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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimm comes into the arena with David Gilmour - There's No Way Out Of Here blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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147 lbs
32 - 24 - 2 |
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150 lbs
41 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Auguste Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm wants to land a leg kick but Nazarethyan is out of range.
And Nazarethyan tries to counter it with a takedown but Grimm pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Grimm misses with a combination
and Nazarethyan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grimm's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazarethyan wants to stand but Grimm is controlling his posture from full guard.
Grimm is trying to control the position but Nazarethyan postures up.
Grimm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan wants to stand but Grimm has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Grimm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grimm wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nazarethyan has passed into half guard!
Grimm trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimm can't escape the position.
Grimm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nazarethyan is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Grimm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm's coaches at El Tico 's Academy have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Grimm regains half guard.
Nazarethyan tries to stand and escape but Grimm is controlling the position.
Grimm is controlling Nazarethyan's trapped leg to prevent Nazarethyan from advancing to side control.
Grimm wants to get back to full guard but Nazarethyan has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm tries to control Nazarethyan's body but Nazarethyan pushes him off. Grimm squirms to his side and now Nazarethyan has his back!
Grimm trying to control the hands but Nazarethyan won't let him.
Nazarethyan is hanging on to Grimm's back as he tries to escape.
Grimm just trying to survive but Nazarethyan is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nazarethyan controlling well, preventing Grimm from escaping the position.
Nazarethyan has good solid back control here.
Grimm rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Grimm wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grimm trying to control from the bottom.
Grimm moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grimm throws a hook but Nazarethyan blocks it.
Nazarethyan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grimm defends it well.
Grimm tries to score with a low kick but Nazarethyan moves his leg out of the way.
Nazarethyan with the counter takedown but Grimm avoids it easily.
Grimm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nazarethyan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grimm defends it well.
Nazarethyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimm.
Nazarethyan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grimm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm throws a jab but it's blocked by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grimm is looking to chop away at Nazarethyan's legs.
Nazarethyan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grimm defends it well.
Grimm misses with the body kick
and Nazarethyan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan tries to stand but Grimm is controlling from the bottom.
Grimm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grimm is working hard here to advance position.
Grimm is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Grimm throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nazarethyan escapes and throws Grimm's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grimm trying his best to control but Nazarethyan has mounted him.
Grimm flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Grimm is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm tries to lock up and control but Nazarethyan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nazarethyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grimm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nazarethyan wants to stand but Grimm is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Grimm is working to get back to half guard.
Nazarethyan tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Grimm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nazarethyan tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grimm is desperately trying to improve his position but Nazarethyan has a good base and remains in mount.
Nazarethyan wants to stand but Grimm is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Grimm.
Nazarethyan avoids the head kick by Grimm.
Grimm thows a leg kick but Nazarethyan checks it
and Nazarethyan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Grimm wants to get back to full guard.
Nazarethyan wants to get back to his feet.
Grimm is trying to maintain the position but Nazarethyan is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Nazarethyan is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm tries to get to full guard but Nazarethyan has control of the leg.
Nazarethyan wants to stand but Grimm has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Grimm wants to improve his position but Nazarethyan is controlling well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Grimm swings for the body but Nazarethyan moves out of range.
Nazarethyan checks a leg kick nicely.
Auguste Grimm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suren Nazarethyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Nazarethyan blocks the leg kick.
Nazarethyan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Grimm takes a swing at Nazarethyan's ribcage but misses.
Nazarethyan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Grimm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nazarethyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimm. Nazarethyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazarethyan feints the counter takedown.
Grimm throws a body shot but no joy.
Nazarethyan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Grimm connects with a body shot.
Grimm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grimm looks to land a left hand but Nazarethyan moved out of range nicely.
Nazarethyan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nazarethyan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nazarethyan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Grimm scoring well with a low kick there.
Grimm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazarethyan moves away.
Nazarethyan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grimm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grimm looks to land a combination but Nazarethyan avoids it well.
And Nazarethyan tries to counter it with a takedown but Grimm pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Grimm throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grimm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimm.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
Nazarethyan avoids the head kick by Grimm.
Nazarethyan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nazarethyan takes one to the side of the head.
Auguste Grimm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazarethyan moves away from the strike by Grimm.
Nazarethyan feints the counter takedown.
Grimm misses with a low kick as Nazarethyan jumps back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grimm throws a leg kick
and Nazarethyan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Grimm has a closed guard, preventing Nazarethyan from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Auguste Grimm showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nazarethyan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suren Nazarethyan!
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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