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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Basurto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Basurto has chosen Tapout - Birdman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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
43 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Suren Nazarethyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Basurto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basurto thows a leg kick but Nazarethyan checks it
and Nazarethyan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Basurto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nazarethyan is one step ahead there.
Basurto trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Basurto wants to sweep here but Nazarethyan controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basurto is still trying to improve position.
Basurto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nazarethyan is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Basurto's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nazarethyan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Basurto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nazarethyan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nazarethyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Basurto.
Basurto tries to clinch up but Nazarethyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Basurto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two 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.
Basurto wants to clinch but Nazarethyan slips to the side
and Nazarethyan counters with a shoot takedown. Basurto fights it but they end up in guard.
Basurto is looking to stand back up but Nazarethyan counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Basurto.
Basurto is trying to get back to full guard.
Basurto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nazarethyan is working away from the top position though.
Nazarethyan prevents Basurto from standing back up.
Basurto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Basurto is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nazarethyan jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Nazarethyan stands up.
Basurto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nazarethyan!
Basurto throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nazarethyan works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Basurto trying to control from Nazarethyan's half guard. Nazarethyan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basurto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nazarethyan wants to stand and escape but Basurto is having none of it.
Nazarethyan keeping moving, preventing Basurto from controlling successfully.
Basurto throws a big right hand that misses.
Basurto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nazarethyan is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Basurto misses with the combination.
Nazarethyan feinted with a counter takedown.
Basurto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Basurto darts in looking for a takedown but Nazarethyan gets double underhooks and turns Basurto into the cage.
Basurto goes for a double leg but Nazarethyan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nazarethyan continues to drive forward.
Nazarethyan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Basurto sprawls and moves away.
Suren Nazarethyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Basurto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basurto wants to clinch but Nazarethyan slips to the side
and Nazarethyan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nazarethyan stands up and beckons Basurto to join him on the feet.
Basurto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nazarethyan counters with a shoot takedown. Basurto fights it but they end up in guard.
Basurto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan is standing up over Basurto. Basurto looks to escape but Nazarethyan dives into side control.
Nazarethyan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Nazarethyan stands up.
Basurto shoots in and drives through. Nazarethyan sprawls well.
Nazarethyan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Basurto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nazarethyan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Basurto's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Basurto, up you get!
Basurto fails with a takedown attempt.
Basurto feints and as Nazarethyan raises his hands in defense, Basurto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nazarethyan has his feet on Basurto's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basurto wants to clinch but Nazarethyan slips to the side
and Nazarethyan counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan gets to mount! Basurto was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Basurto wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Nazarethyan controls the action.
Nazarethyan gets his hands free as Basurto looks to control.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Nazarethyan controlling the positon.
Basurto tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan is not going to allow Basurto to sit and survive in this position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Nazarethyan controlling the positon.
Basurto trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Basurto is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Basurto is defended easily by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Basurto fails with the takedown
and Nazarethyan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nazarethyan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basurto tries to close the distance and clinch but Nazarethyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nazarethyan feinted with a counter takedown.
Basurto looks for a takedown but Nazarethyan sprawls well.
Nazarethyan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Suren Nazarethyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Basurto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basurto moves to clinch but Nazarethyan breaks away
and Nazarethyan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nazarethyan.
Basurto is trying to keep Nazarethyan in close.
Suren Nazarethyan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nazarethyan wants to stand but Basurto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Basurto seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basurto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nazarethyan wants to stand but Basurto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Basurto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nazarethyan passes into half guard.
Nazarethyan tries to stand but can't do so whilst Basurto controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basurto trying to control here.
Basurto throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Basurto is looking to get back to full guard here but Nazarethyan has managed to pass to side control instead.
Nazarethyan stands up and beckons Basurto to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Basurto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nazarethyan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nazarethyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Nazarethyan tries to counter with a takedown but Basurto is quick to defend against it.
Basurto throws a head kick that misses
and Nazarethyan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nazarethyan.
Basurto is looking to stand back up but Nazarethyan counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Basurto.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nazarethyan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suren Nazarethyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nazarethyan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suren Nazarethyan!
Our winner, Suren Nazarethyan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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