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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloysius Martin Thesz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tigran Badoyan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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209 cm
25
264 lbs
15 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
25
210 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tigran Badoyan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloysius Martin Thesz! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thesz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Tigran Badoyan has been cut. Thesz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Thesz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badoyan.
Thesz throws a hook but Badoyan blocks it. Donk. Thesz catches Badoyan right on the button with a cross. Tigran Badoyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Badoyan misses with a wild body shot. Badoyan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Aloysius Martin Thesz has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Badoyan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Thesz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badoyan is keeping the position for now. Badoyan pulls Thesz in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thesz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badoyan is keeping the position for now. Badoyan seems keen to control Thesz's posture. Thesz trying to control but Badoyan is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Thesz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Badoyan's guard. Thesz trying to control but Badoyan is working from the bottom. Thesz looking to pass the guard. Thesz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thesz is looking to work some ground and pound but Badoyan has wrist control. Badoyan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Thesz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Thesz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Thesz won't allow Badoyan to sweep him here. Badoyan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Thesz trying to control the position from guard on top but Badoyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. This has been an exciting period of action! Badoyan working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. A head kick from Badoyan lands but Thesz takes it in his stride. Badoyan blocks a jab. Badoyan moves out of range of the body kick from Thesz.
Thesz slips under a jab. Thesz goes for a double leg but Badoyan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Badoyan continues to drive forward. Thesz stops a takedown attempt from Badoyan.
Thesz tries to pull guard but Badoyan forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Tigran Badoyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aloysius Martin Thesz. Badoyan misses with a hook from the clinch. Badoyan pressing his opponent against the cage. Thesz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Badoyan slowing the pace effectively. Badoyan digs a right hand into Thesz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thesz's gas tank. Thesz fails to pull guard.
Badoyan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Thesz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badoyan stalling in the clinch.
Badoyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Badoyan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thesz backwards. Badoyan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Badoyan is working Thesz over against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Badoyan cracks Thesz with a nice body shot. Thesz lands a nice shot to the body. 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 Tigran Badoyan will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thesz blocks the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Thesz. Badoyan cracks Thesz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Thesz shoots for a double leg takedown but Badoyan sprawls well. He's pushed Thesz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Badoyan closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Thesz! Badoyan dives in looking to finish! Thesz is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tigran Badoyan! Tigran Badoyan very nearly forgot to thank Conquer amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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