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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virat Kohli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Micheal Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Virat Kohli!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bates throws a body shot but no joy.
Bates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kohli.
Bates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kohli.
Kohli misses with the combination.
Bates closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Bates scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Bates.
Bates lands a takedown into guard.
Kohli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bates not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kohli wants to stand up but Bates is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Kohli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kohli can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bates controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bates throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bates lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bates takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kohli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Kohli blocks the low kick.
Bates looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kohli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kohli misses with a hook. Bates ducked under it nicely.
Bates clinches with his opponent.
Bates is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bates can't get the takedown.
Bates lands a knee to the body.
Bates connects with a knee to the head.
Bates is working for takedown but Kohli is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kohli's elbow.
Bates has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kohli clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bates lands shots from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kohli wants to get back to his feet.
Kohli is keeping busy.
Bates punishes Kohli with strikes from the back mount.
Kohli is trying to stand back up.
Bates is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Kohli up.
Bates lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Kohli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Bates wants to control but Kohli is keeping busy.
Kohli is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates struggling to land strikes to the head as Kohli covers up.
Bates misses with a punch to the head.
Bates missing with strikes.
Bates throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Kohli!
Bates thows a strike but Kohli uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Kohli as he ends up in Bates 's guard!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kohli postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Bates dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kohli throws a body shot but no joy.
Kohli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bates can pounce on him.
Micheal Bates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kohli throws a body shot but no joy.
Kohli closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bates misses with a low kick.
Kohli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kohli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bates moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bates.
Kohli can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
Kohli can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
Kohli is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kohli.
A shot in the inside from Kohli.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bates.
Kohli is leaning against Bates and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kohli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kohli.
Kohli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kohli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kohli prevents the takedown attempt.
Bates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kohli lands an uppercut.
Bates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kohli avoids it.
Bates lands a good knee to the midsection. Kohli won't want to take too many of those.
Bates has Kohli pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kohli manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bates tries for a takedown but Kohli manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates blocking some punches.
Kohli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kohli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bates tries for a takedown but Kohli manages to get underhooks.
Bates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bates is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kohli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bates prevents a body shot from Kohli.
Bates can't get the takedown.
Kohli lands with a right to the head.
Kohli can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
Kohli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kohli scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
Bates drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bates is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kohli is defending well.
Kohli tries a body shot but Bates blocks it.
Kohli prevents the takedown attempt.
Kohli can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
Kohli misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Kohli as the two fighters clinch.
Bates wants a takedown but no success here.
Kohli scores with a shot to the side of Bates's head.
A shot in the inside from Kohli.
Bates missing with knees to the body.
Kohli misses with a punch to the body.
Bates is trying to trip Kohli. He has hold of a leg but Kohli is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bates persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates trying to control but Kohli is working from the bottom.
Micheal Bates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kohli wants to get back to his feet but Bates is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bates is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bates tries to free his leg and advance position but Kohli is retaining full guard.
Bates throwing strikes from guard but Kohli blocks nicely.
Bates trying to control but Kohli is working from the bottom.
Bates throwing strikes from guard but Kohli blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virat Kohli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kohli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates misses with a body punch
and Kohli counters with a right hand to the body.
Kohli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bates lands an overhand right.
Virat Kohli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Bates.
Kohli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bates's elbow.
Kohli blocks an elbow strike from Bates.
Bates is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kohli can't fight it off and eventually Bates manages to take the fight to the floor. Kohli looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Kohli manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kohli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kohli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bates misses with an elbow over the top.
A short left from Kohli.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bates obliges.
Kohli misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bates.
Kohli tries to work over Bates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kohli is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bates changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kohli fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bates moves out of range of the strikes.
Bates tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kohli manages to circle out of the way.
Kohli misses with a body shot.
Kohli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kohli scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kohli misses with a hook. Bates ducked under it nicely.
Bates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kohli throws out a counter right but Bates avoids it with no problem.
Bates clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bates manages to end up in side control.
Bates creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kohli sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bates prevents Kohli from escaping the position.
Bates wants to control but Kohli is keeping him busy.
Bates in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kohli regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bates's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Bates throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates wants to pass to mount but Kohli is defending the position.
Bates wants to take a breather but Kohli is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kohli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bates looks to land a strike but Kohli avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bates throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kohli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bates trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kohli has momentary wrist control but Bates slips an elbow through the middle.
Kohli is looking to stand up but Bates isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bates wants to control from the top but Kohli keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Kohli misses.
Bates slips a straight right by Kohli.
Nice defenses there by Bates.
A clash of legs there as Kohli blocks the low kick.
Kohli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bates fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kohli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bates under the eye.
Bates shoots in and drives through. Kohli sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kohli checks a low kick from Bates.
Bates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kohli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bates swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kohli cracks a nice hook into Bates's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virat Kohli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kohli has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virat Kohli!
Virat Kohli was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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