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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Jude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vahan Karamyenyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karamyenyan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Skillet - Hero kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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217 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Jude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vahan Karamyenyan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karamyenyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jude doesn't manage to clinch there - Karamyenyan circles away.
Jude wants to clinch.
Jude steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Jude.
Karamyenyan blocks a head kick by Jude.
Jude tries a head kick but it misses.
Jude throws a head kick but Karamyenyan moves out of range.
Jude clinches.
Jude keeps control of Karamyenyan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karamyenyan is trying to push Jude away but Jude has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jude with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jude prevents Karamyenyan from breaking the clinch.
Jude using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karamyenyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jude's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jude slips a jab from Karamyenyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jude showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karamyenyan.
Elias Jude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jude closes the distance and clinches.
Jude avoids a wild elbow strike from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan is trying to break free.
Jude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jude breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jude throws a head kick but Karamyenyan moves out of range.
Karamyenyan throws a front kick aimed at Jude's knee but Jude avoids it well.
Karamyenyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Jude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jude clinches up against the cage.
Jude with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jude escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karamyenyan tries to keep at a distance but Jude has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jude pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan connects with a high kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karamyenyan misses with a low kick.
Jude clinches up with Karamyenyan and pushes him back against the cage.
Karamyenyan is trying to break free.
Jude breaks the clinch.
Jude has Karamyenyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Jude looking to throw knees to the head but Karamyenyan is blocking nicely.
Jude missing with knees to the body.
Karamyenyan tries to circle away but Jude has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Karamyenyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jude drops Karamyenyan with a big knee straight up the middle! Karamyenyan is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Vahan Karamyenyan has been cut.
Jude clinches with his opponent.
Jude throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jude misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jude looking to throw knees to the head but Karamyenyan is blocking nicely.
Jude has Karamyenyan pressed against the cage, preventing Karamyenyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karamyenyan tries to stall but Jude uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jude lands a nice knee to the body.
Karamyenyan looks winded!
Jude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jude tries to land a knee to the head but Karamyenyan blocks with his arms.
Jude on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Jude.
Jude looking to throw knees to the head but Karamyenyan is blocking nicely.
Jude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jude throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jude escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karamyenyan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jude rushes Karamyenyan and presses him up against the cage.
Jude misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jude connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jude prevents Karamyenyan from breaking the clinch.
Jude lands a good knee to the midsection. Karamyenyan won't want to take too many of those.
Jude breaks from the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jude. Karamyenyan shrugs it off though.
Jude tries a low kick but Karamyenyan avoids it.
Jude is looking to clinch but Karamyenyan is avoiding it.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch but Karamyenyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karamyenyan moves out of range of the body kick.
Jude tries to clinch but Karamyenyan is having none of it.
Jude instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jude looking to throw knees to the head but Karamyenyan is blocking nicely.
Jude breaks the clinch.
Jude misses with a head kick.
Karamyenyan tries to keep at a distance but Jude has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Jude dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vahan Karamyenyan'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.
Jude instigates a clinch.
Jude effectively controlling the action here.
Karamyenyan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karamyenyan tries to break free but Jude pushes him back against the cage.
Jude tries to land knees in the clinch but Karamyenyan avoids the damage to the body.
Jude misses with a knee to the head.
Jude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karamyenyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Karamyenyan tries to circle away but Jude has him pinned against the cage.
Karamyenyan tries to circle away but Jude has him pinned against the cage.
Jude misses with a knee strike.
Karamyenyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karamyenyan is trying to break the clinch but Jude is controlling him.
Karamyenyan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elias Jude has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karamyenyan is trying to break the clinch but Jude has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jude has Karamyenyan pressed against the cage, preventing Karamyenyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jude misses with a knee strike.
Jude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jude tries to land a knee to the head but Karamyenyan blocks with his arms.
Jude's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jude gets a clinch.
Jude tries to land a knee to the head but Karamyenyan blocks with his arms.
Karamyenyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karamyenyan throws a head punch that misses.
Karamyenyan is trying to break the clinch but Jude is controlling him.
Jude has Karamyenyan pushed against the cage.
Jude tries to land a knee to the head but Karamyenyan blocks with his arms.
Jude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karamyenyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Jude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karamyenyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Karamyenyan has had enough of the clinch but Jude keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan wants to break free but Jude has control.
The referee calls for Karamyenyan to work.
Jude escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jude throws a head kick but Karamyenyan moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jude looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jude tries to clinch up
and Karamyenyan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karamyenyan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Karamyenyan prevents Jude from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Karamyenyan is going to stand back up.
Jude has one foot on Karamyenyan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jude checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karamyenyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jude escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jude throws a head kick that misses.
Karamyenyan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jude connects with a high kick.
Jude is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karamyenyan throws a sloppy head kick and Jude moves out of range easily.
Karamyenyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jude breaks from the clinch.
Jude looks to clinch
and Karamyenyan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jude tries to clinch but Karamyenyan moves out of range.
Jude tries to clinch but Karamyenyan moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jude fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karamyenyan looks to land a combination. Jude sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jude fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jude gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jude with a knee to the head.
Karamyenyan is breathing heavily.
Jude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Jude dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vahan Karamyenyan'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. This is the final round!
Jude connects with a high kick.
Karamyenyan throws a wild body kick that Jude sees coming a mile off.
Jude has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jude keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karamyenyan's efforts to push away.
Jude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jude breaks the clinch.
Jude is looking to clinch but Karamyenyan is avoiding it.
Jude takes the fight into the clinch.
Jude misses with a knee to the head.
Jude looking to throw knees to the head but Karamyenyan is blocking nicely.
Jude is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karamyenyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jude scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jude breaks from the clinch.
Karamyenyan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karamyenyan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch but Karamyenyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jude wants to clinch.
Karamyenyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jude tries to clinch but Karamyenyan moves out of range.
Jude fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karamyenyan, pushing him back against the cage.
Jude avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jude lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jude breaks the clinch.
Jude wants to clinch.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karamyenyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jude is looking to clinch.
Jude fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jude is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karamyenyan can do to turn this around?
Jude is looking to clinch but Karamyenyan is avoiding it.
Karamyenyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jude.
Karamyenyan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karamyenyan throws a series of punches but Jude avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karamyenyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jude breaks from the clinch.
Jude takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karamyenyan throws out a leg kick but Jude moves out of range and Karamyenyan only half commits.
Karamyenyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Jude.
Karamyenyan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jude with a knee to the head.
Jude tries to land a knee to the head but Karamyenyan blocks with his arms.
Jude using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karamyenyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jude manages to break the clinch.
Jude rushes Karamyenyan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karamyenyan tries to circle away but Jude has him pinned against the cage.
Vahan Karamyenyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jude tries a knee to the head but Karamyenyan blocks it.
Jude avoiding damage as Karamyenyan throws knees to the body.
Jude with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Elias Jude is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karamyenyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karamyenyan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jude lands a good knee to the midsection. Karamyenyan won't want to take too many of those.
Jude breaks from the clinch.
Jude wants to clinch.
Karamyenyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jude tries to clinch there but Karamyenyan circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Jude showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jude, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Jude!
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energy
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hype
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