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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aidan Harrison (ranked 7624 p4p, 516 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 9796 p4p, 599 weight class). Nazarethyan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amerika kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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150 lbs
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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
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aidan Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 30 - 1, fighting out of London, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrison can pounce on him.
Nazarethyan walks into a straight right hand from Harrison.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazarethyan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harrison - that will leave a mark!
Nazarethyan avoids a kick to the body.
Nazarethyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nazarethyan throws a series of punches but Harrison moves out of range.
Nazarethyan throws out a loose jab but Harrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazarethyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harrison connects with a looping right hand.
Nazarethyan throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison misses with a leg kick
enabling Nazarethyan to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarethyan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harrison is looking to slow Nazarethyan down with leg kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Nazarethyan as he connects with a hook.
Suren Nazarethyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarethyan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Harrison - just one landing.
Nazarethyan clinches up with Harrison and pushes him back against the cage.
Nazarethyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harrison - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nazarethyan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harrison throws an elbow that misses.
Nazarethyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nazarethyan throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Nazarethyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nazarethyan throws a lazy head kick
and Harrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nazarethyan thinking.
Nazarethyan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harrison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nazarethyan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Aidan Harrison has been cut.
Nazarethyan fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarethyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harrison counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison darts in and clinches Nazarethyan up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Harrison.
Harrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Nazarethyan avoids the damage to the body.
Nazarethyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harrison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harrison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harrison blocks the elbow strike.
Nazarethyan has had enough of the clinch but Harrison keeps him there for the moment.
Harrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Nazarethyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazarethyan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harrison is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harrison lands with a short shot to the head.
Harrison is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harrison has a couple of punches blocked by Nazarethyan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nazarethyan backwards.
Nazarethyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison scores with a punch to the head.
Harrison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch up but Harrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrison fakes the leg kick and cracks Nazarethyan in the body.
Nazarethyan checks a low kick from Harrison.
Nazarethyan throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison sizes up Nazarethyan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch up.
Harrison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nazarethyan throws a series of punches but Harrison avoids them all with ease.
Nazarethyan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison tests Nazarethyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nazarethyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison connects with a high kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrison. That's going to slow Nazarethyan down.
Nazarethyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nazarethyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrison lands with a nice body kick.
Harrison moves forwards but Nazarethyan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nazarethyan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nazarethyan tries to work over Harrison's front leg with a kick but Harrison checks it.
Harrison instigates a clinch.
Harrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nazarethyan avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan Harrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aidan Harrison's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice straight punches there by Harrison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harrison.
Nazarethyan clinches with his opponent.
Harrison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harrison scores with a shot to the side of Nazarethyan's head.
Nazarethyan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrison or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrison.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harrison to keep the fight standing.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nazarethyan avoids it.
Harrison is pressed up against the cage. Nazarethyan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harrison down to the mat. Harrison avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Suren Nazarethyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrison connects with the punch.
Nazarethyan throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Nazarethyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrison moves away.
Harrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nazarethyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison checks the leg kick.
Harrison jabs Nazarethyan right on the nose. Nazarethyan blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan blocks a head kick by Harrison.
Aidan Harrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Nazarethyan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nazarethyan misses with a leg kick
and Harrison moves into the clinch.
Nazarethyan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nazarethyan is defending well for now.
Nazarethyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nazarethyan throws a lazy body kick
and Harrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harrison clinches.
Knees to the body from Harrison.
Good body shot from Harrison.
Harrison lands with a right to the head.
Nazarethyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Nazarethyan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Harrison clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Harrison is now in Nazarethyan's guard. A big mistake from Nazarethyan there, giving up the dominant position!
Harrison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harrison looking to pass the guard.
Harrison advances position into side control!
Harrison takes a little break here. Nazarethyan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Harrison continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to take a break and control but Nazarethyan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nazarethyan is trying to get back to his feet.
Nazarethyan being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harrison tries to advance to mount but Nazarethyan denies him.
Harrison slows the pace down.
Nazarethyan is not content to let Harrison control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Harrison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harrison trying to control the action but Nazarethyan is working from the bottom.
Nazarethyan is looking to reverse the position.
Nazarethyan is trying to control Harrison's posture but Harrison avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan Harrison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aidan Harrison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nazarethyan tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
Nazarethyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrison, pushing him back against the cage.
Nazarethyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harrison is stalling here.
Nazarethyan lands with a light punch inside.
Harrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Nazarethyan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harrison wants to stall.
Nazarethyan wants to break free but Harrison has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nazarethyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Harrison lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nazarethyan throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrison lands with a shot to the body.
Harrison throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Nazarethyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Harrison scores with a head kick.
It looks like Suren Nazarethyan has been cut.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Nazarethyan.
Harrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nazarethyan doesn't seem bothered though.
Harrison lands with an overhand left.
Harrison throws a push kick but Nazarethyan slaps the foot to one side.
Nazarethyan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nazarethyan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harrison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sloppy strikes from Nazarethyan. Those never looked like landing.
Harrison cracks the inside of Nazarethyan's front leg.
Nazarethyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harrison is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarethyan misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nazarethyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrison.
Nazarethyan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nazarethyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nazarethyan lands a head kick!
Nazarethyan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrison. Nazarethyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazarethyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nazarethyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
Nazarethyan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrison's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harrison counters with a nice leg kick.
Nazarethyan throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nazarethyan takes one to the side of the head.
Nazarethyan closes the distance and pushes Harrison back into the cage.
Harrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrison lands an elbow inside.
Harrison tries to throw a body punch but Nazarethyan avoids it by throwing Harrison back against the cage.
Harrison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nazarethyan misses with an elbow strike.
Nazarethyan breaks from the clinch.
Harrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nazarethyan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harrison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nazarethyan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four 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!
Harrison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Nazarethyan.
A quick step to the side and Harrison tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazarethyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrison.
Nazarethyan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harrison dips to his left and cracks Nazarethyan with an uppercut!
Nazarethyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harrison counters with a two punch combo.
Harrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Nazarethyan checks it.
Nazarethyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suren Nazarethyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrison throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nazarethyan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nazarethyan is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Aidan Harrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harrison 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aidan Harrison!
Aidan Harrison decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Suren Nazarethyan was interviewed post fight and said 'I Will Come Back Stronger Than Before'.
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energy
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hype
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