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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hill (ranked 1168 p4p, 702 weight class) and Narek Sirakanian (ranked 180 p4p, 103 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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27 - 24 - 0 |
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175
31 - 18 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Narek Sirakanian!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill has a takedown stuffed.
Sirakanian lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hill looks for the body kick but Sirakanian saw that one coming.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Sirakanian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hill momentarily.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Sirakanian.
Hill scores with a spinning back kick!
Hill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hill throws out a powerful jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sirakanian lands with a right hand.
Hill connects with a body shot that sends Sirakanian's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill misses with a hook
and Sirakanian counters with a right hand to the body.
Sirakanian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hill on the side of the head.
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.
Hill dives in and grabs Sirakanian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sirakanian pushes down on Hill's head and hops out.
Good exchange - Sirakanian coming out on top.
Sirakanian scores with a jab to the head.
Sirakanian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill swings for the body but Sirakanian moves out of range.
Hill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but Sirakanian shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sirakanian works over Hill's head and body with a nice combination.
Hill takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sirakanian just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sirakanian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sirakanian. That snapped Hill's head back.
Sirakanian is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hill had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hill has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sirakanian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hill tries for a takedown. No joy.
A hook to the body from Sirakanian.
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!
Still in the clinch, Sirakanian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sirakanian struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
Sirakanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sirakanian.
Hill fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sirakanian misses with a punch on the inside.
Hill tries to pull guard but Sirakanian holds him up against the cage and eventually Hill drops back down to his feet.
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian digs a right hand into Hill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hill's gas tank.
Sirakanian lands a left hand.
Sirakanian lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill wants to take the fight to the mat but Sirakanian manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sirakanian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sirakanian scores with a shoulder strike.
Sirakanian lands with a light punch inside.
Hill is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Sirakanian is controlling him.
Sirakanian digs a right hand into Hill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hill's gas tank.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Sirakanian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Sirakanian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hill blocks a body shot from Sirakanian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sirakanian is working Hill over against the cage.
Hill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sirakanian.
A short uppercut from Sirakanian.
Hill wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hill is rocked!
Sirakanian misses with the head strike.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sirakanian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a body shot.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Sirakanian fails to land.
Sirakanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Sirakanian fails to land.
Sirakanian lands a nice shot to the body.
Sirakanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Sirakanian misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Sirakanian misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sirakanian.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sirakanian.
Hill gets control of Sirakanian's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hill will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sirakanian seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sirakanian wants to stand but Hill has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirakanian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hill isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sirakanian stacks Hill on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sirakanian!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Narek Sirakanian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sirakanian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sirakanian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sirakanian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sirakanian - that landed with a thud.
Hill has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sirakanian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Narek Sirakanian has been cut.
Hill takes a shot to the head.
Hill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sirakanian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Sirakanian - that landed with a thud.
Sirakanian misses with a punch on the inside.
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sirakanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirakanian keeps control of Hill as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hill jumps guard but Sirakanian stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sirakanian smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Hill.
Sirakanian lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hill takes a step back to recover.
Sirakanian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice shot by Sirakanian.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Sirakanian looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Narek Sirakanian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sirakanian connects with a body shot.
Sirakanian scores with a hook to the body. Hill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sirakanian scores with a shot to the body.
Sirakanian with a hook.
Hill moves into range and clinches up with Sirakanian.
Sirakanian tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sirakanian working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirakanian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sirakanian scores with a shot to the side of Hill's head.
A short uppercut from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sirakanian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sirakanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill is trying to pull guard but Sirakanian has him pressed against the cage.
Hill is trying to pull guard but Sirakanian has him pressed against the cage.
Sirakanian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill jumps guard but Sirakanian stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sirakanian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sirakanian as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sirakanian.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sirakanian.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hill tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sirakanian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sirakanian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hill takes a shot to the head.
Sirakanian misses with some punches.
Hill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sirakanian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hill has Sirakanian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sirakanian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hill is trying to pull guard but Sirakanian has him pressed against the cage.
Hill is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sirakanian to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill jumps guard but Sirakanian stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sirakanian cracks Hill with a nice body shot.
Hill takes a shot to the head.
Hill wants to take the fight to the mat but Sirakanian manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sirakanian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sirakanian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Sirakanian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill prevents a body shot from Sirakanian.
Hill successfully pulls guard.
Sirakanian controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian is continuing to stall.
Sirakanian won't allow Hill to sweep him here.
We've been hearing good reports from Hill's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hill has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sirakanian has passed into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill is looking to reverse the position.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sirakanian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sirakanian, as that shot connected.
Hill misses with a hook.
Sirakanian throws a good cross that connects.
Sirakanian scores with a jab. Hill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Sirakanian. Those never looked like landing.
Sirakanian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Sirakanian cracks Hill with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sirakanian looks to land a combination. Hill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sirakanian swats away the attempt to clinch by Hill.
Sirakanian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sirakanian lands a jab to the head.
Sirakanian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirakanian manages to avoid it.
Hill takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hill takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sirakanian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sirakanian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sirakanian lands a body shot.
Sirakanian tries to clinch up.
Sirakanian scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sirakanian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sirakanian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hill momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sirakanian throws a good cross that connects.
Hill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sirakanian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hill somewhat.
It seemed like Sirakanian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sirakanian.
A jab lands there for Hill.
Sirakanian is looking to clinch.
A jab from Sirakanian finds it's way through Hill's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirakanian lands a lovely overhand right.
Hill misses with a straight left.
Sirakanian lands a jab to Hill's midsection.
Sirakanian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sirakanian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sirakanian circles away.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sirakanian defends well and Hill ends up having to push Sirakanian into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sirakanian tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Sirakanian lands a body shot.
Hill tries to pull guard but Sirakanian won't allow it.
Hill jumps guard but Sirakanian stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sirakanian pushes Hill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sirakanian throws a big uppercut that drops Hill! More strikes from Sirakanian and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hill lies dazed against the cage as Sirakanian celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Narek Sirakanian!
Narek Sirakanian thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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