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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Sutphin (ranked 6723 p4p, 656 weight class) and Artur Aleksanyan (ranked 21565 p4p, 811 weight class). Sutphin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Razorlight - America. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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220 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arnold Sutphin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Artur Aleksanyan!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutphin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sutphin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aleksanyan trying to control from the bottom.
Aleksanyan keeping control of the position.
Sutphin seems to be working for a kimura but Aleksanyan defends the submission attempt.
Sutphin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aleksanyan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aleksanyan is defending against the submission attempts here by Sutphin.
Sutphin is trying to work for a kimura but Aleksanyan is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutphin wants to stand up but Aleksanyan has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sutphin slips a nice elbow through Aleksanyan's hands, connecting with Aleksanyan's forehead.
Aleksanyan is defending against the submission attempts here by Sutphin.
Sutphin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sutphin wants to work for an arm triangle but Aleksanyan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aleksanyan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sutphin trying to control the position from guard on top but Aleksanyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sutphin has gone for a leg lock! Aleksanyan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sutphin's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutphin wriggles free and stands up.
Sutphin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Aleksanyan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sutphin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aleksanyan.
Sutphin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sutphin is trying to control but Aleksanyan manages to pass to mount!
Sutphin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutphin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sutphin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Aleksanyan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sutphin.
Sutphin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aleksanyan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sutphin, into his guard.
Sutphin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sutphin is looking for a triangle but Aleksanyan pushes his legs off easily.
Sutphin keeping moving, preventing Aleksanyan from controlling successfully.
Aleksanyan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sutphin has his foot on Aleksanyan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aleksanyan works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksanyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aleksanyan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sutphin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aleksanyan passes into side control.
Sutphin wants to control but Aleksanyan postures up.
Sutphin is looking to regain half guard here but Aleksanyan keeps moving and retains side control.
Sutphin misses with an elbow from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aleksanyan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sutphin is avoiding damage well.
Sutphin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Aleksanyan's best efforts.
Sutphin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sutphin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Sutphin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sutphin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Aleksanyan sneaks back into half guard.
Aleksanyan controlling the position well.
Sutphin seems to be working for a kimura but Aleksanyan defends the submission attempt.
Aleksanyan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutphin wants to pass the guard but Aleksanyan is defending well.
Arnold Sutphin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aleksanyan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aleksanyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutphin distracts Aleksanyan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sutphin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sutphin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Aleksanyan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sutphin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sutphin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aleksanyan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sutphin's guard.
Sutphin working for a triangle but Aleksanyan defends it easily.
Sutphin working for a triangle but Aleksanyan defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutphin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Aleksanyan escapes and throws Sutphin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sutphin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sutphin throws a few strikes from the bottom but Aleksanyan takes advantage and mounts!
Sutphin is trying to escape the mount.
Sutphin wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
You can see the frustration on Sutphin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksanyan somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Sutphin trying to get back to his feet but Aleksanyan is in full control for now.
Sutphin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Aleksanyan's guard. Nice work there by Sutphin.
Sutphin trying to control but Aleksanyan is working from the bottom.
Sutphin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aleksanyan's head.
Aleksanyan trying to control the position.
Sutphin looking to sit in guard and control but Aleksanyan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sutphin is looking for a triangle here but Aleksanyan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sutphin regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksanyan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sutphin's head.
Sutphin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aleksanyan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aleksanyan trying to control but Sutphin is working from the bottom.
Sutphin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aleksanyan is looking to work some ground and pound but Sutphin has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sutphin keeping moving, preventing Aleksanyan from controlling successfully.
Sutphin is striking but Aleksanyan is not phased and passes to half guard.
Sutphin looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Artur Aleksanyan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Aleksanyan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sutphin avoids it really well and circles away.
Sutphin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aleksanyan wants to control but Sutphin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutphin wants to work for an arm triangle but Aleksanyan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aleksanyan gets back to full guard.
Aleksanyan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutphin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aleksanyan looking for a guillotine here but Sutphin defends easily.
Sutphin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sutphin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sutphin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aleksanyan's head.
Aleksanyan working for a triangle but Sutphin defends it easily.
Sutphin lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutphin postures up and lands a big shot to Aleksanyan's brow.
Sutphin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aleksanyan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sutphin, into his guard.
Sutphin is looking for a triangle here but Aleksanyan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sutphin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aleksanyan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sutphin wants to control but Aleksanyan postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutphin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sutphin tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Aleksanyan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Aleksanyan controlling the position easily from mount.
Sutphin is desperately trying to improve his position but Aleksanyan has a good base and remains in mount.
Aleksanyan tries to control but Sutphin wriggling away.
Sutphin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aleksanyan thowing shots but they're missing.
Sutphin wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksanyan sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Sutphin taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Artur Aleksanyan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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