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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armen Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cordell Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cordell Walker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armen Petrosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cordell Walker!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Walker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petrosyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Petrosyan has him pressed against the cage.
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow over the top.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it misses.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
Petrosyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petrosyan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Petrosyan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Petrosyan smiles and moves away.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Petrosyan has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrosyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body.
Walker looks winded!
With the fighters up against the cage, Petrosyan throws an elbow but misses.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
Petrosyan throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrosyan as Walker tries to tie him up.
Petrosyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petrosyan walks away with a smile on his face. Walker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Armen Petrosyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cordell Walker.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Petrosyan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Walker is trying to break free.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Cordell Walker has been cut.
Petrosyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Petrosyan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petrosyan throws an elbow but misses.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walker dodges an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Walker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petrosyan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petrosyan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
Walker tries to circle away but Petrosyan has him pinned against the cage.
Walker jumps guard but Petrosyan stands there with Walker around his waist. Walker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petrosyan throws an elbow but misses.
Petrosyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Cordell Walker's cut even more.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrosyan throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Walker pulls guard successfully.
Walker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Petrosyan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Petrosyan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walker's guard.
Petrosyan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Petrosyan is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrosyan tries to stand but Walker is controlling from the bottom.
Walker trying to keep a closed guard but Petrosyan is proving a slippery customer.
Petrosyan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Petrosyan wanted to stand there but Walker had control of the position.
Petrosyan stands up from Walker's guard - Petrosyan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Armen Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walker lands with a shot to the body.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armen Petrosyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cordell Walker'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.
Petrosyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the cage.
Armen Petrosyan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow over the top.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Petrosyan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
Petrosyan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Petrosyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Petrosyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Walker avoids the elbow strike from Petrosyan, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrosyan obliges.
Petrosyan keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow over the top.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Cordell Walker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrosyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walker looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrosyan as Walker tries to tie him up.
Petrosyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrosyan lands a knee to the body.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
Petrosyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Cordell Walker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
Walker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Petrosyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Walker wants to break free but Petrosyan has control.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cordell Walker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Armen Petrosyan!
An out of breath Armen Petrosyan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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