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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Hakkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guran Tkeshelashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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183 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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182 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Hakkinen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guran Tkeshelashvili! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hakkinen shoots and misses and Tkeshelashvili decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hakkinen's guard. Hakkinen wants to stand and escape but Tkeshelashvili is having none of it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tkeshelashvili controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Tkeshelashvili scoring with punches to the head and body. Tkeshelashvili thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tkeshelashvili's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tkeshelashvili scoring with punches to the head and body. Tkeshelashvili's corner is telling him to maintain position. Tkeshelashvili throwing strikes but missing. Tkeshelashvili passes Hakkinen's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Tkeshelashvili working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tkeshelashvili landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Tkeshelashvili working Hakkinen over with strikes. Tkeshelashvili works his way into side control. Tkeshelashvili decides to stand back up. Tkeshelashvili takes the fight into the clinch. Hakkinen wants a takedown but no success here.
A short body shot lands from Hakkinen as the two fighters clinch.
Tkeshelashvili has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hakkinen is trying to keep an underhook but Tkeshelashvili manages to get the takedown into half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tkeshelashvili 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. Still in half guard, Tkeshelashvili seems content to control. Hakkinen is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tkeshelashvili is looking for a kimura here.
Hakkinen taking some punishment here, with Tkeshelashvili in his half guard. Tkeshelashvili is controlling the pace.
Hakkinen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tkeshelashvili on the ground. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Hakkinen pushes Tkeshelashvili off looking to stand but Tkeshelashvili dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tkeshelashvili passes to full mount! Tkeshelashvili punishing his opponent with strikes. Tkeshelashvili is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hakkinen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hakkinen is rocked! Tkeshelashvili postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Hakkinen out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Tkeshelashvili goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Guran Tkeshelashvili!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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