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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karen Darabedyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darabedyan comes to the cage accompanied by KDB Highlights. The key to victory for Karen Darabedyan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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186 lbs
14 - 24 - 0 |
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175 cm
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175 lbs
29 - 49 - 2 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karen Darabedyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 49 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veli Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Darabedyan's waist but Darabedyan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schwarzeneg off to one side.
Darabedyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a takedown. Darabedyan tries to sprawl out of it but Schwarzeneg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Darabedyan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Darabedyan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice takedown defense from Darabedyan. No joy for Schwarzeneg on that attempt.
Karen Darabedyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veli Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg with a poor takedown
enabling Darabedyan to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Schwarzeneg has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Schwarzeneg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Darabedyan swivels and escapes.
Darabedyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darabedyan pushes Schwarzeneg up against the cage in a clinch.
Darabedyan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Schwarzeneg up against the cage.
Darabedyan lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darabedyan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Darabedyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darabedyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schwarzeneg tries to counter with a clinch but Darabedyan shakes him off and moves away.
Darabedyan wants to clinch up but Schwarzeneg keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darabedyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schwarzeneg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darabedyan misses with a wild combination.
Schwarzeneg is looking to clinch but Darabedyan is avoiding it.
Schwarzeneg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darabedyan slaps away a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Darabedyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schwarzeneg. Darabedyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schwarzeneg fails to land the takedown.
Darabedyan connects with the punch.
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown
and Darabedyan counters with a two punch combo.
Darabedyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Darabedyan. No joy for Schwarzeneg on that attempt.
As Schwarzeneg looks to move away, Darabedyan throws a big counter combo bu Schwarzeneg just gets out of the way.
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Darabedyan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schwarzeneg circles away quickly and effectively.
Schwarzeneg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Darabedyan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Schwarzeneg will feel that in the morning.
Schwarzeneg looks winded!
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown attempt - Darabedyan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Darabedyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darabedyan looks to land a combination but Schwarzeneg avoids it well.
Schwarzeneg avoids the head kick by Darabedyan.
A slapping body kick lands there for Darabedyan.
Schwarzeneg tries to keep at a distance but Darabedyan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schwarzeneg managing to block the knees to the body from Darabedyan.
Darabedyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg shoots in but no luck this time.
Schwarzeneg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Darabedyan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Darabedyan throws a right hand that Schwarzeneg ducks under and follows up with a left that Schwarzeneg also avoids with ease.
Darabedyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schwarzeneg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darabedyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Darabedyan throws a combination that misses
and Schwarzeneg counters by clinching up.
Darabedyan is pressed up against the cage. Schwarzeneg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Darabedyan down to the mat. Darabedyan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Schwarzeneg gets a clinch.
Darabedyan breaks from the clinch.
Darabedyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schwarzeneg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Darabedyan throws a series of punches but Schwarzeneg avoids them all with ease.
Schwarzeneg is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Darabedyan fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schwarzeneg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darabedyan throws a big counter combination but Schwarzeneg scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Schwarzeneg dodges the punch combination from Darabedyan.
Schwarzeneg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darabedyan defends it well.
Karen Darabedyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darabedyan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karen Darabedyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darabedyan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schwarzeneg's hands.
Darabedyan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Schwarzeneg is rocked!
Schwarzeneg misses with a head kick.
Schwarzeneg is still on wobbly legs! Can Darabedyan finish him?
Darabedyan circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Schwarzeneg drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Darabedyan follows Schwarzeneg to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karen Darabedyan!
Karen Darabedyan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Das Labor logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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