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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serge Sarkisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Semenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarkisyan comes to the cage accompanied by George Michael - Careless Whisper. 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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218 lbs
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213 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serge Sarkisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Semenko!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarkisyan misses with a wild body shot.
Semenko scores with a nice right hand.
Semenko tries to clinch
and Sarkisyan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Semenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarkisyan.
Semenko tries to clinch
and Sarkisyan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Semenko tries to clinch but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
Sarkisyan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Serge Sarkisyan has been cut.
Semenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semenko missing with a left hand there. Sarkisyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Semenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Semenko throws a sloppy head kick and Sarkisyan moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Semenko, right into the meat.
Semenko throws the kick towards the body but Sarkisyan avoids it.
A jab from Semenko misses.
A low kick from Semenko is predictable there
and Sarkisyan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Semenko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkisyan blocks the body kick.
Sarkisyan throws a shot to the body.
Sarkisyan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Semenko.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick but Semenko moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Semenko. Sarkisyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarkisyan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Semenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sarkisyan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Semenko.
Sarkisyan is looking to wear down Semenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Semenko looks for the body kick but Sarkisyan saw that one coming.
Semenko wants to slow Sarkisyan down by chopping away at his legs.
Semenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Semenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dave Semenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Semenko throws a leg kick but Sarkisyan checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan lands with a good body shot.
Semenko forces Sarkisyan back against the cage and clinches.
Sarkisyan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sarkisyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Semenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Semenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sarkisyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Semenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but Sarkisyan blocks with his arms.
Sarkisyan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sarkisyan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarkisyan scores with a shoulder strike.
Semenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Sarkisyan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Semenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Sarkisyan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Semenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Sarkisyan breaks the clinch.
Sarkisyan misses with a looping left.
Semenko connects with a solid leg kick.
Semenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sarkisyan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Semenko backwards.
Semenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sarkisyan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Semenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Sarkisyan jumps guard.
Sarkisyan is controlling Semenko's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko looking to sit in guard and control but Sarkisyan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Semenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sarkisyan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Semenko keeping moving, preventing Sarkisyan from controlling successfully.
Semenko wants to sweep here but Sarkisyan controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sarkisyan wants to pass the guard but Semenko is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Serge Sarkisyan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Serge Sarkisyan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Semenko looks to clinch
and Sarkisyan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sarkisyan throws an overhand right that lands on Semenko's shoulder, as Semenko tries to avoid the shot.
A left and a right from Semenko both land. Nice combination.
Semenko throws a looping overhand right but Sarkisyan ducks down to avoid it.
Sarkisyan defending well as Semenko loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Sarkisyan. Beautiful body shot.
Semenko throws a leg kick but Sarkisyan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sarkisyan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Semenko tries to land a leg kick but Sarkisyan saw it coming and moves away.
Semenko is looking to clinch but Sarkisyan is avoiding it.
Semenko throws a looping overhand right but Sarkisyan ducks down to avoid it.
Sarkisyan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sarkisyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkisyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Semenko misses with a head kick.
Semenko misses with a double jab.
Sarkisyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semenko.
Semenko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A shot to the liver by Sarkisyan. Beautiful body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Semenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sarkisyan connects with a looping right hand.
Sarkisyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semenko.
Good standup being displayed there by Semenko as he connects with a hook.
Semenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Sarkisyan circles away.
Semenko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Semenko throws out a loose jab but Sarkisyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarkisyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko throws the kick towards the body but Sarkisyan avoids it.
Sarkisyan moves out of range of the body kick from Semenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Semenko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sarkisyan counters with an inside leg kick.
Semenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Semenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Semenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Semenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sarkisyan moves away from the strike by Semenko.
Semenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sarkisyan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sarkisyan. That's going to slow Semenko down.
Semenko misses with an uppercut
and Sarkisyan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sarkisyan misses the shot to the body.
Dave Semenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Semenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko throws a series of punches but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Sarkisyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Semenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sarkisyan jabs at Semenko's body.
Sarkisyan blocks a head kick by Semenko.
Semenko is breathing heavily.
Semenko throws a low kick but Sarkisyan avoids it.
Sarkisyan throws the left hand but Semenko avoids the punch easily.
Sarkisyan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sarkisyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Semenko is just out of range.
Semenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Semenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sarkisyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sarkisyan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Semenko.
Semenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Semenko wants to land a leg kick but Sarkisyan is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Sarkisyan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarkisyan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sarkisyan connects with a body shot.
Good work by Semenko as he checks the leg kick.
Sarkisyan lands a right hook to the body.
Semenko throws a solid leg kick but Sarkisyan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Semenko.
Semenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sarkisyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sarkisyan moves out of range as Semenko strikes.
Sarkisyan scores with a head kick. Semenko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Semenko tries to clinch but Sarkisyan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Serge Sarkisyan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Serge Sarkisyan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Semenko.
Semenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Semenko throws a head kick but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
Sarkisyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Semenko throws a solid leg kick but Sarkisyan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Semenko.
Semenko throws a head kick but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Semenko, right into the meat.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sarkisyan throws a head kick that Semenko semi-blocks.
Semenko wants to clinch.
Semenko misses with a leg kick
and Sarkisyan counters with a good low kick that Semenko was not able to check.
Sarkisyan blocks a head kick by Semenko.
Sarkisyan sizes up Semenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sarkisyan is out of range and Semenko settles back down.
Semenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sarkisyan blocks a low kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Semenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Semenko throws a leg kick
and Sarkisyan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Semenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sarkisyan scores with a punch to the head.
Donk. Semenko catches Sarkisyan right on the button with a cross.
Sarkisyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semenko.
Semenko takes a swing at Sarkisyan's ribcage but misses.
Semenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Sarkisyan in the body.
Semenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Semenko thows a leg kick but Sarkisyan checks it
and Sarkisyan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko loads up on a big right hand but Sarkisyan slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Semenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sarkisyan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sarkisyan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick but Semenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice cross by Sarkisyan.
Semenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sarkisyan throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarkisyan thows a body shot but no joy.
Semenko throws a solid leg kick but Sarkisyan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Semenko.
A bone on bone clash there as Semenko blocks the leg kick.
Sarkisyan misses with a hook.
A big right from Semenko misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Sarkisyan scores with a four punch combination!
Semenko motions for Sarkisyan to come forward. Semenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Semenko misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Semenko throws a wild body kick that Sarkisyan sees coming a mile off.
Sarkisyan blocks a jab.
Semenko throws a leg kick
and Sarkisyan counters with a straight right hand.
Sarkisyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarkisyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Semenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarkisyan lands a head kick. Semenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Semenko misses with a head kick.
Sarkisyan takes a swing at Semenko's ribcage but misses.
Semenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sarkisyan counters with a low kick, right behind Semenko 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko tries to clinch up
and Sarkisyan counters with a stiff right hand.
Serge Sarkisyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body kick from Semenko.
Semenko is looking to chop away at Sarkisyan's legs.
Semenko swinging wildly here.
Semenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sarkisyan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Sarkisyan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sarkisyan connects with a looping right hand.
Dave Semenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Semenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Sarkisyan scores with a shot to the body.
Semenko wants to land a leg kick but Sarkisyan is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Serge Sarkisyan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sarkisyan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Serge Sarkisyan!
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