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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koshi Kataski (ranked 2196 p4p, 2555 weight class) and Mikheil Kvaratskhelia (ranked 189 p4p, 220 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145
6 - 1 - 0 |
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5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koshi Kataski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikheil Kvaratskhelia!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvaratskhelia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kataski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kataski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kvaratskhelia lands an elbow.
Kvaratskhelia lands some shots froms side control.
Kataski tries to buck Kvaratskhelia off but Kvaratskhelia is having none of it.
Kataski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Still in half guard, Kvaratskhelia seems content to control.
Kataski is not content to let Kvaratskhelia control the position.
Kataski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kvaratskhelia pulls his head out easily.
Kvaratskhelia wants to take a breather but Kataski is having none of it.
Kvaratskhelia is thwarting Kataski's attempts to control the position.
Kvaratskhelia is keen to just control but Kataski is a slippery customer.
Kataski looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kataski tries to get to full guard but Kvaratskhelia has control of the leg.
Kataski taking some punishment here, with Kvaratskhelia in his half guard.
Kvaratskhelia prevents Kataski from improving his position.
Kvaratskhelia is looking to stall here but Kataski recovers full guard.
Kataski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kvaratskhelia.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kataski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kataski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kataski, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia chips away with some ground and pound.
Kataski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kataski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kvaratskhelia postures up.
Kvaratskhelia has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at WillyQuay MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kvaratskhelia is in close to Kataski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with some ground and pound.
Kataski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kvaratskhelia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kataski wants to sweep but no luck.
Kvaratskhelia stands up over Kataski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kvaratskhelia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kvaratskhelia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kvaratskhelia tries to free his leg and advance position but Kataski is retaining full guard.
Kataski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia is in close to Kataski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kvaratskhelia working some strikes from top position.
Kvaratskhelia working some strikes from top position.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kataski has momentary wrist control but Kvaratskhelia slips an elbow through the middle.
Kataski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kvaratskhelia tries to free his leg and advance position but Kataski is retaining full guard.
Kataski is looking for a triangle but Kvaratskhelia pushes his legs off easily.
Kataski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kvaratskhelia defends it easily.
Kvaratskhelia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kvaratskhelia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia is in close to Kataski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kataski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kvaratskhelia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia wants to control from the top but Kataski keeps moving.
Kataski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kvaratskhelia defends it easily.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control but Kataski is working from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of digs.
Kvaratskhelia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kataski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kataski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kvaratskhelia defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kataski isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kvaratskhelia stacks Kataski on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kvaratskhelia!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikheil Kvaratskhelia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kvaratskhelia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kataski has momentary wrist control but Kvaratskhelia slips an elbow through the middle.
Kataski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kvaratskhelia is aware though and is defending well.
Kvaratskhelia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kataski's head.
Kataski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kvaratskhelia defends well.
Kvaratskhelia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of elbows.
Kataski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kvaratskhelia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of elbows.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kataski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control the position from guard on top but Kataski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mikheil Kvaratskhelia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kvaratskhelia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kvaratskhelia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of digs.
Kataski is rocked!
Kataski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kvaratskhelia defends it easily.
Oh Kataski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kvaratskhelia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kvaratskhelia cracks Kataski with a solid left hand.
Kataski working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kvaratskhelia has passed into half guard!
Kataski trying to control but Kvaratskhelia postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kataski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kataski seems to have got his legs back now.
Kvaratskhelia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kataski taking some punishment here, with Kvaratskhelia in his half guard.
Kataski has hold of Kvaratskhelia's hands but Kvaratskhelia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kataski is pressing down on Kvaratskhelia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kataski 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.
Kvaratskhelia with a nice head shot there.
Kvaratskhelia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control the position from guard on top but Kataski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kataski 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 Kataski.
Kataski tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kataski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kataski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kvaratskhelia pulls his head out easily.
Kataski tries to roll over but Kvaratskhelia keeps him under control.
Kvaratskhelia working over Kataski with some ground and pound. Kataski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kvaratskhelia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kataski is defending against the submission attempts here by Kvaratskhelia.
Kataski actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kvaratskhelia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kvaratskhelia has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Kataski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kvaratskhelia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kvaratskhelia unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kvaratskhelia lands a big shot to the head and Kataski winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mikheil Kvaratskhelia!
Our winner, Mikheil Kvaratskhelia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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