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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vardan Mamikonyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and karl morph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). karl morph acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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225 lbs
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200 cm
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vardan Mamikonyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, karl morph!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamikonyan throws a nice looking combination but morph bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mamikonyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mamikonyan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mamikonyan lands in his opponent's guard.
Mamikonyan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
morph looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
morph tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
morph is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mamikonyan wants to get up but he can't break morph's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
morph looking to control.
Mamikonyan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mamikonyan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like karl morph has been cut.
Mamikonyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Mamikonyan misses.
Mamikonyan throws a lazy right hand but morph sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
morph fails with an attempt to clinch.
morph doesn't manage to clinch there - Mamikonyan circles away.
Mamikonyan throws a hook but morph avoids it easily.
Mamikonyan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but morph checks it well.
morph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mamikonyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mamikonyan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but morph circles away quickly and effectively.
Mamikonyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mamikonyan is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamikonyan swinging wildly here.
Mamikonyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mamikonyan misses with a low kick.
Mamikonyan lands a jab-cross combination.
morph shoots in but Mamikonyan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
morph moves into range and clinches up with Mamikonyan.
A body shot lands from morph.
morph tries for a takedown but Mamikonyan manages to get underhooks.
morph is working for takedown but Mamikonyan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vardan Mamikonyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of karl morph.
morph is trying to drag Mamikonyan to the mat but Mamikonyan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
morph tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mamikonyan smiles and moves away.
Mamikonyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mamikonyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from morph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
morph slips a straight right by Mamikonyan.
morph slips under a jab from Mamikonyan.
morph closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mamikonyan to the mat! Mamikonyan manages to get full guard.
Mamikonyan wants to get back to his feet but morph is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mamikonyan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from morph.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamikonyan keeping moving, preventing morph from controlling successfully.
Mamikonyan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as morph controls the pace.
morph drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and morph jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mamikonyan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for morph on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
morph slips nicely into half guard.
Mamikonyan could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
morph is trying to control the action in half guard but Mamikonyan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
morph controlling the pace.
morph throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
morph wants to pass the guard but Mamikonyan is defending well.
morph thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mamikonyan's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vardan Mamikonyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on karl morph's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mamikonyan misses with an uppercut.
morph has a takedown stuffed.
morph fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mamikonyan throws a nice looking combination but morph bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mamikonyan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of morph's head.
Mamikonyan throws a chopping leg kick but morph manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch
and morph counters with a nice double leg into guard.
morph stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mamikonyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mamikonyan wants to stand but morph is controlling the position.
morph wants to control from the top but Mamikonyan keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
morph gets to his feet. Mamikonyan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mamikonyan throws a hook but morph blocks it.
morph closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - morph lands in his opponent's guard.
morph wants to control from the top but Mamikonyan keeps moving.
morph pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mamikonyan is keeping the position for now.
morph trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
morph controls from within his opponent's guard.
morph with a flurry of punches that miss.
morph throws a strike but Mamikonyan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mamikonyan preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
morph has a closed guard, preventing Mamikonyan from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mamikonyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
morph darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
morph lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
morph missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
morph is keen to just control but Mamikonyan is a slippery customer.
morph is working for a kimura but Mamikonyan is defending it quite comfortably.
morph is keen to just control but Mamikonyan is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
morph misses with a head shot. Mamikonyan uses the momentum to regain guard.
morph has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
morph stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mamikonyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
morph controls from within his opponent's guard.
karl morph has got the better of the ground game so far.
morph drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mamikonyan dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
karl morph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on karl morph's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mamikonyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mamikonyan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mamikonyan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mamikonyan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
morph doesn't manage to clinch there - Mamikonyan circles away.
Mamikonyan clinches with his opponent.
Mamikonyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mamikonyan wants to get back to striking at distance but morph won't allow it.
Mamikonyan manages to break the clinch.
Mamikonyan looks to land a combination but morph avoids it well.
Mamikonyan misses with a two punch combination.
Mamikonyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. morph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
morph fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mamikonyan sprawls well initially but morph persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
morph seems to be working for a kimura but Mamikonyan defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
morph tries to pass to full mount but Mamikonyan defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
morph is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
morph is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mamikonyan sees it coming and defends easily.
morph trying to control from half guard but Mamikonyan is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mamikonyan wants to get back to his feet.
morph keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
morph wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mamikonyan keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
morph drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mamikonyan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mamikonyan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but morph is controlling him well.
morph throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamikonyan pushes morph away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, morph gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by morph.
morph tries for a kimura but Mamikonyan is defending well.
Mamikonyan is pushing morph's head away, looking to escape. morph manages to hold on to the position though.
Mamikonyan is not content to let morph control the position.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
morph trying to control the action but Mamikonyan is working from the bottom.
Mamikonyan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
morph has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Mamikonyan is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. morph yanks on the arm and Mamikonyan is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by morph.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). karl morph!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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