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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aharon Sarkisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarkisyan comes to the cage accompanied by Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh. Yamaguchi has chosen Yama Yama as his entrance music. Kai Yamaguchi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aharon Sarkisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarkisyan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamaguchi lands a head shot.
Sarkisyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sarkisyan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Amsterdam in the buildup to the fight.
Sarkisyan thumps Yamaguchi with a low kick.
Sarkisyan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yamaguchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yamaguchi misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sarkisyan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sarkisyan ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
Sarkisyan blocks a jab.
Sarkisyan throws out a powerful jab.
Yamaguchi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sarkisyan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sarkisyan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarkisyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarkisyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Sarkisyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi misses the jab.
Sarkisyan moves out of range of the body kick from Yamaguchi.
Sarkisyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarkisyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses the body punch
and Sarkisyan counters with a thumping low kick.
Sarkisyan works Yamaguchi's body with a nice hook.
Sarkisyan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamaguchi tried to score with a low kick but Sarkisyan checks it.
Sarkisyan punishes Yamaguchi's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy uppercut
letting Sarkisyan counter with a right hand.
Sarkisyan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamaguchi.
Sarkisyan misses with a low kick as Yamaguchi jumps back.
Sarkisyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sarkisyan tries to move into range but Yamaguchi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yamaguchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamaguchi staying out of range there.
Yamaguchi flicks out a counter leg kick but Sarkisyan steps away.
Sarkisyan ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sarkisyan. Sarkisyan obviously looking to wear him down.
Yamaguchi lands with a nice body punch.
Sarkisyan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamaguchi throws the kick towards the body but Sarkisyan avoids it.
Sarkisyan tried to counter with a leg kick but Yamaguchi avoided it.
Sarkisyan avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a jab to the body
and Sarkisyan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamaguchi thinking.
Yamaguchi throws a hook but Sarkisyan blocks it.
Yamaguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sarkisyan with a hook.
Nice shot by Sarkisyan.
Yamaguchi cracks Sarkisyan with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yamaguchi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yamaguchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yamaguchi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sarkisyan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yamaguchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight right.
As Yamaguchi tries to get set, Sarkisyan tries to push him back and clinch up but Yamaguchi manages to avoid the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick
and Sarkisyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Sarkisyan's ribcage but misses.
Sarkisyan avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi.
Sarkisyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Sarkisyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamaguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamaguchi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sarkisyan slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
Sarkisyan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamaguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Sarkisyan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamaguchi working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarkisyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Yamaguchi.
Sarkisyan breaks from the clinch.
Yamaguchi throws a series of punches but Sarkisyan avoids them all with ease.
Yamaguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarkisyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamaguchi.
Sarkisyan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yamaguchi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sarkisyan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yamaguchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarkisyan is looking to slow Yamaguchi down with leg kicks.
Sarkisyan connects with a right hand. Yamaguchi shakes it off.
Sarkisyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sarkisyan wants to clinch up but Yamaguchi keeps it at a distance.
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 Aharon Sarkisyan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sarkisyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yamaguchi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sarkisyan's head.
Sarkisyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sarkisyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sarkisyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamaguchi throws out the jab.
Yamaguchi moves away from the strike by Sarkisyan.
Yamaguchi lands with a shot to the body.
Sarkisyan blocks a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yamaguchi!
Sarkisyan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yamaguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Sarkisyan throwing a counter right hand but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Sarkisyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sarkisyan scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi misses the jab.
A jab from Yamaguchi does it's job there.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkisyan has closed the distance and engaged Yamaguchi in a clinch.
Sarkisyan blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Sarkisyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamaguchi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sarkisyan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sarkisyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yamaguchi lands a slapping body shot.
Sarkisyan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamaguchi momentarily.
Sarkisyan is looking to land body kicks.
Yamaguchi thinks about the counter body kick.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch up but Sarkisyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamaguchi throws the kick towards the body but Sarkisyan avoids it.
Yamaguchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sarkisyan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sarkisyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamaguchi is just out of range.
Yamaguchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut. Sarkisyan saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Sarkisyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarkisyan is looking to clinch.
Sarkisyan misses with a double jab
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarkisyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarkisyan.
Yamaguchi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sarkisyan walks into a straight right hand from Yamaguchi.
Sarkisyan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sarkisyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaguchi.
Sarkisyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaguchi.
Sarkisyan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yamaguchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarkisyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamaguchi thumps Sarkisyan with a low kick.
Sarkisyan misses the jab.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Sarkisyan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sarkisyan.
Yamaguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yamaguchi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sarkisyan throws out a loose jab but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch
and Sarkisyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sarkisyan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Yamaguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamaguchi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sarkisyan is out of range and Yamaguchi settles back down.
Yamaguchi wants to land a leg kick but Sarkisyan is out of range.
Sarkisyan is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Sarkisyan finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamaguchi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sarkisyan.
Yamaguchi scores with a body shot.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab from Sarkisyan.
The fighters circling - Sarkisyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Sarkisyan misses.
Sarkisyan pushes Yamaguchi away with a front kick.
Yamaguchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sarkisyan lands a really nice looking cross but Yamaguchi seems unphased.
Sarkisyan looks for the body kick but Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Sarkisyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamaguchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sarkisyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamaguchi is trying to break the clinch but Sarkisyan has him pressed against the cage.
Yamaguchi taking a breather.
Yamaguchi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kai Yamaguchi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yamaguchi with a jab.
Sarkisyan misses with an uppercut. Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi throws a shot from downtown. Sarkisyan moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Sarkisyan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sarkisyan connects with a body shot.
Sarkisyan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sarkisyan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi throws a shot from downtown. Sarkisyan moves away and avoids it.
Sarkisyan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A clash of legs there as Sarkisyan blocks the low kick.
Sarkisyan throws a big counter combination but Yamaguchi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sarkisyan looks to throw the jab but Yamaguchi is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi avoids the body shot from Sarkisyan.
Nice cross by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi staying out of range there.
Sarkisyan digs a good hook to Yamaguchi's body.
Yamaguchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sarkisyan rushes Yamaguchi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sarkisyan working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan blocking some punches.
Sarkisyan is leaning against Yamaguchi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yamaguchi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sarkisyan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yamaguchi can turn it around.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sarkisyan's elbow.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamaguchi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sarkisyan's elbow.
Yamaguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sarkisyan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarkisyan prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Sarkisyan is working Yamaguchi over against the cage.
Sarkisyan tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarkisyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarkisyan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sarkisyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi lands with a left to the head.
Sarkisyan has a couple of punches blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi tries to throw a body punch but Sarkisyan avoids it by throwing Yamaguchi back against the cage.
A short right from Sarkisyan.
Yamaguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarkisyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamaguchi blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamaguchi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sarkisyan.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sarkisyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sarkisyan blocks a jab.
Sarkisyan has closed the distance and engaged Yamaguchi in a clinch.
Sarkisyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamaguchi's elbow.
Sarkisyan presses Yamaguchi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Sarkisyan blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan has a couple of punches blocked by Yamaguchi.
Sarkisyan blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi scores with a shot to the side of Sarkisyan's head.
Sarkisyan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sarkisyan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarkisyan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan misses with a body punch.
Sarkisyan tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarkisyan breaks from the clinch.
Yamaguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan blocks a low kick nicely.
Sarkisyan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sarkisyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sarkisyan throws out a loose jab but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Yamaguchi there.
Yamaguchi tries to land a front kick but Sarkisyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarkisyan is just out of range.
Sarkisyan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yamaguchi if he has to take too many more of those.
A clash of legs there as Sarkisyan blocks the low kick.
Yamaguchi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sarkisyan is out of range and Yamaguchi settles back down.
Yamaguchi connects with a body shot.
Yamaguchi throws a hook but Sarkisyan blocks it.
Yamaguchi tries a low kick but Sarkisyan avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aharon Sarkisyan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sarkisyan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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