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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Kravac (ranked 1048 p4p, 154 weight class) and Kevin Garbutt (ranked 606 p4p, 87 weight class). Garbutt has chosen Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law as his entrance music. Samuel Kravac had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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206 lbs
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215 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Kravac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Garbutt!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kravac swings widly with a right hand
and Garbutt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kravac's knee momentarily.
Garbutt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garbutt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kravac.
Kravac misses with a wild body shot.
Kravac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kravac forces Garbutt back against the cage and clinches.
Garbutt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kravac looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kravac moves out of range of the strikes.
Garbutt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kravac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kravac closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kravac goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Garbutt has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kravac but great work by Garbutt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garbutt controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravac tries to buck Garbutt off but Garbutt is having none of it.
Garbutt tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kravac struggling a bit here.
Garbutt taking a breather here.
Kravac parries the strikes from Garbutt easily there. Garbutt is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kravac to escape.
Kravac tries to bench press Garbutt off him but Garbutt keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kravac can't do much from the bottom here.
Kravac is looking to regain half guard here but Garbutt keeps moving and retains side control.
Garbutt tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kravac manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Garbutt is concentrating on defense, preventing Kravac from advancing position.
Kravac prevents Garbutt from improving his position.
Kravac is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kravac missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garbutt works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravac throws a big right hand that misses.
Garbutt lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kravac can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Garbutt controls the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garbutt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kravac has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garbutt has managed to get both his arms back between Kravac's legs - danger averted.
Kravac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garbutt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kravac is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kravac is looking for a triangle but Garbutt pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravac looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garbutt is one step ahead there.
Garbutt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garbutt postures up.
Garbutt wants to get up but he can't break Kravac's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Garbutt is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Garbutt throws a leg kick but Kravac moved away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kravac tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garbutt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garbutt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kravac tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garbutt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kravac cracks Garbutt with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Garbutt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab, jab by Kravac - just one landing.
Garbutt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kravac moves away.
Kravac closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kravac works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kravac goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Garbutt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kravac's guard! Nice work there by Garbutt!
Garbutt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kravac is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garbutt won't allow Kravac to sweep him here.
Kevin Garbutt has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kravac trying to control the position.
Kravac wants to sweep here but Garbutt controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garbutt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kravac looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garbutt is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garbutt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kravac pulls Garbutt in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kravac slips a jab from Garbutt.
Garbutt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravac wants to clinch
and Garbutt counters with a nice uppercut.
Kravac shoots in but no luck this time.
Kravac shoots in for a takedown but Garbutt shows good takedown defense.
Kravac doesn't manage to clinch there - Garbutt circles away.
Garbutt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kravac avoids the head kick by Garbutt.
Kravac drops down looking for a counter takedown but Garbutt sprawls and moves away.
Kravac tries to clinch up
and Garbutt counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Samuel Kravac has been cut.
Kevin Garbutt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kravac misses with a body punch
and Garbutt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garbutt throws a wild body kick that Kravac sees coming a mile off.
Kravac misses with a takedown attempt - Garbutt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Kravac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravac scores with a jab. Garbutt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kravac tries to clinch there but Garbutt circles away.
Garbutt lands a slapping body shot.
Kravac fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kravac takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garbutt closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Kravac out cold! Kravac corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin Garbutt!
Our winner, Kevin Garbutt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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