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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazaryan comes to the cage accompanied by DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami. Mac Airt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wolf Blood. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cormac Mac Airt!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Airt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mac Airt throws a poor cross that misses
and Nazaryan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nazaryan looks for the body kick but Mac Airt saw that one coming.
Nazaryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mac Airt.
Nazaryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mac Airt.
Nazaryan throws a body punch but Mac Airt moves out of range.
Nazaryan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vrej Nazaryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac Airt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nazaryan. Nazaryan obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Nazaryan misses
and Mac Airt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nazaryan tries to move into range but Mac Airt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mac Airt throws a right and a left that Nazaryan avoids nicely.
Mac Airt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazaryan moves away.
Nazaryan defending well as Mac Airt loads up on a big left hand.
Nazaryan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nazaryan throws a head kick but Mac Airt moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazaryan scores with a head kick.
It looks like Cormac Mac Airt has been cut.
Nazaryan misses with an uppercut
and Mac Airt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan walks into a jab.
Nazaryan throws a hook but Mac Airt blocks it.
Mac Airt lands the left hand.
Mac Airt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mac Airt takes a step back to recover.
Nazaryan slips a jab from Mac Airt.
Nazaryan moves away from the strike by Mac Airt.
Nazaryan is looking to chop away at Mac Airt's legs.
Nazaryan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mac Airt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mac Airt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nazaryan on the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nazaryan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mac Airt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Nazaryan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nazaryan connects with an inside leg kick.
Mac Airt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mac Airt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan throws a leg kick which misses Mac Airt's front leg but catches the back leg as Mac Airt tries to avoid it.
Mac Airt lands a nice shot to the body.
Nazaryan misses with a hook
and Mac Airt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nazaryan cracks Mac Airt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nazaryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nazaryan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mac Airt throws an off balance right hand
and Nazaryan counters with a body kick.
Nazaryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mac Airt is just out of range.
Nazaryan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mac Airt avoids it really well and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Mac Airt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nazaryan connects with a leg kick. Mac Airt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A cross from Nazaryan lands.
Nazaryan throws a lazy right hand but Mac Airt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nazaryan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mac Airt counters with a straight right hand.
Nazaryan motions for Mac Airt to come forward. Nazaryan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nazaryan.
Mac Airt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mac Airt connects with a body shot.
Mac Airt misses with a series of wild punches.
Mac Airt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan cracks the inside of Mac Airt's front leg.
Nazaryan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mac Airt blocks the body kick.
Mac Airt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nazaryan. That one must have hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nazaryan.
Cormac Mac Airt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mac Airt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mac Airt throws the left hand but Nazaryan avoids the punch easily.
Nazaryan lands a leg kick that knocks Mac Airt off balance momentarily.
Mac Airt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mac Airt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nazaryan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nazaryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nazaryan ducks under a wild hook from Mac Airt.
Nazaryan shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vrej Nazaryan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cormac Mac Airt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nazaryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mac Airt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nazaryan wants to land a leg kick but Mac Airt is out of range.
Mac Airt throws out a counter right but Nazaryan avoids it with no problem.
Mac Airt walks into a jab.
Nazaryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mac Airt misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Nazaryan finds it's target.
Nazaryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Mac Airt to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Mac Airt misses.
Nazaryan shoots in for a double leg but Mac Airt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nazaryan slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Mac Airt misses.
Mac Airt misses with a lunging right hand
and Nazaryan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that misses.
Nazaryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt throws a nice looking combination but Nazaryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nazaryan moves out of range as Mac Airt strikes.
Mac Airt needs to keep his hands up - Nazaryan had a free shot at his head there.
Nazaryan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nazaryan misses with a left hand
and Mac Airt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mac Airt misses with a straight left.
Nazaryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mac Airt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mac Airt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick from Nazaryan misses.
Mac Airt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Mac Airt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Nazaryan misses.
Nazaryan motions for Mac Airt to come forward. Nazaryan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mac Airt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Mac Airt.
Nazaryan thows a leg kick but Mac Airt checks it
letting Mac Airt counter with a right hand.
Vrej Nazaryan is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazaryan misses with a hook.
Mac Airt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mac Airt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nazaryan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mac Airt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nazaryan throws a sloppy body shot
letting Mac Airt counter with a right hand.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that Mac Airt semi-blocks.
Nazaryan misses with a left hand
and Mac Airt counters with a straight right hand.
Mac Airt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
Nazaryan jabs Mac Airt right on the nose. Mac Airt blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Nazaryan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt throws a hook to the side of Nazaryan's head but Nazaryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mac Airt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
Mac Airt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mac Airt misses with a looping left.
Mac Airt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nazaryan misses with a hook to the body
and Mac Airt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Nazaryan. Beautiful body shot.
Mac Airt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mac Airt throws a jab but it's blocked by Nazaryan.
Mac Airt lands a nice hook to Nazaryan's body. Nazaryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mac Airt misses with a series of wild punches.
Mac Airt throws an off balance right hand
and Nazaryan counters with a nice leg kick.
Mac Airt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nazaryan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mac Airt avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vrej Nazaryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nazaryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nazaryan ducks under a wild hook from Mac Airt.
A big right from Mac Airt misses.
Nazaryan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nazaryan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nazaryan needs to keep his hands up - Mac Airt had a free shot at his head there.
Nazaryan staying out of range there.
Nazaryan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mac Airt sprawls and moves away.
Mac Airt needs to keep his hands up - Nazaryan had a free shot at his head there.
Nazaryan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nazaryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cormac Mac Airt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cormac Mac Airt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mac Airt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
Nazaryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mac Airt. That did some damage!
Mac Airt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mac Airt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mac Airt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mac Airt misses with a left hand
and Nazaryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Nazaryan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mac Airt under the eye.
Nazaryan is looking to slow Mac Airt down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt looks to throw the jab but Nazaryan is out of range.
Nazaryan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mac Airt looks to land a left hand but Nazaryan moved out of range nicely.
Nazaryan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mac Airt throws out a loose jab but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazaryan is looking to counter with head kicks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mac Airt misses with a hook.
Nazaryan throws a chopping leg kick but Mac Airt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A countering left hand to the body from Mac Airt misses.
Nazaryan misses with a low kick as Mac Airt jumps back.
Nazaryan misses with an uppercut
and Mac Airt counters with a nice uppercut.
Nazaryan is looking to chop away at Mac Airt's legs.
Nazaryan slips a jab from Mac Airt.
Nazaryan misses with a double jab.
Mac Airt drops his hands momentarily and Nazaryan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mac Airt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nazaryan is looking to slow Mac Airt down with leg kicks.
Nazaryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mac Airt.
A shot to the body from Nazaryan misses
and Mac Airt counters with a stiff right hand.
Mac Airt looks to land a right hand but Nazaryan moved out of range.
Mac Airt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nazaryan.
A little jabbing left from Mac Airt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt scores with a nice strike.
Nazaryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nazaryan throws an off balance right hand
and Mac Airt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazaryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Mac Airt looks to land a right hand but Nazaryan moved out of range.
Nazaryan defending well as Mac Airt loads up on a big left hand.
Nazaryan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nazaryan misses the jab.
Mac Airt lands a really nice looking cross but Nazaryan seems unphased.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mac Airt, as that shot connected.
Nazaryan misses with a left hand
and Nazaryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nazaryan is rocked!
Nazaryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nazaryan feints and then cracks Mac Airt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mac Airt down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nazaryan misses the target.
Nazaryan tries to land a leg kick but Mac Airt saw it coming and moves away.
Mac Airt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mac Airt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nazaryan ducks under a wild hook from Mac Airt.
A little feinted left hand from Nazaryan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nazaryan ducks under a wild hook from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mac Airt blocks a low kick nicely.
Mac Airt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nazaryan throws a lazy right hand but Mac Airt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mac Airt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nazaryan can pounce on him.
Nazaryan misses with a low kick.
Mac Airt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mac Airt connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan is looking to land body kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nazaryan. That's going to slow Mac Airt down.
Nazaryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Nazaryan misses.
Mac Airt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nazaryan takes one on the button.
Oh Nazaryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazaryan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nazaryan seems to have got his legs back now.
Mac Airt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mac Airt checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Mac Airt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mac Airt misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Nazaryan.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mac Airt checks a leg kick.
Nazaryan misses with a right hand
and Mac Airt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cormac Mac Airt.
Well Mac Airt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Mac Airt!
Post fight, an emotional Cormac Mac Airt said '"With a host, with a valiant band
Well did he go into Connacht.
Alas, that he saw the blood of Conn
On the side of Cuchulain's sword!"'.
Vrej Nazaryan was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man today. I need to look at the tapes and figure out what went wrong but dont you worry I will be back.'.
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