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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Melkonyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Cooperman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melkonyan comes to the cage accompanied by 25/17 . Eduard Melkonyan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Max Cooperman's chin.
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253 lbs
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265 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eduard Melkonyan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Cooperman!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melkonyan shoots in and gets a takedown into Cooperman's guard.
Cooperman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Melkonyan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cooperman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Melkonyan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Melkonyan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cooperman controls Melkonyan momentarily but Melkonyan frees himself.
Melkonyan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Melkonyan with a nice head shot there.
Melkonyan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melkonyan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Melkonyan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Melkonyan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melkonyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooperman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melkonyan looking to pass the guard.
Melkonyan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Melkonyan trying to control but Cooperman is working from the bottom.
Melkonyan tries to free his leg and advance position but Cooperman is retaining full guard.
Cooperman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Melkonyan advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melkonyan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cooperman sees it coming and defends easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cooperman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cooperman is looking to control Melkonyan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cooperman avoid being mounted?
Melkonyan maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Cooperman could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Melkonyan has cracked it and Cooperman is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Melkonyan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eduard Melkonyan!
Eduard Melkonyan retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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