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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Croca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Sarkisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarkisyan has chosen Power as his entrance music. Serge Sarkisyan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Croca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serge Sarkisyan!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croca misses with a looping right.
Sarkisyan swings for the body but Croca moves out of range.
Sarkisyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Sarkisyan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Croca throws a big shot that misses.
Croca throws a series of punches but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
Croca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sarkisyan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Croca tries to clinch but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
Sarkisyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sarkisyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Croca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Croca misses.
Croca swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Croca just leaning against Sarkisyan, taking a breather.
Sarkisyan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crocas head.
Sarkisyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sarkisyan.
Croca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sarkisyan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Croca.
Croca connects with a looping right hand.
Croca looks to clinch
letting Sarkisyan counter with a right hand.
Croca looks to throw the jab but Sarkisyan is out of range.
Sarkisyan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Croca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sarkisyan wants to clinch.
Sarkisyan lands an overhand right.
Croca tries to clinch but Sarkisyan moves away
and Sarkisyan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sarkisyan lunges at Croca with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Croca's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Croca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sarkisyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Croca cracks Sarkisyan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Croca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croca tries to clinch up
and Croca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sarkisyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Croca, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sarkisyan.
Croca is leaning against Sarkisyan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Croca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Croca tries to throw a body punch but Sarkisyan avoids it by throwing Croca back against the cage.
Croca tries to circle away but Sarkisyan has him pinned against the cage.
Sarkisyan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Croca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Croca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Croca can't find room to land a body shot as Sarkisyan controls the action.
Sarkisyan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Croca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Croca throws a body punch but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
Croca clinches but Sarkisyan breaks the clinch
and Sarkisyan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan lands an elbow inside.
Croca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sarkisyan backwards.
A short uppercut from Sarkisyan.
Croca misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Croca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sarkisyan blocks a body shot from Croca.
Sarkisyan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sarkisyan lands a shoulder strike.
Sarkisyan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Croca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarkisyan keeps control of Croca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Croca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarkisyan scores with a hook to the body.
Croca takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Marco Croca has been cut.
Croca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Croca looking to slow down the pace here.
Sarkisyan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sarkisyan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Croca.
Croca's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sarkisyan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Croca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sarkisyan is keeping busy.
Croca lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Croca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sarkisyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sarkisyan keeps control of Croca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Croca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Croca tries to break the clinch but Sarkisyan is controlling the position.
Croca struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarkisyan controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan pulls guard.
Croca has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Croca is fighting to break Sarkisyan's control of his arms but Sarkisyan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Croca postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Sarkisyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Croca'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.
Sarkisyan misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sarkisyan. That's going to slow Croca down.
Croca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sarkisyan counters with an outside leg kick.
Croca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sarkisyan.
Serge Sarkisyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Croca swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sarkisyan counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan lands with a hook. Croca tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Croca throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarkisyan.
Croca throws a jab when Sarkisyan was well out of range.
Croca takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Croca connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sarkisyan momentarily.
Sarkisyan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Croca tries to clinch up.
Sarkisyan swings for the body but Croca moves out of range.
Croca is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sarkisyan misses with a wild combination.
Croca takes one to the chin there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Croca tries to clinch but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Croca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarkisyan.
Marco Croca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarkisyan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Croca at a distance.
Croca lands a glancing blow to the side of Sarkisyan's head.
A big left from Croca misses.
Sarkisyan punishes Croca's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to de liver by Sarkisyan. Beautiful body shot.
Marco Croca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarkisyan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Croca dodges the punch combination from Sarkisyan.
Some wild striking there from Sarkisyan.
Nice body kick there by Sarkisyan.
Croca needs to keep his hands up - Sarkisyan had a free shot at his head there.
Croca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Croca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sarkisyan connects with a right hand. Croca shakes it off.
Sarkisyan pushes Croca up against the cage in a clinch.
Sarkisyan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sarkisyan lands the left hand.
Sarkisyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sarkisyan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sarkisyan throws a good cross that connects.
Croca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sarkisyan with a hook.
Croca misses with a combination
and Sarkisyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sarkisyan jabs Croca right on the nose. Croca blinks but takes it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sarkisyan. That's going to slow Croca down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sarkisyan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Croca backs up against the cage.
Sarkisyan lands a right hook to the body.
Sarkisyan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sarkisyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sarkisyan scores with a jab. Croca acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sarkisyan has closed the distance and engaged Croca in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sarkisyan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Croca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Croca tries to break the clinch but Sarkisyan is controlling the position.
Sarkisyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sarkisyan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sarkisyan digs a right hand into Croca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Croca's gas tank.
Croca misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Sarkisyan on the inside.
Sarkisyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Croca takes a shot to the head.
Croca tries to work over Sarkisyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarkisyan has Croca pressed against the cage, preventing Croca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sarkisyan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Croca backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sarkisyan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Croca backwards.
Croca blocks an uppercut.
Croca lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sarkisyan pushes Croca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sarkisyan pushes Croca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Croca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Croca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarkisyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Croca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarkisyan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sarkisyan pushes Croca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sarkisyan misses with some punches.
Sarkisyan blocks a body shot from Croca.
Sarkisyan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Serge Sarkisyan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sarkisyan scores with a shoulder strike.
Sarkisyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Croca cracks Sarkisyan with a nice body shot.
Sarkisyan lands an elbow inside.
Croca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Sarkisyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marco Croca'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!
Sarkisyan misses with an uppercut.
Sarkisyan slips a straight right by Croca.
Sarkisyan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sarkisyan tries to clinch up.
Sarkisyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Croca.
Sarkisyan loads up on a big right hand but Croca slips the punch.
Sarkisyan thows a body shot but no joy.
Sarkisyan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Sarkisyan.
Croca looks to throw the jab but Sarkisyan is out of range.
Sarkisyan ducks under a wild hook from Croca.
Croca tries to clinch up.
Sarkisyan staying out of range there.
Croca looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Croca closes the distance but Sarkisyan moves to the side
and Sarkisyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Croca throws a lazy right hand but Sarkisyan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkisyan throws a jab when Croca was well out of range.
Croca moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sarkisyan lands a body shot.
Croca lands a body shot.
A jab from Croca misses.
Sarkisyan throws a good cross that connects.
Sarkisyan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Croca swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sarkisyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sarkisyan throws a series of punches but Croca avoids them all with ease.
Sarkisyan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Donk. Croca catches Sarkisyan right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot by Croca.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Croca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Croca throws the left hand but Sarkisyan avoids the punch easily.
Croca just misses with a punch to the body.
Croca looks to throw the jab but Sarkisyan is out of range.
Marco Croca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Croca clinches.
Croca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Croca trying to stall but Sarkisyan improves his position.
Croca presses Sarkisyan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sarkisyan lands a nice elbow.
Croca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Croca is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarkisyan has double underhooks.
Sarkisyan prevents a body shot from Croca.
Sarkisyan prevents a body shot from Croca.
Sarkisyan prevents Croca from breaking the clinch.
Croca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sarkisyan's elbow.
Croca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Croca is trying to break the clinch but Sarkisyan has him pressed against the cage.
Croca tries a body shot but Sarkisyan blocks it.
Croca misses with a body punch.
Croca is trying to force a seperation but Sarkisyan has the dominant position.
Sarkisyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Croca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Croca misses with the head strike.
Croca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sarkisyan keeps control of Croca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sarkisyan on the inside.
Sarkisyan keeps control of Croca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sarkisyan throws an elbow but it misses.
Sarkisyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Croca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Croca avoids the body shot from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Croca throws out the jab.
Sarkisyan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sarkisyan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Croca's knee momentarily.
Croca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sarkisyan counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sarkisyan thuds his right hand into Croca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Croca on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sarkisyan lands a two punch combo.
Croca is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarkisyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sarkisyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarkisyan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sarkisyan lands a hook that snaps the head of Croca backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Croca fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Sarkisyan.
Croca misses with the head strike.
Croca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarkisyan breaks from the clinch.
Sarkisyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Croca was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarkisyan.
Croca closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A shot to the body from Croca misses
and Sarkisyan counters with a good, hard body kick but Croca shrugs it off.
Nice straight punches there by Sarkisyan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sarkisyan.
Serge Sarkisyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Sarkisyan does it's job there.
Croca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sarkisyan throws a shot to the body.
Sarkisyan scores with the left hand. Croca knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Croca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sarkisyan throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Croca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sarkisyan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Croca throws a hook but Sarkisyan blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serge Sarkisyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sarkisyan 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serge Sarkisyan!
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