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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Down Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arakel Gevorgyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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193 cm
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225 lbs
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190 cm
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247 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Down Dirty! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arakel Gevorgyan! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dirty cracks Gevorgyan with a right hand to the side of the head. Gevorgyan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dirty circles away. Gevorgyan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Dirty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gevorgyan's head backwards.
It looks like Arakel Gevorgyan has been cut. Dirty misses with a series of wild punches.
Gevorgyan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Dirty counters with a nice uppercut. Down Dirty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arakel Gevorgyan. Dirty misses with a few strikes there.
Gevorgyan throws a head kick but Dirty moves out of range.
Gevorgyan closes the distance and clinches. Dirty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dirty scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Dirty defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gevorgyan. Dirty connects with a high kick. Gevorgyan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice shot by Dirty. Gevorgyan tries to clinch there but Dirty circles away.
Dirty thuds his right hand into Gevorgyan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Gevorgyan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Dirty tries to buck Gevorgyan off but Gevorgyan is having none of it. Gevorgyan working away. Gevorgyan scores with punches from side control. Dirty striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Gevorgyan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dirty, who protects the arm well. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gevorgyan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Dirty on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dirty tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dirty is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gevorgyan is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Dirty really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gevorgyan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Gevorgyan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gevorgyan working Dirty over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gevorgyan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dirty looks a forlorn figure.
Dirty is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gevorgyan controlling his opponent. Gevorgyan tries to control but Dirty wriggling away. Gevorgyan stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing. A head kick misses from Gevorgyan. Gevorgyan walks into a left hand. Gevorgyan shoots for a takedown but Dirty saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Dirty scores with a jab. Gevorgyan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dirty looks to land a combination but Gevorgyan avoids it well. Dirty leaves Gevorgyan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Gevorgyan goes for a double leg but Dirty avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dirty continues to drive forward. 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! Gevorgyan is working for takedown but Dirty is calmly controlling the position for now. Gevorgyan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dirty walks away with a smile on his face. Gevorgyan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Dirty throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That has opened up Arakel Gevorgyan's cut even more. Dirty is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Dirty scores with a hook. Gevorgyan darts in looking for a takedown but Dirty gets double underhooks and turns Gevorgyan into the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gevorgyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Dirty has Gevorgyan pressed against the cage, preventing Gevorgyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Dirty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Down Dirty will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Arakel Gevorgyan'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.
Dirty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gevorgyan's head. Gevorgyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dirty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Dirty finds it's target. A left and a right from Dirty both land. Nice combination. Gevorgyan shoots in but no luck this time. Dirty throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Dirty is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Gevorgyan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dirty was covering up waiting for the punch and Gevorgyan finishes the takedown easily into guard. Gevorgyan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dirty is proving hard to escape from. Gevorgyan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gevorgyan wants to pass the guard but Dirty is keeping the position. Gevorgyan distracts Dirty with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Dirty keeping moving, preventing Gevorgyan from controlling successfully. Gevorgyan advances position into side control! Dirty is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gevorgyan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dirty is avoiding damage well.
Dirty is looking for a sweep. Gevorgyan is looking to take a break and control but Dirty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Dirty tries to improve position but can't. An elbow from Gevorgyan crashes against the mat.
Gevorgyan slows the pace down. Dirty gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gevorgyan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Gevorgyan trying to control but Dirty is having none of it. Gevorgyan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Gevorgyan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Gevorgyan is working for a guillotine from mount but Dirty frees his head quite easily.
Gevorgyan controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gevorgyan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dirty?
Gevorgyan controlling the pace for now. Gevorgyan tries to control but Dirty wriggling away. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gevorgyan controlling the pace for now. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arakel Gevorgyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Arakel Gevorgyan's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gevorgyan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Gevorgyan misses with a takedown attempt - Dirty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Gevorgyan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dirty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Gevorgyan fails in his attempt to clinch. Dirty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Down Dirty is winning the standup battle so far. Gevorgyan is looking to chop away at Dirty's legs. Dirty scores with a shot to the body.
Gevorgyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dirty. Dirty throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dirty throws a nice looking combination but Gevorgyan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Dirty misses with a two punch combination.
Dirty throws a head kick but Gevorgyan moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Gevorgyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gevorgyan dives in and grabs Dirty's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dirty pushes down on Gevorgyan's head and hops out. Dirty lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gevorgyan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Down Dirty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arakel Gevorgyan. Gevorgyan dives in and grabs Dirty's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dirty pushes down on Gevorgyan's head and hops out. Dirty scores with a jab. Gevorgyan acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Dirty misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gevorgyan dives in for a single leg takedown but Dirty sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Dirty tries a body shot but Gevorgyan blocks it.
Gevorgyan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dirty uses from the top position. Gevorgyan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dirty. Dirty is looking to stand up but Gevorgyan won't let him. Gevorgyan pushes a forearm under Dirty's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Dirty is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arakel Gevorgyan!
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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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