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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Artiom Abrahamian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Artiom Abrahamian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abrahamian.
Abrahamian throws out a loose jab but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abrahamian misses with a hook. Jordan ducked under it nicely.
Abrahamian blocks a head kick by Jordan.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abrahamian struggles to land a body shot inside as Jordan controls his hands.
Abrahamian can't find room to land a body shot as Jordan controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Abrahamian fails to land.
Abrahamian misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abrahamian lands a left hand.
Jordan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abrahamian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jordan trying to control the position but instead, Abrahamian has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jordan into the ropes.
Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws a body shot but no joy.
Jordan has closed the distance and engaged Abrahamian in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Abrahamian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abrahamian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan drives through and clinches with Abrahamian against the ropes.
Jordan is working Abrahamian over against the ropes.
Abrahamian is trying to push Jordan away but Jordan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jordan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Abrahamian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abrahamian throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
Abrahamian has Jordan pressed against the ropes, preventing Jordan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
I was talking to Abrahamian's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The referee calls for Jordan to work.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jordan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jordan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordan.
Abrahamian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Abrahamian is trying to push Jordan away but Jordan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abrahamian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrahamian is trying to break free.
Jordan digs a right hand underneath Abrahamian's ribcage. Abrahamian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jordan has closed the distance and engaged Abrahamian in a clinch.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jordan misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Jordan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Abrahamian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Abrahamian does it's job there.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch but Abrahamian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abrahamian appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jordan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jordan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jordan misses with the body kick
and Abrahamian counters with a stiff right hand.
Jordan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abrahamian connects with a right hand. Jordan shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abrahamian gets tackled into the ropes by Jordan. Jordan maintains the clinch.
Abrahamian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abrahamian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Artiom Abrahamian is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Abrahamian. Those never looked like landing.
Jordan tries to counter with a clinch but Abrahamian shakes him off and moves away.
No joy there for Jordan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jordan works Abrahamian's body with a nice hook.
Artiom Abrahamian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordan tries to clinch but Abrahamian moves out of range.
Jordan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abrahamian.
Jordan tries to work over Abrahamian's front leg with a kick but Abrahamian checks it.
It looked like Abrahamian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abrahamian. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abrahamian misses with a few strikes there.
Abrahamian misses the shot to the body.
Jordan misses with a hook to the body
and Abrahamian counters with a one-two to the body.
Abrahamian is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jordan has managed to clinch.
Abrahamian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abrahamian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wayne Jordan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Abrahamian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abrahamian is keeping busy.
Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jordan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jordan darts in and clinches Abrahamian up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abrahamian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abrahamian throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
Jordan is trying to break free.
Jordan throws an elbow that misses.
Jordan is trying to force a seperation but Abrahamian has the dominant position.
Abrahamian throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
Abrahamian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jordan is looking to break free of the clinch but Abrahamian has double underhooks.
Abrahamian tries to work over Jordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abrahamian.
Abrahamian tries to circle away but Jordan has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artiom Abrahamian dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jordan ducks under a wild hook from Abrahamian.
Jordan pushes Abrahamian up against the ropes in a clinch.
Abrahamian is trying to force a seperation but Jordan has the dominant position.
Abrahamian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abrahamian is trying to break the clinch but Jordan has him pressed against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Jordan.
Abrahamian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abrahamian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jordan prevents a body shot from Abrahamian.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jordan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jordan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abrahamian misses with a knee strike.
Jordan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jordan manages to break the clinch.
Jordan throws a head kick that misses
and Abrahamian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws a leg kick
and Abrahamian counters with a two punch combo.
Abrahamian keeps the fight on the outside.
Abrahamian throws an overhand right that lands on Jordan's shoulder, as Jordan tries to avoid the shot.
Jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jordan throws a head kick but Abrahamian moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jordan misses with a looping left.
Abrahamian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jordan.
Jordan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abrahamian throws out the jab.
Abrahamian throws a looping overhand right but Jordan ducks down to avoid it.
Abrahamian misses with a hook
and Jordan counters with a series of strikes. Abrahamian will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jordan misses with a body kick.
It looked like Abrahamian was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Abrahamian cracks Jordan with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Abrahamian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jordan tries to counter with a clinch but Abrahamian shakes him off and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abrahamian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jordan throws a head kick but Abrahamian moves out of range.
Abrahamian swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jordan pushes Abrahamian up against the ropes in a clinch.
Abrahamian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abrahamian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abrahamian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Jordan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jordan clinches up with Abrahamian and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jordan wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Wayne Jordan just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Abrahamian looks to land a right hand but Jordan moved out of range.
Jordan is looking to clinch but Abrahamian is avoiding it.
Abrahamian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordan manages to avoid it.
Jordan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Abrahamian throws the left hand but Jordan avoids the punch easily.
Abrahamian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jordan is looking to score with low kicks.
Jordan is looking to clinch but Abrahamian is avoiding it.
Wayne Jordan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jordan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Artiom Abrahamian has been cut.
Abrahamian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abrahamian throws a hook but Jordan blocks it.
Jordan moves into range and clinches up with Abrahamian.
Jordan working hard to break the clinch.
Abrahamian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan has closed the distance and engaged Abrahamian in a clinch.
Abrahamian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abrahamian throws a head punch that misses.
Jordan is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abrahamian.
Abrahamian misses with the head strike.
Abrahamian prevents a body shot from Jordan.
Jordan prevents Abrahamian from breaking the clinch.
Abrahamian misses with the head strike.
Abrahamian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jordan tries to circle away but Abrahamian has him pinned against the ropes.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abrahamian misses with a looping left.
Abrahamian misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrahamian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abrahamian gets tackled into the ropes by Jordan. Jordan maintains the clinch.
Abrahamian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abrahamian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Abrahamian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jordan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abrahamian avoids it.
Abrahamian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abrahamian thuds a left hand into Jordan's body.
Abrahamian throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan is looking to clinch but Abrahamian is avoiding it.
As Jordan looks to move away, Abrahamian throws a big counter combo but Jordan just gets out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Abrahamian. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Abrahamian. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artiom Abrahamian had his way with Wayne Jordan in that round.
The cut man is working on Artiom Abrahamian's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Abrahamian jabs Jordan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abrahamian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jordan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abrahamian is out of range and Jordan settles back down.
Jordan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abrahamian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abrahamian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jordan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abrahamian.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jordan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abrahamian throws a jab but it's blocked by Jordan.
Jordan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Abrahamian misses with a lunging right hand
and Jordan counters with a series of strikes. Abrahamian will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jordan tries to clinch but Abrahamian is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abrahamian.
Abrahamian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jordan breaks the clinch.
Jordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abrahamian just misses with a punch to the body.
Abrahamian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abrahamian gets tackled into the ropes by Jordan. Jordan maintains the clinch.
Abrahamian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Abrahamian.
Abrahamian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abrahamian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrahamian lands a shot to the body.
Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jordan throws a head kick that misses.
Jordan throws a push kick but Abrahamian slaps the foot to one side.
Jordan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abrahamian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jordan at a distance.
Jordan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abrahamian rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
Abrahamian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abrahamian lands with a straight right. Jordan didn't see that one coming.
Abrahamian throws a jab but it's blocked by Jordan.
Jordan ducks under a wild hook from Abrahamian.
Abrahamian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jordan.
Jordan has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artiom Abrahamian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abrahamian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artiom Abrahamian!
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energy
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hype
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