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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarethyan has chosen Brennan Heart & Wildstylez - Lose My Mind as his entrance music. Cro Cop has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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149 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cro Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarethyan throws a shot to the body.
Nazarethyan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cop is trying to maintain the position but Nazarethyan is very close to passing his half guard.
Nazarethyan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nazarethyan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cop. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nazarethyan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nazarethyan controlling the action here.
Nazarethyan trying to mount his opponent but Cop defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazarethyan content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cop trying to control here.
Nazarethyan tries to pass to full mount but Cop defends it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cop looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nazarethyan is fending him off so far but Cop persists. Nope, Nazarethyan circles away and we're back to standing.
Cop shoots and misses
and Nazarethyan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nazarethyan throws a shot to the body.
Cop looks for a takedown but Nazarethyan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cro Cop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazarethyan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cop's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan throws a lazy right hand but Cop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nazarethyan scores with a takedown into Cop's guard.
Nazarethyan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nazarethyan works over Cop with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarethyan stays in close to Cop's body and controls the position.
Nazarethyan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nazarethyan wants to pass the guard but Cop is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Suren Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cop fails with a takedown attempt.
Suren Nazarethyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cop throws a head kick that half lands.
Nazarethyan lands a slapping body shot.
Nazarethyan scores with a decent looking hook.
Cop misses with a two punch combination.
Cop shoots in looking for a takedown. Nazarethyan tries to sprawl out of it but Cop keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nazarethyan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nazarethyan tests Cop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cop is looking to clinch but Nazarethyan is avoiding it.
Nazarethyan scores with a jab to the body.
Cop ducks right into an uppercut from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nazarethyan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cop's guard.
Cop can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nazarethyan controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cop wants to stand up but Nazarethyan is controlling him.
Nazarethyan chips away with some ground and pound.
Nazarethyan 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Suren Nazarethyan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cop has his takedown stuffed
and Nazarethyan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cop!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nazarethyan stuns Cop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cop drops his hands momentarily and Nazarethyan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nazarethyan.
Cop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nazarethyan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nazarethyan is thwarting Cop's attempts to control the position.
Nazarethyan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nazarethyan is thwarting Cop's attempts to control the position.
Nazarethyan winds up and cracks Cop with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cop works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan 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.
Nazarethyan wants to pass the guard but Cop is keeping the position.
Nazarethyan stays in close to Cop's body and controls the position.
Nazarethyan wants to pass the guard but Cop is keeping the position.
Nazarethyan controlling from the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The crowd cheers as Nazarethyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cop doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cop shoots in but no luck this time.
Cop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Nazarethyan there.
Nazarethyan with a jab.
Cop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nazarethyan finds it's way round the side to connect with Cop's head.
Nazarethyan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nazarethyan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cop to the mat! Cop manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazarethyan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nazarethyan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cop wants to control but Nazarethyan postures up.
Suren Nazarethyan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nazarethyan in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazarethyan tries to move to mount but Cop blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cop's face as Nazarethyan controls the position.
Nazarethyan is chipping away with strikes.
The referee asks Nazarethyan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nazarethyan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cop is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nazarethyan connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Cop's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nazarethyan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
A lull in the action here as Nazarethyan stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan cracks Cop with a big right hand but Cop just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee asks Nazarethyan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nazarethyan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cop manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nazarethyan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cop wants to get back to full guard.
Nazarethyan moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nazarethyan controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cop takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nazarethyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cop.
Nazarethyan looking to score a takedown here. Cop is defending well but Nazarethyan drives through and ends up in Cop's guard.
Cop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nazarethyanis looking to pass into half guard but Cop pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cop is in guard.
Nazarethyan keeping moving, preventing Cop from controlling successfully.
Nazarethyan controlling the position.
Nazarethyan wants to sweep but no luck.
Nazarethyan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A jab lands there for Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan scores with a hook.
Nazarethyan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nazarethyan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nazarethyan landing shots from mount.
Nazarethyan dominating with strikes here.
Nazarethyan controlling the position easily from mount.
Nazarethyan lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarethyan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Suren Nazarethyan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan controlling the pace for now.
Cop tries to hold on but Nazarethyan postures up.
Nazarethyan controlling from the full mount.
Cop wants to control but Nazarethyan is having none of it.
Nazarethyan controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suren Nazarethyan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nazarethyan clobbers Cop with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nazarethyan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nazarethyan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cop can't do much from the bottom here.
Nazarethyan controls the position from side control.
Cop struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazarethyan just content to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suren Nazarethyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nazarethyan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suren Nazarethyan!
An out of breath Suren Nazarethyan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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