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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aharon Sarkisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Odenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Odenson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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173 cm
22
163 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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169 cm
26
168 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aharon Sarkisyan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Odenson! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sarkisyan connects with a leg kick. Odenson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Sarkisyan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Odenson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Odenson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Sarkisyan blocks the body kick.
Aharon Sarkisyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sarkisyan throws a leg kick which misses Odenson's front leg but catches the back leg as Odenson tries to avoid it. Sarkisyan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Odenson's head. A big right from Odenson misses. Sarkisyan cracks Odenson with an open hand slap. Odenson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Sarkisyan lands with an uppercut that bounces Odenson off the cage and back into range. Sarkisyan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Odenson. That did some damage! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sarkisyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Odenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sarkisyan lands a high kick!
Sarkisyan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Odenson's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round. Odenson misses with a hook. Sarkisyan ducked under it nicely. Sarkisyan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Odenson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Sarkisyan scores with a leg kick.
Sarkisyan just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Odenson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Odenson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Sarkisyan takes a swing at Odenson's ribcage but misses. Sarkisyan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Sarkisyan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Odenson. Sarkisyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Odenson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Sarkisyan scores with a jab to the jaw. Odenson throws a leg kick and Sarkisyan counters with a leg kick. Odenson is looking to score with low kicks. Odenson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sarkisyan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sarkisyan scores with a push kick. A good leg kick by Sarkisyan. Odenson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sarkisyan can pounce on him.
Sarkisyan dips to his left and cracks Odenson with an uppercut! Sarkisyan lands a jab. Sarkisyan lands a jab to the nose. A big right from Sarkisyan misses. Odenson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Odenson tries a head kick but it misses.
Odenson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Odenson there as he acknowledges the shot. Odenson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Odenson misses with a left hand and Sarkisyan counters with a straight right hand.
Odenson is rocked! Sarkisyan walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Odenson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Sarkisyan swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Odenson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aharon Sarkisyan! Aharon Sarkisyan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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