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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazaryan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami. Bob Neal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vrej Nazaryan's chin.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Neal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neal keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Neal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nazaryan ducks under a wild hook from Neal.
Nazaryan lands a leg kick that knocks Neal off balance momentarily.
Bob Neal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neal works the jab nicely.
Neal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazaryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Neal.
Neal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neal swings for the body but Nazaryan moves out of range.
Neal throws a looping overhand right but Nazaryan ducks down to avoid it.
Neal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've been informed that Nazaryan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nazaryan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Neal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Nazaryan does it's job there.
Neal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazaryan.
Neal dips to his left and cracks Nazaryan with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazaryan connects with a body shot.
Neal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Neal blocks a head kick by Nazaryan.
Neal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Neal.
Nazaryan lands with a straight right. Neal didn't see that one coming.
Neal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nazaryan.
Neal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nazaryan.
Neal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazaryan.
Neal jabs at Nazaryan's body.
Nazaryan delivers a nice body kick.
Neal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nazaryan.
Nazaryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neal misses with a body punch
and Nazaryan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Neal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nazaryan misses with a body kick.
Nazaryan tried to score with a low kick but Neal checks it.
Neal throws a body punch but Nazaryan moves out of range.
A slow jab from Neal misses its intended target.
Neal lands an overhand right.
It looks like Neal has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neal's head.
Nazaryan punishes Neal's body with a nice straight punch.
Neal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nazaryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neal.
Neal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nazaryan doesn't seem bothered though.
Neal takes a swing at Nazaryan's ribcage but misses.
Neal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazaryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Neal throws a hook but Nazaryan blocks it.
Nazaryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Neal misses with a looping left.
Neal lands a nice shot that snaps Nazaryan's head back.
Nazaryan throws a hook but Neal avoids it easily.
Nazaryan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nazaryan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neal's sensitive parts.
Neal tries to bum rush Nazaryan with a series of wild strikes but Nazaryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Neal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nazaryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Neal misses with a jab to the body
and Nazaryan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Neal misses with a looping right.
Nazaryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neal was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazaryan.
Neal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nazaryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Neal throws a big counter combination but Nazaryan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nazaryan ducks under a wild hook from Neal.
Nazaryan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Neal throws a hook but Nazaryan blocks it.
Neal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nazaryan counters with a low kick, right behind Neal 's knee.
Nazaryan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nazaryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazaryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neal.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Neal.
Nazaryan lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neal looks to score with a jab to the body but Nazaryan is just out of range.
Nazaryan connects with an inside leg kick.
Neal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nazaryan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Neal scores with a hook.
Neal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazaryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Neal.
Neal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nazaryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Neal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Neal misses the jab.
Neal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan scores with a hook to the body. Neal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nazaryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neal.
Nazaryan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Neal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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 Bob Neal will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nazaryan is looking to slow Neal down with leg kicks.
Nazaryan throws a poor cross that misses
and Neal counters with a left to the body.
Neal ducks under a wild hook from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan loads up on a big right hand but Neal slips the punch.
Nazaryan is looking to clinch but Neal is avoiding it.
Nazaryan slips a jab from Neal.
Neal throws a jab when Nazaryan was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nazaryan.
Neal misses with a lunging right hand
and Nazaryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nazaryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Neal looks to throw the jab but Nazaryan is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Nazaryan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nazaryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nazaryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neal looks to throw the jab but Nazaryan is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazaryan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Neal under the eye.
Nazaryan ducks under a wild hook from Neal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neal loads up on a big right hand but Nazaryan slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nazaryan! But no joy.
Nazaryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazaryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neal throws the left hand but Nazaryan avoids the punch easily.
Neal looks to land a left hand but Nazaryan moved out of range nicely.
Nazaryan scores with a spinning back kick!
Neal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nazaryan lands a glancing blow to the side of Neal's head.
Nazaryan connects with a single shot there.
Nazaryan throws the kick towards the body but Neal avoids it.
Nazaryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neal.
A nice side step and Nazaryan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nazaryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Neal moves out of range of the body kick.
Nazaryan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazaryan connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
Nazaryan misses with a hook to the body
and Neal counters with a straight right hand.
Neal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Neal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nazaryan avoids the body shot from Neal.
Neal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nazaryan connects with a body shot.
Neal misses with a combination
and Nazaryan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nazaryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Neal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neal misses with an uppercut. Nazaryan saw that one coming.
Nazaryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Neal throws a good cross that connects.
Neal throws a big shot that misses.
Nazaryan counters with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Nazaryan.
Neal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nazaryan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nazaryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal throws a jab but it's blocked by Nazaryan.
Vrej Nazaryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neal scores with a one two! Nazaryan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nazaryan swings for the body but Neal moves out of range.
Neal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nazaryan.
Nice uppercut there from Neal.
A big right from Neal misses.
Nazaryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Nazaryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neal misses with a straight left.
Nazaryan connects with a body shot that sends Neal's belly button to the back.
Nazaryan ducks under a wild hook from Neal.
Neal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nazaryan! But no joy.
Neal loads up on a big right hand but Nazaryan slips the punch.
Nazaryan stuns Neal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neal misses with a wild body shot.
Nazaryan scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Neal misses.
A little jabbing left from Nazaryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nazaryan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nazaryan, right into the meat.
Neal lands a nice shot that snaps Nazaryan's head back.
Neal misses with a hook.
Nazaryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nazaryan jabs at Neal's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nazaryan slips a straight right by Neal.
Neal ducks under a wild hook from Nazaryan.
Neal lands with a hook. Nazaryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nazaryan.
Neal lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan moves to clinch but Neal breaks away
and Neal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nazaryan.
Nazaryan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Neal's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrej Nazaryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Neal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Neal misses.
Nazaryan shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nazaryan slips under a jab from Neal.
Neal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nazaryan feints a counter leg kick.
Neal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nazaryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neal throws a lazy right hand but Nazaryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Nazaryan.
A little jabbing left from Nazaryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Neal misses the shot to the body.
Nazaryan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nazaryan there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazaryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Neal.
Nazaryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neal.
Neal misses with a hook. Nazaryan ducked under it nicely.
Nazaryan thumps Neal with a low kick.
Nazaryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neal.
Nazaryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Neal takes a swing at Nazaryan's ribcage but misses.
Nazaryan feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nazaryan to score with a decent uppercut.
Nazaryan lands with a cross.
Neal throws out a loose jab but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazaryan moves away.
Nazaryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nazaryan cracks the inside of Neal's front leg.
Neal throws a hook but Nazaryan blocks it.
A jab from Neal misses.
Nazaryan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nazaryan. Neal shrugs it off though.
A slow jab from Neal misses its intended target.
Nazaryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neal throws out the jab.
Neal looks to throw the jab but Nazaryan is out of range.
Neal takes a swing at Nazaryan's ribcage but misses.
Neal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazaryan moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nazaryan ducks under a wild hook from Neal.
Neal's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nazaryan.
Nice defenses there by Nazaryan.
A little jabbing left from Nazaryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Neal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neal.
Nazaryan misses with an uppercut
and Neal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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 lands a leg kick that knocks Neal off balance momentarily.
Nazaryan slips a straight right by Neal.
Nazaryan digs a good hook to Neal's body.
Some wild striking there from Neal.
A swing and a miss from Neal.
Nazaryan throws a counter combo.
Nazaryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Neal looks to throw the jab but Nazaryan is out of range.
Nazaryan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Neal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazaryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Neal.
Nazaryan feints a counter leg kick.
A good leg kick by Nazaryan.
Nice body kick from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nazaryan.
Nazaryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neal was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazaryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal throws a big shot that misses.
Neal missing with a left hand there. Nazaryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nazaryan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Neal misses with an uppercut. Nazaryan saw that one coming.
Nazaryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neal.
Neal looks to throw the jab but Nazaryan is out of range.
Nazaryan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Neal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazaryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Neal.
Neal works the jab nicely.
Nazaryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Neal swings widly with a right hand
and Nazaryan counters with a left to the body.
Nazaryan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neal's sensitive parts.
Neal throws a right hand that misses
and Nazaryan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Neal throws a jab when Nazaryan was well out of range.
Nazaryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nazaryan thumps Neal with a low kick.
A combination from Neal does no damage.
Nazaryan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neal misses with a looping right.
Neal tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nazaryan connects with a leg kick. Neal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nazaryan tests Neal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Nazaryan tenderised Neal's leg. Neal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Neal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nazaryan gets a clinch.
Neal pushes Nazaryan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neal tries to break the clinch but Nazaryan is controlling the position.
Nazaryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neal can't break the clinch.
Nazaryan tries a body shot but Neal blocks it.
Neal is trying to break the clinch but Nazaryan has him pressed against the cage.
Neal prevents a body shot from Nazaryan.
Neal can't find room to land a body shot as Nazaryan controls the action.
Nazaryan pushes Neal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vrej Nazaryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nazaryan 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vrej Nazaryan!
In his post fight interview, Vrej Nazaryan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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