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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lasha Kvaratskhelia (ranked 2392 p4p, 4227 weight class) and Rafael Gracie (ranked 163 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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6 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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145
12 - 47 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lasha Kvaratskhelia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 47 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Gracie!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvaratskhelia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Kvaratskhelia lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kvaratskhelia working away.
Kvaratskhelia landing strikes.
Kvaratskhelia lands a few punches from side control.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kvaratskhelia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie gets full guard.
Kvaratskhelia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Kvaratskhelia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kvaratskhelia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kvaratskhelia postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kvaratskhelia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kvaratskhelia with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kvaratskhelia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kvaratskhelia is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kvaratskhelia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Kvaratskhelia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Kvaratskhelia landing some decent shots from guard.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Kvaratskhelia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to keep Kvaratskhelia in close.
Kvaratskhelia connects with a couple of short punches.
Kvaratskhelia landing with the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kvaratskhelia distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kvaratskhelia connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kvaratskhelia is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gracie.
Kvaratskhelia looks up at the clock and then as Gracie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kvaratskhelia smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gracie to see if he's OK.
Kvaratskhelia scores with punches from side control.
Gracie is being controlled here.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Kvaratskhelia eventually gives up the hold.
Kvaratskhelia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kvaratskhelia moves into full mount! Gracie won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gracie wants to hold on but Kvaratskhelia pushes him away.
Kvaratskhelia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kvaratskhelia punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kvaratskhelia putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kvaratskhelia looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kvaratskhelia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Kvaratskhelia finish him?
Kvaratskhelia is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kvaratskhelia with the ground and pound from mount.
Kvaratskhelia has hold of Gracie's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gracie manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lasha Kvaratskhelia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kvaratskhelia enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kvaratskhelia manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Lasha Kvaratskhelia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kvaratskhelia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Kvaratskhelia.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvaratskhelia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvaratskhelia seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvaratskhelia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kvaratskhelia is on top in guard.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Kvaratskhelia tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kvaratskhelia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kvaratskhelia wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Kvaratskhelia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie working for a triangle but Kvaratskhelia defends it easily.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Kvaratskhelia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kvaratskhelia cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Kvaratskhelia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Kvaratskhelia from controlling successfully.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Kvaratskhelia postures up.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kvaratskhelia cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Kvaratskhelia chips away with some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Kvaratskhelia working some strikes from top position.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Kvaratskhelia slips an elbow through the middle.
Kvaratskhelia works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Kvaratskhelia tries to pass.
Kvaratskhelia wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Kvaratskhelia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kvaratskhelia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kvaratskhelia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Kvaratskhelia tries to pass.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Kvaratskhelia from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kvaratskhelia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kvaratskhelia trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kvaratskhelia working some strikes from top position.
Kvaratskhelia works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Kvaratskhelia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lasha Kvaratskhelia dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Kvaratskhelia gets the takedown into side control.
Kvaratskhelia working the ground and pound from side control.
Kvaratskhelia landing strikes.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Kvaratskhelia working Gracie over with strikes.
Kvaratskhelia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kvaratskhelia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie is looking to control Kvaratskhelia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Kvaratskhelia lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kvaratskhelia lands a big elbow - Gracie is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Kvaratskhelia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasha Kvaratskhelia!
A victorious Lasha Kvaratskhelia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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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