Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: MMAHelsinki - 100
Date: Feb 28, 2017

#R1#
Halverson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrosyan feints a counter leg kick.
Petrosyan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petrosyan there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab lands there for Halverson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Halverson checks a leg kick.
Halverson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrosyan under the eye.
Halverson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Halverson scores with a body shot.
Petrosyan throws a chopping leg kick but Halverson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Petrosyan throws a low kick, looking for Halverson's leg but Halverson calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petrosyan, right into the meat.
Halverson scores with a nice head shot.
Halverson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Halverson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Halverson shoots for a takedown but Petrosyan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T1#
Halverson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petrosyan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrosyan ducks under a wild hook from Halverson.
Despite the aggression on Petrosyan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Halverson throws out a powerful jab.
Petrosyan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Halverson counters with a straight right hand.
Armen Petrosyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halverson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Halverson.
Petrosyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrosyan staying out of range there.#T2#
Petrosyan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halverson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Petrosyan throws a sloppy head kick
and Halverson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Halverson misses with a takedown attempt - Petrosyan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Petrosyan slaps away a takedown attempt from Halverson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Petrosyan is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thatcher Halverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Halverson works the jab nicely.
Halverson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Petrosyan defends it nicely.
Petrosyan feints a counter leg kick.#T3#
A jab from Halverson does it's job there.
Petrosyan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrosyan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Halverson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick by Petrosyan misses
and Halverson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Petrosyan thinking.
Halverson misses the shot to the body.
Petrosyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halverson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Petrosyan as he jumps to the side. #T4#
Some bone on bone action there as Halverson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petrosyan misses with a low kick.
Halverson shoots in looking for a takedown but Petrosyan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Halverson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Petrosyan is looking for the big counter here.
Petrosyan throws a leg kick #TD#
and Halverson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halverson looking to pass the guard.
Petrosyan is looking to stand up but Halverson isn't so interested in that idea.
Halverson throws a big right hand that misses.
Petrosyan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thatcher Halverson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Petrosyan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halverson. That did some damage!
Halverson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Petrosyan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Halverson finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrosyan's head.
Thatcher Halverson is winning the standup battle so far.
Halverson scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrosyan. That's going to slow Halverson down.
Petrosyan scores with a head kick.
Petrosyan tries to work over Halverson's front leg with a kick but Halverson checks it.
Halverson dives in for a single leg takedown but Petrosyan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Petrosyan flicks out a counter leg kick but Halverson steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #TD#
Halverson scores with a takedown into Petrosyan's guard.
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!
Petrosyan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Halverson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrosyan can do to turn this around?#T1#
Halverson trying to control but Petrosyan is working from the bottom.
Halverson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Halverson scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halverson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Halverson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halverson won't allow Petrosyan to get back to his feet. #ES2#
Petrosyan pushes Halverson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Petrosyan throws a head kick but Halverson moves out of range.
Petrosyan cracks the inside of Halverson's front leg.
Petrosyan scoring well with a low kick there. #T2#
Petrosyan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petrosyan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petrosyan throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Halverson to counter with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Petrosyan.
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!
Horrible takedown attempt by Halverson or perhaps it was just good defense by Petrosyan, which made it look bad.
Petrosyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrosyan swings widly with a right hand
and Petrosyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halverson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Halverson misses with a right hand
and Petrosyan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Halverson checks a leg kick.#T3#
Petrosyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halverson.
Halverson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Petrosyan blocks a jab.
Halverson backing away here, and Petrosyan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Halverson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Halverson avoids the head kick by Petrosyan.
Halverson takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #CUT2#
It looks like Thatcher Halverson has been cut.
Petrosyan throws a head kick that misses.
Petrosyan throws a sloppy head kick
and Halverson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halverson connects with a single shot there.
Petrosyan throws a combination that misses
and Halverson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Petrosyan thinking. #T4#
Halverson connects with a nice looking jab.
Halverson lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halverson misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrosyan counters with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Halverson.
Petrosyan looks to throw the jab but Halverson is out of range.
Halverson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrosyan.
Despite the aggression on Petrosyan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Petrosyan tries to land a leg kick but Halverson saw it coming and moves away.
Halverson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Petrosyan sprawls and moves away.
Petrosyan tries a low kick but Halverson avoids it.
Halverson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrosyan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Halverson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Petrosyan sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Armen Petrosyan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thatcher Halverson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Halverson missing with a left hand there. Petrosyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrosyan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halverson's calf.
Halverson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrosyan's head.
Nice jab there from Halverson.
Halverson darts in looking for a takedown but Petrosyan gets double underhooks and turns Halverson into the cage.
Petrosyan flicks out a counter leg kick but Halverson steps away.
Halverson misses with a looping left.
Petrosyan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrosyan. That's going to slow Halverson down. #TD#
Halverson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #ES2#
Petrosyan throws Halverson to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halverson misses with a body shot
and Petrosyan counters with a slapping leg kick. #T1#
Halverson connects with a nice looking jab.
Halverson blocks a leg kick.
Armen Petrosyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrosyan throws a leg kick which misses Halverson's front leg but catches the back leg as Halverson tries to avoid it.
Halverson catches Petrosyan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Halverson lunges at Petrosyan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Petrosyan's hand.
Halverson checks a leg kick.
Halverson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petrosyan counters with a three punch combo that has Halverson backing up. Halverson nods at Petrosyan to acknowledge the strikes.
Petrosyan throws a low kick but Halverson avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Halverson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrosyan stuffs the takedown attempt from Halverson. Halverson gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thatcher Halverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrosyan.
Halverson fails with a takedown attempt.
Halverson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A leg kick checked by Halverson.
Halverson shoots in looking for a takedown but Petrosyan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Halverson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halverson sizes up Petrosyan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Petrosyan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Halverson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrosyan manages to avoid it.
Petrosyan tries a quick counter leg kick but Halverson is wise to it.
Petrosyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Halverson misses with a straight left.
Halverson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thatcher Halverson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halverson connects with a single shot there.
Halverson swings for the body but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Petrosyan. No joy for Halverson on that attempt.
Halverson misses the shot to the body.
Petrosyan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halverson is out of range.
Petrosyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrosyan stuffs the takedown attempt from Halverson. Halverson gets slowly back to his feet. #T4#
Petrosyan blocks a jab.
Petrosyan throws a leg kick but Halverson sees it coming and moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Halverson misses its target.
Petrosyan connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Petrosyan is predictable there
and Halverson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#
Petrosyan is rocked!
Petrosyan drops his hands momentarily. Halverson doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Petrosyan staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Petrosyan doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thatcher Halverson!
Thatcher Halverson took some time post fight to say the following; 'I shall rise to the top again! Thanks to all my teammates for the training! Also thanks Jackson for taking the fight. To all my faithful fans, thanks for sticking in there with me!'.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 96
Date: Feb 11, 2017

#R1#
Nickal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Petrosyan tenderised Nickal 's leg. Nickal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrosyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrosyan walks into a stiff left hand from Nickal .
Petrosyan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nickal 's head.
Nickal 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.
Petrosyan throws a leg kick but Nickal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petrosyan throws a head kick but Nickal moves out of range. #TD#
Nickal shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Petrosyan is trying to stand up here but Nickal is controlling him well. #ES2#
Petrosyan pushes Nickal off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrosyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Nickal circles away.
Nickal drops down looking for a counter takedown but Petrosyan sprawls and moves away.#T1##CL2#
Petrosyan forces Nickal back against the cage and clinches.
Petrosyan looking to throw knees to the head but Nickal is blocking nicely.
Petrosyan looking to throw knees to the head but Nickal is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nickal .
Nickal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Petrosyan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Petrosyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nickal goes for a takedown attempt but Petrosyan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Armen Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrosyan.
Nickal attempts a counter takedown but Petrosyan avoids it well and moves away.
Nickal misses with a double jab.
Petrosyan scoring well with a low kick there.
Nickal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrosyan misses with a body kick.
Nickal changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nickal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petrosyan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nickal is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Nickal . That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Nickal moves out of range.
Nickal keeps the fight on the outside.
Nickal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrosyan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrosyan misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Nickal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrosyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nickal appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nickal throws a hook to the side of Petrosyan's head but Petrosyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrosyan is looking for the big counter here.
Armen Petrosyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickal shoots in for a takedown but Petrosyan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nickal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrosyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickal .
A head kick by Petrosyan misses #TD#
and Nickal counters with a single leg into guard. Petrosyan didn't expect that.
Nickal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Petrosyan wants to stand and escape but Nickal is having none of it. #T3#
Nickal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nickal works over Petrosyan with some ground and pound from guard.
Nickal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nickal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petrosyan wants to stand and escape but Nickal is having none of it.
Nickal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Petrosyan is looking to stand up but Nickal isn't so interested in that idea.
Nickal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nickal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Petrosyan's head.
Nickal prevents Petrosyan from getting back to his feet.
Nickal works over Petrosyan with some ground and pound from guard.#ROC#
Petrosyan is rocked!
Nickal arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Petrosyan'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 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bo Nickal !

Event: MMAHelsinki - 89
Date: Jan 14, 2017

#R1#
Alexander scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT#
It looks like Armen Petrosyan has been cut.
Petrosyan looks to clinch
and Alexander counters with a good low kick that Petrosyan was not able to check.
Petrosyan moves to clinch but Alexander breaks away
and Alexander counters with a nice low kick that buckles Petrosyan's knee momentarily.
Alexander throws the kick towards the body but Petrosyan avoids it.
Petrosyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alexander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alexander closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Petrosyan! Alexander dives in looking to finish! Petrosyan is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viking Alexander!
Our winner, Viking Alexander, 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.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 88
Date: Jan 07, 2017

#R1#
Petrosyan misses with a head kick.
Petrosyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ward has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Petrosyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrosyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrosyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ward.
Petrosyan misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Petrosyan misses. #CL2#
Petrosyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ward, pushing him back against the cage.
Petrosyan is defending well against a takedown attempt.#TD#
Ward has clasped his hands together around Petrosyan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ward throws a strike aimed at the side of Petrosyan's head but Petrosyan avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward prevents Petrosyan from escaping the position.
Ward is chipping away with strikes.
Ward fails to land a wild elbow strike. #ES2#
Petrosyan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #CL2#
Petrosyan pushes Ward up against the cage in a clinch.
Ward takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ward takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
It looks like Max Ward has been cut.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Petrosyan with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T1#
Petrosyan connects with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Ward has Petrosyan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petrosyan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Petrosyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Ward in his tracks for a moment.
Petrosyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan stops a takedown attempt from Ward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ward's defenses.
Ward takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrosyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Ward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ward takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ward blocks an elbow strike.
Ward drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Petrosyan gets the underhooks and prevents it. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Petrosyan prevents the takedown attempt.
Petrosyan lands a good knee to the midsection. Ward won't want to take too many of those.
Petrosyan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ward's face.
Ward is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Petrosyan looking to throw knees to the head but Ward is blocking nicely.
Ward has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Petrosyan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Ward in his tracks for a moment.
Petrosyan misses with a knee strike.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but Ward blocks with his arms. #T3#
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#
Max Ward's cut is getting worse.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ward's defenses.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petrosyan throws an elbow but misses.
Petrosyan scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petrosyan throws an elbow but misses.
Ward is looking for a takedown.
Petrosyan looking to throw knees to the head but Ward is blocking nicely.
Ward wants to take the fight to the mat but Petrosyan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ward dodges an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan gets underhooks to prevent Ward's takedown attempt. #T4#
Petrosyan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ward's defenses.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrosyan throws an elbow that misses.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but Ward blocks it.
Petrosyan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ward blocks it with crossed arms.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow strike.
Petrosyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Ward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Petrosyan throws an elbow that misses.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petrosyan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ward's brow.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armen Petrosyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Ward's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD#
Ward changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Petrosyan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES2#
Petrosyan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#CL2#
Petrosyan closes the distance and clinches.
Ward blocks an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petrosyan throws an elbow but misses.
Petrosyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrosyan throws an elbow that misses.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrosyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Ward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Ward wants a takedown.
Ward dodges an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head. #T1#
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ward's defenses. #CUT2#
Max Ward's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
Jeez, Max Ward's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max Ward's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Armen Petrosyan!
During a confident post fight interview, Armen Petrosyan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 85
Date: Dec 24, 2016

#R1##CL#
Petrosyan has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan connects with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Rodney Jackson has been cut.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Petrosyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petrosyan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Petrosyan, against the cage.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Petrosyan connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrosyan controls his hands. #T1#
Petrosyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson avoiding damage as Petrosyan throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Petrosyan is breathing heavily.
Jackson digs a right hand into Petrosyan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrosyan's gas tank.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrosyan backwards.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Petrosyan, against the cage.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Petrosyan controls the action.
Jackson tries a body shot but Petrosyan blocks it.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson cracks Petrosyan with a nice body shot.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson digs a right hand into Petrosyan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrosyan's gas tank. #T2#
A short uppercut from Jackson.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Petrosyan avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson pushes Petrosyan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson pushes Petrosyan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Petrosyan is rocked!
Jackson lands a big right hand that drops Petrosyan! The killer instinct kicks in and Jackson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jackson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Rodney Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 75
Date: Nov 15, 2016

#R1#
The fighters circling - Mamchenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mamchenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrosyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT#
It looks like Armen Petrosyan has been cut.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch but Mamchenko is avoiding it.
Mamchenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A combination from Petrosyan does no damage.
Mamchenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Mamchenko scores with a punch to the head.#CL2#
Petrosyan instigates a clinch. #TD#
Mamchenko gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Petrosyan tries to kick Mamchenko off but Mamchenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Petrosyan told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Petrosyan is in trouble now - Mamchenko has advanced to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrosyan really wants to buck Mamchenko off and get back to his feet. #SUB#
Mamchenko looking to secure an arm triangle but Petrosyan defends it well.
Petrosyan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage. #T1#
Petrosyan is squirming around, avoiding Mamchenko's attempts to control the action.
Petrosyan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy. #SUB#
Mamchenko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mamchenko 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.
Petrosyan blocking the ground and pound.
Petrosyan is trying to stand.
Mamchenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Mamchenko working for a guillotine from mount but Petrosyan is in no mood to give up.
Petrosyan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there. #T2#
Mamchenko punching from mount but Petrosyan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Petrosyan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mamchenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mamchenko lands a nice shot to the head.
Mamchenko controlling his opponent.
Mamchenko looking to control but Petrosyan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #ES2#
Petrosyan bucks up and throws Mamchenko to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Mamchenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Mamchenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrosyan doesn't seem phased though.
Mamchenko cracks Petrosyan with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Petrosyan falls to his knees and Mamchenko doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgenii Mamchenko!
Evgenii Mamchenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 67
Date: Oct 06, 2016

#R1#
Colt lands with a shot to the body.
Colt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petrosyan wants to clinch but Colt slips to the side
and Colt counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Colt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrosyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrosyan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Colt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Colt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Colt tries a body shot but Petrosyan blocks it.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it misses.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it misses.
Colt scores with a hook to the body.
Colt blocks the elbow strike.
Colt takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrosyan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Colt.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrosyan stops a takedown attempt from Colt.
A short right from Colt on the inside.
Colt blocks an elbow strike from Petrosyan. #T1#
Colt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petrosyan or not.
Petrosyan looks winded!
Colt tries to throw a body punch but Petrosyan avoids it by throwing Colt back against the cage.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside that Colt shrugs off.
Petrosyan prevents a body shot from Colt.
Colt gets through Petrosyan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrosyan gets underhooks to prevent Colt's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Colt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colt goes for a takedown attempt but Petrosyan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Armen Petrosyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrosyan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrosyan moves to clinch but Colt breaks away
and Colt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colt looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrosyan is just out of range.
Petrosyan slips a jab and a cross from Colt.
Colt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T2#
Colt scores with a leg kick.
Petrosyan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Petrosyan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Colt lands.
Petrosyan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch but Colt is avoiding it.
Colt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petrosyan on the side of the head.
Petrosyan tries to clinch there but Colt circles away.
Petrosyan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Colt with a jab.
Colt jabs Petrosyan right on the nose. Petrosyan blinks but takes it well.
Colt scores with a body shot. #T3#
Petrosyan wants to clinch.
Colt lands a nice hook to Petrosyan's body. Petrosyan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colt keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrosyan moves to clinch but Colt breaks away
and Colt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Colt connects with a body shot that sends Petrosyan's belly button to the back.
Colt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A cross from Colt lands.
Colt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T4#
Petrosyan closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Colt counter with a right hand.
Colt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #TD#
Colt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrosyan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Petrosyan is trying to buck Colt off.
Colt scores with a couple of short elbows.
Petrosyan wants to get back to his feet but Colt drags him back down.
Colt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Petrosyan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Colt dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Colt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrosyan doesn't seem bothered though.
Colt shoots in for a takedown but Petrosyan shows good takedown defense.
Colt connects with a right hand. Petrosyan shakes it off.
Colt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Petrosyan eats them both and turns towards Colt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#ROC#
Petrosyan is rocked!
Colt shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Petrosyan takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Colt sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Petrosyan bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Colt!

Event: MMAHelsinki - 59
Date: Sep 03, 2016

#R1##CL2#
Petrosyan closes the distance and pushes Joshua back into the cage.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow over the top.
Petrosyan cracks Joshua with a nice body shot.
Petrosyan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joshua in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joshua.
Joshua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petrosyan throws an elbow but misses.
Petrosyan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joshua blocks it with crossed arms.
Petrosyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joshua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petrosyan throws an elbow but misses.
Joshua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Armen Petrosyan has been cut.#BC#
Joshua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrosyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Joshua counters with a low kick, right behind Petrosyan 's knee.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Petrosyan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joshua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrosyan momentarily.
Petrosyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joshua definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Petrosyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joshua thinks about countering with a body kick.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Joshua moves out of range.
Joshua appears to be looking for a big counter.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Joshua moves out of range.
Petrosyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrosyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Joshua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrosyan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Joshua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joshua connects with a body shot that sends Petrosyan's belly button to the back.
Petrosyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Petrosyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#
Petrosyan is rocked!
Petrosyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Joshua counters with a nice body kick.
Petrosyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Joshua finish him?
Armen Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrosyan looks winded!
Joshua darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Petrosyan's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Joshua before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Joshua!
Daniel Joshua seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: UB7: Body Count
Date: Jul 29, 2016

#R1#
Petrosyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Meridius circles away. #CL2#
Petrosyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meridius, pushing him back against the ropes.
Petrosyan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Meridius.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
A knee to the head by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow over the top.
Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
Petrosyan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Meridius struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrosyan controls his hands.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow over the top.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body.
Meridius has been working on his balance at Animal House, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Petrosyan.
Meridius takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrosyan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow over the top.
Meridius takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meridius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrosyan obliges.
Meridius takes a knee right on the jaw!
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Meridius in his tracks for a moment.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meridius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Meridius is breathing heavily.#T1#
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside that Meridius shrugs off.
Meridius avoids a wild elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Meridius in his tracks for a moment.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of 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!
Meridius takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Meridius in his tracks for a moment. #T2#
Petrosyan prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Meridius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Meridius 's eye.
Petrosyan working Meridius over with knees to the body.
Petrosyan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Meridius's face.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body.
Petrosyan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meridius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Meridius in his tracks for a moment.
Meridius takes an elbow to the temple.
Meridius is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Petrosyan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Petrosyan working Meridius over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meridius's defenses.
Petrosyan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petrosyan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petrosyan with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Meridius 's eye. #T3#
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Meridius 's eye.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Meridius takes an elbow to the forehead.
Meridius tries to score a body lock takedown but Petrosyan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside that Meridius shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meridius takes an elbow to the temple.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Meridius takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Meridius 's eye. #T4#
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside that Meridius shrugs off.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside. #ROC2#
Meridius is rocked!
Petrosyan misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Oh Meridius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meridius takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meridius's defenses.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Meridius in his tracks for a moment.
Petrosyan blocking some punches.
Meridius seems to have got his legs back now.
Meridius working aggressively here.
Meridius takes an elbow to the temple.
Meridius has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Petrosyan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside. #T5#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Clinched against the ropes, Petrosyan lands a big elbow that drops Meridius! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Meridius is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armen Petrosyan!
A very excited looking Armen Petrosyan 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.

Event: UB5: Too Tough To Die
Date: Jul 08, 2016

#R1##CL2#
Petrosyan has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Petrosyan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khan's brow.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Khan is trying to push Petrosyan away but Petrosyan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow. #BC#
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Khan throws a head kick but Petrosyan moves out of range. #CL2#
Petrosyan moves into the clinch.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrosyan has him pressed against the ropes.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Petrosyan has the dominant position.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#
It looks like Ganbaatar Khan 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!
Petrosyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan blocks the elbow strike. #BC#
Khan breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Petrosyan rushes Khan and presses him up against the ropes.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petrosyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Petrosyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Petrosyan has Khan pressed against the ropes, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T1#
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Khan is trying to push Petrosyan away but Petrosyan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Petrosyan scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Petrosyan throws an elbow but misses. #BC#
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Petrosyan has managed to clinch.
Khan is trying to push Petrosyan away but Petrosyan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Petrosyan, against the ropes.
Petrosyan prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #BC#
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Petrosyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.
Khan wants to break free but Petrosyan has control.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it misses. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrosyan has double underhooks.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Petrosyan is controlling him.
Khan wants to break free but Petrosyan has control.
Petrosyan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Khan tries to circle away but Petrosyan has him pinned against the ropes.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the body.
Petrosyan missing with knees to the body.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses. #BC#
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Petrosyan's head.#CL2#
Petrosyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Petrosyan, against the ropes.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Petrosyan has him pressed against the ropes.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Petrosyan has Khan pressed against the ropes, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt. #T3#
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Petrosyan has Khan pressed against the ropes, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrosyan has double underhooks.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #ROC2#
Khan is rocked!
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Petrosyan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khan's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrosyan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petrosyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Petrosyan, against the ropes.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.#BC#
Khan breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Petrosyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petrosyan lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrosyan looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T4#
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow strike. #BC#
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Petrosyan rushes Khan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrosyan has him pressed against the ropes.
Petrosyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petrosyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC#
Khan breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Petrosyan has Khan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Petrosyan throws an elbow but misses.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrosyan has him pressed against the ropes.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body. #T5#
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Khan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Petrosyan has the dominant position.
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Petrosyan, against the ropes.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Petrosyan has the dominant position.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrosyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Petrosyan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khan's brow.
Khan tries to break free but Petrosyan pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Petrosyan jerks Khan's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Khan drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Petrosyan goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Petrosyan because Khan was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Armen Petrosyan!
During a confident post fight interview, Armen Petrosyan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: UB3: Lost In Life
Date: Jun 17, 2016

#R1##CL#
Petrosyan pushes Marquez up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Marquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
Marquez takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#
It looks like Carlos Marquez has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Marquez 's eye.
Petrosyan has Marquez pressed against the ropes, preventing Marquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Marquez looking to throw knees to the head but Petrosyan is blocking nicely.
Petrosyan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marquez looks winded!
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!
Marquez misses with some punches.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Marquez 's eye. #CUT#
That has opened up Carlos Marquez's cut even more.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #ROC#
Marquez is rocked!
Petrosyan has Marquez pressed against the ropes. He pushes Marquez back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, Petrosyan throws a beautiful elbow that sends Marquez crashing to the floor! Petrosyan piles on the pressure with more strikes! Marquez is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armen Petrosyan!
A relieved looking Armen Petrosyan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: UB1: Victim In Pain (Final)
Date: May 28, 2016

#R1#
Petrosyan moves to clinch but Milne breaks away
and Milne counters with a nice body shot.
Petrosyan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Milne counters with a nice leg kick.
Petrosyan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petrosyan darts in trying to clinch
and Milne counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Armen Petrosyan has been cut.
Milne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Milne scores with a shot to the body.
Petrosyan moves to clinch but Milne breaks away
and Milne counters with a straight right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Petrosyan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Milne drops Petrosyan with a big left hand! Petrosyan is injured, injured bad! Milne jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Milne!
Post fight, Harry Milne took to the microphone: 'Does this mean I win the tournament?'.

Event: RCG 18: Kristoffer vs Gruff
Date: Apr 02, 2016

#R1#
Ranieri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ranieri lands with a straight right. Petrosyan didn't see that one coming.
Ranieri scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ranieri paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Petrosyan darts in and clinches Ranieri up against the cage.
I was talking to Ranieri's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petrosyan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but Ranieri blocks it.
Petrosyan missing with knees to the body.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ranieri's defenses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ranieri tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Petrosyan smiles and moves away.
Ranieri scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Petrosyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Ranieri jumps guard but Petrosyan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ranieri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petrosyan just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Ranieri. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1##TD#
Ranieri jumps into guard, dragging Petrosyan to the mat.
Petrosyan wants to stand but Ranieri has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB#
Ranieri is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Petrosyan defends well.#SUB#
Ranieri has his foot on Petrosyan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petrosyan works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrosyan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ranieri is proving hard to escape from.
Ranieri lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Ranieri prevents Petrosyan from getting back to his feet. #ES2#
Petrosyan scrambles and gets back to his feet. #CL2#
Petrosyan instigates a clinch. #T2#
Petrosyan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maybe Ranieri would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Petrosyan misses with a knee strike.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan scores with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan throws a knee to the head but misses. #TD#
Ranieri gets control of Petrosyan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ranieri will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SU2#
Petrosyan gets to his feet. Ranieri looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ranieri, right into the meat.
Petrosyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Ranieri circles away.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ranieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Ranieri wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petrosyan walks into a jab.#CL2#
Petrosyan darts in and clinches Ranieri up against the cage.#T3#
Petrosyan landing knees to the head.
Petrosyan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ranieri blocks an elbow strike.
Ranieri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside that Ranieri shrugs off.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Ranieri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petrosyan walks away with a smile on his face. Ranieri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ranieri throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
Petrosyan clinches.
Ranieri looking to throw knees to the head but Petrosyan is blocking nicely.
Ranieri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petrosyan walks away with a smile on his face. Ranieri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Petrosyan closes the distance and clinches.
Ranieri jumps guard but Petrosyan stands there with Ranieri around his waist. Ranieri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ranieri takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
It looks like Joe Ranieri has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ranieri lands with a light punch inside. #T4#
Petrosyan scores with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Ranieri misses with a knee strike.
Petrosyan misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petrosyan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ranieri's brow.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ranieri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ranieri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petrosyan walks away with a smile on his face. Ranieri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Petrosyan clinches up against the cage.
Ranieri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ranieri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petrosyan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Petrosyan has Ranieri pressed against the cage, preventing Ranieri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ranieri misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ranieri avoids the elbow strike from Petrosyan, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Ranieri is breathing heavily.
Petrosyan with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armen Petrosyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Ranieri's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Petrosyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ranieri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ranieri with a knee to the head.
Ranieri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ranieri wants to break free but Petrosyan has control.
Ranieri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petrosyan scores with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but Ranieri blocks it.
Ranieri managing to block the knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Ranieri managing to block the knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Armen Petrosyan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ranieri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ranieri tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Petrosyan smiles and moves away.
Ranieri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Ranieri is having none of it.
Ranieri lands a nice looking kick to the body. Petrosyan takes a step back to recover. #CL2#
Petrosyan moves into the clinch.#T1#
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it's blocked. #TD#
Ranieri manages to pull guard.
Petrosyan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SU2#
Petrosyan gets to his feet - Ranieri follows without any prompting.
Ranieri lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ranieri.
Petrosyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ranieri counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Ranieri gets tackled into the cage by Petrosyan. Petrosyan maintains the clinch.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ranieri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petrosyan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ranieri's brow.
Petrosyan trying to land knees to the body.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head. #T2#
Ranieri tries to land a knee to the head but Petrosyan blocks with his arms.
Petrosyan prevents Ranieri from breaking the clinch.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ranieri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Petrosyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ranieri looking to throw knees to the head but Petrosyan is blocking nicely.
Petrosyan missing with knees to the body.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrosyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ranieri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ranieri blocks an elbow strike from Petrosyan. #TD#
Ranieri pulls guard successfully. #SUB#
Petrosyan wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Ranieri's closed guard. He's half up but Ranieri has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Ranieri pivots and extends the arm, Petrosyan falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Ranieri! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Ranieri!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Joe Ranieri made sure he mentioned Spartan Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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