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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yves Trudeau (ranked 21949 p4p, 1586 weight class) and Koba Dvalishvili (ranked 635 p4p, 221 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yves Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koba Dvalishvili!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dvalishvili connects with a looping right hand.
Dvalishvili rushes Trudeau and presses him up against the cage.
Trudeau takes a shot to the head.
Dvalishvili scores with a shoulder strike.
Trudeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dvalishvili misses with a punch on the inside.
Dvalishvili scores with a hook to the body.
Dvalishvili lands with a left to the head.
Trudeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dvalishvili's elbow.
Dvalishvili lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dvalishvili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Trudeau.
Dvalishvili counters with a body kick.
Dvalishvili lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dvalishvili moves out of range of the leg kick from Trudeau.
Dvalishvili throws a looping overhand right but Trudeau ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Dvalishvili. Beautiful body shot.
Trudeau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dvalishvili counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trudeau's knee momentarily.
Dvalishvili closes the distance and pushes Trudeau back into the cage.
Dvalishvili slows down the pace here.
Dvalishvili works on Trudeau's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Dvalishvili scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dvalishvili tries to work over Trudeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dvalishvili softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dvalishvili lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
Dvalishvili misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dvalishvili misses with a punch on the inside.
Dvalishvili misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dvalishvili is leaning against Trudeau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trudeau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trudeau misses with a right hand
and Dvalishvili connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dvalishvili gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dvalishvili tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dvalishvili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trudeau looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Dvalishvili.
Trudeau breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Dvalishvili.
Trudeau misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dvalishvili bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trudeau's head backwards.
Trudeau throws a right and a left that Dvalishvili avoids nicely.
Trudeau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Trudeau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili lands with a kick to the ribs.
Trudeau drives through and clinches with Dvalishvili against the cage.
Dvalishvili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trudeau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dvalishvili avoids the body shot from Trudeau.
Trudeau sets himself, and Dvalishvili steps forward looking for the clinch! Trudeau avoids it this time.
Dvalishvili thumps Trudeau with a low kick.
Dvalishvili moves out of range of the body kick from Trudeau.
A nice leg kick from Dvalishvili, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trudeau lands a front kick.
Trudeau misses with a body kick.
Dvalishvili punishes Trudeau's body with a nice straight punch.
Trudeau takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Trudeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Trudeau lands with an uppercut that bounces Dvalishvili off the cage and back into range.
Dvalishvili turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trudeau throws a lazy uppercut
and Dvalishvili counters with a right hand to the body.
Trudeau moves away from the strike by Dvalishvili.
Trudeau on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dvalishvili takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Trudeau misses
and Dvalishvili counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dvalishvili dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trudeau. That did some damage!
Dvalishvili moves out of range as Trudeau throws a body kick.
Trudeau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trudeau throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dvalishvili counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick misses from Trudeau.
Trudeau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dvalishvili blocks a head kick by Trudeau.
Dvalishvili let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Trudeau misses with a straight left.
Dvalishvili throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Trudeau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dvalishvilis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trudeau ducks under a wild hook from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili moves out of range of the body kick from Trudeau.
Trudeau throws a hook to the side of Dvalishvili's head but Dvalishvili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dvalishvili scores with a jab.
Trudeau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dvalishvili moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili connects with a body shot that sends Trudeau's belly button to the back.
Dvalishvili defending well as Trudeau loads up on a big left hand.
Dvalishvili thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Trudeau if he has to take too many more of those.
Trudeau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dvalishvili counters with a stiff right hand.
Dvalishvili scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dvalishvili works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dvalishvili instigates a clinch.
Trudeau tries to break the clinch but Dvalishvili is controlling the position.
Trudeau working aggressively here.
Trudeau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dvalishvili keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trudeau's efforts to push away.
Trudeau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trudeau throws a head punch that misses.
Dvalishvili scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trudeau breaks from the clinch.
Dvalishvili's corner calls for a 1-2. Dvalishvili obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Trudeau staying out of range there.
Trudeau moves in looking to clinch but Dvalishvili pushes him off.
Trudeau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koba Dvalishvili dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick lands for Trudeau.
Dvalishvili stuns Trudeau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trudeau tries to clinch but Dvalishvili is having none of it.
Trudeau throws a sloppy head kick and Dvalishvili moves out of range easily.
Yves Trudeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dvalishvili lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trudeau's sensitive parts.
Trudeau misses with a body kick.
Trudeau thumps Dvalishvili with a low kick.
Dvalishvili throws a combination that misses
and Trudeau counters with a nice body kick.
Dvalishvili lands a nice hook to Trudeau's body. Trudeau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koba Dvalishvili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trudeau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trudeau lands a jab to the head.
Trudeau looks to throw the jab but Dvalishvili is out of range.
Dvalishvili tries to move into range but Trudeau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dvalishvili takes the fight into the clinch.
Dvalishvili lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
Dvalishvili pushes Trudeau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dvalishvili scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dvalishvili working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koba Dvalishvili seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dvalishvili lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
Dvalishvili has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Trudeau seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dvalishvili can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvalishvili taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Trudeau looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dvalishvili struggles to land a body shot inside as Trudeau controls his hands.
Trudeau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trudeau connects with a high kick.
It looks like Koba Dvalishvili has been cut.
A nice leg kick from Dvalishvili, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dvalishvili ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dvalishvili throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Trudeau.
Dvalishvili stuns Trudeau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trudeau lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dvalishvili has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dvalishvili and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dvalishvili steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dvalishvili gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dvalishvili lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
A shot in the inside from Dvalishvili.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Dvalishvili.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Dvalishvili.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dvalishvili creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dvalishvili scores with a shot to the side of Trudeau's head.
Trudeau is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili blocks a body shot from Trudeau.
Oh Trudeau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trudeau has a couple of punches blocked by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili lands a right hand.
Dvalishvili makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dvalishvili lands a left hand.
Dvalishvili scores with a shoulder strike.
Trudeau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dvalishvili has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dvalishvili.
Trudeau tries to circle away but Dvalishvili has him pinned against the cage.
Dvalishvili prevents a body shot from Trudeau.
Trudeau breaks from the clinch.
Dvalishvili works Trudeau's body with a nice hook.
Dvalishvili lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dvalishvili clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Dvalishvili fails to land.
Trudeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Dvalishvili controls his hands.
Trudeau is trying to break free.
Trudeau wants to get back to striking at distance but Dvalishvili won't allow it.
Trudeau has a couple of punches blocked by Dvalishvili.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Dvalishvili scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dvalishvili can't find room to land a body shot as Trudeau controls the action.
Dvalishvili scores with a shot to the side of Trudeau's head.
Trudeau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trudeau is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dvalishvili is keeping busy.
Dvalishvili tries to throw a body punch but Trudeau avoids it by throwing Dvalishvili back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trudeau tries to break free but Dvalishvili pushes him back against the cage.
Dvalishvili stalling in the clinch but Trudeau improves position.
Dvalishvili throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trudeaus head.
Dvalishvili scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dvalishvili works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dvalishvili lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili tries a body shot but Trudeau blocks it.
Dvalishvili tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trudeau's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Dvalishvili.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dvalishvili keeps control of Trudeau as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili scores with a hook to the body.
Dvalishvili working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trudeau has Dvalishvili pressed against the cage.
A short right from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Dvalishvili.
Trudeau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dvalishvili backwards.
Dvalishvili lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dvalishvili presses Trudeau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trudeau prevents a body shot from Dvalishvili.
A short uppercut from Dvalishvili.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dvalishvili lands a shot to the body.
Trudeau is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trudeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Dvalishvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Dvalishvili.
Trudeau tries to throw a body punch but Dvalishvili avoids it by throwing Trudeau back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koba Dvalishvili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Koba Dvalishvili's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Trudeau.
Dvalishvili connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trudeau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trudeau throws a poor cross that misses
and Dvalishvili counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dvalishvili jabs Trudeau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trudeau misses with a jab to the body
and Dvalishvili counters with an inside leg kick.
Dvalishvili lands with a nice body punch.
Dvalishvili tries to bum rush Trudeau with a series of wild strikes but Trudeau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Dvalishvili. That snapped Trudeau's head back.
Dvalishvili throws out a powerful jab.
Trudeau misses with a jab to the body
and Dvalishvili counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dvalishvili pushes Trudeau away with a front kick.
Dvalishvili lands with a nice body punch.
Trudeau throws a shot from downtown. Dvalishvili moves away and avoids it.
Dvalishvili feints and then cracks Trudeau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trudeau down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick from Dvalishvili, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dvalishvili bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trudeau's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvalishvili moves into the clinch.
Dvalishvili works on Trudeau's body with a couple of short punches.
Trudeau lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Dvalishvili.
A left hand lands to the body for Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili lands with a left to the head.
Dvalishvili lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
Dvalishvili throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trudeau takes a shot to the head.
Trudeau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trudeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili lands with a light punch inside.
Trudeau breaks from the clinch.
Dvalishvili takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dvalishvili connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Trudeau misses its intended target.
Dvalishvili connects with a nice looking jab.
Trudeau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trudeau plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Dvalishvili jabs Trudeau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dvalishvili tries to score a power double leg takedown but Trudeau sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dvalishvili somewhat.
Dvalishvili bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dvalishvili fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trudeau will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dvalishvili jabs at Trudeau's body.
Trudeau swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Dvalishvili counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Trudeau.
Dvalishvili lands a nice looking kick to the body. Trudeau takes a step back to recover.
Dvalishvili throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trudeau plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau walks into a jab.
Dvalishvili cracks Trudeau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trudeau throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dvalishvili counters with a nice uppercut.
Trudeau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trudeau lands a lovely overhand right.
Dvalishvili ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dvalishvili throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dvalishvili throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dvalishvili lands a front kick.
Dvalishvili moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trudeau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dvalishvili throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dvalishvili showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trudeau.
Dvalishvili on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili has Trudeau up against the cage in a clinch.
Dvalishvili working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dvalishvili lands a shot to the body.
Dvalishvili works on Trudeau's body with a couple of short punches.
Trudeau has had enough of the clinch but Dvalishvili keeps him there for the moment.
Dvalishvili lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Dvalishvili.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dvalishvili.
Trudeau is trying to break the clinch but Dvalishvili has him pressed against the cage.
Dvalishvili breaks from the clinch.
Dvalishvili lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dvalishvili.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trudeau misses with a low kick as Dvalishvili jumps back.
Trudeau swings for the body but Dvalishvili moves out of range.
Dvalishvili lands with a hook. Trudeau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koba Dvalishvili is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trudeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dvalishvili moves away.
Dvalishvili looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koba Dvalishvili comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dvalishvili has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koba Dvalishvili!
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