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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry has chosen country boy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 cm
33
150 lbs
36 - 12 - 1 |
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171 cm
30
149 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
36 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Suren Nazarethyan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cletus Landry! The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nazarethyan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Landry's calf. Nazarethyan fails with a takedown attempt. Nazarethyan tries to land a front kick but Landry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Nazarethyan lands a jab to Landry's midsection. Landry tries to sprawl but Nazarethyan drives through with a takedown into half guard. Landry gets full guard. Landry tries to land a sweep but no joy. Landry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nazarethyan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nazarethyan looking to pass the guard. Nazarethyan throwing strikes from guard but Landry blocks nicely. Landry has his hands on Nazarethyan's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nazarethyan throwing strikes from guard but Landry blocks nicely. Landry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Landry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nazarethyan is one step ahead there. Nazarethyan lands a couple of elbows. Nazarethyan throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Landry tries to land a sweep but no joy. Landry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Nazarethyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Nazarethyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Landry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Nazarethyan shoots in for a takedown but Landry shows good takedown defense. Landry misses with a low kick as Nazarethyan jumps back. Nazarethyan thinks about countering with a body kick. A jab lands there for Nazarethyan. Nazarethyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Nazarethyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Nazarethyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landry.
Nazarethyan scores with a punch to the head. Nazarethyan swings for the body but Landry moves out of range.
Nazarethyan throws a low kick but Landry avoids it. Landry connects with a leg kick. Nazarethyan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Landry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Landry looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nazarethyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazarethyan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Landry in his tracks. Landry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Landry misses with an uppercut. A counter left hand to the body from Nazarethyan misses its target. Nazarethyan throws a looping overhand right but Landry ducks down to avoid it. Nazarethyan missing with a left hand there. Landry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Landry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazarethyan manages to avoid it. Nazarethyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Nazarethyan connects with a leg kick. Landry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Landry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nazarethyan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Nazarethyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landry. Landry pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nazarethyan back to the cage. Landry follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Suren Nazarethyan has been cut. Landry works Nazarethyan's body with a nice hook. Landry fails to land with a series of punches.
Nazarethyan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Landry connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Landry scores with a nice right hand.
Landry checks the leg kick. A big left from Nazarethyan misses. Landry lands with a right hand. Nazarethyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Landry moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Nazarethyan throws a head kick that misses. Nazarethyan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Landry now looks to counter with a shot at the body. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suren Nazarethyan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Landry swings for the body but Nazarethyan moves out of range.
Landry fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Nazarethyan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Nazarethyan throws a chopping leg kick but Landry manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Nazarethyan misses with a hook. A big right from Nazarethyan misses. Nazarethyan with a hook. Landry throws a body shot but no joy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round. The cut man is working on Suren Nazarethyan's cut. That's time! Nazarethyan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Landry ducks under a wild hook from Nazarethyan. It seemed like Landry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Landry throws a head kick that misses. Landry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nazarethyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Landry throws a low kick but Nazarethyan moves out of range easily. Nazarethyan scores with a jab. Landry misses with a hook. Suren Nazarethyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Landry throws a right and a left that Nazarethyan avoids nicely. Nazarethyan takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses. Landry misses with a body kick. Nazarethyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Suren Nazarethyan is winning the standup battle so far. Nazarethyan motions for Landry to come forward. Nazarethyan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Landry misses with a low kick.
Nazarethyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Landry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazarethyan manages to avoid it. Nazarethyan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nazarethyan scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nazarethyan blocks a head kick by Landry.
Nazarethyan feints and then cracks Landry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Landry down. Nazarethyan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nazarethyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Landry. Landry appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Nazarethyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Cletus Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Nazarethyan connects with the punch. Cletus Landry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Landry pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Nazarethyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nazarethyan. Landry blocks a head kick by Nazarethyan.
Landry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazarethyan throws out the jab. Nazarethyan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. A chopping leg kick lands by Landry.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Landry throws a leg kick but Nazarethyan checks it. Nazarethyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Landry can do to turn this around? Landry missing with a left hand there. Nazarethyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nazarethyan takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Landry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Landry thows a left - swing and a miss! Nazarethyan shoots for a takedown but Landry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Landry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nazarethyan connects with a body shot that sends Landry's belly button to the back. A looping hook to the body misses from Landry. Nazarethyan does a little dance to reset his feet. Nazarethyan throws a big counter combination but Landry scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nazarethyan. Landry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Landry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nazarethyan. Nazarethyan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Nazarethyan misses with a jab to the body
enabling Landry to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nazarethyan swings for the body but Landry moves out of range.
Landry missing with a left hand there. Nazarethyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nazarethyan jabs at Landry's body. Landry lands a leg kick that knocks Nazarethyan off balance momentarily. Landry throws a hook but Nazarethyan blocks it. Landry ducks under a wild hook from Nazarethyan. Nazarethyan takes one to the side of the head.
Landry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nazarethyan. Landry throws a front kick aimed at Nazarethyan's knee but Nazarethyan avoids it well. Nazarethyan blocks a head kick by Landry.
Nazarethyan scoring well with a low kick there.
Nazarethyan throws a good cross that connects.
Nazarethyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landry manages to avoid it. Landry throws a nice looking combination but Nazarethyan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Landry swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Landry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Landry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Nazarethyan tries to bum rush Landry with a series of wild strikes but Landry uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Nazarethyan looks to land a left hand but Landry moved out of range nicely. Landry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Landry tries a head kick but it misses.
Nazarethyan slips under a jab. Nazarethyan tried to counter with a leg kick but Landry avoided it. That kick from Landry tenderised Nazarethyan's leg. Nazarethyan is trying to keep his angry face on. Landry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Nazarethyan connects with an inside leg kick. Landry swings for the body but Nazarethyan moves out of range.
Jab by Nazarethyan. Nazarethyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Landry misses with a wild body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Suren Nazarethyan will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Suren Nazarethyan's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nazarethyan throws a low kick but Landry avoids it. Nazarethyan blocks a head kick by Landry.
Landry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nazarethyan can pounce on him.
A jab lands there for Nazarethyan. Sloppy strikes from Landry. Those never looked like landing. Landry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nazarethyan. Landry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Landry checks the leg kick. Nazarethyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Nazarethyan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Landry. That did some damage! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nazarethyan tests Landry's chin there with a solid looking shot. Landry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It appears Nazarethyan was looking to counter with a kick there. Nazarethyan throws a big shot that misses. Nazarethyan throws a leg kick which misses Landry's front leg but catches the back leg as Landry tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nazarethyan. Landry avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Nazarethyan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Landry tries to avoid it but Nazarethyan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Landry to the ground. Landry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. A telegraphed right hand from Landry misses the target. Landry moves in looking to clinch but Nazarethyan pushes him off. Nazarethyan looks to land a combination. Landry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Landry throws a head kick that misses. A good leg kick by Nazarethyan. Nazarethyan throws a sloppy head kick and Landry moves out of range easily. Landry scoring well with a low kick there.
Landry lands a high kick!
Landry throws a series of punches but Nazarethyan moves out of range. Landry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nazarethyan finds it's way round the side to connect with Landry's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nazarethyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landry manages to avoid it. Nazarethyan backing away here, and Landry unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Landry throws a poor cross that misses
and Nazarethyan counters by moving into the clinch. Landry manages to break the clinch.
Nazarethyan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Landry throws a shot from downtown. Nazarethyan moves away and avoids it. Nazarethyan shoots for a double leg takedown but Landry sprawls well. He's pushed Nazarethyan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suren Nazarethyan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nazarethyan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nazarethyan drops his hands momentarily and Landry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nazarethyan is rocked! Nazarethyan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Oh Nazarethyan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Landry drives through and clinches with Nazarethyan against the cage.
Nazarethyan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Landry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Landry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nazarethyan counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Landry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nazarethyan seems to have got his legs back now. Nazarethyan misses with a wild body shot. Landry throws out a counter right but Nazarethyan avoids it with no problem. Cletus Landry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nazarethyan jabs Landry to the body, keeping him at a distance. Nazarethyan looks to land a body kick but Landry moved away. Landry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nazarethyan is out of range. Nazarethyan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Landry on his heels. He'll look to pass Landry's guard now, I'm sure. Landry wants to stand up but Nazarethyan is controlling him. Nazarethyan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Landry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nazarethyan. Suren Nazarethyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Landry being controlled here, momentarily. Landry working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Landry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Nazarethyan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Nazarethyan lands a slapping body shot.
Nazarethyan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Nazarethyan lands a leg kick that knocks Landry off balance momentarily. A chopping leg kick lands by Nazarethyan. Nazarethyan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Landry circles away quickly and effectively. Landry looks like he wants to counter punch here. Landry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nice sprawl there from Landry as Nazarethyan shoots in. Landry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Nazarethyan shoots in but Landry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Suren Nazarethyan showed his dominance in that final round. Well Nazarethyan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suren Nazarethyan!
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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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