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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Ghambaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Ghambaryan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Ghambaryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerald Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghambaryan fakes the leg kick and cracks Henderson in the body.
Ghambaryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ghambaryan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ghambaryan lands a big head kick that sends Henderson tumbling to the mat! Ghambaryan takes a step backwards and waves Henderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Henderson is rocked!
It looks like Gerald Henderson has been cut.
Henderson looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghambaryan is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ghambaryan.
Henderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ghambaryan can pounce on him.
Ghambaryan lands a big head kick that sends Henderson tumbling to the mat! Ghambaryan takes a step backwards and waves Henderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Henderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ghambaryan finish him?
Ghambaryan moves into range and clinches up with Henderson .
Ghambaryan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghambaryan.
Henderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Ghambaryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a nice knee to the body.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghambaryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a nice knee to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the body.
Ghambaryan slows down the pace here.
Ghambaryan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ghambaryan crunches a lovely knee into Henderson 's ribcage.
Ghambaryan lands a damaging elbow.
Ghambaryan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ghambaryan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ghambaryan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henderson 's defenses.
Ghambaryan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ghambaryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Ghambaryan working Henderson over with knees to the body.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a nice knee to the body.
Ghambaryan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ghambaryan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The referee calls for Ghambaryan to work.
Henderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghambaryan lands a good knee to the midsection. Henderson won't want to take too many of those.
Ghambaryan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson .
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ghambaryan lands an elbow that stopped Henderson in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson has Ghambaryan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ghambaryan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Roman Ghambaryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Henderson .
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ghambaryan stalling.
Henderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ghambaryan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan stops a takedown attempt from Henderson .
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson avoiding damage as Ghambaryan throws knees to the body.
Ghambaryan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Ghambaryan tries to stall but Henderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ghambaryan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ghambaryan crunches a lovely knee into Henderson 's ribcage.
Ghambaryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson 's face.
Ghambaryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henderson avoiding damage as Ghambaryan throws knees to the body.
Ghambaryan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Henderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ghambaryan with a knee to the head.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ghambaryan.
Henderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ghambaryan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ghambaryan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
Henderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ghambaryan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ghambaryan scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Henderson avoiding damage as Ghambaryan throws knees to the body.
Ghambaryan tries to land knees in the clinch but Henderson avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ghambaryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson 's face.
Henderson is trying to drag Ghambaryan to the mat but Ghambaryan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ghambaryan obliges.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Ghambaryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerald Henderson 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Henderson scores with a body shot.
Ghambaryan lands a high kick!
Ghambaryan clinches with his opponent.
Ghambaryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Ghambaryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Ghambaryan controlling the action here for a moment.
Henderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ghambaryan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ghambaryan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ghambaryan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ghambaryan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ghambaryan with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghambaryan missing with knees to the body.
Henderson is trying to drag Ghambaryan to the mat but Ghambaryan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roman Ghambaryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ghambaryan lands a nice knee to the body.
Ghambaryan crunches a lovely knee into Henderson 's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Ghambaryan.
Henderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ghambaryan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ghambaryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Henderson is working for takedown but Ghambaryan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Roman Ghambaryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Henderson .
Henderson being controlled against the cage.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the body.
Ghambaryan lands an elbow that stopped Henderson in his tracks for a moment.
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.
Ghambaryan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henderson 's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ghambaryan obliges.
Ghambaryan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ghambaryan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ghambaryan prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson 's face.
Henderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ghambaryan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ghambaryan cracks the inside of Henderson 's front leg.
Ghambaryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ghambaryan. Ghambaryan obviously looking to wear him down.
Ghambaryan scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Ghambaryan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ghambaryan. Ghambaryan obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson 's sensitive parts.
That kick from Ghambaryan tenderised Henderson 's leg. Henderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ghambaryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ghambaryan.
Henderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ghambaryan lands a good knee to the midsection. Henderson won't want to take too many of those.
Ghambaryan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ghambaryan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ghambaryan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ghambaryan lands an elbow that stopped Henderson in his tracks for a moment.
Ghambaryan lands an elbow inside that Henderson shrugs off.
Ghambaryan lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghambaryan lands an elbow inside that Henderson shrugs off.
Ghambaryan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ghambaryan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson has clasped his hands together around Ghambaryan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Ghambaryan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerald Henderson 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Henderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Roman Ghambaryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but Ghambaryan shows good takedown defense.
Ghambaryan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan scores with a head kick.
Ghambaryan moves into the clinch.
Henderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ghambaryan prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ghambaryan obliges.
Ghambaryan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ghambaryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Ghambaryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ghambaryan lands an elbow just above Henderson 's eye.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ghambaryan prevents it.
Roman Ghambaryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Henderson .
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ghambaryan lands a damaging elbow.
Ghambaryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ghambaryan missing with knees to the body.
Henderson dodges an elbow strike from Ghambaryan.
Henderson 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ghambaryan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ghambaryan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ghambaryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ghambaryan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the head.
Henderson wants a takedown but no success here.
Ghambaryan lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ghambaryan lands an elbow that stopped Henderson in his tracks for a moment.
Ghambaryan lands an elbow just above Henderson 's eye.
Ghambaryan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henderson 's defenses.
Ghambaryan lands an elbow just above Henderson 's eye.
Ghambaryan taking a breather.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ghambaryan missing with knees to the body.
Ghambaryan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ghambaryan trying to control the position but instead, Henderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ghambaryan into the cage.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ghambaryan throws an elbow that misses.
Ghambaryan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson managing to block the knees to the body from Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
Ghambaryan is pressed up against the cage. Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ghambaryan down to the mat. Ghambaryan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ghambaryan wants it to stay on the feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Henderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ghambaryan - the referee stops the clock and Henderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ghambaryan. Henderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ghambaryan connects with a leg kick. Henderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ghambaryan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ghambaryan is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Ghambaryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Henderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ghambaryan.
Henderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ghambaryan throws a front kick that sends Henderson stumbling back into the cage.
Ghambaryan lands a front kick.
Ghambaryan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ghambaryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Ghambaryan working Henderson over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Ghambaryan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ghambaryan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henderson 's defenses.
Henderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ghambaryan prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head.
Henderson is working for takedown but Ghambaryan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ghambaryan obliges.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gerald Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
Knees to the body from Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Roman Ghambaryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ghambaryan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Ghambaryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ghambaryan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Ghambaryan!
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hype
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