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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durham comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mac Miller - Smile Back kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike Durham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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170 cm
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144 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giorgio Petrosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Durham!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham with a nice cross.
Giorgio Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durham closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Petrosyan has one foot on Durham's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Petrosyan wants to clinch up but Durham keeps it at a distance.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Durham moves away
and Durham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch but Durham is avoiding it.
Petrosyan clinches with his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrosyan obliges.
Durham is working for takedown but Petrosyan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrosyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Durham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrosyan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Petrosyan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.
Durham has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Petrosyan after a bit of a struggle.
Giorgio Petrosyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Durham.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durham drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petrosyan pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan staying out of range there.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Durham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durham throws a lazy right hand but Petrosyan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrosyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durham shoots in looking for a takedown. Petrosyan tries to sprawl out of it but Durham 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 clinches up against the cage.
Durham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it misses.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durham avoids it.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Durham goes for a takedown in the clinch but Petrosyan prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Durham's face.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow over the top.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Durham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durham is defending well for now.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Durham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petrosyan misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durham avoids it.
Petrosyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Durham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrosyan prevents the takedown attempt.
Petrosyan looking to throw knees to the head but Durham is blocking nicely.
Durham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Petrosyan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Durham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrosyan.
Petrosyan misses with a knee strike.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan is breathing heavily.
Petrosyan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petrosyan trying to land knees to the body.
Petrosyan missing with knees to the body.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but Durham blocks with his arms.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it misses.
Durham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Petrosyan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Durham connects with a body shot that sends Petrosyan's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrosyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durham.
Petrosyan closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Petrosyan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrosyan misses with an uppercut. Durham saw that one coming.
Petrosyan ducks under a wild hook from Durham.
Petrosyan wants to clinch up but Durham keeps it at a distance.
Petrosyan slips a jab from Durham.
Durham throws an off balance right hand
and Petrosyan counters with a head kick. That will keep Durham thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Durham is defended easily by Petrosyan.
Durham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrosyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrosyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durham.
Petrosyan drops his hands momentarily and Durham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Petrosyan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Durham somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan moves to clinch but Durham breaks away
and Durham counters with a series of strikes. Petrosyan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Durham lands with a right hand.
Petrosyan takes one to the chin there.
Durham misses with a hook.
Giorgio Petrosyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durham shoots for a double leg takedown but Petrosyan sprawls well. He's pushed Durham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Giorgio Petrosyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Durham.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durham looks to throw the jab but Petrosyan is out of range.
Durham manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Petrosyan on his heels. He'll look to pass Petrosyan's guard now, I'm sure.
Durham wants to pass the guard but Petrosyan is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durham is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Durham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Durham postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Durham won't allow Petrosyan to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Durham trying to control but Petrosyan is working from the bottom.
Petrosyan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Durham controls the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrosyan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Durham is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Durham.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch.
Durham might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Petrosyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durham looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrosyan is just out of range.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Durham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan wants to clinch but Durham slips to the side
and Durham counters with a takedown into side control.
Durham tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Durham cracks Petrosyan with a big elbow.
Petrosyan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Durham asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Petrosyan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Durham.
Petrosyan wants to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Durham are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Petrosyan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Durham misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrosyan pushes Durham up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrosyan looking to throw knees to the head but Durham is blocking nicely.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrosyan looking to throw knees to the head but Durham is blocking nicely.
Petrosyan is pressed up against the cage. Durham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Petrosyan down to the mat. Petrosyan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrosyan dodges the punch combination from Durham.
Durham misses the shot to the body.
Petrosyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Durham with that takedown attempt.
Durham just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Durham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch but Durham is avoiding it.
Durham lands with a cross.
Durham connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Durham misses the target.
Petrosyan ducks under a wild hook from Durham.
Durham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrosyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durham.
Durham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Durham is having none of it.
Petrosyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durham lands a lovely overhand right.
Durham misses with a takedown attempt - Petrosyan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Durham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrosyan sprawls well. Petrosyan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Durham gets slowly back to his feet.
Giorgio Petrosyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Durham.
Petrosyan tries to clinch
and Durham counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham dives in and scores a takedown into Petrosyan's guard.
Durham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durham prevents Petrosyan from getting back to his feet.
Petrosyan pushes Durham off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Durham throws a looping overhand right but Petrosyan ducks down to avoid it.
Mike Durham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up but Durham circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrosyan tries to clinch there but Durham circles away.
Petrosyan moves in looking to clinch but Durham pushes him off.
Petrosyan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Durham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrosyan moves away.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Durham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Durham.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Durham.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Petrosyan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrosyan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Durham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch.
Durham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrosyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durham.
Giorgio Petrosyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrosyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Durham must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Durham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Durham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Durham won't allow Petrosyan to get back to his feet.
Durham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Durham throwing strikes from guard but Petrosyan blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrosyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petrosyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Durham throwing strikes but missing.
Durham is looking to work some ground and pound but Petrosyan has wrist control.
Durham controls from within his opponent's guard.
Durham trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrosyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Durham.
Petrosyan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Durham off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch but Durham is avoiding it.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Durham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durham digs a good hook to Petrosyan's body.
Petrosyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
Durham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petrosyan as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Durham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Durham has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Durham!
After winning the bout, Mike Durham thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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