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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magomedsaid Omarov (ranked 7024 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 7745 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nazarethyan's choice of entrance music: Amerika. Suren Nazarethyan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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158 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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150 lbs
52 - 58 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magomedsaid Omarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
52 - 58 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarethyan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Omarov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Omarov is looking for a sweep.
Nazarethyan working the head with strikes.
Omarov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nazarethyan working the body and head with strikes.
Nazarethyan moves into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nazarethyan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nazarethyan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nazarethyan blocks Omarov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The referee warns Omarov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Omarov is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omarov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nazarethyan raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nazarethyan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarethyan landing strikes from the mount and Omarov is in trouble!
Nazarethyan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Omarov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Omarov tries to get out of the position.
Nazarethyan landing punches.
Nazarethyan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Omarov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Nazarethyan landing shots from mount.
Omarov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Omarov is looking to improve his position but Nazarethyan isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Omarov is bucking up trying to escape but Nazarethyan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nazarethyan controlling from mount.
Nazarethyan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Omarov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nazarethyan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nazarethyan landing punches.
Nazarethyan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Omarov taking shots to the head.
Omarov is trying to escape the mount.
Omarov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nazarethyan on the ground.
Nazarethyan lands a big shot there that rocks Omarov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nazarethyan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Omarov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omarov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Omarov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nazarethyan. What's that going to do exactly?
Nazarethyan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Omarov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Nazarethyan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nazarethyan prevents Omarov from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazarethyan controlling from the full mount.
Omarov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Omarov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nazarethyan trying to control but Omarov is having none of it.
Omarov working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nazarethyan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nazarethyan lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nazarethyan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Omarov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nazarethyan controlling from mount.
Omarov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nazarethyan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Omarov is desperately trying to improve his position but Nazarethyan has a good base and remains in mount.
Omarov is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omarov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Omarov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nazarethyan. What's that going to do exactly?
Omarov is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Nazarethyan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nazarethyan lands a big elbow.
Omarov working to try and regain half guard.
Nazarethyan controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Omarov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omarov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nazarethyan has eaten all the pies!
Nazarethyan wants to control the pace but Omarov is squirming around nicely.
Omarov is looking to improve his position but Nazarethyan isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round.
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.
Omarov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nazarethyan counters with a right hand to the body.
Omarov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nazarethyan circles away.
Omarov has his takedown stuffed
and Nazarethyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magomedsaid Omarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazarethyan throws a head kick but Omarov moves out of range.
Omarov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nazarethyan scores with a takedown into Omarov's guard.
Omarov has momentary wrist control but Nazarethyan slips an elbow through the middle.
Nazarethyan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Omarov's head.
Omarov tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan cracks Omarov with a solid left hand.
Nazarethyan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nazarethyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nazarethyan landing some decent shots from guard.
Nazarethyan works over Omarov with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan chips away with some ground and pound.
Omarov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nazarethyan is aware though and is defending well.
Omarov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nazarethyan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nazarethyan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nazarethyan landing some decent shots from guard.
Omarov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nazarethyan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nazarethyan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Omarov keeps working.
Nazarethyan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Omarov throws a few strikes from the bottom but Nazarethyan takes advantage and mounts!
Nazarethyan landing strikes from the mount and Omarov is in trouble!
Omarov is looking to improve his position but Nazarethyan isn't that keen on the idea.
Nazarethyan has hold of Omarov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Omarov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omarov is trying to escape the mount.
Suren Nazarethyan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nazarethyan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Omarov is looking to get to half guard.
Nazarethyan controlling the pace for now.
Nazarethyan lands with some strikes.
Nazarethyan looking to control but Omarov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Omarov is looking to get to half guard.
Omarov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nazarethyan with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazarethyan scoring with strikes but Omarov is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nazarethyan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nazarethyan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nazarethyan landing strikes from the mount and Omarov is in trouble!
Nazarethyan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Omarov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Omarov is bucking up trying to escape but Nazarethyan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nazarethyan landing strikes from the mount.
Omarov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nazarethyan cracks Omarov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Omarov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nazarethyan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Omarov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nazarethyan landing strikes from the mount.
Nazarethyan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nazarethyan tries to control but Omarov wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan scoring with strikes but Omarov is staying in there.
Nazarethyan cracks Omarov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nazarethyan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarethyan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nazarethyan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Omarov is looking to escape.
Nazarethyan controlling the position easily from mount.
Omarov is trying desperately to improve position.
Omarov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Omarov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nazarethyan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Omarov is desperately trying to improve his position but Nazarethyan has a good base and remains in mount.
Nazarethyan landing strikes from the mount and Omarov is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Omarov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nazarethyan avoids it really well and circles away.
Nazarethyan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Omarov quickly recovers to half guard.
Nazarethyan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nazarethyan landing punches.
Nazarethyan wants to control the pace but Omarov is squirming around nicely.
Nazarethyan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Omarov?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan with the ground and pound from mount.
Nazarethyan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nazarethyan unloading with bombs!
Nazarethyan blocks Omarov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nazarethyan landing punches.
Omarov is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan landing shots from mount.
Nazarethyan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Omarov is looking to escape.
Omarov working to try and regain half guard.
Nazarethyan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Omarov is desperately trying to improve his position but Nazarethyan has a good base and remains in mount.
Nazarethyan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Omarov's face.
Nazarethyan landing strikes from the mount and Omarov is in trouble!
Omarov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Omarov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Nazarethyan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Omarov hang on?
Nazarethyan lands a big shot there that rocks Omarov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nazarethyan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Omarov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nazarethyan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nazarethyan landing shots from mount.
Nazarethyan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Omarov hang on?
Nazarethyan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nazarethyan raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarethyan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nazarethyan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Suren Nazarethyan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nazarethyan lands a big shot there that rocks Omarov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nazarethyan controlling the pace for now.
Omarov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Omarov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Omarov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Omarov can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan landing strikes from the mount and Omarov is in trouble!
Omarov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nazarethyan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nazarethyan scoring with strikes but Omarov is staying in there.
Nazarethyan controlling from the full mount.
Nazarethyan lands a couple of good shots and Omarov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
You can see the frustration on Omarov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Nazarethyan lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nazarethyan.
Omarov tries to break free.
Nazarethyan scores with punches and elbows.
Omarov can't escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nazarethyan biding his time, controlling Omarov.
I really don't envy Omarov right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan controls the position.
Omarov is really stuck here.
Nazarethyan controlling from the back.
Omarov tries to escape the position.
Omarov is taking damage to the body and head.
Omarov is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Nazarethyan.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Nazarethyan. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Nazarethyan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Magomedsaid Omarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omarov tries to roll but Nazarethyan sticks to his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suren Nazarethyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nazarethyan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suren Nazarethyan!
Suren Nazarethyan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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