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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Petrosyan's choice of entrance music: Stap Maar In De Ring. Carlos Almeida has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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179 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida shoots in and drives through. Petrosyan sprawls well.
Petrosyan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Almeida in his tracks.
Petrosyan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Almeida on the side of the head.
Almeida closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Petrosyan pushes Almeida off looking to stand but Almeida dives back in and keeps control.
Almeida missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Almeida wants to pass the guard but Petrosyan is defending well.
Almeida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Petrosyan sees it coming and defends easily.
Petrosyan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Petrosyan is refusing to be controlled, as Almeida sits in half guard.
Almeida is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is looking for a kimura but Petrosyan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Almeida to get the leverage.
Petrosyan has one foot on Almeida's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Petrosyan stuffs the takedown attempt from Almeida. Almeida gets slowly back to his feet.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
Petrosyan jabs Almeida right on the nose. Almeida blinks but takes it well.
Good shot there by Almeida.
Petrosyan connects with a body shot.
Petrosyan has managed to clinch.
Petrosyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Almeida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan has had enough of the clinch but Almeida keeps him there for the moment.
Petrosyan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Almeida.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan digs a good body shot into Almeida's ribs.
Almeida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Petrosyan pinned against the cage. Petrosyan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Petrosyan gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrosyan.
Almeida has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Petrosyan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a nice knee to the body.
Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Carlos Almeida has been cut.
Almeida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petrosyan's waist but Petrosyan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Almeida off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Petrosyan duly obliges.
Petrosyan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Almeida on the side of the head.
Almeida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arthur Petrosyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almeida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Petrosyan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almeida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carlos Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almeida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrosyan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Almeida's head.
Petrosyan clinches up against the cage.
Petrosyan wants to break free but Almeida has control.
Still in the clinch, Petrosyan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrosyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Almeida avoids the damage to the body.
Petrosyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Almeida takes a shot to the head.
Almeida looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrosyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Petrosyan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrosyan breaks the clinch.
Almeida shoots for a double leg takedown but Petrosyan sprawls well. He's pushed Almeida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Almeida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrosyan scores with a one two! Almeida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Almeida shoots in and drives through. Petrosyan sprawls well.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petrosyan scores with a three punch combo!
Petrosyan throws the kick towards the body but Almeida avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrosyan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petrosyan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrosyan lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Petrosyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Almeida's cut.
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.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petrosyan as he avoids it easily.
Almeida fails to land the takedown.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown but Petrosyan shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Petrosyan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan's corner calls for a 1-2. Petrosyan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Almeida tries for a takedown but Petrosyan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Petrosyan as he jumps to the side.
Petrosyan lands a head kick!
Petrosyan has closed the distance and engaged Almeida in a clinch.
Petrosyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida shoots for a takedown but Petrosyan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Petrosyan lands a two punch combo.
Almeida is rocked!
Carlos Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petrosyan circles away.
Almeida has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Almeida there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petrosyan, right into the meat.
Petrosyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Almeida.
Petrosyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Almeida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrosyan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrosyan drives through and clinches with Almeida against the cage.
Petrosyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Petrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice cross by Petrosyan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrosyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida closes the distance and clinches up with Petrosyan, looking for a takedown. Almeida pushes Petrosyan against the cage but Petrosyan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Almeida throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Petrosyan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A punch combination from Petrosyan misses.
Petrosyan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Petrosyan.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Petrosyan as he jumps to the side.
Petrosyan closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Petrosyan.
A short right from Petrosyan.
Almeida managing to block the knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Almeida prevents Petrosyan from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petrosyan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Almeida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Petrosyan pinned against the cage. Petrosyan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Petrosyan misses with the combination.
No luck for Almeida with that takedown attempt.
Almeida drops his hands momentarily and Petrosyan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Almeida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Almeida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petrosyan circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A nice combination there by Petrosyan.
The crowd cheers as Petrosyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Almeida doesn't seem phased though.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown but Petrosyan shows good takedown defense.
Almeida looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Petrosyan lands a head kick!
Petrosyan throws a series of punches but Almeida moves out of range.
Petrosyan throws a series of punches but Almeida moves out of range.
Almeida looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petrosyan is fending him off so far but Almeida persists. Nope, Petrosyan circles away and we're back to standing.
Petrosyan stuffs the takedown attempt from Almeida. Almeida gets slowly back to his feet.
Petrosyan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Almeida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Petrosyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Almeida's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Almeida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrosyan.
Almeida shoots for a double leg takedown but Petrosyan sprawls well. He's pushed Almeida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Almeida shoots in but Petrosyan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Almeida slips a jab and a cross from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan loads up on a big right hand but Almeida slips the punch.
Petrosyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Almeida.
Almeida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petrosyan circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrosyan circles away.
Petrosyan closes the distance and clinches.
Almeida blocks an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrosyan breaks the clinch.
Almeida has a takedown stuffed.
Arthur Petrosyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrosyan throws a right hand that Almeida ducks under and follows up with a left that Almeida also avoids with ease.
Petrosyan clinches.
Petrosyan prevents the takedown attempt.
Almeida tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Petrosyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrosyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan looking to throw knees to the head but Almeida is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Almeida looking for a takedown.
Petrosyan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petrosyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Almeida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Almeida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrosyan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Almeida up against the cage.
Almeida is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Petrosyan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head.
Almeida looking for a takedown.
Petrosyan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Petrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Almeida looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petrosyan is fending him off so far but Almeida persists. Nope, Petrosyan circles away and we're back to standing.
Almeida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almeida shoots in looking for a takedown. Petrosyan tries to sprawl out of it but Almeida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petrosyan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Petrosyan swinging wilding here.
Almeida shoots in but no luck this time.
A left and a right from Petrosyan both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida fails with the takedown.
Petrosyan lands a two punch combo.
Petrosyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Almeida with that takedown attempt.
Petrosyan misses with a few strikes there.
Petrosyan throws a right and a left that Almeida avoids nicely.
Almeida has a takedown stuffed.
Almeida shoots in looking for a takedown. Petrosyan tries to sprawl out of it but Almeida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petrosyan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Almeida throws a leg kick but Petrosyan checks it.
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.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Almeida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Almeida shoots for a double leg takedown but Petrosyan sprawls well. He's pushed Almeida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Petrosyan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Almeida shoots in but no luck this time.
Petrosyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrosyan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carlos Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almeida drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Almeida advances to mount.
Almeida is working for a guillotine from mount but Petrosyan frees his head quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Petrosyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Petrosyan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Petrosyan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
72% |
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