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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 177 p4p, 18 weight class) and Tigran Harutyunyan (ranked 433 p4p, 46 weight class). Bhullar comes to the cage accompanied by Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka. Harutyunyan has chosen Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
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262 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tigran Harutyunyan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Harutyunyan.
It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
Bhullar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harutyunyan.
Nice shot lands for Bhullar.
Nice cross by Bhullar.
Bhullar looks to throw the jab but Harutyunyan is out of range.
Bhullar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Harutyunyan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bhullar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bhullar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harutyunyan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bhullar trying to control the action but Harutyunyan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harutyunyan is trying to get back to half guard.
Bhullar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bhullar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Harutyunyan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bhullar working the body and head with strikes.
Harutyunyan is not content to let Bhullar control the position.
Harutyunyan is trying to improve his position.
Bhullar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harutyunyan is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harutyunyan is looking for a sweep.
Bhullar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harutyunyan down.
Bhullar working away.
Bhullar lands an elbow.
Bhullar cracks Harutyunyan with a big elbow.
Bhullar trying to control the action but Harutyunyan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harutyunyan is looking to regain half guard here but Bhullar keeps moving and retains side control.
Harutyunyan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bhullar.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harutyunyan is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harutyunyan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Harutyunyan is letting Bhullar control him 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.
Bhullar throws an elbow but Harutyunyan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bhullar lands a few punches from side control.
Harutyunyan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Harutyunyan regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bhullar's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Bhullar trying to control the action but Harutyunyan is working from the bottom.
Bhullar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bhullar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harutyunyan wants to improve his position but Bhullar is controlling well.
Harutyunyan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Bhullar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A shot to the body from Bhullar misses
and Harutyunyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harutyunyan. Bhullar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harutyunyan misses with a lunging right hand
and Bhullar counters with a right hand to the body.
Harutyunyan misses with a hook
and Bhullar counters with a shoot takedown. Harutyunyan fights it but they end up in guard.
Bhullar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bhullar lands a couple of digs.
Harutyunyan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bhullar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bhullar tries to free his leg and advance position but Harutyunyan is retaining full guard.
Harutyunyan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bhullar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harutyunyan has momentary wrist control but Bhullar slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar works over Harutyunyan with some ground and pound from guard.
Bhullar prevents Harutyunyan from getting back to his feet.
Bhullar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bhullar landing with the ground and pound.
Bhullar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Harutyunyan keeps moving.
Bhullar lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harutyunyan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bhullar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bhullar landing with the ground and pound.
Bhullar trying to control but Harutyunyan is working from the bottom.
Harutyunyan pulls Bhullar in to control the position.
Bhullar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harutyunyan has momentary wrist control but Bhullar slips an elbow through the middle.
Bhullar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harutyunyan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bhullar postures up and lands a big shot to Harutyunyan's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harutyunyan trying to control the position here.
Bhullar is in close to Harutyunyan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harutyunyan wants to get back to his feet but Bhullar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Harutyunyan keeps moving.
Harutyunyan has momentary wrist control but Bhullar slips an elbow through the middle.
Bhullar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bhullar trying to control the position from guard on top but Harutyunyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bhullar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harutyunyan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four 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.
Bhullar scoring with some ground and pound.
Bhullar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bhullar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bhullar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harutyunyan can do to turn this around?
Harutyunyan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bhullar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bhullar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bhullar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bhullar throws a strike but Harutyunyan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harutyunyan is looking to stand up but Bhullar won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Bhullar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bhullar dips to his left and cracks Harutyunyan with an uppercut!
Tigran Harutyunyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harutyunyan throws a right and a left that Bhullar avoids nicely.
Bhullar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bhullar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harutyunyan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harutyunyan misses with a lunging right hand
and Bhullar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harutyunyan's guard.
Bhullar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bhullar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bhullar throwing strikes but missing.
Bhullar trying to control but Harutyunyan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bhullar lands a couple of elbows.
Bhullar is working Harutyunyan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bhullar trying to control the position from guard on top but Harutyunyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arjan Bhullar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harutyunyan has momentary wrist control but Bhullar slips an elbow through the middle.
Bhullar landing with the ground and pound.
Harutyunyan trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar trying to control the position from guard on top but Harutyunyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harutyunyan wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bhullar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bhullar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bhullar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bhullar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bhullar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harutyunyan's head.
Bhullar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bhullar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bhullar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harutyunyan is rocked!
Bhullar prevents Harutyunyan from getting back to his feet.
Harutyunyan is still in real trouble! Can Bhullar finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar loads up on a big left hand. Harutyunyan felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Bhullar looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Harutyunyan can't hide his disappointment, as Bhullar celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arjan Bhullar!
Arjan Bhullar retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Arjan Bhullar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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