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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chuckie Fairview (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manvel Gamburyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gamburyan's choice of entrance music: Element Band - Anoush Hayrenik. Manvel Gamburyan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuckie Fairview!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manvel Gamburyan!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamburyan shoots in and bounces Fairview off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fairview wants to sweep here but Gamburyan controlling him for the moment.
Gamburyan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gamburyan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gamburyan stops Fairview from standing up.
Gamburyan postures up in Fairview's guard and throws a big left but Fairview blocks it.
Gamburyan drops back looking for a leg! Fairview is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fairview manages to kick Gamburyan off! Gamburyan jumps back into Fairview's guard.
Fairview is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamburyan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fairview shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gamburyan as he avoids it easily.
Gamburyan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gamburyan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gamburyan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fairview knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gamburyan is keen to just control but Fairview is a slippery customer.
Fairview knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gamburyan on the ground.
Gamburyan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamburyan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gamburyan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gamburyan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fairview is refusing to be controlled, as Gamburyan sits in half guard.
Gamburyan works his way into full mount!
Gamburyan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fairview tries to hold on but Gamburyan pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamburyan tries to control but Fairview wriggling away.
Fairview tries to hold on but Gamburyan pushes him away.
Gamburyan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gamburyan misses with a head shot.
Gamburyan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Manvel Gamburyan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gamburyan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fairview sprawls well. Fairview wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gamburyan gets slowly back to his feet.
Gamburyan looks gassed!
Gamburyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fairview forces Gamburyan back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gamburyan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fairview gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gamburyan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fairview gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chuckie Fairview has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manvel Gamburyan.
Gamburyan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fairview just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fairview keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gamburyan's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Fairview.
Fairview has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gamburyan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gamburyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gamburyan tries to score a body lock takedown but Fairview shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fairview scores with a shoulder strike.
Fairview trying to land knees to the body.
Fairview tries to break the clinch but Gamburyan is controlling the position.
Gamburyan can't get the takedown.
Fairview fails to pull guard.
Gamburyan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fairview gets underhooks to prevent Gamburyan's takedown attempt.
Fairview tries to circle away but Gamburyan has him pinned against the cage.
Fairview is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manvel Gamburyan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fairview pushes Gamburyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Gamburyan tries to circle away but Fairview has him pinned against the cage.
Gamburyan is trying to break free.
Fairview tries to pull guard but Gamburyan won't allow it.
Fairview tries for a takedown but Gamburyan manages to get underhooks.
Gamburyan breaks from the clinch.
Gamburyan throws a series of punches but Fairview moves out of range.
Gamburyan tries for a takedown but Fairview sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Gamburyan with that takedown attempt.
Fairview tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Fairview with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuckie Fairview. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gamburyan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fairview is trying to defend but Gamburyan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fairview has his hands clasped together around Gamburyan's back. He's all about the action.
Fairview on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fairview tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairview is not content to let Gamburyan control the position.
Gamburyan is looking for a kimura but Fairview is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gamburyan to get the leverage.
Fairview trying to control here.
Gamburyan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gamburyan is trying to control. Fairview wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fairview wants to improve his position but Gamburyan is controlling well.
Gamburyan is trying to work for a kimura but Fairview is defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fairview will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fairview defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gamburyan.
Fairview shoots in but Gamburyan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gamburyan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fairview circles away quickly and effectively.
Gamburyan shoots in for a double leg but Fairview sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fairview fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gamburyan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fairview was covering up waiting for the punch and Gamburyan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairview is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fairview utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gamburyan wants to control from the top but Fairview keeps moving.
Gamburyan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gamburyan wants to control from the top but Fairview keeps moving.
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.
Gamburyan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fairview tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fairview tries for a takedown but Gamburyan circles away easily
and Gamburyan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gamburyan wants to take a breather but Fairview is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Gamburyan seems content to control.
Gamburyan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gamburyan wants to work for an arm triangle but Fairview is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manvel Gamburyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gamburyan fails to land the takedown.
Fairview gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fairview wants to sweep but no luck.
Gamburyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairview is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gamburyan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gamburyan trying to control but Fairview is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairview trying to control the position here.
Fairview is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gamburyan shoots in for a takedown but Fairview shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gamburyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Fairview.
Gamburyan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gamburyan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chuckie Fairview has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manvel Gamburyan.
That's two 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.
Fairview is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fairview with a poor takedown
and Gamburyan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gamburyan.
Gamburyan trying to control but Fairview is working from the bottom.
Fairview is trying to keep Gamburyan in close.
Gamburyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairview is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gamburyan drops back looking for a leg! Fairview is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fairview manages to kick Gamburyan off! Gamburyan jumps back into Fairview's guard.
Gamburyan throwing strikes from guard but Fairview blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamburyan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fairview is pulling down on Gamburyan's head. It's preventing any offense from Gamburyan, at least for the moment.
Gamburyan wants to get up but he can't break Fairview's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Fairview.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fairview.
Fairview takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamburyan slips a jab and a cross from Fairview.
Gamburyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fairview closes the distance and clinches.
Fairview is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gamburyan pulls guard effortlessly.
Gamburyan looking to control.
Gamburyan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fairview doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fairview manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gamburyan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manvel Gamburyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gamburyan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight for Manvel Gamburyan!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Manvel Gamburyan!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Manvel Gamburyan!
Manvel Gamburyan wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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