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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barnaba Babis (ranked 2638 p4p, 2662 weight class) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (ranked 306 p4p, 309 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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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 Las Vegas, Barnaba Babis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvaratskhelia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Babis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Babis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kvaratskhelia prevents Babis from getting back to his feet.
Kvaratskhelia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of digs.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kvaratskhelia is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babis is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kvaratskhelia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babis wants to sweep but no luck.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands a big shot to Babis's brow.
Kvaratskhelia stands up over Babis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kvaratskhelia stands up over Babis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kvaratskhelia stands up over Babis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kvaratskhelia stands up over Babis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Babis wants to stand up but Kvaratskhelia is controlling him.
Babis being controlled here, momentarily.
Babis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babis trying to control the position.
Babis has momentary wrist control but Kvaratskhelia slips an elbow through the middle.
Babis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kvaratskhelia on the ground.
Kvaratskhelia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kvaratskhelia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kvaratskhelia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kvaratskhelia with a nice head shot there.
Kvaratskhelia wants to control from the top but Babis keeps moving.
Kvaratskhelia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Babis has momentary wrist control but Kvaratskhelia slips an elbow through the middle.
Kvaratskhelia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Babis's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kvaratskhelia cracks Babis with a solid left hand.
Babis wants to get back to his feet but Kvaratskhelia passes into half guard.
Kvaratskhelia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Babis has hold of Kvaratskhelia's hands but Kvaratskhelia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia controlling the action here.
Kvaratskhelia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Babis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kvaratskhelia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kvaratskhelia in particular looking to stall.
Babis is refusing to be controlled, as Kvaratskhelia sits in half guard.
Babis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kvaratskhelia slips a nice elbow through Babis's hands, connecting with Babis's forehead.
Babis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Babis tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Babis is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Khvicha Kvaratskhelia!
After the fight, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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