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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armen Tanzarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samart Yosavadee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanzarian comes to the cage accompanied by Steve Winwood - Higher Love. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 cm
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210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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192 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Armen Tanzarian! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samart Yosavadee! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yosavadee tries a head kick but it misses.
Tanzarian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yosavadee as he avoids it easily. Yosavadee throws a body kick that misses. Yosavadee lands a nice shot that snaps Tanzarian's head back.
Tanzarian avoids the head kick by Yosavadee.
Tanzarian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yosavadee. Tanzarian takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yosavadee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. A punch combination from Yosavadee misses. Yosavadee throws out a leg kick but Tanzarian moves out of range and Yosavadee only half commits. Yosavadee wants to clinch up but Tanzarian keeps it at a distance. Yosavadee throws a head kick but Tanzarian moves out of range.
Yosavadee throws a head kick but Tanzarian moves out of range.
Tanzarian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Tanzarian avoids the head kick by Yosavadee.
Yosavadee looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round. Yosavadee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanzarian paws at him with a jab and circles away. Tanzarian fails with the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armen Tanzarian. That's going to take a lot out of him. Tanzarian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yosavadee can do anything to dispel that myth. Yosavadee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Tanzarian landing some decent shots from guard.
It looks like Samart Yosavadee has been cut. Tanzarian landing with the ground and pound. Yosavadee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanzarian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Tanzarian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Tanzarian landing some decent shots from guard. Tanzarian is pushing down on Yosavadee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yosavadee is fighting to maintain full guard but Tanzarian has managed to sneak the leg through. Tanzarian moves into full mount! Yosavadee won't be happy about that! Tanzarian with the ground and pound from mount.
That has opened up Samart Yosavadee's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tanzarian looking to finish Yosavadee with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yosavadee! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tanzarian in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yosavadee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yosavadee trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tanzarian with a couple of short strikes. Yosavadee really wants to buck Tanzarian off and get back to his feet. Tanzarian avoids the attempt from Yosavadee to control. Tanzarian working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The cut above Samart Yosavadee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Samart Yosavadee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Armen Tanzarian!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
58% |
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