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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stanislaus Kasava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Kerabatsos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasava comes to the cage accompanied by Faith No More - As The Worm Turns. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanislaus Kasava!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donald Kerabatsos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kerabatsos lands with a hook. Kasava tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donald Kerabatsos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Kasava.
Kasava avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kerabatsos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kasava connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kerabatsos scrambles back to his feet.
Kerabatsos looks for the body kick but Kasava saw that one coming.
Kerabatsos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasava.
Kasava avoids the body shot from Kerabatsos.
Kasava lands with a straight right. Kerabatsos didn't see that one coming.
Kasava throws an off balance right hand
and Kerabatsos counters with a leg kick.
Kerabatsos tries to clinch up but Kasava circles away and keeps his distance.
Kasava lands with a hook. Kerabatsos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kerabatsos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kasava on the side of the head.
Kerabatsos lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasava swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kerabatsos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kerabatsos looks to throw the jab but Kasava is out of range.
Kasava swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kerabatsos.
Kasava throws a jab but it's blocked by Kerabatsos.
Kasava throws a jab when Kerabatsos was well out of range.
Kerabatsos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kerabatsos is looking to clinch.
Kerabatsos looks to throw the jab but Kasava is out of range.
Kasava closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kasava looks to land a combination but Kerabatsos avoids it well.
Kerabatsos avoids a kick to the body.
Kasava scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kasava on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kasava is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kerabatsos defending well as Kasava loads up on a big left hand.
Kasava has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kerabatsos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasava checks a leg kick.
Kerabatsos lands with a right hand.
Kerabatsos throws a shot to the body.
Kasava on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kerabatsos. Kerabatsos obviously looking to wear him down.
Kasava lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kerabatsos backs up against the cage.
Kasava throws a hook but Kerabatsos avoids it easily.
Kasava looks to land a right hand but Kerabatsos moved out of range.
Kerabatsos throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos throws a head kick that misses.
Kerabatsos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kasava bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kerabatsos's head backwards.
Kerabatsos throws a head kick but Kasava moves out of range.
Kerabatsos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kasava blocks a leg kick.
Kasava checks a leg kick nicely.
Kasava is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kerabatsos walks into a straight right hand from Kasava.
Kerabatsos throws the kick towards the body but Kasava avoids it.
Kerabatsos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kasava was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerabatsos.
Kasava missing with a left hand there. Kerabatsos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kasava moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kasava cracks Kerabatsos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasava fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Kerabatsos lands but Kasava takes it in his stride.
Kasava takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kasava comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kerabatsos throws a chopping leg kick but Kasava manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kerabatsos misses with a body kick.
Kerabatsos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kasava counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kerabatsos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kerabatsos is looking to land body kicks.
Kasava misses the shot to the body.
Kerabatsos misses with a body shot.
Kasava scores with a hook to the body. Kerabatsos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kasava scores with a jab.
Kerabatsos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kasava ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerabatsos moves away.
Kasava moves out of range as Kerabatsos throws a body kick.
Kasava throws a right and a left that Kerabatsos avoids nicely.
Kasava avoids the body shot from Kerabatsos.
Kasava misses with a wild combination.
Kasava getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kasava tries to bum rush Kerabatsos with a series of wild strikes but Kerabatsos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasava misses with a wild body shot.
Kerabatsos misses with a wild body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kerabatsos. Kasava shrugs it off though.
Kerabatsos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasava.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos throws a nice head kick!
Kerabatsos throws a head kick but Kasava moves out of range.
Kerabatsos works Kasava's body with a nice hook.
Kerabatsos is looking to land body kicks.
Kasava on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A left and a right from Kasava both land. Nice combination.
Kasava lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerabatsos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kerabatsos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kasava rather than just go for the knockout.
Kasava throws a series of punches but Kerabatsos moves out of range.
Kasava takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kerabatsos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kasava's hands.
Kerabatsos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kerabatsos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kasava misses with a straight right.
Kasava misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kerabatsos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Kerabatsos.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kasava misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasava lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kerabatsos backwards.
Kerabatsos tries to throw a body punch but Kasava avoids it by throwing Kerabatsos back against the cage.
Kerabatsos can't find room to land a body shot as Kasava controls the action.
Kerabatsos blocking some punches.
Kasava misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerabatsos.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kasava misses with a punch on the inside.
Kasava blocks a body shot from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos is struggling to control the position.
Good body shot from Kerabatsos.
Kasava has a couple of punches blocked by Kerabatsos.
Kasava throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kerabatsoss head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasava.
Kerabatsos misses with a punch to the body.
Kerabatsos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kerabatsos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasava lands with a light punch inside.
Kerabatsos avoiding damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos stalling in the clinch but Kasava improves position.
A right handed body shot lands from Kasava.
Kerabatsos struggles to land a body shot inside as Kasava controls his hands.
Kasava pushes Kerabatsos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerabatsos effectively controlling the action here.
Kasava misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasava misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Still in the clinch, Kasava scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasava lands with a light punch inside.
Kerabatsos wants to stall.
Kerabatsos gets through Kasava's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stanislaus Kasava 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. This is the final round!
Kasava's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kerabatsos under the eye.
Kerabatsos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kerabatsos tries to score with a low kick but Kasava moves his leg out of the way.
Kasava misses with a hook.
Stanislaus Kasava is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasava misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kerabatsos. Kasava does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kerabatsos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasava.
Kasava misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Kasava throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kerabatsos tries to bum rush Kasava with a series of wild strikes but Kasava uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Kasava. Those never looked like landing.
Kerabatsos throws a good cross that connects.
Kerabatsos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerabatsos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasava swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Kasava. Those never looked like landing.
Kasava cracks a nice hook into Kerabatsos's ribs.
Kasava tries to move into range but Kerabatsos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kasava misses with a few strikes there.
Kasava lunges at Kerabatsos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kerabatsos's hand.
Kerabatsos throws a lazy body kick
and Kerabatsos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kerabatsos walks into a left hand.
Kerabatsos lands a nice hook to Kasava's body. Kasava takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kasava keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasava works over Kerabatsos's head and body with a nice combination.
Kasava throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos doesn't manage to clinch there - Kasava circles away.
Kerabatsos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kasava.
Kerabatsos tries to close the distance and clinch but Kasava swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kerabatsos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kasava was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerabatsos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasava avoids the head kick by Kerabatsos.
Stanislaus Kasava is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kasava connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kasava lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kerabatsos. Kasava does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kerabatsos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kerabatsos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kerabatsos scores with a sloppy right hand. Kasava should have avoided that one.
Kasava avoids a kick to the body.
Kerabatsos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasava misses with a few strikes there.
Kasava lands with an overhand left.
Kerabatsos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kerabatsos lands a slapping body shot.
Kerabatsos misses with a straight left.
Kasava goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kerabatsos is rocked!
Kasava blocks a head kick by Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos throws a jab but it's blocked by Kasava.
Kasava's corner calls for a 1-2. Kasava obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kerabatsos is still on wobbly legs! Can Kasava finish him?
Kerabatsos slips a jab and a cross from Kasava.
Kasava is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kasava misses with a few strikes there.
Kasava misses with a two punch combination.
Kasava is looking to chop away at Kerabatsos's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kerabatsos fails to land with a series of punches.
Kerabatsos takes a swing at Kasava's ribcage but misses.
Kerabatsos seems to have recovered his senses.
Kasava falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kerabatsos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasava paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerabatsos throws a leg kick which misses Kasava's front leg but catches the back leg as Kasava tries to avoid it.
Kerabatsos misses with a head kick.
Kerabatsos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kerabatsos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kerabatsos misses with a leg kick.
Kasava checks the leg kick.
Kasava misses with an uppercut. Kerabatsos saw that one coming.
Kasava misses with a wild body shot.
Kerabatsos lands with an uppercut that bounces Kasava off the cage and back into rage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kasava misses with a body shot.
Kerabatsos throws a sloppy head kick and Kasava moves out of range easily.
Kasava throws a right hand that Kerabatsos ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerabatsos also avoids with ease.
Kerabatsos jabs Kasava to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kerabatsos misses the shot to the body.
Kerabatsos misses with a looping left.
Kerabatsos scores with a nice body kick.
Kasava moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch combination from Kasava misses.
Kasava closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kerabatsos works the jab nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kasava takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kerabatsos moves away from the strike by Kasava.
Kasava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kerabatsos.
Kasava shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kerabatsos eats them both and turns towards Kasava to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kasava feints a jab promting Kerabatsos to slip. Kasava then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kerabatsos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerabatsos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kerabatsos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kasava's sensitive parts.
Kasava looks to land a combination but Kerabatsos avoids it well.
Kerabatsos throws a nice looking combination but Kasava bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kasava lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kerabatsos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kasava keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kerabatsos darts in trying to clinch
and Kasava counters with a three punch combo that has Kerabatsos backing up. Kerabatsos nods at Kasava to acknowledge the strikes.
Kasava rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kerabatsos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kasava checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kasava lunges at Kerabatsos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kerabatsos's hand.
Kerabatsos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kasava counters with a two punch combo.
Kerabatsos throws a head kick that half lands.
Kasava is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kasava takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kerabatsos lands a jab to the nose.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasava throws a sloppy head kick and Kerabatsos moves out of range easily.
Kasava misses with a wild combination.
Kerabatsos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kasava throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kerabatsos counters with a stiff right hand.
Kasava has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos scores with a head kick. Kasava tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerabatsos misses with a body shot
and Kasava counters with a straight right hand.
Kerabatsos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kasava.
Kerabatsos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kasava connects with a single shot there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kasava tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerabatsos was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasava.
Kasava has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kasava tries to bum rush Kerabatsos with a series of wild strikes but Kerabatsos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kerabatsos digs a good body shot into Kasava's ribs.
Kasava keeps the fight on the outside.
Kerabatsos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch combination from Kasava misses.
No joy there for Kasava, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kasava misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasava misses with an uppercut
and Kerabatsos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kasava checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Kasava.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stanislaus Kasava.
I think Kasava has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Stanislaus Kasava!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Donald Kerabatsos!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Stanislaus Kasava!
Stanislaus Kasava wins by split decision!
Stanislaus Kasava is the new lightweight champion!
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