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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vahan Karamyenyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karamyenyan has chosen Saw Theme - Bonecrusher ft. Lil Jon as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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46
211 lbs
41 - 45 - 0 |
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186 cm
27
216 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
41 - 45 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Vahan Karamyenyan!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karamyenyan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogers on the side of the head.
Rogers with a jab.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Karamyenyan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Karamyenyan is looking for a sweep.
Rogers trying to control the position but Karamyenyan is working away.
Karamyenyan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karamyenyan actively working from the bottom here.
Karamyenyan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karamyenyan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rogers passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Karamyenyan!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers with shots to the head and body - Karamyenyan looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamyenyan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Karamyenyan is squirming around, avoiding Rogers's attempts to control the action.
Karamyenyan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rogers wants to pass to mount but Karamyenyan is defending the position.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karamyenyan keeps working.
Rogers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Karamyenyan punching from the bottom.
Rogers prevents Karamyenyan from improving his position.
Rogers is trying to control. Karamyenyan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karamyenyan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rogers.
Karamyenyan actively working from the bottom here.
Karamyenyan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan manages to get to full guard.
Karamyenyan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rogers defends it easily.
Rogers stopping the sweep attempt from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan looking for a guillotine here but Rogers defends easily.
Rogers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karamyenyan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rogers has managed to get both his arms back between Karamyenyan's legs - danger averted.
Rogers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karamyenyan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rogers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Karamyenyan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Karamyenyan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Karamyenyan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rogers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Karamyenyan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rogers defends well.
Karamyenyan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rogers defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rogers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karamyenyan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rogers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karamyenyan keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Karamyenyan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rogers defends well.
Karamyenyan keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Rogers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karamyenyan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Karamyenyan. That snapped Rogers's head back.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Karamyenyan is looking for a sweep. Rogers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rogers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rogers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karamyenyan tries to clinch up.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karamyenyan can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Karamyenyan.
Rogers instigates a clinch.
Karamyenyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Karamyenyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rogers blocks the elbow strike.
Rogers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Karamyenyan to keep the fight standing.
Rogers drags the fight down to the ground.
Karamyenyan with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers wants to sweep here but Karamyenyan controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamyenyan landing with the ground and pound.
Karamyenyan landing with the ground and pound.
Rogers trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rogers keeping full guard, as Karamyenyan tries to pass.
Karamyenyan throws an elbow that misses. Rogers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karamyenyan's guard. Nice move by Rogers!
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rogers preventing the sweep.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Karamyenyan keeps moving.
Rogers stands up from Karamyenyan's guard - Rogers perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rogers showed some decent athleticism there.
Karamyenyan is looking to improve his position.
Rogers trying to control from half guard but Karamyenyan is working away.
Karamyenyan looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Rogers there.
Rogers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karamyenyan wants to improve his position but Rogers is controlling well.
Rogers controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is looking to take a break and control but Karamyenyan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karamyenyan is looking to improve his position.
Karamyenyan won't allow Rogers to pass to mount.
Nice strikes from Rogers there.
Rogers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rogers in particular looking to stall.
Karamyenyan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rogers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karamyenyan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Karamyenyan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Karamyenyan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rogers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Karamyenyan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rogers is aware though and is defending well.
Rogers stands up from Karamyenyan's guard - Rogers perhaps looking for a knockout.
Good exchange - Rogers coming out on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karamyenyan stalks Rogers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rogers's face. Rogers staggers backwards, shaken.
A good leg kick by Rogers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that second round.
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!
Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karamyenyan.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Karamyenyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rogers has been working on his balance at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Karamyenyan.
Rogers connects with a body shot that sends Karamyenyan's belly button to the back.
Karamyenyan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vahan Karamyenyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karamyenyan misses with an uppercut.
Rogers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karamyenyan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rogers.
And Karamyenyan tries to counter it with a takedown but Rogers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Karamyenyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Karamyenyan tries to counter it with a takedown but Rogers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karamyenyan throws a leg kick but Rogers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Karamyenyan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Karamyenyan feints the counter takedown.
Rogers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karamyenyan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Rogers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamyenyan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rogers momentarily.
Karamyenyan throws a push kick but Rogers slaps the foot to one side.
Vahan Karamyenyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers throws a poor cross that misses
and Karamyenyan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Karamyenyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karamyenyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karamyenyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karamyenyan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karamyenyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Rogers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rogers gets control of Karamyenyan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rogers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rogers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogers pushes a forearm under Karamyenyan's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Karamyenyan is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Rogers!
Steve Rogers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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