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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vahan Karamyenyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karamyenyan comes to the cage accompanied by Bonecrusher - Saw Theme Remix. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
216 lbs
14 - 18 - 0 |
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210 lbs
27 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahan Karamyenyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Matiss!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matiss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan misses with a leg kick.
Matiss thinks about the counter body kick.
Karamyenyan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matiss uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karamyenyan throws a body kick that misses.
Matiss counters with a body kick.
Karamyenyan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Matiss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matiss lands with a shot to the body.
Karamyenyan is looking to slow Matiss down with leg kicks.
Karamyenyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Karamyenyan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matiss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matiss scores with a nice head shot.
Nice cross by Matiss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matiss, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Karamyenyan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Karamyenyan.
It looks like Mario Matiss has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamyenyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karamyenyan throws a looping overhand right but Matiss ducks down to avoid it.
Karamyenyan throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karamyenyan is defended easily by Matiss.
Matiss throws a leg kick which misses Karamyenyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Karamyenyan tries to avoid it.
Karamyenyan misses with a low kick.
Karamyenyan throws a sloppy head kick
and Matiss counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karamyenyan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karamyenyan thumps Matiss with a low kick.
Matiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karamyenyan moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Karamyenyan.
Matiss connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Matiss checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Karamyenyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matiss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matiss! But no joy.
Matiss connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matiss explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Karamyenyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matiss.
The crowd cheers as Karamyenyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matiss doesn't seem phased though.
Karamyenyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karamyenyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Matiss on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matiss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matiss throws a leg kick but Karamyenyan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karamyenyan attempts a counter takedown but Matiss avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss misses with a body shot.
Karamyenyan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Karamyenyan misses the shot to the body.
Matiss tries to counter by closing the distance.
Karamyenyan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Karamyenyan wants to land a leg kick but Matiss is out of range.
Karamyenyan sizes up Matiss with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karamyenyan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karamyenyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matiss.
Karamyenyan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Matiss controlling the position.
Matiss trying to keep a closed guard but Karamyenyan is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Matiss trying to keep a closed guard but Karamyenyan is proving a slippery customer.
Karamyenyan trying to control but Matiss is working from the bottom.
Matiss looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karamyenyan is one step ahead there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Karamyenyan is in close to Matiss's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vahan Karamyenyan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Matiss's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karamyenyan throws a series of punches but Matiss avoids them all with ease.
Good exchange - Matiss coming out on top.
Matiss avoids the head kick by Karamyenyan.
Matiss ducks under a wild hook from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan throws a head kick that half lands.
Matiss takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vahan Karamyenyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Karamyenyan throws a looping overhand right but Matiss ducks down to avoid it.
Matiss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matiss lands a lovely overhand right.
Karamyenyan thows a leg kick but Matiss checks it
and Matiss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matiss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karamyenyan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karamyenyan throws a head kick that misses.
Karamyenyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vahan Karamyenyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matiss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matiss lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karamyenyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matiss fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karamyenyan looks for the body kick but Matiss saw that one coming.
Karamyenyan feints and as Matiss raises his hands in defense, Karamyenyan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Matiss keeping moving, preventing Karamyenyan from controlling successfully.
Matiss pulls Karamyenyan in to control the position.
Matiss controls Karamyenyan momentarily but Karamyenyan frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matiss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matiss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karamyenyan looking to sit in guard and control but Matiss gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Matiss postures up.
Karamyenyan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matiss is one step ahead there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matiss wants to control from the top but Karamyenyan keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan wants to sweep here but Matiss controlling him for the moment.
Matiss tries to free his leg and advance position but Karamyenyan is retaining full guard.
Matiss content to stall in guard here.
Karamyenyan keeping full guard, as Matiss tries to pass.
Karamyenyan trying to control the position.
Matiss postures up in Karamyenyan's guard and throws a big left but Karamyenyan blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Karamyenyan throws a head kick but Matiss moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Matiss on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karamyenyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matiss.
Matiss swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vahan Karamyenyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karamyenyan throws a sloppy head kick
and Matiss counters with a straight right hand.
Karamyenyan throws a combination. Matiss tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Karamyenyan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karamyenyan misses with a head kick.
Matiss looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matiss scores with a jab.
Karamyenyan cracks Matiss with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matiss avoids the head kick by Karamyenyan.
Matiss wants to counter the offense by Karamyenyan and move into the clinch position.
Matiss uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karamyenyan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Karamyenyan throws a sloppy head kick
and Matiss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vahan Karamyenyan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Matiss's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Karamyenyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karamyenyan throws a body shot but no joy.
Karamyenyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Matiss on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matiss throws a combination. Karamyenyan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Karamyenyan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Karamyenyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matiss.
Karamyenyan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Matiss slips under a jab from Karamyenyan.
Matiss cracks Karamyenyan with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matiss lands with a straight right. Karamyenyan didn't see that one coming.
Karamyenyan misses with a low kick.
Karamyenyan throws a sloppy head kick and Matiss moves out of range easily.
Matiss throws out a counter right but Karamyenyan avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karamyenyan. Matiss does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karamyenyan throws a head kick that misses.
Matiss misses with a straight left.
Karamyenyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matiss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matiss throws the left hand but Karamyenyan avoids the punch easily.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses.
Karamyenyan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Matiss is looking to clinch.
Karamyenyan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Matiss wants to land a leg kick but Karamyenyan is out of range.
Karamyenyan slips a jab from Matiss.
Matiss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karamyenyan throws out the jab.
Karamyenyan is looking to chop away at Matiss's legs.
Karamyenyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mario Matiss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matiss crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Karamyenyan - the referee stops the clock and Matiss gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Karamyenyan. Matiss manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A big right from Matiss misses.
Matiss takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Karamyenyan tries to bum rush Matiss with a series of wild strikes but Matiss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karamyenyan walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matiss walks into a left hand.
Matiss checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matiss with a hook.
Karamyenyan defending well as Matiss loads up on a big left hand.
Matiss fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karamyenyan checks it well.
Matiss lands a head shot.
Karamyenyan lands a high kick to the side of Matiss's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Karamyenyan dives into guard, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karamyenyan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matiss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Karamyenyan postures up and lands a big shot to Matiss's brow.
Matiss is rocked!
Karamyenyan arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Matiss's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vahan Karamyenyan!
A victorious Vahan Karamyenyan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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