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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sika Jauheliha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sika Jauheliha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giorgio Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan clinches up with Jauheliha and pushes him back against the cage.
Jauheliha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jauheliha looking to throw knees to the head but Petrosyan is blocking nicely.
Jauheliha scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Giorgio Petrosyan has been cut.
Petrosyan tries to circle away but Jauheliha has him pinned against the cage.
Jauheliha slowing the pace effectively.
Jauheliha missing with knees to the body.
Petrosyan can't get the takedown.
Jauheliha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jauheliha gets underhooks to prevent Petrosyan's takedown attempt.
Jauheliha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Petrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jauheliha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jauheliha throws a low kick, looking for Petrosyan's leg but Petrosyan calmly moves out of range.
Petrosyan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Petrosyan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch but Jauheliha is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petrosyan is trying to break the clinch but Jauheliha has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jauheliha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Petrosyan up against the cage.
Jauheliha looking to throw knees to the head but Petrosyan is blocking nicely.
Petrosyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jauheliha trying to land knees to the body.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the head but Petrosyan blocks with his arms.
Jauheliha connects with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan avoiding damage as Jauheliha throws knees to the body.
Jauheliha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jauheliha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jauheliha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrosyan is defending well for now.
Jauheliha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jauheliha stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jauheliha tries to stall but Petrosyan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jauheliha stalling in the clinch.
Jauheliha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jauheliha leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sika Jauheliha.
Petrosyan has a takedown stuffed.
Sika Jauheliha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giorgio Petrosyan.
Jauheliha throws a sloppy head kick
and Petrosyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrosyan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petrosyan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jauheliha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jauheliha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Petrosyan is defended easily by Jauheliha.
Jauheliha misses with a looping left.
Jauheliha misses with a head kick.
Sika Jauheliha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrosyan checks a leg kick.
Jauheliha misses with a low kick as Petrosyan jumps back.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha tries a head kick but it misses.
Jauheliha tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petrosyan.
Jauheliha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrosyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sika Jauheliha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrosyan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jauheliha counters with a big head kick but Petrosyan shrugs it off.
A jab from Jauheliha misses.
A slow jab from Petrosyan misses its intended target.
Petrosyan blocks a head kick by Jauheliha.
Jauheliha tries a head kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Jauheliha.
Jauheliha misses with a looping right.
Petrosyan checks the leg kick.
A combination from Petrosyan does no damage.
Petrosyan shoots in for a takedown but Jauheliha shows good takedown defense.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
Petrosyan blocks a head kick by Jauheliha.
Petrosyan moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha looking to throw knees to the head but Petrosyan is blocking nicely.
Jauheliha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petrosyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jauheliha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jauheliha is breathing heavily.
Jauheliha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petrosyan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jauheliha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petrosyan's face.
Jauheliha stalling the fight.
Petrosyan wants to break free but Jauheliha has control.
Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jauheliha moves into the clinch.
Petrosyan avoids a wild elbow strike from Jauheliha.
Jauheliha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jauheliha is trying to maintain a safe position but Petrosyan gets an underhook and turns Jauheliha into the cage.
Jauheliha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jauheliha looking to throw knees to the head but Petrosyan is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sika Jauheliha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giorgio Petrosyan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jauheliha takes the fight into the clinch.
Jauheliha tries to stall but Petrosyan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jauheliha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petrosyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jauheliha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan is trying to break free.
Jauheliha looking to slow down the pace here.
Jauheliha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petrosyan's efforts to push away.
Petrosyan is trying to break the clinch but Jauheliha is controlling him.
Jauheliha leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan avoiding damage as Jauheliha throws knees to the body.
Jauheliha slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sika Jauheliha.
Jauheliha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrosyan tries to clinch there but Jauheliha circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan scores with a sloppy right hand. Jauheliha should have avoided that one.
Petrosyan moves in looking to clinch but Jauheliha pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrosyan misses the target.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jauheliha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrosyan instigates a clinch.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan manages to break the clinch.
Jauheliha misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrosyan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jauheliha missing with a left hand there. Petrosyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jauheliha misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrosyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrosyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jauheliha throws a solid leg kick but Petrosyan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jauheliha.
Jauheliha closes the distance and clinches.
Jauheliha misses with a knee to the head.
Jauheliha has Petrosyan pressed against the cage, preventing Petrosyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jauheliha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jauheliha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan has had enough of the clinch but Jauheliha keeps him there for the moment.
Petrosyan wants to break free but Jauheliha has control.
Petrosyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan blocks a head kick by Jauheliha.
Petrosyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrosyan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jauheliha manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Petrosyan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Petrosyan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Petrosyan drops back looking for a leg! Jauheliha is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jauheliha manages to kick Petrosyan off! Petrosyan jumps back into Jauheliha's guard.
Petrosyan wants to control from the top but Jauheliha keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Petrosyan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Petrosyan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petrosyan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jauheliha manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Petrosyan has Jauheliha in his guard.
Petrosyan has his foot on Jauheliha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jauheliha works his way back into a safe position though.
Jauheliha has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Petrosyan is proving hard to escape from.
Petrosyan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Petrosyan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jauheliha wants to stand but Petrosyan is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrosyan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jauheliha defends well.
Jauheliha tries to stand but Petrosyan is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Giorgio Petrosyan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Giorgio Petrosyan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Petrosyan avoids the head kick by Jauheliha.
Jauheliha closes the distance and clinches.
Jauheliha misses with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jauheliha leaning against his opponent.
Jauheliha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jauheliha misses with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan is trying to force a seperation but Jauheliha has the dominant position.
Petrosyan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jauheliha scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrosyan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jauheliha misses with a knee strike.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the head but Petrosyan blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan is trying to break free.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrosyan avoids it.
Jauheliha pushes off an throws an elbow but Petrosyan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jauheliha lands a knee to the body.
Petrosyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan moves in looking to clinch but Jauheliha pushes him off.
Jauheliha misses with a low kick.
Petrosyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Jauheliha is just out of range.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrosyan wants to clinch up but Jauheliha keeps it at a distance.
Jauheliha misses with a low kick as Petrosyan jumps back.
Petrosyan blocks a head kick by Jauheliha.
Petrosyan clinches.
Jauheliha looking to slow down the pace here.
Petrosyan has Jauheliha pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jauheliha manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jauheliha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jauheliha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Petrosyan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jauheliha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petrosyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jauheliha taking a breather.
Jauheliha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petrosyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jauheliha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan blocks an elbow strike.
Petrosyan can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maybe Jauheliha would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Petrosyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jauheliha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jauheliha moves into the clinch.
Petrosyan tries to break the clinch but Jauheliha is controlling the position.
Jauheliha controlling the action here for a moment.
Petrosyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petrosyan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jauheliha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jauheliha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petrosyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jauheliha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jauheliha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petrosyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jauheliha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jauheliha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jauheliha throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jauheliha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Petrosyan wants to break free but Jauheliha has control.
Petrosyan is trying to break free.
Jauheliha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Petrosyan up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sika Jauheliha.
Petrosyan jabs Jauheliha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jauheliha throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sika Jauheliha showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jauheliha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sika Jauheliha!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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