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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giorgi Kvaratskhelia (ranked 1077 p4p, 1557 weight class) and Gambaatar Nyambat (ranked 142 p4p, 195 weight class). Nyambat has chosen The Hu - Wolf Totem as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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Basic striking
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Giorgi Kvaratskhelia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gambaatar Nyambat!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nyambat is trying to get back to full guard.
Nyambat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nyambat is looking to control Kvaratskhelia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nyambat avoid being mounted?
Nyambat felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kvaratskhelia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nyambat does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nyambat is looking to improve his position.
Nyambat keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyambat is trying to control but can't.
Kvaratskhelia has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Nyambat is looking for a sweep. Kvaratskhelia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nyambat controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia working the head and body with strikes.
Nyambat tries to roll over but Kvaratskhelia keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kvaratskhelia working Nyambat over with strikes.
Kvaratskhelia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nyambat's head.
Nyambat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kvaratskhelia.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kvaratskhelia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nyambat is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kvaratskhelia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kvaratskhelia's back!
Kvaratskhelia rolls, trying to escape but Nyambat keeps control of the position.
Nyambat is trying to stick to Kvaratskhelia's back but Kvaratskhelia is turning into Nyambat. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nyambat's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kvaratskhelia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyambat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kvaratskhelia is one step ahead there.
Kvaratskhelia with a nice head shot there.
Kvaratskhelia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kvaratskhelia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nyambat's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nyambat trying to keep a closed guard but Kvaratskhelia is proving a slippery customer.
Nyambat has his hands on Kvaratskhelia's head, controlling the position.
Nyambat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nyambat manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kvaratskhelia manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyambat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kvaratskhelia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nyambat postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nyambat content to stall in guard here.
Kvaratskhelia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kvaratskhelia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nyambat passes Kvaratskhelia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kvaratskhelia gets full guard.
Nyambat is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nyambat working some strikes from top position.
Kvaratskhelia wants to sweep here but Nyambat controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyambat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kvaratskhelia is keeping the position for now.
Nyambat trying to control but Kvaratskhelia is working from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kvaratskhelia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kvaratskhelia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nyambat trying to control the position.
Nyambat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nyambat is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kvaratskhelia throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Nyambat's body to avoid the submission. Nyambat has instead reached around Kvaratskhelia's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Nyambat arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gambaatar Nyambat!
After winning the bout, Gambaatar Nyambat thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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