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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sarafian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Warbrooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarafian comes to the cage accompanied by Million Miles Away. Warbrooks is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Howl by Florence and the Machine. Daniel Sarafian has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Sarafian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Warbrooks!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warbrooks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sarafian has time to react.
Sarafian scores with a decent looking hook.
Sarafian has Warbrooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Sarafian scores with a hook to the body.
Sarafian lands a hook that snaps the head of Warbrooks backwards.
Warbrooks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Warbrooks blocks an uppercut.
Sarafian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarafian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarafian stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee calls for Sarafian to work.
Sarafian lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarafian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sarafian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sarafian lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Sarafian.
Sarafian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warbrooks backwards.
Sarafian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Warbrooks's efforts to push away.
Warbrooks prevents a body shot from Sarafian.
Sarafian scores with a hook to the body.
Sarafian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warbrooks's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarafian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sarafian lands with a left to the head.
Sarafian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sarafian is working Warbrooks over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarafian gets through Warbrooks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sarafian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Warbrooks backwards.
Warbrooks tries to circle away but Sarafian has him pinned against the cage.
Sarafian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warbrooks working hard to break the clinch.
Sarafian lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarafian pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sarafian lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Tony Warbrooks has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Sarafian.
Warbrooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarafian lands a shot to the body.
Warbrooks wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarafian just leaning against Warbrooks, taking a breather.
Sarafian lands with a light punch inside.
Warbrooks being controlled against the cage.
Warbrooks takes a shot to the head.
Sarafian cracks Warbrooks with a nice body shot.
Warbrooks looks winded!
Sarafian throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sarafian lands an uppercut.
Sarafian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sarafian stalling against the cage.
Sarafian lands a hook that snaps the head of Warbrooks backwards.
Sarafian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarafian works on Warbrooks's body with a couple of short punches.
Sarafian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sarafian cracks Warbrooks with a nice body shot.
Sarafian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sarafian lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarafian lands with a left to the head.
Sarafian has Warbrooks pressed against the cage.
Sarafian lands with a right to the head.
Sarafian works on Warbrooks's body with a couple of short punches.
Come on Sarafian - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sarafian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Warbrooks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sarafian lands with a right to the head.
Sarafian lands a hook that snaps the head of Warbrooks backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Sarafian.
Warbrooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Warbrooks throws out a loose jab but Sarafian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarafian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sarafian lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarafian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Warbrooks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sarafian lands with a left to the head.
Sarafian presses Warbrooks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sarafian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Warbrooks backwards.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sarafian scores with a shot to the side of Warbrooks's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Sarafian.
Sarafian pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sarafian lands a right hand.
Sarafian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sarafian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Warbrooks is rocked!
Warbrooks is trying to break the clinch but Sarafian is controlling him.
Warbrooks takes a shot to the head.
Warbrooks is still on wobbly legs! Can Sarafian finish him?
Sarafian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarafian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warbrooks seems to have recovered his senses.
Sarafian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warbrooks's elbow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Warbrooks is trying to push Sarafian away but Sarafian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sarafian controlling the action here for a moment.
Sarafian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warbrooks backwards.
Warbrooks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sarafian has him pressed against the cage.
Warbrooks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sarafian lands a nice uppercut.
Warbrooks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Warbrooks blocks a body shot from Sarafian.
Sarafian scores with a hook to the body.
Sarafian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Warbrooks up against the cage.
Sarafian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sarafian.
Sarafian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sarafian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarafian scores with a shoulder strike.
Warbrooks can't break the clinch.
Warbrooks can't break the clinch.
Sarafian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Warbrookss head.
Sarafian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warbrooks wants to break free but Sarafian has control.
Sarafian works on Warbrooks's body with a couple of short punches.
Sarafian has a couple of punches blocked by Warbrooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sarafian scores with a shot to the side of Warbrooks's head.
A short right from Sarafian on the inside.
Sarafian scores with a shot to the side of Warbrooks's head.
Warbrooks takes a shot to the head.
Sarafian tries to work over Warbrooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarafian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warbrooks's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Sarafian.
Sarafian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Warbrooks or not.
Sarafian misses with a punch to the body.
Sarafian has Warbrooks pushed against the cage.
Sarafian working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Sarafian.
A short left from Sarafian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sarafian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Warbrooks's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Warbrooks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sarafian misses with a shot to the body
and Warbrooks counters with a nice leg kick.
Sarafian tries to land a body kick
and Warbrooks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Warbrooks ducks under a wild hook from Sarafian.
Sarafian seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sarafian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warbrooks can do to turn this around?
Warbrooks gets tackled into the cage by Sarafian. Sarafian maintains the clinch.
A short right from Sarafian on the inside.
Daniel Sarafian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sarafian is pushing Warbrooks up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarafian will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Warbrooks up against the cage.
Warbrooks wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warbrooks letting Sarafian take a breather here.
Sarafian lands a right hand.
Sarafian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Warbrooks wants to get back to striking at distance but Sarafian won't allow it.
Warbrooks is trying to break free.
Sarafian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Sarafian.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sarafian takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sarafian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarafian lands a nice uppercut.
Warbrooks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Warbrooks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sarafian has him pressed against the cage.
Sarafian prevents Warbrooks from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sarafian.
Sarafian pushes Warbrooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sarafian lands a left hand.
Sarafian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Warbrookss head.
Warbrooks is trying to break free.
Sarafian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sarafian misses with a body punch.
Sarafian slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarafian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Sarafian.
Sarafian has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sarafian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sarafian.
Sarafian digs a right hand into Warbrooks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Warbrooks's gas tank.
Sarafian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Warbrooks backwards.
Sarafian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warbrooks backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarafian.
Sarafian is leaning against Warbrooks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Warbrooks is breathing heavily.
Warbrooks prevents a body shot from Sarafian.
Sarafian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Warbrooks backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarafian has Warbrooks pressed against the cage, preventing Warbrooks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sarafian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warbrooks backwards.
Sarafian drops Warbrooks with a big right hand! Sarafian charges in looking to finish - Warbrooks manages to keep Sarafian in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarafian connects with a couple of short punches.
Sarafian landing with the ground and pound.
Warbrooks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sarafian is in close to Warbrooks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sarafian postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Warbrooks covers up, he's hurt! Sarafian keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Sarafian and the ref steps in to end the fight! Sarafian can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Sarafian!
Daniel Sarafian thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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RATING
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