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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kegon Saratuwari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaliy Kleva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kegon Saratuwari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitaliy Kleva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saratuwari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saratuwari closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kleva quickly recovers to half guard.
Saratuwari decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Kleva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saratuwari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kleva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saratuwari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kleva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saratuwari swats away the attempt to clinch by Kleva.
Saratuwari shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kleva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Saratuwari.
Saratuwari working the head with strikes.
Saratuwari 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saratuwari misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Saratuwari controls the position from side control.
Saratuwari misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saratuwari taking a breather here.
Saratuwari creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kleva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saratuwari controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Kegon Saratuwari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Saratuwari misses with a looping right.
Saratuwari throws a body punch but Kleva moves out of range.
Kleva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saratuwari misses with a hook.
Saratuwari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saratuwari looks to land a combination but Kleva avoids it well.
Kleva doesn't manage to clinch there - Saratuwari circles away.
Saratuwari throws a right hand that misses
and Kleva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kleva lands a shot to the body.
Kleva is trying to maintain a safe position but Saratuwari gets an underhook and turns Kleva into the cage.
Kleva misses with the head strike.
Saratuwari tries for a takedown but Kleva manages to get underhooks.
Saratuwari keeps control of Kleva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kleva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kleva tries to stall but Saratuwari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleva seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Saratuwari pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kleva is trying to maintain a safe position but Saratuwari gets an underhook and turns Kleva into the cage.
Kleva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kleva tries to throw a body punch but Saratuwari avoids it by throwing Kleva back against the cage.
Kleva tries to work over Saratuwari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kleva looking to stall.
Saratuwari is pushing Kleva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kleva looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saratuwari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saratuwari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saratuwari has Kleva pressed against the cage, preventing Kleva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saratuwari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kleva's efforts to push away.
Kleva is trying to force a seperation but Saratuwari has the dominant position.
Kleva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saratuwari stalling.
Saratuwari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kleva struggles to land a body shot inside as Saratuwari controls his hands.
Kleva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saratuwari is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kleva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kegon Saratuwari dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kleva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saratuwari counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Saratuwari stops Kleva from getting back to his feet.
Saratuwari is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Saratuwari stands up from half guard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kleva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saratuwari misses with an uppercut
and Kleva moves into the clinch.
Kleva throws a head punch that misses.
Kleva working hard to break the clinch.
Saratuwari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleva taking a breather.
Kleva swings wildly with an uppercut but Saratuwari uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Kleva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kleva is working Saratuwari over against the cage.
Saratuwari blocks an elbow strike.
Kleva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saratuwari keeps control of Kleva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kleva.
Kleva trying to land knees to the body.
Saratuwari lands a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saratuwari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saratuwari passes Kleva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saratuwari slows the pace down in half guard.
Saratuwari throwing shots but Kleva is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saratuwari is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saratuwari is looking to advance position but Kleva won't allow it.
We're going to have a standup here because Kegon Saratuwari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kleva tries to clinch up but Saratuwari circles away and keeps his distance.
Kleva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saratuwari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saratuwari misses with a hook.
Saratuwari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kleva. Kleva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Vitaliy Kleva has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saratuwari misses with a wild body shot.
Saratuwari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kleva was well out of range. Poor timing from Saratuwari.
Kleva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saratuwari.
Kleva tries to close the distance and clinch but Saratuwari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saratuwari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saratuwari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saratuwari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saratuwari misses the jab.
Kleva tries to close the distance and clinch but Saratuwari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kleva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saratuwari shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kleva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saratuwari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kleva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saratuwari works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kleva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saratuwari.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saratuwari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saratuwari with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kegon Saratuwari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitaliy Kleva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kleva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saratuwari.
Saratuwari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saratuwari misses with the combination.
Saratuwari drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Saratuwari passes into half guard.
Saratuwari stands up out of the half guard.
Kleva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saratuwari counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kleva!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saratuwari is working for a guillotine from mount but Kleva frees his head quite easily.
Saratuwari thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saratuwari throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Saratuwari sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saratuwari looking to finish with strikes here!
Saratuwari throwing strikes here but Kleva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Saratuwari working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Kleva turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Saratuwari off and cradles Kleva's limp body as Saratuwari celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kegon Saratuwari!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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