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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guran Tkeshelashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Brownstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Brownstone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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213 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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203 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guran Tkeshelashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Brownstone!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownstone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brownstone misses with the combination.
Tkeshelashvili stuffs the takedown attempt from Brownstone. Brownstone gets slowly back to his feet.
Brownstone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A combination from Tkeshelashvili does no damage.
Brownstone shoots and misses
and Tkeshelashvili counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brownstone won't be happy with that.
Guran Tkeshelashvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Brownstone.
Brownstone dodges the ground and pound from Tkeshelashvili.
An elbow from Tkeshelashvili crashes against the mat.
Tkeshelashvili is putting a hurting on Brownstone here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tkeshelashvili advances to mount.
Brownstone looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tkeshelashvili breaks from Brownstone's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tkeshelashvili scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tkeshelashvili cracks Brownstone with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili controlling the pace for now.
Brownstone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tkeshelashvili lands a big shot there that rocks Brownstone but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brownstone is trying desperately to improve position.
Brownstone suckers Tkeshelashvili into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Brownstone is now in Tkeshelashvili's guard!
Brownstone is looking to work some ground and pound but Tkeshelashvili has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brownstone manages to get himself to full guard.
Tkeshelashvili has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brownstone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brownstone keeping moving, preventing Tkeshelashvili from controlling successfully.
Tkeshelashvili throws an elbow that misses. Brownstone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tkeshelashvili's guard. Nice move by Brownstone!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tkeshelashvili pulls Brownstone in close to his closed guard and prevents Brownstone from doing any damage or advancing position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tkeshelashvili trying to strike off his back.
Tkeshelashvili is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brownstone is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tkeshelashvili fails with the takedown.
Brownstone doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tkeshelashvili decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brownstone's guard.
Tkeshelashvili trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tkeshelashvili chips away with some ground and pound.
Brownstone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tkeshelashvili is controlling him.
Brownstone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tkeshelashvili wants to control from the top but Brownstone keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tkeshelashvili throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brownstone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brownstone is keeping the position for now.
Tkeshelashvili content to stall in guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brownstone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tkeshelashvili sprawls well. Tkeshelashvili wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brownstone gets slowly back to his feet.
Brownstone doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tkeshelashvili decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brownstone's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tkeshelashvili trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tkeshelashvili throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guran Tkeshelashvili dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tkeshelashvili decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tkeshelashvili perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tkeshelashvili trying to control from half guard but Brownstone is working away.
Tkeshelashvili performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brownstone wants to control but Tkeshelashvili is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tkeshelashvili is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brownstone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tkeshelashvili.
Brownstone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tkeshelashvili.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownstone is refusing to be controlled, as Tkeshelashvili sits in half guard.
Brownstone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tkeshelashvili throwing strikes from guard but Brownstone blocks nicely.
Tkeshelashvili controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brownstone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brownstone working a defensive guard here.
Brownstone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brownstone is breathing heavily.
Tkeshelashvili sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brownstone's guard.
Brownstone is not content to let Tkeshelashvili control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownstone trying to control from the bottom.
Tkeshelashvili is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brownstone is just riding it out for now. Tkeshelashvili eventually gives up the hold.
Brownstone trying to control from the bottom.
Tkeshelashvili looks to land a strike but Brownstone avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Guran Tkeshelashvili overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tkeshelashvili slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tkeshelashvili stands up over Brownstone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brownstone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tkeshelashvili manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brownstone wants to control but Tkeshelashvili is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tkeshelashvili is trying to stand.
Tkeshelashvili manages to get to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brownstone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guran Tkeshelashvili dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tkeshelashvili fails with a takedown attempt.
Tkeshelashvili shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brownstone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tkeshelashvili's head.
Tkeshelashvili dodges the punch combination from Brownstone.
Brownstone misses with a takedown
and Tkeshelashvili counters with a left and a right that stings Brownstone.
Tkeshelashvili darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tkeshelashvili trying to control the action but Brownstone is working from the bottom.
Brownstone controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili is keen to just control but Brownstone is a slippery customer.
Brownstone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tkeshelashvili tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brownstone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Guran Tkeshelashvili.
Nice takedown defense from Tkeshelashvili. No joy for Brownstone on that attempt.
Tkeshelashvili darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tkeshelashvili missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brownstone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tkeshelashvili.
Tkeshelashvili missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tkeshelashvili prevents Brownstone from standing back up.
Tkeshelashvili not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brownstone for as long as he can get away with.
We're going to have a standup here because Guran Tkeshelashvili wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brownstone tries to bum rush Tkeshelashvili with a series of wild strikes but Tkeshelashvili uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brownstone shoots in for a takedown but Tkeshelashvili shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guran Tkeshelashvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Brownstone.
Tkeshelashvili looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Brownstone!
Tkeshelashvili misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tkeshelashvili taking a breather here.
Dan Brownstone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brownstone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tkeshelashvili is looking to take a break and control but Brownstone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brownstone taking punishment in the form of punches.
Guran Tkeshelashvili is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tkeshelashvili avoids the strikes from the bottom by Brownstone.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guran Tkeshelashvili showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tkeshelashvili, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guran Tkeshelashvili!
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energy
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RATING
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