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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Flynn (ranked 874 p4p, 1078 weight class) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (ranked 113 p4p, 138 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling Basic striking Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cameron Flynn! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Flynn shoots in but Kvaratskhelia avoids the takedown attempt easily. Kvaratskhelia feints the counter takedown.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Flynn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Kvaratskhelia stands up over Flynn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Kvaratskhelia postures up in Flynn's guard and throws a big left but Flynn blocks it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Flynn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kvaratskhelia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Nice strikes from Kvaratskhelia there. Flynn wants to improve his position but Kvaratskhelia is controlling well.
Flynn moves into full guard.
Flynn looking for a sweep. Not yet Flynn, not yet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kvaratskhelia trying to control the position from guard on top but Flynn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. 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 stopping the sweep attempt from Flynn. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kvaratskhelia connects with a couple of short punches.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kvaratskhelia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Flynn's head. Flynn keeping moving, preventing Kvaratskhelia from controlling successfully. Flynn 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 postures up and lands a big shot to Flynn's brow. Kvaratskhelia postures up in Flynn's guard and throws a big left but Flynn blocks it. Kvaratskhelia distracts Flynn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Kvaratskhelia scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Kvaratskhelia working some strikes from top position. Kvaratskhelia passes into half guard. Flynn tries to get to full guard but Kvaratskhelia has control of the leg. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Flynn taking some punishment here, with Kvaratskhelia in his half guard. Flynn is looking for a sweep. Kvaratskhelia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Kvaratskhelia lands with a punch from half guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Flynn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Flynn is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at California Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it. Kvaratskhelia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Kvaratskhelia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Flynn gets back to full guard.
Flynn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kvaratskhelia manages to get himself to full guard.
 The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kvaratskhelia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Flynn is aware though and is defending well. Flynn postures up and lands a big shot to Kvaratskhelia's brow. Kvaratskhelia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flynn. Kvaratskhelia has his hands on Flynn's head, controlling the position. Flynn lands a couple of digs. Flynn postures up.
Kvaratskhelia might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Flynn haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Flynn distracts Kvaratskhelia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Kvaratskhelia throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Flynn landing some decent shots from guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flynn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Flynn advances position into side control! Kvaratskhelia tries to improve position but can't. Kvaratskhelia holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage. Flynn cracks Kvaratskhelia with a big right hand but Kvaratskhelia just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kvaratskhelia taking a bit of punishment here - Flynn scoring with strikes. Kvaratskhelia takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Flynn misses with the ground and pound. Flynn landing a few strikes. Kvaratskhelia is looking to reverse the position. Kvaratskhelia defending against the ground and pound. Kvaratskhelia takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Kvaratskhelia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Flynn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Kvaratskhelia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Flynn is working away from the top position though. Ground and pound from Flynn. Flynn lands strikes from half guard. Kvaratskhelia wants to control but Flynn is keeping busy and won't allow it. Flynn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kvaratskhelia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Kvaratskhelia is trying to control but can't.
Kvaratskhelia looking for submissions off his back. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Flynn connects with a nice short shot to Kvaratskhelia's temple. Kvaratskhelia trying to control but Flynn postures up.
Kvaratskhelia is trying to get back to full guard. Flynn throws a strike but Kvaratskhelia avoids it easily and moves to full guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cameron Flynn will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Flynn gets caught flat footed, as Kvaratskhelia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Kvaratskhelia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Kvaratskhelia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flynn works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Kvaratskhelia preventing the sweep. Flynn throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kvaratskhelia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Flynn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kvaratskhelia is one step ahead there. Kvaratskhelia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Flynn throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Flynn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kvaratskhelia manages to get himself to full guard.

Kvaratskhelia has his foot on Flynn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flynn works his way back into a safe position though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kvaratskhelia tries to land a sweep but no joy. Flynn distracts Kvaratskhelia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Flynn is working Kvaratskhelia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Kvaratskhelia is trying to control the position but Flynn postures up. Flynn connects with a couple of short punches.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kvaratskhelia has momentary wrist control but Flynn slips an elbow through the middle. Flynn is working Kvaratskhelia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Kvaratskhelia 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 looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kvaratskhelia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Flynn working some strikes from top position. Flynn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kvaratskhelia is keeping the position for now.
Kvaratskhelia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kvaratskhelia looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Kvaratskhelia has momentary wrist control but Flynn slips an elbow through the middle. Flynn stands and throws Kvaratskhelia's legs to the side, diving into side control. Flynn scoring with punches and elbows.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kvaratskhelia on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Kvaratskhelia tries to improve position but can't. Kvaratskhelia can't do much from the bottom here. Flynn scoring with punches from side control. Kvaratskhelia takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
 Kvaratskhelia is rocked! Kvaratskhelia tries to get back to half guard but can't. Flynn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kvaratskhelia can do to turn this around? This has been an exciting period of action! Kvaratskhelia manages to get back to half guard. Flynn slips a nice elbow through Kvaratskhelia's hands, connecting with Kvaratskhelia's forehead. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Kvaratskhelia trying to control here.
Cameron Flynn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Flynn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Kvaratskhelia gets full guard. Kvaratskhelia controls Flynn momentarily but Flynn frees himself. Flynn cracks Kvaratskhelia with a solid left hand.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Flynn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Kvaratskhelia is controlling Flynn's posture. Kvaratskhelia punching to the body, from the bottom. Flynn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Flynn landing with the ground and pound. Flynn stands up over Kvaratskhelia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Kvaratskhelia is trying to control the position but Flynn postures up. Flynn stopping the sweep attempt from Kvaratskhelia. Flynn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Flynn with a nice head shot there. Flynn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Flynn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Kvaratskhelia trying to control the position.
Kvaratskhelia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flynn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Flynn landing some decent shots from guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Flynn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kvaratskhelia's head. Flynn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kvaratskhelia is on top in guard.
Kvaratskhelia wants to control from the top but Flynn keeps moving. Flynn looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Flynn throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Kvaratskhelia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Flynn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kvaratskhelia is one step ahead there. Flynn 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. Flynn is working hard here to advance position. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Flynn dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Kvaratskhelia as Flynn shoots in.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Flynn napping and manages to drive through into side control! Flynn tries to improve position but can't. Kvaratskhelia trying to control the action but Flynn is working from the bottom. Kvaratskhelia lands a decent elbow from side control. Flynn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kvaratskhelia off and has taken his back! Kvaratskhelia takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Kvaratskhelia grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Flynn throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch. Flynn lands a punch to the side of the head from the back. Flynn throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch. Flynn is working the ground and pound. Can Kvaratskhelia escape?
 That's one minute gone in the round. Flynn is landing with strikes. Kvaratskhelia can't take much more of this. Flynn avoiding Kvaratskhelia 's attempts to control his hands. Kvaratskhelia rolls, trying to escape but Flynn keeps control of the position.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control the hands but Flynn won't let him. Flynn lands punches and elbows. Flynn lands strikes to the head. Kvaratskhelia turns into Flynn and is now in his guard.
Flynn looking for a sweep. Not yet Flynn, not yet. Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of decent looking shots. Kvaratskhelia is working Flynn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Kvaratskhelia throws a big right hand that misses. Kvaratskhelia won't allow Flynn to sweep him here.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Flynn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kvaratskhelia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Kvaratskhelia slips a nice elbow through Flynn's hands, connecting with Flynn's forehead. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kvaratskhelia lands a nice short elbow. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kvaratskhelia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Flynn gets back to full guard.
Flynn throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Flynn tries to land a sweep but no joy. Flynn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kvaratskhelia has passed into side control.
Kvaratskhelia creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Kvaratskhelia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Flynn to see if he's OK. Flynn is looking to reverse the position. Kvaratskhelia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Kvaratskhelia working the head and body with strikes. Flynn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Flynn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kvaratskhelia connects with a decent elbow. Flynn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kvaratskhelia off and has taken his back! Flynn connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kvaratskhelia to escape the position.
Kvaratskhelia has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Flynn. Flynn lands shots from the back. Kvaratskhelia is really stuck here.
Flynn misses with a punch to the head. Flynn connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kvaratskhelia to escape the position.
Flynn doesn't have the hooks in and Kvaratskhelia manages to turn into his guard.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control but Flynn is working from the bottom. Kvaratskhelia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Flynn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kvaratskhelia is one step ahead there.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Kvaratskhelia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Kvaratskhelia working some strikes from top position. Flynn looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Kvaratskhelia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Flynn looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Kvaratskhelia scoring with some ground and pound. Flynn tries to land a sweep but no joy. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of digs. Kvaratskhelia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Flynn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kvaratskhelia trying to hold on to Flynn's head to control him but Flynn postures up.
Flynn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Flynn 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. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Cameron Flynn did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Flynn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kvaratskhelia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Flynn scoring with punches to the head and body. Flynn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kvaratskhelia's head. Flynn throws a big right hand that misses. Flynn works over Kvaratskhelia with some ground and pound from guard. Flynn advances position into side control! Flynn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Kvaratskhelia is looking to regain half guard here but Flynn keeps moving and retains side control. Check out the look on Flynn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kvaratskhelia wants to control but Flynn postures up. Kvaratskhelia takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Flynn working the ground and pound but Kvaratskhelia is defending the strikes. Kvaratskhelia is trying to get back to half guard. Flynn working the ground and pound from side control. Kvaratskhelia is still in real trouble! Can Flynn finish him?
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kvaratskhelia is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Flynn off and has taken his back! Flynn tries to escape but Kvaratskhelia has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Kvaratskhelia is looking to control Flynn but Flynn is wriggling around and keeping busy. The referee is taking a good look at Flynn as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Kvaratskhelia!
Kvaratskhelia seems to have recovered his senses. Flynn can't escape the position.
Kvaratskhelia scores with punches to the body. I really don't envy Flynn right now.
Kvaratskhelia softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Kvaratskhelia throwing damaging strikes from the back! Flynn could be in trouble here!
Can Flynn hold on?! Kvaratskhelia is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Kvaratskhelia tries to get the hooks in deep but Flynn pushed the leg off. Kvaratskhelia gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes. This has been an exciting period of action! Flynn is trying to break free.
Kvaratskhelia has Flynn flattened out and is raining down punches.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Flynn is in bad spot here.
Kvaratskhelia lands punches and elbows. Flynn turns into Kvaratskhelia and is now in his guard.
Kvaratskhelia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flynn gets full guard. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Kvaratskhelia landing some decent shots from guard. Flynn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kvaratskhelia is one step ahead there. Kvaratskhelia working some strikes from top position. Kvaratskhelia distracts Flynn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Flynn has momentary wrist control but Kvaratskhelia slips an elbow through the middle. Kvaratskhelia trying to control the position from guard on top but Flynn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Flynn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Flynn is looking to sweep but instead, Kvaratskhelia has passed into half guard.
Flynn taking some punishment here, with Kvaratskhelia in his half guard. The fighters are battling for position here. Flynn manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Kvaratskhelia distracts Flynn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of elbows. Flynn looking for a sweep. Not yet Flynn, not yet. Kvaratskhelia stands up over Flynn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Kvaratskhelia scoring with some ground and pound. Kvaratskhelia won't allow Flynn to sweep him here. Flynn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kvaratskhelia has his hands clasped together around Flynn's back. He's all about the action.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Kvaratskhelia tries to get to full guard but Flynn has control of the leg. Flynn lands strikes from half guard. Kvaratskhelia is looking for a sweep. Flynn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Flynn is nestled in close to Kvaratskhelia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Kvaratskhelia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Kvaratskhelia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Flynn. The fighters are battling for position here. Kvaratskhelia manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Kvaratskhelia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Flynn scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Flynn chips away with some ground and pound. Flynn preventing the sweep. Flynn throwing strikes but missing. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Flynn napping and manages to drive through into side control! Flynn 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. Flynn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kvaratskhelia off and has taken his back! Flynn lands with a hammerfist to the side of Kvaratskhelia's head. Flynn is landing with strikes. Kvaratskhelia can't take much more of this. Kvaratskhelia covers up after that shot from Flynn.
Flynn lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Kvaratskhelia.
This has been an exciting period of action! Flynn is landing with strikes from the back. Kvaratskhelia breaks Flynn's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kvaratskhelia wants to control from the top but Flynn keeps moving. Flynn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Flynn throws a big elbow that misses. Flynn landing with the ground and pound.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Flynn postures up.
Flynn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Kvaratskhelia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flynn landing with the ground and pound. Flynn stopping the sweep attempt from Kvaratskhelia.
Kvaratskhelia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flynn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flynn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Flynn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Kvaratskhelia wants to sweep here but Flynn controlling him for the moment. Kvaratskhelia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kvaratskhelia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flynn is one step ahead there.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia has his foot on Flynn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flynn works his way back into a safe position though. Kvaratskhelia is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Kvaratskhelia is trying to control the position but Flynn postures up. Flynn stopping the sweep attempt from Kvaratskhelia. Flynn lands a couple of decent looking shots. Flynn stands up over Kvaratskhelia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Flynn scoring with punches to the head and body. Flynn cracks Kvaratskhelia with a solid left hand. Flynn loads up on a big left hand. Kvaratskhelia felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Flynn looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Kvaratskhelia can't hide his disappointment, as Flynn celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cameron Flynn! Cameron Flynn retains his welterweight title! Cameron Flynn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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