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Event:
Proud FC 1
Date: Sep 03, 2021 |
#R1#
Minasian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Minasian is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Minasian darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Minasian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Kingsley Brown has been cut.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Minasian forces Brown back against the ropes and clinches.
Minasian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown avoids the head kick by Minasian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minasian tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Minasian throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Minasian under the eye.
Minasian ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
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!
Minasian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Minasian throws a leg kick
and as Minasian tries to get back out of range, Brown steps forwards and cracks Minasian with a beautiful high kick! Minasian goes down! Oh, he's out! He's out cold! No need for a referee count here - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kingsley Brown!
Kingsley Brown managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Savage Fightwear, into his post fight interview. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 20, 2020 |
#R1#
Minasian throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Minasian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Minasian 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.
Duggan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from Minasian misses its intended target.
Duggan defending well as Minasian loads up on a big left hand.
Duggan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Minasian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minasian throws a head kick but Duggan moves out of range.
Duggan moves to clinch but Minasian breaks away
and Minasian counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Jim Duggan has been cut.
Minasian displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Minasian misses with a body kick.
Minasian with a hook.#CL#
Duggan drives through and clinches with Minasian against the cage.
Minasian tries to throw a body punch but Duggan avoids it by throwing Minasian back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duggan looking to stall.
A body shot lands from Minasian.
#T1#
Minasian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Minasian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Minasian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duggan.#BC#
Duggan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duggan tries to clinch up.
Minasian throws a counter combo.
Minasian throws a series of punches but Duggan moves out of range.
Duggan is looking to clinch.
Minasian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duggan tries to clinch up but Minasian circles away and keeps his distance.
Minasian appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Duggan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Minasian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minasian throws a lazy uppercut
and Minasian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duggan works the jab nicely.
Duggan darts in trying to clinch
and Minasian counters with a low kick, right behind Duggan 's knee. #T2#
Minasian misses with a few strikes there.
Jim Duggan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duggan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Minasian tries to avoid it but Duggan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Minasian to the ground. Minasian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duggan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duggan wants to clinch up but Minasian keeps it at a distance.
Duggan tries to grapple but his opponent circles #KD2#
and Minasian counters with a crisp right hand that drops Duggan! Minasian lets Duggan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT2#
Jim Duggan's cut is getting worse.
Duggan shoots in but no luck this time.
Arthur Minasian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duggan misses with a takedown
and Minasian counters with a huge left! Duggan is in big trouble! He's backing up but Minasian isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Duggan from any more damage. A dominating finish by Minasian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Minasian!
Arthur Minasian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
VFA 12
Date: Apr 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Minasian tries to land a leg kick but Rocket saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Rocket.
Giovanni Rocket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocket throws a jab when Minasian was well out of range.
Rocket throws a body shot but no joy.
Rocket fails with an attempt to clinch.
Minasian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick by Rocket misses
and Minasian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rocket throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Minasian was looking to counter with a kick there.
Minasian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rocket sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rocket connects with a body shot that sends Minasian's belly button to the back.
Rocket throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Minasian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rocket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Minasian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Minasian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minasian tries to work over Rocket's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rocket misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocket misses with some punches.
Rocket lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T1#
Rocket lands a body shot in the clinch.
Minasian blocks the elbow strike.
Minasian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rockets head.
Rocket lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Minasian.
Rocket stalling against the cage.
Rocket blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Minasian.
Rocket gets through Minasian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Minasian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Minasian scores with a shoulder strike.
Rocket fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rocket misses with a hook from the clinch. #KD#
Minasian drops Rocket onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rocket is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Rocket is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minasian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rocket is still on wobbly legs! Can Minasian finish him?
Minasian lands a right hand.
Minasian lands a nice shot to the body.
Minasian unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rocket! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Minasian is unloading with more strikes now! Rocket drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Minasian!
Arthur Minasian retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Arthur Minasian, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
VFA 7
Date: Mar 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Bombs.
Good shot there by Minasian.
A head kick by Bombs misses
and Minasian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minasian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Amsterdam in the buildup to the fight.
Bombs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Minasian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Minasian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Bombs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL2#
Bombs moves into range and clinches up with Minasian.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bombs.
Minasian is leaning against Bombs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bombs looks winded!
Minasian lands a shoulder strike.
Minasian blocking some punches.
Minasian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Minasian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minasian lands a shoulder strike.
Bombs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minasian throws an elbow that misses.
Minasian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bombs backwards.
Minasian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bombs swings wildly with an uppercut but Minasian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minasian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bombs throws a punch but it's blocked by Minasian. #T1#
Minasian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minasian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bombs backwards.
Minasian lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Minasian.
#BC#
Minasian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bombs is looking to clinch but Minasian is avoiding it.
Bombs throws a looping overhand right but Minasian ducks down to avoid it.
As Bombs backs away, Minasian returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bombs moves to clinch but Minasian breaks away #KD#
and Minasian counters with a nice right hand that sends Bombs toppling to the canvas! Bombs scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Minasian finish him?!#ROC#
Bombs is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minasian thumps Bombs with a low kick.
Bombs is still on wobbly legs! Can Minasian finish him?
Bombs misses with a hook
and Minasian counters with a solid body kick.
Minasian cracks Bombs's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Bombs slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Minasian can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthur Minasian!
Arthur Minasian is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Arthur Minasian 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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Event:
VFA Wednesday Fights 1
Date: Feb 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Raban feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Minasians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A shot to the body from Raban misses
and Minasian counters with a stiff right hand.
Raban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minasian.
Minasian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Minasian throws a leg kick that misses.
Minasian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raban has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A left and a right from Raban both land. Nice combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Arthur Minasian has been cut.
A jab from Raban finds it's way through Minasian's defenses.
Raban slips under a jab from Minasian.
Raban throws a push kick but Minasian slaps the foot to one side.
Raban just misses with a punch to the body.
Minasian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT#
It looks like James Raban has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raban gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raban.
Sloppy strikes from Minasian. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Minasian scores with a nice strike.
Minasian dodges the punch combination from Raban.
Raban misses with a body shot.
Raban takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
James Raban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Minasian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Minasian.
Raban misses with a wild combination.
Minasian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#TD2#
Raban feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minasian is pulling down on Raban's head. It's preventing any offense from Raban, at least for the moment.
Minasian wants to get back to his feet but Raban is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Raban trying to control the position from guard on top but Minasian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minasian wants to get back to his feet but Raban is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Raban trying to control but Minasian is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Minasian is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Minasian is fighting to break Raban's control of his arms but Raban is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T3#
Raban is trying to keep Minasian in close.
Raban tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Minasian wants to stand but Raban is controlling his posture from full guard.
Raban trying to keep a closed guard but Minasian is proving a slippery customer.
#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB2#
Raban working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Minasian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Minasian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Raban not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Minasian connects with a leg kick. Raban looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Raban shoots and misses
and Minasian counters with a left to the body.
Raban tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raban is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Minasian rather than just go for the knockout.
Raban swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minasian lands a leg kick that knocks Raban off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raban. Minasian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minasian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Minasian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Raban.
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 Arthur Minasian will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Minasian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Raban throws a hook but Minasian blocks it.
Raban fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Minasian on the side of the head.
Raban throws a head kick but Minasian moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Minasian loads up on a big right hand but Raban slips the punch.
Arthur Minasian is winning the standup battle so far.
Raban shoots in for a double leg but Minasian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL2#
Raban gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Minasian tries to work over Raban's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raban just leaning against Minasian, taking a breather.
Raban's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#CUT#
That has opened up James Raban's cut even more.
Minasian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Minasian lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Minasian.
A shot in the inside from Minasian.
Raban is breathing heavily.
Raban misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Minasian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Minasian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raban throws a sloppy head kick and Minasian moves out of range easily. #T1#
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Minasian moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Raban! Minasian continues to tee off on Raban, landing with a left and a right! Minasian connects with a right hand that leaves Raban sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Minasian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arthur Minasian!
Our winner, Arthur Minasian, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
EVO 290: Hawkins vs Dunas
Date: Jan 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Minasian misses the jab.
It seemed like Dobson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dobson tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minasian. Dobson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dobson missing with a left hand there. Minasian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minasian swings for the body but Dobson moves out of range.
Minasian throws a jab when Dobson was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Minasian.
Minasian moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Minasian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minasian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
Dobson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Minasian misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Minasian.
Dobson looks winded!
Minasian scores with a shot to the side of Dobson's head.
Still in the clinch, Dobson scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Minasian has a couple of punches blocked by Dobson.
Minasian misses with a punch on the inside.
Minasian misses with some punches.
Minasian lands with a light punch inside.
Minasian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dobson avoids a wild elbow strike from Minasian.
Minasian blocking some punches.
Dobson throws a head punch that misses.
Minasian misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Minasian.
Minasian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dobsons head.
Dobson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Minasian breaks from the clinch.
Minasian needs to keep his hands up - Dobson had a free shot at his head there.
Minasian keeps the fight on the outside.
Dobson throws a head kick that misses
and Minasian counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dobson's knee momentarily.#KD#
Minasian cracks Dobson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dobson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Minasian finish him?
#CUT#
It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minasian throws a wild body kick that Dobson sees coming a mile off.#T2#
Dobson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dobson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dobson leaves his chin hanging out and Minasian seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Dobson crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthur Minasian!
A relieved looking Arthur Minasian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
EVO 283: Traylor vs Minasian
Date: Dec 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Traylor wants to clinch but Minasian slips to the side
and Minasian counters with a two punch combo.
Traylor looks to throw a body kick
and Minasian counters with a low kick, right behind Traylor 's knee.
Traylor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Minasian connects with a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Slade Traylor has been cut.#CL#
Traylor instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Minasian fails to land.
Traylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Traylor is working Minasian over against the cage.
I was talking to Traylor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Traylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Minasian looks winded!
Minasian misses with the head strike.
Traylor slowing the pace effectively.
Traylor lands an elbow that stopped Minasian in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
It looks like Arthur Minasian has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traylor tries a body shot but Minasian blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Traylor.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Minasian.
Traylor works on Minasian's body with a couple of short punches.
Traylor cracks Minasian with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minasian.
Traylor lands an elbow inside that Minasian shrugs off.
Traylor misses with a body punch.
#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Minasian fails to land.
Minasian blocks an uppercut.
Traylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Traylor is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Traylor.
Traylor lands with a right to the head.
Traylor blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Traylor.
Traylor lands an elbow that stopped Minasian in his tracks for a moment.
A body shot lands from Minasian.
Traylor scores with a shot to the side of Minasian's head.
Traylor misses with the head strike.
Traylor blocking some punches.
Traylor can't find room to land a body shot as Minasian controls the action.
Minasian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Traylor lands with a right to the head.
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!
Traylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traylor throws a head punch that misses.
Traylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minasian's elbow.
Minasian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T2#
Minasian has a couple of punches blocked by Traylor.
Traylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Minasian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Traylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Traylor blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Traylor. #BC2#
Minasian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Minasian ducks under a wild hook from Traylor.
As Traylor backs off Minasian throws a huge counter combo but Traylor manages to avoid it all.
Traylor swings widly with a right hand
and Minasian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Traylor throws a hook but Minasian blocks it.
Minasian ducks under a wild hook from Traylor.
Minasian cracks Traylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A solid body kick from Traylor.
Minasian takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Minasian connects with a body shot.
Traylor misses with a hook
and Minasian counters with a two punch combo. #T3#
Traylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Minasian.
Slade Traylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traylor tries to clinch
and Minasian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#KD#
Traylor lands a big right hand that sends Minasian crashing to the mat! Traylor stays standing though and waves Minasian back to his feet!#ROC#
Minasian is rocked!
Minasian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Minasian is still on wobbly legs! Can Traylor finish him?
Traylor fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Minasian out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Slade Traylor!
A very excited looking Slade Traylor 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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Event:
EVO 278: Sykk vs Ridgeway
Date: Nov 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Jallu moves in looking to clinch but Minasian pushes him off.
Jallu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Minasian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jallu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#CL2#
Jallu clinches.
A short right from Minasian.
Jallu blocking some punches.
Jallu lands with a right to the head.
Jallu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Minasian backwards.
Jallu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Minasian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jallu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Minasian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Minasian.#CUT#
It looks like Juntti Jallu has been cut.
Jallu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jallu tries a body shot but Minasian blocks it.
Minasian lands a body punch.
Minasian struggles to land a body shot inside as Jallu controls his hands.
Minasian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minasian blocking some punches.
Minasian throws a head punch that misses.
Jallu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Minasian avoids it.
Jallu blocks an uppercut.
Jallu lands a knee to the body.
#T1#
Minasian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jallu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Minasian tries to throw a body punch but Jallu avoids it by throwing Minasian back against the cage.
Minasian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Minasian throws a punch but it's blocked by Jallu.
Jallu misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jallu.
Jallu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jallu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Jallu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jallu tries a knee to the head but Minasian blocks it.
Jallu is trying to stall.
Minasian misses with the head strike.
Jallu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jallu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Minasian digs a right hand underneath Jallu's ribcage. Jallu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jallu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Jallu.
Minasian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T2#
Minasian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jallu missing with knees to the body.
Minasian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Jallu fails to land.
Minasian lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Minasian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minasian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jallu throws a jab when Minasian was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jallu misses the target.
As Jallu backs away, Minasian returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A shot to the liver by Jallu. Beautiful body shot.
Jallu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jallu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Minasian to score with a decent uppercut.
Jallu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Minasian jabs Jallu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jallu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jallu throws an off balance right hand
and Minasian counters with a slapping leg kick. #T3#
Minasian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jallu slips a straight right by Minasian.
Jallu tries to close the distance and clinch but Minasian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Minasian avoids the head kick by Jallu.
Jallu throws a lazy head kick
and Minasian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jallu scores with a nice head shot.
Jallu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minasian looks to land a right hand but Jallu moved out of range.
Minasian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jallu tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Minasian thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jallu if he has to take too many more of those.
Jallu looks winded!
Minasian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Minasian catches Jallu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Minasian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Minasian feints a jab and as Jallu dips his head, Minasian unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Jallu right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Jallu falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Minasian smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arthur Minasian!
After winning the bout, Arthur Minasian thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Juntti Jallu spoke after the fight, saying 'Sheer luck! i DEMAND a rematch ASAP! '.
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Event:
EVO 270: Traylor vs Alexander
Date: Oct 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minasian.
Minasian missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minasian swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind Minasian 's knee.
Minasian misses with a wild body shot.
Williams is looking to counter with a body kick.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Minasian lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams scores with a body shot.
#KD#
Williams lands a big head kick that sends Minasian tumbling to the mat! Williams takes a step backwards and waves Minasian back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Arthur Minasian has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws a push kick but Minasian slaps the foot to one side.
Minasian has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Minasian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Minasian misses with a leg kick.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Minasian misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Minasian saw that one coming.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Minasian counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Minasian misses with a low kick.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Minasian moves out of range easily.
Minasian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams throws a lazy head kick #KD2#
and Minasian counters with a crisp one two that drops Williams! Minasian thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Williams to his feet! Williams is in big trouble!
Minasian throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams throws a quick counter head kick but Minasian was just out of range.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams throws a leg kick but Minasian moved away.
Minasian throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Minasian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Minasian jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minasian feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CUT2#
It looks like Kane Williams has been cut.#T2#
Minasian connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kane Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Minasian counters with an outside leg kick.
#KD2#
Minasian cracks Williams with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Williams looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Minasian finish him?
#ROC2#
Williams is rocked!
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Minasian counters with a crisp right that sends Williams to the canvas! Minasian follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Minasian!
After winning the bout, Arthur Minasian thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Kane Williams spoke after the fight, saying 'Hey, at least a sucka tried. '.
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Event:
EVO 268: Traylor vs Parker
Date: Sep 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Veide connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#KD2#
Veide lands a big head kick that sends Minasian tumbling to the mat! Veide takes a step backwards and waves Minasian back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#
It looks like Arthur Minasian has been cut.
Veide throws a shot from downtown. Minasian moves away and avoids it.
Veide moves in close and cracks Minasian with a massive right hand! Minasian, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Veide!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Varg Veide!
Varg Veide took some time post fight to say the following; 'Finally, that twat of a manager remembered to set my sliders...'.
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Event:
EVO 266: Tsoi vs Cortes 2
Date: Sep 08, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Sammich instigates a clinch.
Minasian prevents a body shot from Sammich.
Minasian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sammich trying to control the position but instead, Minasian has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sammich into the cage.
Minasian lands a knee to the body.
Sammich looks winded!
Sammich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Minasian lands with a light punch inside.
Minasian has a couple of punches blocked by Sammich.
Minasian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sammich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Minasian breaks the clinch.
Minasian slips a straight right by Sammich.
Minasian throws out a loose jab but Sammich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sammich cracks Minasian with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sammich blocks a head kick by Minasian.
Sammich slips under a jab.
Sammich doesn't manage to clinch there - Minasian circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sammich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minasian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Sammich ducks right into an uppercut from Minasian.
Minasian slips under a jab.
Minasian feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Minasian keeps the fight on the outside.
Sammich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sammich swings for the body but Minasian moves out of range.
Sammich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Minasian throws a quick counter head kick but Sammich was just out of range.
Sammich misses with a straight left.
We've been informed that Sammich has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sammy Sammich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sammich lands with a shot to the body.
Sammich misses with a right hand
and Minasian counters with a straight right hand.#KD#
Minasian drops Sammich with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sammich looks back up at him and smiles so Minasian waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#
Sammich is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Sammy Sammich has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minasian steps in with a hook that catches Sammich right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Minasian follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sammich looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Minasian!
After winning the bout, Arthur Minasian 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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Event:
EVO 263: Kakoullis vs Makinwa
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Quaid throws a big shot that misses.
Minasian throws out a counter right but Quaid avoids it with no problem.
Arthur Minasian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quaid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Minasian's calf.
Minasian goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Quaid misses with a straight right.
Minasian jabs at Quaid's body.
Quaid looks to score with a jab to the body but Minasian is just out of range.
A nice side step and Minasian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Minasian throws a head kick that misses
and Quaid counters with a stiff right hand.
Minasian slips a jab and a cross from Quaid.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quaid. Minasian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minasian jabs at Quaid's body.
Minasian throws a lazy right hand but Quaid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quaid misses with a combination
and Minasian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Quaid slips under a jab.
Minasian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quaid moves away.
Minasian scoring well with a low kick there.
Good exchange - Quaid coming out on top.
Quaid misses with a body shot.
Minasian lands with a nice body punch.
Minasian misses with a double jab.
Quaid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Minasian throws a head kick but Quaid moves out of range.
Quaid is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Minasian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minasian moves away.#T2#
Minasian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Quaid misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Minasian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quaid misses with a hook to the body
and Quaid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quaid slips a jab from Minasian.
Quaid is looking to counter punch.
Quaid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minasian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quaid manages to avoid it.
Minasian ducks under a wild hook from Quaid.
Quaid lands a nice looking body shot.
Quaid doesn't manage to clinch there - Minasian circles away.
Minasian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quaid throws a looping overhand right but Minasian ducks down to avoid it.
Quaid blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Quaid on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T3#
Quaid lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#CUT#
It looks like Arthur Minasian has been cut.
Minasian misses with a low kick.
#KD#
Quaid sends Minasian crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Quaid is motioning to the referee to let Minasian up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Quaid drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Minasian right on the button. Minasian goes down! Quaid follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Quaid gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Quaid!
Douglas Quaid spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
EVO 257: Veide vs Sammich
Date: Jul 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Perkele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Minasian misses with a hook
and Perkele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Minasian tries to move into range but Perkele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Minasian avoids a kick to the body.
Minasian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkele jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Perkele gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Minasian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#KD#
Perkele lands a big head kick that sends Minasian tumbling to the mat! Perkele takes a step backwards and waves Minasian back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Arthur Minasian has been cut.
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!
Perkele swings for the body but Minasian moves out of range.
Minasian catches Perkele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
and Perkele counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Minasian! He's just covering up as Perkele starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Itse Perkele!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Itse Perkele waved his t-shirt featuring Kemists ↑ 5x160Q - $149-199's logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
EVO 250: Chernov vs Shillings
Date: Jun 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Bane scores with a shot to the body.
Bane scores with a head kick.
#CUT#
It looks like Arthur Minasian has been cut.
Bane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Minasian misses with a straight right.
Minasian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bane is looking to score with low kicks.
Bane throws a solid leg kick but Minasian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bane.
And Minasian responds with a good body kick, but Bane manages to step out the way in time.
Bane misses with a left hand
and Minasian counters with a leg kick.
Bane throws a shot to the body.
Bane scoring well with a low kick there.
Bane throws a sloppy head kick
and Minasian counters with a straight right hand.
Bane slips a straight right by Minasian.
A jab from Minasian does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minasian lands with a hook. Bane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bane misses with a wild body shot.
Minasian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bane. Bane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CUT2#
It looks like Lucas Bane has been cut.
Minasian scores with a nice right hand.
#ROC2#
Bane is rocked!
Minasian drops Bane with a big left hand! Bane is injured, injured bad! Minasian jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Minasian!
Arthur Minasian decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
UPG 33
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Minasian misses its intended target.
Sammich stuns Minasian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Minasian.
#KD2#
Minasian drops Sammich with a beautiful combination! Sammich stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Minasian is looking for the KO!#CUT2#
It looks like Sammy Sammich has been cut.#KD2#
Minasian drops Sammich with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sammich looks back up at him and smiles so Minasian waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#
Sammich is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Sammich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sammich blocking some punches.
Sammich digs a right hand underneath Minasian's ribcage. Minasian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Minasian tries to work over Sammich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Minasian tries to throw a body punch but Sammich avoids it by throwing Minasian back against the cage.
Sammich working aggressively here.
Minasian misses with a body punch.
Minasian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Minasian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sammich works on Minasian's body with a couple of short punches.
Minasian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sammich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minasian. #T1#
Sammich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Minasian scores with a shoulder strike.
Minasian throws a head punch that misses.
Minasian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sammich lands with a left to the head.
Minasian has had enough of the clinch but Sammich keeps him there for the moment.
Minasian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Minasian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sammich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minasian's elbow.
Our sources have told us that Sammich has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A right hook to the body lands for Sammich.
Sammich lands an uppercut.
Minasian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Minasian blocks an uppercut.
Sammich blocks an uppercut.
Minasian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sammich misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Sammich digs a right hand into Minasian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Minasian's gas tank.
Minasian throws a punch but it's blocked by Sammich.
Sammich tries to throw a body punch but Minasian avoids it by throwing Sammich back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minasian can't find room to land a body shot as Sammich controls the action.
Sammich works on Minasian's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sammich.
Minasian lands with a right to the head.
Minasian is trying to break the clinch but Sammich is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Sammich fails to land. #BC#
Sammich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sammich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sammich throws a body shot but no joy.
Sammy Sammich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sammich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CUT#
It looks like Arthur Minasian has been cut.
Sammich staying out of range there.
Sammich throws a big shot that misses.
Minasian follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Minasian tried to score with a low kick but Sammich checks it.
Sammich misses with a straight right. #T3#
Sammich loads up on a big right hand but Minasian slips the punch.
Sammich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Minasian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minasian lands the left hand.
Sammich stuns Minasian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sammich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Sammich has knocked Minasian down with a huge combo! Sammich steps away and waves a wobbly Minasian back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sammich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sammich drops Minasian with a naaaaasty hook - Minasian is in real trouble here! Sammich dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Sammich!
Sammy Sammich very nearly forgot to thank Bos Energy MMA159.4 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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Event:
UPG 28
Date: Apr 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Minasian defending well as Zeller loads up on a big left hand.
Minasian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Minasian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#CUT2#
It looks like Cody Zeller has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Minasian 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 Zeller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zeller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Minasian throws a hook but Zeller blocks it.
Zeller misses with a right hand
and Minasian counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zeller's knee momentarily.
A slow jab from Minasian misses its intended target.
Zeller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zeller throws a wild body kick that Minasian sees coming a mile off.
Minasian throws a fast counter high kick but Zeller manages to duck under it in time.
Zeller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minasian.
Zeller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Minasian avoids the head kick by Zeller.
As Zeller backs off Minasian throws a huge counter combo but Zeller manages to avoid it all.
Minasian throws a low kick but Zeller avoids it.
Minasian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zeller dodges the punch combination from Minasian.
Minasian avoids a kick to the body.
#T1#
Zeller cracks Minasian with a good jab.
Zeller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zeller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zeller scores with a kick to the body.
Zeller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Minasian throws a jab when Zeller was well out of range.
Zeller dips to his left and cracks Minasian with an uppercut!#CUT#
It looks like Arthur Minasian has been cut.
Zeller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zeller checks the leg kick.
Zeller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zeller throws a hook but Minasian avoids it easily.
Minasian is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeller is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Minasian.
Minasian tries a head kick but it misses.
#T2#
Minasian blocks a low kick nicely.
Minasian looks to land a left hand but Zeller moved out of range nicely.
Zeller throws a nice head kick!
Minasian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zeller throws the kick towards the body but Minasian avoids it.
Minasian is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Zeller is looking to land body kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zeller.
Zeller's corner calls for a 1-2. Zeller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zeller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zeller throws a body kick that misses
letting Minasian counter with a right hand.
Minasian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeller.
Minasian misses with a low kick.
Minasian connects with the punch.
A combination from Zeller does no damage.
Zeller missing with a left hand there. Minasian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Crunch! Zeller slams his shin into Minasian's torso.
Minasian looks to land a left hand but Zeller moved out of range nicely.
Minasian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Minasian throws a shot to the body.
#TD#
Zeller fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Minasian to the ground. Zeller is now in Minasian's guard.
Zeller wants to control from the top but Minasian keeps moving.
Zeller has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Zeller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zeller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zeller passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Minasian is not content to let Zeller control the position. #T4#
Minasian is looking to reverse the position.
Zeller is looking to take a break and control but Minasian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zeller content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Minasian is trying to get back to half guard.
Minasian is not content to let Zeller control the position.
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 Cody Zeller will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Zeller fakes the leg kick and cracks Minasian in the body.
A big left from Zeller misses.
Zeller looks to land a body kick but Minasian moved away.
Minasian ducks under a wild hook from Zeller.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Minasian! But no joy.
Minasian lands an overhand right.
Minasian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zeller.#KD#
Oooh a lovely combination from Zeller sends Minasian down but not out. Zeller dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC#
Minasian is rocked!
Zeller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minasian can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeller lands a huge shot from side control! Minasian is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cody Zeller!
Cody Zeller retains his heavyweight title!
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