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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan K (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janik Sarkisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sarkisyan's choice of entrance music: "Smack My Bitch Up" by Prodigy. 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 bantamweight 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, Bryan K!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Janik Sarkisyan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
K moves in looking to clinch but Sarkisyan pushes him off.
Sarkisyan connects with a crisp jab.
K closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sarkisyan did well to prevent K getting side control.
K stands up out of the half guard.
Sarkisyan throws a nice looking combination but K bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sarkisyan scores with a three punch combo!
Sarkisyan throws a series of strikes that have K backpedaling.
Sarkisyan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarkisyan working the head and body with strikes.
Sarkisyan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sarkisyan stands up and beckons K to his feet.
Janik Sarkisyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarkisyan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. K is trying to defend but Sarkisyan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
K is looking for a sweep. Sarkisyan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
K trying to control from the bottom.
K keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkisyan throwing shots but K is blocking nicely.
K could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sarkisyan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sarkisyan moves out of range of the body kick.
Sarkisyan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sarkisyan looks gassed!
Sarkisyan throws a strike but K rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
K wants to control from the top but Sarkisyan keeps moving.
K prevents Sarkisyan from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
K makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
K trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarkisyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sarkisyan wants to stand and escape but K is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
K pulls out of a head kick attempt.
K shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sarkisyan shoots in and drives through. K sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - K looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
K slips a jab and a cross from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
K tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
K bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sarkisyan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
K trying to control the position but Sarkisyan is working away.
Sarkisyan wants to get back to his feet but K is dominant here and he's now got Sarkisyan's back!
Sarkisyan is trying to shake K off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! K won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Sarkisyan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No luck for K with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - K looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan throws a right hand that K ducks under and follows up with a left that K also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Sarkisyan as K shoots in.
K throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sarkisyan's waist but Sarkisyan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing K off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan K. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick which misses K's front leg but catches the back leg as K tries to avoid it.
K tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarkisyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sarkisyan looks for the body kick but K saw that one coming.
Sarkisyan scores with a hook.
Sarkisyan scores with a three punch combo!
K takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarkisyan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between K's hands.
Sarkisyan connects with a looping right hand.
K drops his hands momentarily and Sarkisyan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janik Sarkisyan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from K.
Sarkisyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
K throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sarkisyan counters with a left and a right that stings K.
Sarkisyan throws a nice looking combination but K bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A good leg kick by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick but K sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sarkisyan misses with a wild combination.
K fails with the takedown
and Sarkisyan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sarkisyan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sarkisyan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sarkisyan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of K's head.
Sarkisyan lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkisyan lands a couple of elbows.
Sarkisyan chips away with some ground and pound.
K might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
K is trying to keep Sarkisyan in close.
Sarkisyan postures up in K's guard and throws a big left but K blocks it.
K can't keep his opponent in guard - Sarkisyan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
K keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sarkisyan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
K is trying to stand back up but Sarkisyan is controlling him
Sarkisyan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
K is trying to stand up here but Sarkisyan is controlling him well.
Sarkisyan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
K regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sarkisyan.
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.
Sarkisyan postures up in K's guard and throws a big left but K blocks it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sarkisyan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bryan K is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarkisyan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sarkisyan lands a couple of digs.
K is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sarkisyan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of K's head.
Sarkisyan throwing strikes from guard but K blocks nicely.
Sarkisyan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
K is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sarkisyan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
K tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
K closes the distance but Sarkisyan moves to the side
and Sarkisyan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
K keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sarkisyan working K over with strikes.
Sarkisyan throws a strike but K avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sarkisyan throws a strike but K rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sarkisyan is looking to stand up but K isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan kicks K off and gets to his feet.
K gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sarkisyan counters with a left and a right that stings K.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan K. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarkisyan misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Sarkisyan does no damage.
Sarkisyan tries to bum rush K with a series of wild strikes but K uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sarkisyan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. K was covering up waiting for the punch and Sarkisyan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Janik Sarkisyan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sarkisyan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janik Sarkisyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
K has his takedown stuffed
and Sarkisyan counters with a takedown into side control.
K takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sarkisyan working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Sarkisyan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sarkisyan landing a few strikes.
K is trying to improve his position.
Sarkisyan lands some shots froms side control.
K on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sarkisyan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sarkisyan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but K sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sarkisyan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkisyan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at K to see if he's OK.
Check out the look on Sarkisyan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sarkisyan scores with a jab to the body.
Sarkisyan shoots in but no luck this time.
Sarkisyan works over K's head and body with a nice combination.
K swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sarkisyan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sarkisyan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of K's head.
Sarkisyan stopping the sweep attempt from K.
Sarkisyan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sarkisyan throws and elbow that misses. K uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sarkisyan's guard. Nice move by K!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan wants to get back to his feet but K is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sarkisyan wriggles free and stands up.
Sarkisyan fails to land the takedown.
K defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sarkisyan.
Bryan K has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janik Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan misses with a combination
and K holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
K is trying to break the clinch but Sarkisyan is controlling him.
K swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarkisyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarkisyan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but K gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sarkisyan tries to score a body lock takedown but K shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sarkisyan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. K gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sarkisyan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but K regains guard immediately.
K is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sarkisyan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sarkisyan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of K's head.
Sarkisyan scoring with some ground and pound.
Sarkisyan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sarkisyan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan postures up.
Sarkisyan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sarkisyan throwing strikes from guard but K blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sarkisyan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as K backs up against the cage.
K shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sarkisyan sprawls well. Sarkisyan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. K gets slowly back to his feet.
K fails with the takedown
and Sarkisyan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sarkisyan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sarkisyan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarkisyan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sarkisyan lands with an overhand left.
Bryan K has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
K checks a leg kick.
Sarkisyan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
K fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janik Sarkisyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sarkisyan 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janik Sarkisyan!
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