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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguelangel Jiminez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Kalandarishvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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182 cm
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190 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguelangel Jiminez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Kalandarishvili !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiminez punishes Kalandarishvili 's body with a nice straight punch.
Jiminez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Miguelangel Jiminez has been cut.
Jiminez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kalandarishvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jiminez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jiminez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kalandarishvili !
Jiminez unloads with some shots from mount but Kalandarishvili bucks and avoids them well.
Kalandarishvili is working to get back to half guard.
Jiminez lands a big shot there that rocks Kalandarishvili but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalandarishvili tries to reverse the position but Jiminez maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalandarishvili is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kalandarishvili sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiminez thows a huge punch but Kalandarishvili dodges it nicely.
Jiminez working the head and body with strikes.
Kalandarishvili gets back to full guard.
Jiminez lands a couple of elbows.
Jiminez wants to pass the guard but Kalandarishvili is keeping the position.
Kalandarishvili working for a triangle but Jiminez defends it easily.
Kalandarishvili seems keen to control Jiminez's posture.
Kalandarishvili looking for a guillotine here but Jiminez defends easily.
Jiminez preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jiminez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jiminez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiminez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalandarishvili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalandarishvili manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jiminez manages to get himself to full guard.
Kalandarishvili working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kalandarishvili tries to free his leg and advance position but Jiminez is retaining full guard.
Jiminez wants to stand and escape but Kalandarishvili is having none of it.
Jiminez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kalandarishvili with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kalandarishvili advances position into side control!
Kalandarishvili prevents Jiminez from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Kalandarishvili 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kalandarishvili is looking to take a break and control but Jiminez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jiminez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kalandarishvili is controlling him well.
Kalandarishvili fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kalandarishvili looks up at the clock and then as Jiminez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kalandarishvili smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jiminez wants to get back to his feet but Kalandarishvili drags him back down.
Jiminez is breathing heavily.
Kalandarishvili grinds an elbow into Jiminez's temple.
Kalandarishvili tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kalandarishvili has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kalandarishvili grinds an elbow into Jiminez's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jiminez throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Kalandarishvili fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalandarishvili stalks Jiminez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jiminez's face. Jiminez staggers backwards, shaken.
Kalandarishvili defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jiminez.
Jiminez has a takedown stuffed.
Kalandarishvili shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jiminez as he jumps to the side.
Nice shot lands for Kalandarishvili .
Nice jab there from Kalandarishvili .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalandarishvili shoots in for a double leg but Jiminez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jiminez throws a big shot that misses.
Kalandarishvili shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jiminez as he jumps to the side.
Miguelangel Jiminez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bogdan Kalandarishvili .
Kalandarishvili scores with a one two! Jiminez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Kalandarishvili dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguelangel Jiminez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jiminez loads up on a big right hand but Kalandarishvili slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Kalandarishvili there.
Jiminez is rocked!
Kalandarishvili drops Jiminez with a naaaaasty hook - Jiminez is in real trouble here! Kalandarishvili dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bogdan Kalandarishvili !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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