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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 677 p4p, 92 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 8182 p4p, 641 weight class). Nazarethyan has chosen Amerika as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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150 lbs
45 - 37 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
36 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 37 - 2, fighting out of London, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nazarethyan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nazarethyan clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Nazarethyan to work.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nazarethyan missing with knees to the body.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nazarethyan thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nazarethyan closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.
Nazarethyan throws a shot to the body.
Nazarethyan moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nazarethyan throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Anderson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nazarethyan to the mat. Nazarethyan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nazarethyan is wriggling around but Anderson manages to pass to half guard.
Anderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nazarethyan tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Nazarethyan is in trouble now - Anderson has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazarethyan tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Nazarethyan working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarethyan can't escape the position.
Anderson looking to control but Nazarethyan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nazarethyan's face.
Anderson can't control as he wanted to and Nazarethyan manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Anderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nazarethyan taking some punishment here, with Anderson in his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anderson in particular looking to stall.
Nazarethyan is defending against the submission attempts here by Anderson.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anderson in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Anderson.
Anderson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Nazarethyan keeps moving.
Anderson advances position into side control!
Anderson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nazarethyan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nazarethyan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suren Nazarethyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarethyan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Anderson takes a swing at Nazarethyan's ribcage but misses.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Anderson lands a jab to Nazarethyan's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nazarethyan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot by Anderson.
Nazarethyan wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sparky Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Nazarethyan off balance momentarily.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Nazarethyan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Nazarethyan. Nazarethyan maintains the clinch.
Anderson stalling.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nazarethyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anderson.
Nazarethyan clinches with his opponent.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nazarethyan can do to turn this around?
Nazarethyan misses with a body kick.
Anderson tries to counter with a takedown but Nazarethyan is quick to defend against it.
Suren Nazarethyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nazarethyan throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Nazarethyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazarethyan takes one to the chin there.
Nazarethyan moves into range and clinches up with Anderson.
Anderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nazarethyan up against the cage.
Anderson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Anderson trying to control but Nazarethyan is working from the bottom.
Anderson controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nazarethyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nazarethyan keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anderson is standing up over Nazarethyan. Nazarethyan looks to escape but Anderson dives into side control.
Anderson controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nazarethyan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Anderson wants to control but Nazarethyan is keeping him busy.
Anderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anderson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nazarethyan's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anderson slips a jab from Nazarethyan.
Anderson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Nazarethyan's legs.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Nazarethyan is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nazarethyan's sensitive parts.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nazarethyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson connects with a right hand. Nazarethyan shakes it off.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Nazarethyan's leg but Nazarethyan calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Nazarethyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Nazarethyan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nazarethyan is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Nazarethyan is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Nazarethyan into the cage.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Nazarethyan moved out of range.
Nazarethyan misses with a body shot
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nazarethyan is rocked!
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.
Nazarethyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Nazarethyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson knocks out Nazarethyan with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Anderson before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Anderson picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sparky Anderson!
In his post fight interview, Sparky Anderson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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pop
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