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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lasha Kvaratskhelia (ranked 1807 p4p, 2598 weight class) and Faustyn Fleszar (ranked 133 p4p, 175 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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6 - 1 - 0 |
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172 cm
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140
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lasha Kvaratskhelia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Faustyn Fleszar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleszar lands with a shot to the body.
Kvaratskhelia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fleszar defends well and Kvaratskhelia ends up having to push Fleszar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Fleszar misses.
Kvaratskhelia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kvaratskhelia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fleszar after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasha Kvaratskhelia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fleszar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Fleszar lands.
Kvaratskhelia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kvaratskhelia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kvaratskhelia lands in his opponent's guard.
Kvaratskhelia wants to control from the top but Fleszar keeps moving.
Kvaratskhelia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kvaratskhelia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fleszar keeping moving, preventing Kvaratskhelia from controlling successfully.
Fleszar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kvaratskhelia is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia cracks Fleszar with a solid left hand.
Kvaratskhelia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fleszar is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kvaratskhelia presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Kvaratskhelia jumps guard but Fleszar stands there with Kvaratskhelia around his waist. Kvaratskhelia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fleszar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kvaratskhelia.
Fleszar breaks from the clinch.
Kvaratskhelia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fleszar counters with a nice body shot.
No luck for Kvaratskhelia with that takedown attempt.
Kvaratskhelia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fleszar tries to avoid it but Kvaratskhelia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fleszar to the ground. Fleszar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kvaratskhelia shoots for a double leg takedown but Fleszar sprawls well. He's pushed Kvaratskhelia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kvaratskhelia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fleszar defends well and Kvaratskhelia ends up having to push Fleszar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleszar breaks the clinch.
A jab from Fleszar finds it's way through Kvaratskhelia's defenses.
Fleszar connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleszar throws a hook but Kvaratskhelia avoids it easily.
Kvaratskhelia tries for a takedown but Fleszar circles away easily
and Fleszar counters with a straight right hand.
Fleszar lands a body shot.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fleszar sprawls well. Fleszar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kvaratskhelia gets slowly back to his feet.
Fleszar digs a good body shot into Kvaratskhelia's ribs.
Kvaratskhelia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fleszar throws out the jab.
Kvaratskhelia takes one to the chin there.
Kvaratskhelia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fleszar lands a glancing blow to the side of Kvaratskhelia's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fleszar avoids it really well and circles away.
A slow jab from Fleszar misses its intended target.
Fleszar throws a body shot but no joy.
Kvaratskhelia tries to counter with a takedown but Fleszar is quick to defend against it.
Fleszar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kvaratskhelia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fleszar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kvaratskhelia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fleszar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fleszar lands a nice shot to the body.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fleszar as he jumps to the side.
Fleszar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kvaratskhelia's head backwards.
Fleszar slaps away a takedown attempt from Kvaratskhelia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fleszar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Fleszar does it's job there.
Kvaratskhelia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fleszar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kvaratskhelia is rocked!
Kvaratskhelia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fleszar tries to avoid it but Kvaratskhelia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fleszar to the ground. Fleszar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fleszar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kvaratskhelia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fleszar to the mat! Fleszar manages to get full guard.
Kvaratskhelia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fleszar's head.
Kvaratskhelia 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.
Fleszar wants to get back to his feet but Kvaratskhelia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kvaratskhelia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kvaratskhelia with a nice head shot there.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of digs.
Kvaratskhelia passes Fleszar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Faustyn Fleszar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Fleszar connects with a body shot that sends Kvaratskhelia's belly button to the back.
Kvaratskhelia dives in and scores a takedown into Fleszar's guard.
Fleszar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kvaratskhelia chips away with some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kvaratskhelia lands a nice forearm strike.
Fleszar is pushing Kvaratskhelia's head away, looking to escape. Kvaratskhelia manages to hold on to the position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvaratskhelia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fleszar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleszar is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleszar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kvaratskhelia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fleszar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with punches and elbows.
Fleszar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with punches and elbows.
Fleszar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Fleszar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fleszar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia scores with punches from side control.
Kvaratskhelia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fleszar to see if he's OK.
Kvaratskhelia creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kvaratskhelia cracks Fleszar with a big right hand but Fleszar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fleszar can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fleszar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fleszar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kvaratskhelia lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fleszar is rocked!
Fleszar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fleszar is still in real trouble! Can Kvaratskhelia finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia scores with punches from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fleszar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kvaratskhelia working the body and head with strikes.
Fleszar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kvaratskhelia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fleszar to see if he's OK.
Kvaratskhelia lands a few punches from side control.
Kvaratskhelia working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fleszar is trying to buck Kvaratskhelia off.
Kvaratskhelia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fleszar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lasha Kvaratskhelia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia working the head and body with strikes.
Fleszar seems to have recovered his senses.
Fleszar is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleszar trying to remain calm as Kvaratskhelia controls from the top position.
Kvaratskhelia lands a nice forearm strike.
Kvaratskhelia is chipping away with strikes.
Kvaratskhelia in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kvaratskhelia prevents Fleszar from escaping the position.
Kvaratskhelia working the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia working the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lasha Kvaratskhelia dominated that second round.
That's time! Kvaratskhelia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a double leg but Fleszar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fleszar defends it nicely.
Fleszar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kvaratskhelia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kvaratskhelia shoots for a double leg takedown but Fleszar sprawls well. He's pushed Kvaratskhelia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasha Kvaratskhelia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Fleszar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fleszar scores with a nice right hand.
Kvaratskhelia feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fleszar manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fleszar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleszar throws a jab when Kvaratskhelia was well out of range.
Lasha Kvaratskhelia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kvaratskhelia moves out of range of the strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kvaratskhelia or perhaps it was just good defense by Fleszar, which made it look bad.
Fleszar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia ducks under a wild hook from Fleszar.
Kvaratskhelia fails with a takedown attempt.
Kvaratskhelia slips a jab from Fleszar.
Fleszar throws a jab when Kvaratskhelia was well out of range.
Fleszar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kvaratskhelia takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Fleszar.
Kvaratskhelia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Fleszar to counter with a crisp jab.
Fleszar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kvaratskhelia moves away.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fleszar sprawls well. Fleszar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kvaratskhelia gets slowly back to his feet.
Fleszar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia has his takedown stuffed
enabling Fleszar to counter with a crisp jab.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kvaratskhelia.
Fleszar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fleszar leaves Kvaratskhelia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Faustyn Fleszar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleszar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kvaratskhelia.
Kvaratskhelia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fleszar counters with a right hand to the body.
Fleszar throws a shot to the body.
Fleszar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kvaratskhelia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fleszar is fending him off so far but Kvaratskhelia persists. Nope, Fleszar circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia walks into a left hand.
Fleszar cracks a nice hook into Kvaratskhelia's ribs.
Kvaratskhelia misses with a takedown
and Fleszar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Faustyn Fleszar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fleszar misses with an uppercut. Kvaratskhelia saw that one coming.
Fleszar scores with a sloppy right hand. Kvaratskhelia should have avoided that one.
Oh Kvaratskhelia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fleszar lands a nice shot to the body.
Kvaratskhelia seems to have got his legs back now.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fleszar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kvaratskhelia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fleszar.
Kvaratskhelia fails to land the takedown.
Kvaratskhelia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fleszar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a double leg but Fleszar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia has his takedown stuffed
letting Fleszar counter with a right hand.
Kvaratskhelia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kvaratskhelia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fleszar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kvaratskhelia thinking.
Fleszar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fleszar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fleszar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kvaratskhelia dives in and scores a takedown into Fleszar's guard.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of elbows.
Kvaratskhelia chips away with some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia stopping the sweep attempt from Fleszar.
Kvaratskhelia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lasha Kvaratskhelia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kvaratskhelia landing some decent shots from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Faustyn Fleszar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fleszar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Faustyn Fleszar!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Faustyn Fleszar!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Faustyn Fleszar!
Faustyn Fleszar wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Faustyn Fleszar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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RATING
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