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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirair Aghajanyan (ranked 24008 p4p, 4546 weight class) and David Gomes (ranked 678 p4p, 569 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Aghajanyan
vs
Gomes

189 cm
21
215
0 - 3 - 0

189 cm
20
215
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirair Aghajanyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aghajanyan takes a swing at Gomes's ribcage but misses.
Gomes misses with a looping right.
Aghajanyan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gomes's head.

Aghajanyan gets a clinch.
Aghajanyan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aghajanyan tries to work over Gomes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aghajanyan's elbow.
Aghajanyan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aghajanyan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aghajanyan misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aghajanyan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomes or not.

Aghajanyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Aghajanyan has managed to clinch.
Aghajanyan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gomes blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Aghajanyan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Aghajanyan.
Aghajanyan tries a knee to the head but Gomes blocks it.
Aghajanyan avoiding damage.

Aghajanyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Aghajanyan.
Gomes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gomes looks to land a left hand but Aghajanyan moved out of range nicely.
Aghajanyan misses with a straight left.
Dirair Aghajanyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gomes checks the leg kick.
Aghajanyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aghajanyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aghajanyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aghajanyan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aghajanyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Aghajanyan rushes Gomes and presses him up against the cage.
Gomes has a couple of punches blocked by Aghajanyan.
Aghajanyan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomes tries a body shot but Aghajanyan blocks it.
Aghajanyan lands a shoulder strike.
Gomes trying to stall but Aghajanyan improves his position.
Gomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aghajanyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aghajanyan gets through Gomes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aghajanyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aghajanyan misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes can't find room to land a body shot as Aghajanyan controls the action.
Aghajanyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aghajanyan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aghajanyan tries to land a knee to the head but Gomes blocks with his arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomes.
Aghajanyan tries a knee to the head but Gomes blocks it.
Aghajanyan lands an uppercut.
A short right from Aghajanyan.

Aghajanyan manages to break the clinch.

Aghajanyan moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Gomes.
Aghajanyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aghajanyan misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aghajanyan's elbow.
Aghajanyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gomes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Come on Aghajanyan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aghajanyan misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomes letting Aghajanyan take a breather here.
Gomes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Aghajanyan controls his hands.
Aghajanyan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gomes.
Gomes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aghajanyan walks away with a smile on his face. Gomes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gomes checks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Aghajanyan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dirair Aghajanyan dominated that round.
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.

Aghajanyan throws a jab when Gomes was well out of range.
Gomes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dirair Aghajanyan is winning the standup battle so far.

Aghajanyan moves into the clinch.
Gomes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aghajanyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomes controls his hands.
Aghajanyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aghajanyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomes can do to turn this around?
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Aghajanyan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aghajanyan stalls.
Gomes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aghajanyan smiles and moves away.

Aghajanyan closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gomes tries to throw a body punch but Aghajanyan avoids it by throwing Gomes back against the cage.
Aghajanyan presses Gomes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aghajanyan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aghajanyan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gomes blocks it with crossed arms.
Gomes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aghajanyan to keep the fight standing.
Aghajanyan lands a shoulder strike.
Gomes takes a shot to the head.
Gomes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aghajanyan smiles and moves away.
Dirair Aghajanyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Gomes.
Aghajanyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomes is just out of range.
Gomes throws a right and a left that Aghajanyan avoids nicely.

Aghajanyan instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Aghajanyan.
Aghajanyan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aghajanyan lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomes backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aghajanyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aghajanyan works on Gomes's body with a couple of short punches.
Gomes is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Aghajanyan.
Aghajanyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aghajanyan.
Aghajanyan stalls.
Aghajanyan blocks an uppercut.
Aghajanyan slowing the pace effectively.
Gomes swings wildly with an uppercut but Aghajanyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomes jumps guard but Aghajanyan stands there with Gomes around his waist. Gomes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aghajanyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aghajanyan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aghajanyan misses with a punch to the body.
Aghajanyan tries a body shot but Gomes blocks it.
Aghajanyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aghajanyan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gomes tries to throw a body punch but Aghajanyan avoids it by throwing Gomes back against the cage.
Aghajanyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gomes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aghajanyan prevents a body shot from Gomes.
A head punch on the inside from Gomes fails to land.
Gomes blocking some punches.
Aghajanyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aghajanyan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gomes lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aghajanyan.
Gomes tries a body shot but Aghajanyan blocks it.

Aghajanyan breaks the clinch.
Gomes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aghajanyan under the eye.
Aghajanyan thuds a left hand into Gomes's body.
Aghajanyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aghajanyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aghajanyan.
Gomes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aghajanyan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aghajanyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dirair Aghajanyan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gomes blocks a jab.
Gomes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aghajanyan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aghajanyan tries to clinch but Gomes moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Aghajanyan.
Aghajanyan misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Aghajanyan. Beautiful body shot.

Aghajanyan drops Gomes with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gomes looks back up at him and smiles so Aghajanyan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Gomes is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aghajanyan moves away from the strike by Gomes.
Gomes is still on wobbly legs! Can Aghajanyan finish him?
Aghajanyan tries to clinch up
and Gomes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aghajanyan tries to clinch up.
Gomes seems to have recovered his senses.

Aghajanyan has closed the distance and engaged Gomes in a clinch.
Aghajanyan lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aghajanyan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aghajanyan blocking some punches.
Aghajanyan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aghajanyan is leaning against Gomes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gomes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomes letting Aghajanyan take a breather here.
A hook to the body from Gomes.
Aghajanyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aghajanyan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Aghajanyan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gomes fails to pull guard.
Aghajanyan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomes.

Aghajanyan breaks the clinch.
Aghajanyan tries to clinch but Gomes moves away
and Gomes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dirair Aghajanyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aghajanyan is looking to clinch.
Gomes throws out a counter right but Aghajanyan avoids it with no problem.
Aghajanyan tries to clinch but Gomes is having none of it.

Aghajanyan takes the fight into the clinch.
Gomes looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aghajanyan.
Gomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes lands an uppercut.
Aghajanyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aghajanyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aghajanyan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomes.
Aghajanyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomes scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gomes fails to land.
Gomes fails to pull guard.

Aghajanyan drops Gomes with a big knee straight up the middle! Gomes is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

It looks like David Gomes has been cut.

Aghajanyan rushes Gomes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
David Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Gomes fails to land.

Gomes decides to pull guard.
Gomes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aghajanyan wants to stand and escape but instead Gomes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Gomes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirair Aghajanyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aghajanyan, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirair Aghajanyan!
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