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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giorgi Kvaratskhelia (ranked 653 p4p, 1680 weight class) and Dick Brower (ranked 87 p4p, 201 weight class). Brower has chosen BANDITS- ROWDY as his entrance music. Dick Brower acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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10 - 1 - 0 |
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6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Giorgi Kvaratskhelia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Brower!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brower closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kvaratskhelia circles away.
Brower lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kvaratskhelia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brower blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kvaratskhelia.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control the action but Brower is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brower is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brower works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kvaratskhelia landing some decent shots from guard.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control but Brower is working from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia landing with the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brower looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kvaratskhelia is one step ahead there.
Kvaratskhelia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brower manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kvaratskhelia manages to get himself to full guard.
Brower with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brower looking to sit in guard and control but Kvaratskhelia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brower trying to keep a closed guard but Kvaratskhelia is proving a slippery customer.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control but Brower is working from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kvaratskhelia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kvaratskhelia looking to sit in guard and control but Brower gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kvaratskhelia is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia working a defensive guard here.
Kvaratskhelia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brower is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia pulls Brower in close to his closed guard and prevents Brower from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brower distracts Kvaratskhelia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kvaratskhelia looking to control.
Kvaratskhelia throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kvaratskhelia is trying to control the position but Brower postures up.
Brower throwing strikes from guard but Kvaratskhelia blocks nicely.
Brower avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia wants to sweep here but Brower controlling him for the moment.
Kvaratskhelia controlling the position.
Brower stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kvaratskhelia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brower makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kvaratskhelia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brower can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kvaratskhelia is adopting a defensive guard.
Brower lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kvaratskhelia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brower slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brower has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kvaratskhelia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brower.
Brower trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvaratskhelia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kvaratskhelia pulls Brower in close to prevent any damage.
Kvaratskhelia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brower manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kvaratskhelia wants to control from the top but Brower keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Giorgi Kvaratskhelia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kvaratskhelia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kvaratskhelia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brower is looking to reverse the position.
Kvaratskhelia working away.
Brower manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kvaratskhelia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Giorgi Kvaratskhelia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kvaratskhelia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kvaratskhelia has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Brower is trying to get back to full guard.
Kvaratskhelia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kvaratskhelia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brower can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvaratskhelia is landing with some decent strikes but Brower is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kvaratskhelia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kvaratskhelia with a couple of short strikes.
Kvaratskhelia wants to control the pace but Brower is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brower sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kvaratskhelia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kvaratskhelia working the head and body with strikes.
Kvaratskhelia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brower has hold of Kvaratskhelia's hands but Kvaratskhelia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kvaratskhelia is trying to work for a kimura but Brower is defending well.
Brower is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kvaratskhelia pulls his head out easily.
Brower on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brower is trying to get back to full guard.
Kvaratskhelia lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia lands with a punch from half guard.
Kvaratskhelia has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kvaratskhelia is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Brower goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Kvaratskhelia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Giorgi Kvaratskhelia!
A very excited looking Giorgi Kvaratskhelia made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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