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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lamb (ranked 345 p4p, 43 weight class) and Aharon Sarkisyan (ranked 474 p4p, 58 weight class). Sarkisyan has chosen Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh as his entrance music. Darren Lamb could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aharon Sarkisyan's chin.
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160 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
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163 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aharon Sarkisyan!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb moves out of range of the body kick.
Lamb tries to clinch but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
Lamb has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lamb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarkisyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lamb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamb is looking to counter punch.
Sarkisyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamb is just out of range.
Sarkisyan punishes Lamb's body with a nice straight punch.
Lamb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan throws a body kick that misses.
Sarkisyan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sarkisyan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sarkisyan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lamb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarkisyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarkisyan breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Sarkisyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lamb doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Darren Lamb has been cut.
Lamb clobbers Sarkisyan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarkisyan misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sarkisyan 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 Lamb has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lamb and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sarkisyan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sarkisyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lamb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarkisyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sarkisyan lands a lovely overhand right.
Sarkisyan misses with the combination.
Lamb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarkisyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sarkisyan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lamb lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarkisyan misses with a low kick.
Lamb misses with a hook
and Sarkisyan counters with a nice leg kick.
Lamb misses with a low kick.
Sarkisyan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sarkisyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamb is just out of range.
Sarkisyan throws an overhand right that lands on Lamb's shoulder, as Lamb tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick which misses Lamb's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamb tries to avoid it.
Sarkisyan throws a body kick that misses.
Sarkisyan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Sarkisyan tried to score with a low kick but Lamb checks it.
Lamb missing with a left hand there. Sarkisyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamb shoots for a takedown but Sarkisyan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aharon Sarkisyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamb throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamb works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lamb keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lamb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darren Lamb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarkisyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sarkisyan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lamb on the side of the head.
Lamb throws a lazy uppercut
and Sarkisyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick which misses Lamb's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamb tries to avoid it.
A big left from Sarkisyan misses.
Lamb missing with a left hand there. Sarkisyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sarkisyan. No joy for Lamb on that attempt.
Sarkisyan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lamb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sarkisyan, pushing him back against the cage.
Lamb wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lamb tries to work over Sarkisyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamb lands a nice shot to the body.
Lamb throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarkisyan.
Lamb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarkisyan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Lamb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lamb blocks an uppercut.
Lamb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sarkisyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lamb jumps guard but Sarkisyan stands there with Lamb around his waist. Lamb gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarkisyan misses with the head strike.
Lamb throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarkisyan.
A right hand to the body from Lamb.
Lamb digs a right hand underneath Sarkisyan's ribcage. Sarkisyan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb misses with a body punch.
Lamb tries to throw a body punch but Sarkisyan avoids it by throwing Lamb back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lamb.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamb is working Sarkisyan over against the cage.
Sarkisyan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sarkisyan working aggressively here.
Sarkisyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lamb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sarkisyan backwards.
Sarkisyan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lamb.
Sarkisyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarkisyan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lamb is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sarkisyan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lamb seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sarkisyan can turn it around.
Sarkisyan blocks a body shot from Lamb.
Lamb throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarkisyan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lamb.
Lamb blocking some punches.
Lamb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sarkisyan pushes Lamb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lamb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lamb misses with a body punch.
Sarkisyan scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aharon Sarkisyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darren Lamb's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Lamb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sarkisyan tries to counter by closing the distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lamb.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lamb.
Lamb shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sarkisyan as he jumps to the side.
Sarkisyan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sarkisyan misses with a wild body shot.
Lamb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarkisyan.
A nice side step and Sarkisyan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarkisyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamb.
Sarkisyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarkisyan thows a leg kick but Lamb checks it
letting Lamb counter with a right hand.
Lamb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sarkisyan throws out the jab.
Sarkisyan moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb cracks Sarkisyan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sarkisyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamb.
Lamb is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lamb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lamb misses the shot to the body.
Sarkisyan wants to counter with a clinch but Lamb pushes him away.
Sarkisyan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lamb checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lamb throws a body punch but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
Lamb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sarkisyan to score with a decent uppercut.
Lamb lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sarkisyan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab by Lamb.
A jab from Lamb misses.
Sarkisyan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sarkisyan throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Lamb checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sarkisyan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamb tries to clinch up but Sarkisyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Aharon Sarkisyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamb comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lamb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sarkisyan.
Lamb wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lamb throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamb misses with a two punch combination.
Lamb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sarkisyan tries to counter with a clinch but Lamb shakes him off and moves away.
Lamb misses with a body shot.
Lamb throws a hook but Sarkisyan avoids it easily.
Sarkisyan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lamb at a distance.
Sarkisyan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sarkisyan lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sarkisyan. Sarkisyan obviously looking to wear him down.
Sarkisyan scores with a hook.
Lamb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sarkisyan.
Lamb manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sarkisyan on his heels. He'll look to pass Sarkisyan's guard now, I'm sure.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lamb's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lamb wants to control from the top but Sarkisyan keeps moving.
Sarkisyan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamb working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lamb postures up and lands a big shot to Sarkisyan's brow.
Lamb postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sarkisyan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamb content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lamb throws a big elbow that misses.
Sarkisyan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sarkisyan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lamb cracks Sarkisyan with a solid left hand.
Lamb is looking to work some ground and pound but Sarkisyan has wrist control.
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!
Lamb preventing the sweep.
Lamb has gone for a leg lock! Sarkisyan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lamb's guard.
Lamb working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lamb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darren Lamb'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sarkisyan defending well as Lamb loads up on a big left hand.
Lamb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lamb lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sarkisyan slips under a jab.
Lamb uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from Lamb does no damage.
Lamb blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Lamb.
Lamb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarkisyan manages to avoid it.
Sarkisyan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lamb misses with a left hand
and Sarkisyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sarkisyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamb.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamb tries to work over Sarkisyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lamb fails to land.
Lamb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarkisyan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sarkisyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamb walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lamb looking to score a takedown here. Sarkisyan is defending well but Lamb drives through and ends up in Sarkisyan's guard.
Sarkisyan trying to control the position here.
Lamb postures up in Sarkisyan's guard and throws a big left but Sarkisyan blocks it.
Lamb preventing the sweep.
Lamb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sarkisyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sarkisyan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb won't allow Sarkisyan to get back to his feet.
Sarkisyan is trying to control the position but Lamb postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sarkisyan wants to stand and escape but Lamb is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lamb connects with a right hand. Sarkisyan shakes it off.
An inside leg kick from Sarkisyan misses.
Sarkisyan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lamb.
Lamb cracks Sarkisyan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Sarkisyan scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarkisyan missing with a left hand there. Lamb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamb throwing a counter right hand but Sarkisyan manages to avoid it.
Lamb shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sarkisyan but Sarkisyan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sarkisyan looks to land a left hand but Lamb moved out of range nicely.
Sarkisyan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sarkisyan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lamb's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sarkisyan manages to get to full guard.
Lamb working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sarkisyan's head.
Sarkisyan wants to sweep here but Lamb controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarkisyan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lamb postures up in Sarkisyan's guard and throws a big left but Sarkisyan blocks it.
Lamb cracks Sarkisyan with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb won't allow Sarkisyan to get back to his feet.
Lamb working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lamb postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lamb connects with a couple of short punches.
Lamb throws a strike but Sarkisyan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lamb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sarkisyan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lamb is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Lamb showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lamb 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Lamb!
Darren Lamb very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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