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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samvel Kiragosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samvel Kiragosyan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brutus Hayes's chin.
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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samvel Kiragosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brutus Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kiragosyan as he jumps to the side.
Hayes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hayes throws a head kick but Kiragosyan moves out of range.
Kiragosyan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kiragosyan winds up and cracks Hayes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hayes trying to control here.
Kiragosyan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hayes is refusing to be controlled, as Kiragosyan sits in half guard.
Kiragosyan trying to control from Hayes's half guard. Hayes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kiragosyan trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Kiragosyan wants to pass the guard but Hayes is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kiragosyan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kiragosyan landing some decent shots from guard.
Kiragosyan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kiragosyan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hayes is keeping the position for now.
Kiragosyan is working hard here to advance position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kiragosyan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kiragosyan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kiragosyan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hayes on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kiragosyan is looking to escape.
Hayes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kiragosyan sees it coming and defends easily.
Hayes looks gassed!
Kiragosyan is trying to stand.
Hayes wants to free his trapped foot but Kiragosyan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kiragosyan moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiragosyan is looking to stand up but Hayes isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hayes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiragosyan scores with a takedown into Hayes's guard.
Kiragosyan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hayes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hayes is looking for a triangle but Kiragosyan pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiragosyan distracts Hayes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hayes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kiragosyan defends it easily.
Kiragosyan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kiragosyan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kiragosyan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kiragosyan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hayes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiragosyan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kiragosyan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hayes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kiragosyan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kiragosyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samvel Kiragosyan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kiragosyan scores a takedown into full mount!
Kiragosyan wants to control the pace but Hayes is squirming around nicely.
Kiragosyan lands a big elbow.
Kiragosyan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kiragosyan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hayes gets back to half guard.
Kiragosyan works his way into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kiragosyan lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kiragosyan's best efforts.
Hayes is trying to stand back up but Kiragosyan is controlling him
Hayes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Kiragosyan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kiragosyan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hayes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kiragosyan is working away from the top position though.
Kiragosyan slows the pace down in half guard.
Kiragosyan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kiragosyan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hayes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kiragosyan working Hayes over with strikes.
Kiragosyan wants to pass to mount but Hayes is defending the position.
Hayes is looking to escape.
Kiragosyan slips a nice elbow through Hayes's hands, connecting with Hayes's forehead.
Hayes pushes Kiragosyan off looking to stand but Kiragosyan dives back in and keeps control.
Kiragosyan trying to pass the guard but Hayes defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kiragosyan scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiragosyan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hayes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kiragosyan blocks the strikes from Hayes.
Hayes wants to get back to his feet.
Hayes wants to improve his position but Kiragosyan is controlling well.
Kiragosyan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kiragosyan prevents Hayes from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiragosyan 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.
Hayes taking some punishment here, with Kiragosyan in his half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hayes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kiragosyan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hayes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kiragosyan.
Kiragosyan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hayes tries to improve position but can't.
Hayes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kiragosyan working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samvel Kiragosyan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kiragosyan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hayes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kiragosyan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kiragosyan stops Hayes from standing up.
Kiragosyan works over Hayes with some ground and pound from guard.
Kiragosyan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kiragosyan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kiragosyan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kiragosyan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hayes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kiragosyan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kiragosyan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiragosyan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kiragosyan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiragosyan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kiragosyan lands strikes from half guard.
Hayes pushes Kiragosyan off looking to stand but Kiragosyan dives back in and keeps control.
Hayes wants to get back to full guard.
Kiragosyan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hayes keeps working.
Hayes is trying to get back to full guard.
Hayes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kiragosyan scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hayes is looking to clinch.
Kiragosyan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kiragosyan misses with a head shot. Hayes uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hayes wants to stand but Kiragosyan is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiragosyan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hayes's head.
Hayes wants to stand up but Kiragosyan is controlling him.
Kiragosyan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hayes is retaining full guard.
Kiragosyan throwing strikes but missing.
Kiragosyan throwing strikes from guard but Hayes blocks nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hayes lands a nice looking body kick.
Brutus Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiragosyan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hayes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hayes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hayes is trying to control Kiragosyan's posture but Kiragosyan avoids it.
Hayes wants to get back to his feet but Kiragosyan drags him back down.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Samvel Kiragosyan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kiragosyan wants to control but Hayes is keeping him busy.
Kiragosyan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hayes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Samvel Kiragosyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiragosyan trying to control the action but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Hayes is looking to regain half guard here but Kiragosyan keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kiragosyan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kiragosyan is thwarting Hayes's attempts to control the position.
Hayes wants to get back to his feet.
Hayes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kiragosyan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Well, if Kiragosyan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samvel Kiragosyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiragosyan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samvel Kiragosyan!
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hype
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RATING
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