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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wally Kruschev (ranked 427 p4p, 654 weight class) and Narek Sirakanian (ranked 67 p4p, 91 weight class). Kruschev comes to the cage accompanied by Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition). Wally Kruschev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narek Sirakanian!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruschev 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.
Sirakanian 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.
Kruschev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sirakanian counters with a nice body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kruschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sirakanian.
Kruschev misses with a leg kick.
Sirakanian appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sirakanian listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sirakanian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sirakanian blocks a jab.
Sirakanian with a nice cross.
Sirakanian lands a right hook to the body.
Sirakanian scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Kruschev misses.
Kruschev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sirakanian checks a leg kick nicely.
Sirakanian just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruschev cracks Sirakanian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick that misses.
Sirakanian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kruschev. Kruschev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kruschev throws a body punch but Sirakanian moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kruschev.
Kruschev 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.
Sirakanian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sirakanian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sirakanian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruschev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Sirakanian.
Kruschev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kruschev scores with a sloppy right hand. Sirakanian should have avoided that one.
Sirakanian lands a head shot.
Kruschev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sirakanian crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kruschev - the referee stops the clock and Sirakanian gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kruschev. Sirakanian manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sirakanian cracks Kruschev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Sirakanian finds it's way through Kruschev's defenses.
Kruschev misses with an uppercut.
Kruschev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirakanian moves out of range of the leg kick from Kruschev.
Sirakanian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kruschev momentarily.
Kruschev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sirakanian fails with the takedown
and Sirakanian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Sirakanian tenderised Kruschev's leg. Kruschev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sirakanian is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kruschev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kruschev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sirakanian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Sirakanian, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kruschev checks a leg kick.
Sirakanian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruschev throws out the jab.
Kruschev misses with a hook. Sirakanian ducked under it nicely.
Sirakanian appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kruschev lands an overhand right.
Kruschev thumps Sirakanian with a low kick.
Kruschev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sirakanian momentarily.
Kruschev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Kruschev.
Good standup being displayed there by Kruschev as he connects with a hook.
Kruschev takes one on the button.
Kruschev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruschev looks to throw the jab but Sirakanian is out of range.
Sirakanian punishes Kruschev's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick from Sirakanian, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruschev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruschev. That's going to slow Sirakanian down.
Kruschev slips under a jab.
Sirakanian tried to score with a low kick but Kruschev checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sirakanian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian scores with a hook to the body. Kruschev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A good leg kick by Sirakanian.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruschev. Sirakanian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sirakanian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick which misses Kruschev's front leg but catches the back leg as Kruschev tries to avoid it.
Sirakanian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruschev.
Sirakanian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruschev.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick which misses Kruschev's front leg but catches the back leg as Kruschev tries to avoid it.
Kruschev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kruschev moves away from the strike by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kruschev's waist but Kruschev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sirakanian off to one side.
Kruschev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sirakanian appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good work by Kruschev as he checks the leg kick.
Kruschev misses the shot to the body.
Kruschev moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Kruschev blocks the leg kick.
Kruschev loads up on a big right hand but Sirakanian slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruschev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev takes one to the chin there.
Kruschev scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruschev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sirakanian avoids the head kick by Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a hook to the side of Sirakanian's head but Sirakanian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Sirakanian tenderised Kruschev's leg. Kruschev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kruschev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kruschev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruschev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kruschev throws a poor cross that misses
and Sirakanian counters with a low kick, right behind Kruschev 's knee.
Sirakanian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruschev.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sirakanian.
Kruschev looks to land a left hand but Sirakanian moved out of range nicely.
Sirakanian scoring well with a low kick there.
Wally Kruschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruschev throws a right and a left that Sirakanian avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sirakanian ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
Sirakanian fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kruschev checks it well.
Kruschev lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sirakanian will feel that in the morning.
Kruschev swings for the body but Sirakanian moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Narek Sirakanian will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sirakanian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kruschev misses with a jab to the body
and Sirakanian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kruschev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Sirakanian.
Kruschev throws a right hand that misses
and Sirakanian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kruschev swings widly with a right hand
and Sirakanian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sirakanian lands with a hook. Kruschev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kruschev looks to land a right hand but Sirakanian moved out of range.
Kruschev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Kruschev - just one landing.
Sirakanian with a nice cross.
Sirakanian ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kruschev.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirakanian lands a jab to Kruschev's midsection.
Sirakanian punishes Kruschev's body with a nice straight punch.
Kruschev misses the jab.
Sirakanian feints a counter leg kick.
Kruschev throws out a leg kick but Sirakanian moves out of range and Kruschev only half commits.
Kruschev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sirakanian scores with a leg kick.
Kruschev misses with an uppercut. Sirakanian saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian throws a head kick that misses.
Sirakanian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kruschev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sirakanian's hands.
Sirakanian throws the left hand but Kruschev avoids the punch easily.
Kruschev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sirakanian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kruschev at a distance.
Sirakanian motions for Kruschev to come forward. Sirakanian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kruschev connects with a body shot.
Sirakanian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kruschev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kruschev blocks a leg kick.
Sirakanian takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Narek Sirakanian has been cut.
Kruschev slips a straight right by Sirakanian.
An attempted straight right counter from Kruschev misses the target.
A lazy left from Kruschev finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruschev throws a push kick but Sirakanian slaps the foot to one side.
Kruschev throws a wild body kick that Sirakanian sees coming a mile off.
Sirakanian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sirakanian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kruschev dips to his left and cracks Sirakanian with an uppercut!
Sirakanian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian lands with a cross.
Kruschev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kruschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sirakanian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sirakanian looks to land a right hand but Kruschev moved out of range.
Sirakanian 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.
That kick from Sirakanian tenderised Kruschev's leg. Kruschev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sirakanian 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.
Sirakanian ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
Sirakanian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sirakanian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kruschev is out of range.
Kruschev loads up on a big right hand but Sirakanian slips the punch.
A punch combination from Kruschev misses.
Kruschev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kruschev throws a body punch but Sirakanian moves out of range.
Kruschev throws a hook but Sirakanian blocks it.
Kruschev throws a body punch but Sirakanian moves out of range.
Sirakanian thumps Kruschev with a low kick.
Sirakanian lands a really nice looking cross but Kruschev seems unphased.
Sirakanian tried to score with a low kick but Kruschev checks it.
Kruschev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kruschev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sirakanian.
Kruschev is looking to counter punch.
Sirakanian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kruschev on the side of the head.
Kruschev throws an overhand right that lands on Sirakanian's shoulder, as Sirakanian tries to avoid the shot.
Sirakanian feints a counter leg kick.
Sirakanian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sirakanian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sirakanian 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.
Sirakanian blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Sirakanian misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Sirakanian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sirakanian throws a series of punches but Kruschev avoids them all with ease.
Kruschev throws a chopping leg kick but Sirakanian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kruschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruschev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kruschev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruschev scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Sirakanian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirakanian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sirakanian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruschev manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev throws a looping overhand right but Sirakanian ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Kruschev misses.
Kruschev misses the jab.
Sirakanian ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
Sirakanian tries a quick counter leg kick but Kruschev is wise to it.
Kruschev drops his hands momentarily and Sirakanian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sirakanian wants to slow Kruschev down by chopping away at his legs.
Kruschev throws out a loose jab but Sirakanian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruschev cracks Sirakanian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Sirakanian.
Kruschev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Sirakanian, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sirakanian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kruschev but Kruschev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruschev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sirakanian. Sirakanian obviously looking to wear him down.
Kruschev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruschev throws an overhand right that lands on Sirakanian's shoulder, as Sirakanian tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Narek Sirakanian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kruschev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kruschev scores with a punch to the head.
Kruschev takes a swing at Sirakanian's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Sirakanian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sirakanian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Sirakanian, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick that misses.
Kruschev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sirakanian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sirakanian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sirakanian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sirakanian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sirakanian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sirakanian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sirakanian ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Sirakanian misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruschev is just out of range.
Good work by Kruschev as he checks the leg kick.
Sirakanian listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kruschev throws a hook to the side of Sirakanian's head but Sirakanian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sirakanian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kruschev throws a solid leg kick but Sirakanian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kruschev.
Sirakanian misses with a low kick.
Kruschev is looking to counter punch.
Kruschev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kruschev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kruschev lands a jab to the nose.
Kruschev checks the leg kick.
Sirakanian looks to throw the jab but Kruschev is out of range.
Kruschev throws a hook to the side of Sirakanian's head but Sirakanian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruschev throws a looping overhand right but Sirakanian ducks down to avoid it.
Kruschev misses with a hook. Sirakanian ducked under it nicely.
Kruschev tried to score with a low kick but Sirakanian checks it.
Kruschev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirakanian was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruschev.
Kruschev misses with a body shot.
Good work by Kruschev as he checks the leg kick.
Kruschev misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Kruschev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wally Kruschev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sirakanian 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 Kruschev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kruschev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sirakanian punishes Kruschev's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Sirakanian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kruschev throws a low kick but Sirakanian avoids it.
Kruschev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sirakanian.
Kruschev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sirakanian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sirakanian works the jab nicely.
Sirakanian lands a jab to Kruschev's midsection.
Kruschev throws a jab but it's blocked by Sirakanian.
Kruschev slips a straight right by Sirakanian.
Kruschev looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sirakanian connects with a leg kick.
Sirakanian moves away from the strike by Kruschev.
Sirakanian misses with a body shot.
Sirakanian lands a leg kick that knocks Kruschev off balance momentarily.
Kruschev throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sirakanian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruschev throws out the jab.
Sirakanian slips a jab from Kruschev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sirakanian with a hook.
Sirakanian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruschev misses with a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kruschev might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kruschev.
Sirakanian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kruschev.
A good leg kick by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruschev misses with a hook. Sirakanian ducked under it nicely.
Sirakanian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sirakanian fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kruschev checks it well.
Sirakanian avoids the body shot from Kruschev.
Sirakanian moves out of range as Kruschev strikes.
Kruschev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sirakanian connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirakanian misses with a low kick as Kruschev jumps back.
Narek Sirakanian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kruschev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sirakanian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sirakanian slips under a jab.
Sirakanian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sirakanian cracks Kruschev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kruschev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sirakanian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sirakanian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sirakanian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruschev throws out the jab.
Sirakanian connects with an inside leg kick.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruschev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruschev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kruschev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sirakanian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kruschev. Kruschev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sirakanian takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kruschev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sirakanian flicks out a counter leg kick but Kruschev steps away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Narek Sirakanian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sirakanian has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Narek Sirakanian!
Our winner, Narek Sirakanian, 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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