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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brunta Nguana (ranked 438 p4p, 1237 weight class) and Sargis Petrosyan (ranked 47 p4p, 125 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brunta Nguana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sargis Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguana shoots in looking for a takedown but Petrosyan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nguana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Petrosyan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
No luck for Nguana with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrosyan! But no joy.
Nguana looks to throw the jab but Petrosyan is out of range.
Petrosyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nguana shoots in for a double leg but Petrosyan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brunta Nguana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrosyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nguana attempts a counter takedown but Petrosyan avoids it well and moves away.
Nguana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brunta Nguana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguana fails with the takedown.
Petrosyan with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nguana shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Petrosyan as he jumps to the side.
A nice side step and Petrosyan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nguana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrosyan sprawls well. Petrosyan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nguana gets slowly back to his feet.
Nguana scores with a takedown into Petrosyan's guard.
Nguana is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan is looking to stand up but Nguana isn't so interested in that idea.
Petrosyan has momentary wrist control but Nguana slips an elbow through the middle.
Nguana is standing up over Petrosyan. Petrosyan looks to escape but Nguana dives into side control.
Nguana controls the position.
Nguana sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Petrosyan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Nguana are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Petrosyan tries to escape but Nguana is in control.
Nguana is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Petrosyan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Petrosyan wants to get back to his feet but Nguana drags him back down.
Petrosyan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguana is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Petrosyan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nguana wants to control but Petrosyan is keeping him busy.
Petrosyan is pushing Nguana's head away, looking to escape. Nguana manages to hold on to the position though.
Nguana trying to control the position but Petrosyan is working away.
Petrosyan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Petrosyan taking a bit of punishment here - Nguana scoring with strikes.
Nguana taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nguana prevents Petrosyan from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Petrosyan prevents Nguana from moving into mount.
Nguana is looking to take a break and control but Petrosyan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrosyan pushes Nguana away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nguana gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nguana lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Petrosyan down.
Nguana is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Petrosyan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Petrosyan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nguana misses with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brunta Nguana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nguana darts in looking for a takedown but Petrosyan gets double underhooks and turns Nguana into the cage.
Petrosyan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nguana tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petrosyan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nguana tries to pull guard but Petrosyan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brunta Nguana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrosyan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nguana backwards.
Nguana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petrosyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrosyan working aggressively here.
Nguana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nguana is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Petrosyan to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguana is trying to break the clinch but Petrosyan has him pressed against the cage.
Nguana has Petrosyan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petrosyan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrosyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petrosyan gets caught napping as Nguana dives in and scores a takedown. Petrosyan manages to retain guard.
Petrosyan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nguana has his takedown stuffed
and Petrosyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nguana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Petrosyan pinned against the cage. Petrosyan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Petrosyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Nguana appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Petrosyan connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Brunta Nguana has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrosyan connects with a nice looking jab.
Petrosyan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Petrosyan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nguana is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nguana misses with a takedown
and Petrosyan counters with a head kick.
Sargis Petrosyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nguana misses with a right hand
and Petrosyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguana bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Petrosyan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguana is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Petrosyan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Petrosyan tries to escape but Nguana is in control.
Petrosyan is looking to get back to his feet here but Nguana is keeping cool and he's managed to take Petrosyan's back.
Petrosyan is keeping busy.
Petrosyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrosyan is trying to stand back up.
The referee is taking a good look at Petrosyan as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Nguana!
Nguana scores with punches and elbows.
Petrosyan manages to stand up with Nguana still on his back. Eventually Nguana drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Petrosyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nguana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguana misses with a shot to the body
enabling Petrosyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Nguana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrosyan throws out a counter right but Nguana avoids it with no problem.
Nguana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nguana tries for a takedown but Petrosyan circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrosyan misses with a head kick.
Nguana lands a nice looking body shot.
Sargis Petrosyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrosyan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sargis Petrosyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brunta Nguana's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
Nguana drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nguana prevents Petrosyan from getting back to his feet.
Petrosyan wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Nguana manages to pass to side control.
Petrosyan has one foot on Nguana's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A low kick lands for Petrosyan.
Petrosyan misses with a two punch combination.
Nguana 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 takedown defense from Petrosyan. No joy for Nguana on that attempt.
Petrosyan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nguana walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nguana jumps guard but Petrosyan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrosyan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrosyan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrosyan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nguana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nguana takes a shot to the head.
Petrosyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrosyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Nguana controls his hands.
Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nguana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petrosyan swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brunta Nguana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan looks to land a right hand but Nguana moved out of range.
Nguana shoots in looking for a takedown. Petrosyan tries to sprawl out of it but Nguana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petrosyan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Nguana with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrosyan throws a shot from downtown. Nguana moves away and avoids it.
Nguana misses with a takedown
and Petrosyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan thuds a left hand into Nguana's body.
Nguana drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Petrosyan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nguana off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nguana shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petrosyan as he avoids it easily.
Nguana shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Petrosyan as he jumps to the side.
Nguana fails with the takedown.
Petrosyan scores with the left hand. Nguana knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nguana is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrosyan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Nguana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrosyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nguana seems to have got his legs back now.
Nguana manages to break the clinch.
Nguana cracks a nice hook into Petrosyan's ribs.
Nguana doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petrosyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nguana doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petrosyan counters with a big right hand! Oh Nguana is in trouble here! Petrosyan follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sargis Petrosyan!
Sargis Petrosyan is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Sargis Petrosyan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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