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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serj Tankian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Serj Tankian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Little!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tankian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tankian swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
Tankian keeps the fight on the outside.
Little tries to clinch up.
Tankian lands a slapping body shot.
Tankian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Little doesn't manage to clinch there - Tankian circles away.
Tankian drops Little with a left and a right! Oh, Little is hurt - Tankian dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Brian Little has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Little is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tankian's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Little is trying to stand.
Tankian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tankian tries to pass the half guard into mount. Little knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Little punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tankian takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tankian tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Little.
Tankian decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nice uppercut there from Tankian.
Tankian throws a right and a left that Little avoids nicely.
Little tries to clinch but Tankian moves out of range.
Tankian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tankian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tankian is breathing heavily.
Little is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Serj Tankian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Little fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tankian digs a good hook to Little's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to clinch up but Tankian circles away and keeps his distance.
Little is looking to clinch but Tankian is avoiding it.
Little fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Little gets a clinch.
Little missing with knees to the body.
Tankian wants to get back to striking at distance but Little won't allow it.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tankian has had enough of the clinch but Little keeps him there for the moment.
Little tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tankian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tankian is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.
Little has a couple of punches blocked by Tankian.
Tankian has had enough of the clinch but Little keeps him there for the moment.
Tankian can't break the clinch.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but Tankian blocks with his arms.
Little prevents Tankian from breaking the clinch.
Little with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Little keeps control of Tankian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tankian has had enough of the clinch but Little keeps him there for the moment.
Tankian can't break the clinch.
Tankian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Tankian is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankian wants to get back to striking at distance but Little won't allow it.
Little looking to slow down the pace here.
Tankian is trying to break free.
Tankian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Little missing with knees to the body.
Tankian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tankian has had enough of the clinch but Little keeps him there for the moment.
Little tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Serj Tankian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Little.
Tankian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Tankian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Little misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tankian.
Tankian wants to break free but Little has control.
Tankian is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.
Tankian is trying to break free.
Little missing with knees to the body.
Tankian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Tankian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Tankian wants to get back to striking at distance but Little won't allow it.
Tankian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tankian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Little with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tankian is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.
Little misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tankian.
Tankian tries to break the clinch but Little is controlling the position.
Tankian is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tankian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Tankian is trying to break the clinch but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Little with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tankian wants to get back to striking at distance but Little won't allow it.
Little misses with a knee to the head.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but Tankian blocks with his arms.
Little keeps control of Tankian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tankian is trying to break the clinch but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Tankian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tankian wants to get back to striking at distance but Little won't allow it.
Little tries to pull guard but Tankian won't allow it.
Tankian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Little prevents Tankian from breaking the clinch.
Tankian managing to block the knees to the body from Little.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serj Tankian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Little'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.
Little moves forwards but Tankian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tankian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
Little closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tankian circles away.
Tankian scores with a three punch combo!
Tankian swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
Tankian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Little doesn't seem bothered though.
Tankian takes the fight into the clinch.
Tankian wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tankian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Little misses with a knee to the head.
Tankian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tankian is trying to break the clinch but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Tankian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Little prevents Tankian from breaking the clinch.
Little missing with knees to the body.
Little tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tankian's elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tankian is trying to break free.
Tankian wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tankian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Little has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tankian breaks from the clinch.
Little closes the distance but Tankian moves to the side
and Tankian counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tankian.
Tankian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tankian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Little prevents Tankian from breaking the clinch.
Little tries to pull guard but Tankian holds him up against the cage and eventually Little drops back down to his feet.
Little jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tankian walks away with a smile on his face. Little gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Serj Tankian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Little.
Little drops his hands momentarily and Tankian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Serj Tankian is winning the standup battle so far.
Tankian tests Little's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Little tries to clinch but Tankian moves away
and Tankian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tankian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Little doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tankian!
Little looks to clinch
and Tankian counters with a one-two to the body.
Tankian misses with a looping left.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch but Tankian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Little drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brian Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tankian stuffs the takedown attempt from Little. Little gets slowly back to his feet.
Little fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Little tries to clinch
and Tankian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tankian scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Little showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tankian.
Tankian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Little tries to clinch there but Tankian circles away.
Little gets a clinch.
Little with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tankian is trying to break the clinch but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Tankian is trying to break the clinch but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Little has a couple of punches blocked by Tankian.
Tankian is trying to break the clinch but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Tankian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tankian wants to break free but Little has control.
Tankian takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tankian has had enough of the clinch but Little keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Little is working for takedown but Tankian is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tankian breaks from the clinch.
Tankian has Little up against the cage in a clinch.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Little jumps guard and drags Tankian to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tankian stopping the sweep attempt from Little.
Tankian wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.
Tankian passes Little's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tankian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Little on the ground.
Little punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankian blocks the strikes from Little.
Little wants to control but Tankian is keeping busy.
Little throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Little actively working from the bottom here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Little takes one to the side of the head.
Tankian misses with a wild body shot.
Serj Tankian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tankian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Little circles away quickly and effectively.
Little tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tankian counters with a left and a right that stings Little.
Little fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tankian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Little tries to clinch up but Tankian circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serj Tankian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Little's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Little is looking to clinch but Tankian is avoiding it.
Little doesn't manage to clinch there - Tankian circles away.
Little wants to clinch but Tankian slips to the side
and Tankian counters with a one-two to the body.
Tankian scores with a jab.
Little tries to clinch up
and Tankian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Little takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tankian lands a two punch combo.
Little connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Tankian pushes him off.
Little tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tankian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Little looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tankian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Little takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tankian keeps the fight on the outside.
Little gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tankian.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankian doesn't manage to clinch there - Little circles away.
Little shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tankian as he jumps to the side.
Tankian scores with a body shot.
Tankian clinches up with Little and pushes him back against the cage.
Little fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Little with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tankian is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.
Little manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Little is looking for a triangle but Tankian pushes his legs off easily.
Tankian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tankian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Little has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Little controls Tankian momentarily but Tankian frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tankian wanted to stand there but Little had control of the position.
Little throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tankian controlling from the top position.
Little is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Little throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankian won't allow Little to get back to his feet.
Little is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tankian gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brian Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tankian lands a nice looking body shot.
Tankian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Little shoots in and drives through. Tankian sprawls well.
Serj Tankian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Little.
Tankian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tankian swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
Tankian tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
Tankian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Little avoids a punch combination nicely.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch but Tankian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Tankian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little is looking to clinch but Tankian is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Tankian.
Little tries to clinch but Tankian moves out of range.
Little closes the distance and pushes Tankian back into the cage.
Tankian wants to get back to striking at distance but Little won't allow it.
Little unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tankian lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tankian takes a knee right on the jaw!
Little working aggressively here.
Tankian wants to get back to striking at distance but Little won't allow it.
Little with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Little trying to land knees to the body.
Little with a knee to the head.
Serj Tankian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tankian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tankian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Serj Tankian.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tankian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serj Tankian!
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