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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (ranked 2951 p4p, 25200 weight class) and Rob Por (ranked 319 p4p, 0 weight class). Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 cm 25 190 2 - 0 - 0 |
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162 cm 19 200 3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt Brawler Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rob Por! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kvaratskhelia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kvaratskhelia lands in his opponent's guard. Kvaratskhelia is working Por over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Por working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kvaratskhelia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kvaratskhelia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Kvaratskhelia landing some decent shots from guard. Kvaratskhelia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Por is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kvaratskhelia defends well. Kvaratskhelia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kvaratskhelia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Por's head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kvaratskhelia is in close to Por's body, working some short punches and elbows. Por is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Por has his foot on Kvaratskhelia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kvaratskhelia works his way back into a safe position though. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kvaratskhelia distracts Por with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kvaratskhelia scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Kvaratskhelia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Por has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kvaratskhelia has managed to get both his arms back between Por's legs - danger averted. Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands a big shot to Por's brow. Kvaratskhelia stands up over Por, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Kvaratskhelia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Por has momentary wrist control but Kvaratskhelia slips an elbow through the middle.
Por is rocked! Kvaratskhelia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Por is still in real trouble! Can Kvaratskhelia finish him? Por is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Por seems to have recovered his senses. Kvaratskhelia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Kvaratskhelia distracts Por with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Por 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. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Kvaratskhelia working some strikes from top position. Kvaratskhelia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Por has eaten all the pies! Kvaratskhelia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands a big shot to Por's brow. Kvaratskhelia postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Por's head off the mat! Por is out! He's out! Kvaratskhelia jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Khvicha Kvaratskhelia! Khvicha Kvaratskhelia bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. The defeated Rob Por had this to say: 'gg'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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