively. Sandoval scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Kvaratskhelia scores with a takedown into Sandoval's guard. Kvaratskhelia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Sandoval striking off his back but it's not causing Kvaratskhelia any problems. Sandoval is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of digs. Kvaratskhelia stands up over Sandoval, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kvaratskhelia scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Sandoval being controlled here, momentarily. Kvaratskhelia works over Sandoval with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kvaratskhelia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands a big shot to Sandoval's brow. Kvaratskhelia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sandoval's head.
Sandoval is rocked! Sandoval should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Kvaratskhelia loads up on a big left hand. Sandoval felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Kvaratskhelia looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Sandoval can't hide his disappointment, as Kvaratskhelia celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgi Kvaratskhelia! Giorgi Kvaratskhelia decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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71% |
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